Will EF-M lens work on DSLR?

I have a T3, any idea if the new EF-M 22mm STM f/2 lens can be made to work on it? Or would the extra adapters make it just as big as the 35mm f/2?

I'm moving to Queens in the near future, and really wish Canon made a 15mm pancake lens. That would make my T3 close to pocketable, and much less conspicuous as I explore the city. The 35mm f/2 is still too big to pocket, and not wide enough for the cavernous streets of Manhattan. I fear even 22mm would still be too narrow.

Unless they come out with something, I think I'll be forced to buy a NEX or 3/4 with pancake and relegate the T3 to niche macro and telephoto use.

No. The mirrorless has much shorter registration distance (back element to sensor) distance, which is one of the main reasons for mirrorless.

Yes but Canon is also releasing an EF to M adapter. The reverse (M to EF/EF-S) can not be made though because M-mount lenses sit closer to sensor.

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gsmayes wrote:

I have a T3, any idea if the new EF-M 22mm STM f/2 lens can be made to work on it? Or would the extra adapters make it just as big as the 35mm f/2?

No it definitely will not work and cannot be modified to work. As mentioned above, it would need to be mounted inside of the camera.

I'm moving to Queens in the near future, and really wish Canon made a 15mm pancake lens. That would make my T3 close to pocketable, and much less conspicuous as I explore the city. The 35mm f/2 is still too big to pocket, and not wide enough for the cavernous streets of Manhattan. I fear even 22mm would still be too narrow.

Unfortunately, there is no way to make a 15mm pancake lens for a DSLR. Instead one must use a large and cumbersome retrofocus (reverse telephoto) design as the back of the lens (back focus distance) can't be closer than about 40mm to the sensor.

More info can be found here: http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2011/03/the-development-of-wide-angle-lenses

Unless they come out with something, I think I'll be forced to buy a NEX or 3/4 with pancake and relegate the T3 to niche macro and telephoto use.

Consider yourself forced.

I thought this was a good guide to street photography on a budget:

http://www.adorama.com/alc/0013731/article/Digital-Cameras-for-Street-Photography-An-Opinionated-Buying-Guide

I honestly wonder how the Sony RX100 or Canon G1X would do for you as well ... street photography is a hyperfocal business in the first place.

With a stepper motor for focus I think that could be better than the electric focus system used which is not very accurate in it's operation (focus speed depends on speed of rotation of the focus ring but is not directly related to how far you rotate it). AF is disabled on the EF-XL adapter (ok, pro's don't use AF, do they ?) but amateurs like me think it could be useful, after all the standard lenses for the XL1s are AF.
Funnily enough, the image stabiliser does work on EF lenses.

mttamborine wrote:

gsmayes wrote:

I looked on the interweb but didn't find an answer.

If you feel put out, please send a bill to:

Internet Tough Guy
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I agree. Why bother to type a response?… unless of course the intention is to belittle a person for asking a simple question.

I’ll risk doing the same.  Why chime in on a nearly eleven year old thread?