Review on Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Lens - Fixed Black (6310B002) for US Cameras by Amit Amit ᠌

Name: Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Lens - Fixed Black (6310B002) for US Cameras
Item: Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Lens - Fixed Black (6310B002) for US Cameras
Rating: 5

September 13, 2022

The best price for such a product, I will buy more!

Super staffer (for FF). For a lens priced at 5k, all flaws become features. The object is simply excellent - for non-professional use. Portraits, despite the fact that it is almost wide, turn out wonderful (not facial ones, of course). was half an hour. I am extremely surprised and incredibly happy with the investment of 5k, because the picture of this baby is even juicier. The colors are bright, the contrast is super (you don't have to tighten it up), the sharpness is "ringing". That is, all the shortcomings described, of course, make the process of taking a photo difficult, but the already received photo will look great - and this is the most important thing. With such a lens, the dilemma "to take or not to take" with you a DSLR is no longer relevant - I threw it into my backpack and went / went where I was going, almost like with a soap dish.

Pros

Sharp, contrasty, excellent color reproduction, VERY SMALL, excellent FF for FF, beautiful bokeh

Cons

Autofocus is a) not very fast under normal shooting conditions. Dynamic scenes (like a concert) can not be done, or in time from the 100500th attempt b) in low light it is very slow, only at the central point it turns out to focus relatively quickly. I am glad that it focuses nevertheless accurately. The construct is fragile - you need to treat the object very carefully. I’m almost sure that any repair will cost as much as the lens itself. When focusing, the trunk moves out, like in 50mm / 1.4 - that is, you need to buy a lens hood, otherwise you can kill the lens with a light blow to the trunk (I suppose).