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The 'All Canon EF-M lenses' club

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ThrillaMozilla Veteran Member • Posts: 7,665
Re: The 'All Canon EF-M lenses' club
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Larry Rexley wrote:

ITier 1: Astonishing. The Canon EF-M 32mm f1.4 lens. This lens gets its own tier. No other lens I've had matches its IQ. And it's almost as sharp wide open as stopped down.

It's almost solid glass inside. There are more elements than you can count.

Tier 2: Excellent: Canon 11-22. Very sharp at all focal lengths and apertures, just not quite as sharp as the 32

Yes, excellent, sharp corner-to-corner. The problem is the large off-axis intensity fall-off, although I can't say that that has affected any of my pictures adversely.

Tier 3: Very Good: Canon 55-200, 22mm f2, 28mm f3.5 macro. The 22mm gets sharpest at 2.8 or lower, but all lenses in this tier are slightly softer than my Canon 11-22

I agree about the 22mm. Mine, which was defective, sometimes showed a severe tilt of the focal plane when focused closer than infinity, but was otherwise quite sharp and very good.

I haven't seen the others.

Tier 4: Good: Canon 18-55, 15-45, 18-150. The 15-45 is the sharpest in the center of the frame, but is softer at the corners...

Yes, absolutely. The 15-45 is fine for people and other subjects that are mostly centered, and it's very convenient to use, especially if you need to be inconspicuous.

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