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Canon needs a compact walk around RF 35mm

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quiquae Senior Member • Posts: 2,265
Re: 35 or 40mm and f2.8 ...

jwilliams wrote:

Dave King wrote:

From the reviews I've read, the f/1.8 is not it !

A lot of complaints about focus hunting....it needs a switch to lock out the macro range.

The 40mm f2.8 pancake is my favorite walk around EF lens....how bout one for the RF mount?

Or a standard 35mm compact "street" lens, f/2.8 would be fine.

Either would make the RP body a killer street combo.

Why did Canon leave such an essential "use type" out of it's RF lineup?

Dave

35 or 40mm and f2.8 with IS at $400 or less and I'm in. Also DO NOT make a 'macro' lens. I don't want the extra size/weight just to get a feature I'll never use.

In-lens IS is likely to increase the length of the lens to an unpalatable level. If you want a stabilized small 35mm prime, we've had one since 2018. While it's all right optically, and much smaller than the EF counterpart, it's still thick enough to be disqualified from a pancake-like use case. For this form factor, I'd gladly forgo IS for a more svelte body.

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