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f/2.8 great in low light areas Very Very light Keep it in your pocket Low Low Price

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I wanted a small, wide autofocus prime lens for my full-frame Canon 5D. I already have a superb 24mm lens - a tiny Olympus 24mm f/2.8 that I use with an OM-EOS adapter - but I find myself running out of patience with manual stop-down and zone focus.

Sharp in the very middle at all apertures; sharp almost to the corners at f/8; small; light; good colour, contrast

Feels redundant - you really have to want it; overpriced; physically old-fashioned

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 .

This compact wide-angle pancake lens for Canon APS-C format digital SLRs features Canon's latest stepping focusing motor technology, which promises, smoother, quieter autofocus performance, which is especially suited to recording video. The lens is super-cheap as well being priced at around ￡170.

best value

nothing

very sharp

The ultra-slim Canon 24mm f/2.8 STM lens is just 22.8mm in depth – barely thicker than the lens cap – and weighs just 125g. Sounds intriguing doesn't it? Couple this with a 24mm focal length and what you have is an extremely versatile and portable pancake lens.

Aspheric lens element helps you achieve a high level of image quality from the center to the periphery.

When we look at all the new photographic equipment that appears each year, it's easy to get swept along by the big announcements such as super-high resolution cameras and ultra-fast lenses.

If you're after an own-brand APS-C format Canon prime lens, this is the only option...

Excellent image quality; Unique among APS-C lenses; Useful focal length

Slower autofocus system

Back in 2012, Canon introduced the Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM - a full format pancake lens. Pancake lenses have a short barrel in an attempt to minimize the size of the overall setup.