Fun new camera lens...
 

Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM 'Pancake' lens

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GszKAxnDLsU


I picked up one of these, along with a new Canon DSLR, not so long ago.
It was the lens, actually, that got me back into a DSLR. I had sold my
previous Canon DSLR because I was tired of its bulk and weight. The
"pancake" lens makes taking photos with a "real" camera a delight again.
Not expensive, either.

Fun new camera lens...
 

Oh boy...the slippery slope!
For a couple of years I read all the reviews on various mirrorless cameras because I wanted to avoid getting back into a somewhat heavy bulky DSLR with it's large camera bag and various lenses. I couldn't find anything less than the price of a half decent pro-sumer model like my Nikon D5200. Then I started reading about how good some of the lenses were for the price...such as the 35mm and the 55-200 telephoto. Now I'm back to where I was in the good 'ole film camera days. Sometimes I don't even bother to drag it all along...I just take my Canon G10 compact camera.
The 35mm is equivalent to the 50mm I. The film days and the reviewers say the speed and sharpness of the lens offsets the need to zoom in or out by using your feet rather than a zoom button.
Good luck.

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BTW. Notice that pancake lens has a metal bayonet fitting. The reasonably priced Nikon telephoto I bought has plastic. Not crazy about that, I'll just have to be careful installing and removing from the camera.

Fun new camera lens...
 

On 3/3/16 9:10 AM, True North wrote:
BTW. Notice that pancake lens has a metal bayonet fitting. The reasonably priced Nikon telephoto I bought has plastic. Not crazy about that, I'll just have to be careful installing and removing from the camera.


Most of the camera plastics are pretty tough.

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Keyser Söze wrote:
On 3/3/16 9:10 AM, True North wrote:
BTW. Notice that pancake lens has a metal bayonet fitting. The
reasonably priced Nikon telephoto I bought has plastic. Not crazy about
that, I'll just have to be careful installing and removing from the camera.


Most of the camera plastics are pretty tough.


You want the lens to come off easy when dropped, not destroying the camera.
The large commercial video cameras always had a Shear ring.

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On Thu, 3 Mar 2016 08:35:49 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:


Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM 'Pancake' lens

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GszKAxnDLsU


I picked up one of these, along with a new Canon DSLR, not so long ago.
It was the lens, actually, that got me back into a DSLR. I had sold my
previous Canon DSLR because I was tired of its bulk and weight. The
"pancake" lens makes taking photos with a "real" camera a delight again.
Not expensive, either.

I keep thinking I want one but I fear it will always be in the car
when I see the coolest thing. I carry a pocket camera with a 115mm
lens just about all the time when I am away from home but I am not
sure I want to commit to anything bigger. The Lumix I have closes up
to 25mm thick (about an inch) and in that state is sealed up pretty
well so the lens is protected and clean.