I agree... the size difference and IQ is impressive...
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Ferazzzz_2011 wrote:
This is a lens that every M camera owner should have. It fully revitalized the M system... and it is exactly what Canon needed to do. If they make an 85mm prime with this kind of rendering I will honestly be bringing my M5 as my second body for shooting weddings. That's how good this lens actually is.
It has superb micro contrast and sharpness and almost has L quality rendering. I would go as far as saying that this is the sharpest 50mm equivalent lens for any APS-C camera maker.
No joke I now leave my Full Frame bodies at home because it is that good, and I have zero reason to lug around extra weight for a non noticeable difference in image quality...
I'm finding myself leaving my own Full Frame DSLRs at home now as well. There are occasional times when in need to shoot with both systems - but 98% of the time I end up carrying the EOS M6 + EF-M 32mm f/1.4 STM lens with me as my primary choice. The difference in weight and size is both influential and considerable. With such superb image quality and an abilty to outperform all modern Smartphones in super-lowlight conditions, it's earned my favor as being an ideal balance in all things. I've often thought to myself that the rendering is very reminiscent of L-series lens quality. I'm now hearing of Sony users migrating to the EOS M platform just to use this lens.
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This is your review so there's no need for me to post samples from my own galleries from this lens... but take a look at the picture below (taken with an iPhone) showing the difference is size between the M6 and 6D cameras that I was using side-by-side at a night shoot. At the end of the evening, with over two dozen professional photographers alongside me, not one of them noticed my EOS M camera because it was so small. Yet the image quality was much the same from both cameras at the time.
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My M6 + EF-M 32mm f/1.4 last week alongside my 6D DSLR + EF 24mm f/1.4L lens.
It's worth noting that the 6D was considered the smallest Full Frame DSLR when it was released.