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Canon - EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Standard Lens - Black
Average Customer Rating:
4.6
Rating breakdown 63 reviews
5 Stars
45
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Star
0
96%of customers recommend this product.
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50 out of
52)
Customer Reviews for Canon - EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Standard Lens - Black
Customer Rating
5
great lense for your camera
on July 9, 2015
Posted by: zeee
from Connecticut, USA
Got it yesterday and trust me it is the best lens for portraits. Great bokeh, crisp pictures and most important there is no lens noise. superb built feels great in hand. would recommend
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Customer Rating
4
this little lens rocks
on September 24, 2013
Posted by: taylorphototexas
from Redmond, WA
After shooting with this lens I think it has a very useful field of view; decent optics, a usable autofocus, and strong contrast with good color rendition.
Optically it is not superb but in the context of price, size, and weight this lens is a very handy thing to have around.
I use a full frame camera but if you have EPS-C this would probably be a real interesting portrait lens wide open. The bokeh is not what you would get on the 85mm 1.2 for sure but wide open without the aperture blades in the way this lens does a good job.
Pros: lightweight, value, useful in a lot of situations, sharp at full frame
Cons: Slow auto-focus, too much dof for some uses
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
3
A bit of a let down
on September 6, 2012
Posted by: Gilo
from Philippines
I bought this lens for its weight, size and price. Based on the reviews,it seemed quite good, but using it is a bit of a let down. It is certainly small and light, but the autofocus problem for the models sold with the first firmware is indeed annoying and it is present even when used with a Canon EOS3. Even more annoying is that to install the firmware upgrade one MUST use either a 1Dx, or a 5DIII equipped with latest firware upgrade, or a 650D (which is being recalled for other reasons). This means that one has to go to Canon to do it.
But even once upgraded the lens remains pretty flat in terms of performance . Yes, the autofocus is fast, but the focus is soft, color rendition is flat and bokeh is basically non existing. So overall, I would say the price is not that good, because you get exactly what you pay for.
But even once upgraded the lens remains pretty flat in terms of performance . Yes, the autofocus is fast, but the focus is soft, color rendition is flat and bokeh is basically non existing. So overall, I would say the price is not that good, because you get exactly what you pay for.
Pros: Fast auto-focus, size, weight
Cons: Semi-sharp images, flat color rendition, poor bokeh
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
3
Ok
on January 17, 2013
Posted by: EdK
from LA
The lens, for the money, is pretty good.
However....the contrast is weak and it seems to have some distortion. A 40mm really souldn't have much, if any, distortion. The latter is easy to fix in Lightroom, or DxO, but the contrast is difficult to remedy.
However....the contrast is weak and it seems to have some distortion. A 40mm really souldn't have much, if any, distortion. The latter is easy to fix in Lightroom, or DxO, but the contrast is difficult to remedy.
Pros: Fast auto-focus, good for the price.
Cons: poor contrast, overall distortion
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Good 'n small
on August 25, 2013
Posted by: Capcanon
from California
It's really good to carry everywhere because it is small.it is also produced sharp and nice picture
Pros: Super-sharp images
Cons: Slow auto-focus
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
2
Sluggish
on December 2, 2019
Posted by: Homesteader
from Lowell, MA
The excellent sharpness is hampered by very sluggish autofocus.
From full out to full in it takes 3 seconds. That's just ridiculous.
At least it is compact and light.
From full out to full in it takes 3 seconds. That's just ridiculous.
At least it is compact and light.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
4
What is the point
on July 30, 2013
Posted by: ansel
from NY
I can't see the point of this lens when a 50mm f1.4 is available. It's not actually that much shorter and doesn't have the quality or speed of the existing prime.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: momofgirls
from North Dakota
Verified Purchase:Yes
My only reason this got a 4 star is because I am so used to being able to zoom. If this had a zoom feature it would hands down be my favorite lens!
We took a trip to Medora North Dakota and this was the perfect lens for it. I took picture of the landscapes and my children playing.
Worth the $$
I would recommend this to a friend!
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