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Canon EF-F 32f/1.4 - The lens that revitalized the M system

Started Jun 19, 2019 | User reviews thread
thunder storm Forum Pro • Posts: 10,139
Re: Canon EF-F 32f/1.4 - The lens that revitalized the M system

noisephotographer wrote:

Actually I maybe regret buying the 32mm f/1.4. The depth of field is very shallow at f/1.4 (the Eos M50's autofocus is also not accurate enough for f/1.4 photos of small objects)

Must be with small objects only, as the M50 is able to handle a thin DOF otherwise.

and it doesn't have image stabilization, so maybe the 35mm f/2 IS would have been the better choice for me as I like taking photos in low-light. It would be great, if Canon would release an Eos M camera with image stabilization. Panasonic and Olympus have in-built image stabilization in entry-level mirrorless cameras for years.

I have the 35mm f/2.0 IS USM, and this (beside the price) is exactly the reason i am not buying the ef-m 32mm. Furthermore: i do believe the 32mm f/1.4 is very good, but the sigma 30mm f/1.4 for Sony aps-c isn't bad either.

I understand a lot of folks are happy with the ef-m 32mm as it is a lot better than "the kit lens". Still i am wondering if we would arrange a double blind test how many of these people would be able to distinguish pictures of the ef-m 32mm from pictures of the sigma 30mm f/1.4. Probably not so many, as the differences between those lenses are much smaller than the difference with "the kit lenses". In this way seeing the 32mm as the lens revitalizing the M system might need some perspective.

Still: it is a very appealing lens, and if there comes a M5mkII with IBIS and other features at a price more appealing than the child of the a6400 and a6500, i will definitely get one.

Still i think a6400 AF - as for me AF is important - will win from the difference between the 30mm and 32mm.

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