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Optically how good is the EF-M 15-45 IS STM lens?

Started May 24, 2017 | Polls
Hombre de Maiz Regular Member • Posts: 273
Optically how good is the EF-M 15-45 IS STM lens?

To those who own or have owned the EF-M 15-45mm IS STM lens, the following question:

In terms of image quality, how good is the EF-M 15-45mm IS STM lens?

POLL
Excellent
18.6% 8  votes
Good
34.9% 15  votes
It's ok, so-so, average
18.6% 8  votes
Quite mediocre and underwhelming
20.9% 9  votes
A real dog
7.0% 3  votes
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Canon EF-M 15-45mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM
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Abu Mahendra Veteran Member • Posts: 5,312
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>> I'm already lovin' my Canon 35IS lens! <<

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nnowak Veteran Member • Posts: 9,074
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Resurrecting an old thread so you can reply to yourself via a second account?  Odd.

Abu Mahendra Veteran Member • Posts: 5,312
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nnowak wrote:

Resurrecting an old thread so you can reply to yourself via a second account? Odd.

Look, pal. This is an open thread, and the images were posted to aid the aim of the thread, to help people gauge the quality of the lens. I posted the images with not a word of commentary. It is a poll, after all, not a thread where the OP claimed or asserted anything. Don't lose sight of that ball. Of what help was your post for the issue at hand, for the thread's subject?

What a great sleuth you are. Wow, you caught me. Except that this issue was sorted out amicably and without incident with the forum moderators weeks ago. There was no intent to deceive, and it was an issue of locked acccounts, and lost passwords. The mods agreed, otherwise I'd be banned already. No need for your officious policing, or self appointed, gratuitous modding, Sherlock. You have an issue, take it to the mods. Get off the keyboard, lay off the tech spec sheets for just a second, leave your room, and go out shoot an image or two, will ya...

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Hank Photo Regular Member • Posts: 226
My third copy is very good

I am on my third copy of this lens.  Never had to do this before but a lot of sample variance.  The third copy is very good.  Corners are never going to  be prefect but they are quite acceptable if processed via DPP.  It is a very handy and small lens.  Right now I got a new 28mm and keeping that on the camera mostly because I like the IQ of the 28mm and it has IS which I really need at my age.  I am torn between the 22mm, the 28mm, or the 15-45mm as the lens I leave on the camera at the start of the day.

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Abu Mahendra Veteran Member • Posts: 5,312
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>> I'm already lovin' my Canon 35IS lens! <<

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Canon EF 100mm F2.8L Macro IS USM Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS II USM Canon EF 70-200mm F4L IS USM Canon EF 24-70mm F2.8L II USM Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM +5 more
Abu Mahendra Veteran Member • Posts: 5,312
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Canon EF 100mm F2.8L Macro IS USM Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS II USM Canon EF 70-200mm F4L IS USM Canon EF 24-70mm F2.8L II USM Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM +5 more
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