Description
For those of us closely following Canon’s lens line, the Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM Pancake Lens looks exactly like a very successful lens we have seen before. That lens is the first Canon pancake-designed lens compatible with EOS DSLR cameras, the Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Lens. When first introduced, we were all amazed at the tiny size and light weight of the EF 40mm STM lens and even more amazed when we saw the image quality and overall performance it delivered for a price equally as small and light as its size and weight.
The EF-S 24mm STM lens first hit the streets in mid-November 2014, and it appears to be an exact duplicate of the EF 40 STM in an APS-C-format-only mount with a wider focal length that provides a near-40mm-equivalent 38.4mm angle of view on these smaller sensor cameras. With 40 STM-similar mechanical and optical performance, the 24 STM would be an incredible value at the same price point as the 40 STM. That this lens, in the USA at least, has a price tag of only 75% of the 40 STM’s current/normal street price assures me that this lens is going to land in a very significant number of kits.