Re: 35 or 40mm and f2.8 ...
Dave King wrote:
quiquae wrote:
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.
Agree, I don't need IS in a street friendly 35 f/2, and I certainly don't need macro!
On the other hand while I feel I don't need IS in an f/2 35 street friendly lens, I do not mean to imply I wouldn't welcome it in a lens that was also small, lightweight, and optically good. But macro is a feature I really don't want in that lens. Reasonably close focusing, fine, of course.
And I see Canon has just announced the RF 24-50 4.5-6.3 IS STM, which is interesting, if slow. It also has a plastic mount. Not great but will be interesting to see how it performs regardless.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1748816-REG/canon_rf_24_50_f_4_5_6_3_is.html