Canon EF-S 24 mm f/2.8 STM
11. Summary
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Pros:
- sensational image quality in the frame centre,
- decent image quality on the edge of the frame,
- lack of problems with the longitudinal and lateral chromatic aberration,
- moderate distortion,
- slight astigmatism,
- very good coma correction,
- proper work against bright light,
- small dimensions and weight.
Cons:
- too high vignetting,
- a bit fickle autofocus.
What can be said...this Canon lens is really a good piece of work. For a ‘pancake’ type of device its performance is simply sensational and you get it all for a sensible amount of money. We regret only one thing: the fact that the lens is not as fast as f/2.0. After all if it was possible to manufacture a small 2/22 lens for the EOS M system, a production of a 2/24 instrument would be also doable, even at a cost of the slight increase of physical weight and dimensions. On the other hand you should be pleased that, after almost ten years of a shortage finally the EF-S system has another ‘prime’…
