Poll: Your favorite EF-M lens

MyM3 wrote:

Noogy wrote:

nnowak wrote:

Yes, the AF mechanism is a bit slow, noisy, and fragile. Yes, the vignetting is pretty high and the corners are soft wide open. Yes, the Canon hood is an extra expense and is worthless. It is not an "L" lens, very far from it.

But, none of that matters. This is the closest thing to a universal lens in the lineup. It is the smallest and lightest lens which makes carrying it very easy. It is one of the least expensive lenses in the lineup. The 32mm f/1.4 and the 22mm f/2.0 are the only two lenses I would consider using indoors in low light. However, the 22mm focal length means you are much less likely to literally get backed into a corner than with the 32mm. The minimum focus distance is only 15cm. Even wide open, the center is quite sharp.

The image quality is good enough and it is the only lens in the lineup that I know I could take anywhere in the world, at any time, and get a very good photo. Some of the other lenses are nice too, but they are either too dim and/or the focal lengths would put my back against a wall.

Bang for the buck, yes, the 22mm is good value for money. But image quality belongs to the EFM32mm f/1.4, hands down. Stopped down from 1.4 to 2.0 - 2.8 and this lens can compete with L lenses on the EF and RF mount.

You don’t need to stop down. The 32mm can compete at 1.4, too.

With a handful of L lenses, yes. However, with the EF24-70mm f/2.8 II, I would stop it down to 2.8 and using both these lenses on cropped bodies, man, the 32mm loses only by a very thin margin.