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Question: Does the lack of image stabilization impact use in any way?
Document: I generally focus manually.One thing that surprised me is that this lens doesn't have image stabilization which means that shooting video handheld is right out unless you're very steady-handed. I was planning to use the lens for mostly shooting interviews on sticks so it's not an issue for me.As a great value for really fast glass, I'd recommend this lens
For other lenses, I would think about sharpness when I want to use wide open, but I won't with this lens.Bokeh is beautiful, due to its 7 blades aperture. Given its actual 22mm focal length, bokeh is better than I expected, pretty creamy, way better than similar priced 50/1.8II. The 5 blade aperture on 50/1.8II not only produces pentagon shaped dot, but bokeh is also dry.AF is slow, with EOS-M. MF is painful. MF ring is hard to use.
RAW, tripod stabilized image inside a dim church looked equally sharp as the kit lens. The kit lens image seemed just a bit dimmer though. It might be faster in lowlight than the kit lens but it has terrible focusing in low light and a large amount of the shots came out, out-of-focus. Best used outdoors and I would say the kit lens was generally a better lens because of the image stabilization and better focusing cancelling out the advantages of the 22mm. I believe this lens would be really good indoors with a monopod but I have yet to purchase a monopod.
This is a great lens. It produces a very sharp image and the f2 is great for low light photos.
Didn't come in a fancy box but the lens is working great and the image quality is fantastic. Nice and compact, with very lovely DOF effects. Thanks!
So sharp you will want to use that kit lens as a paperweight. Seriously. On the Rebel it's a bit longer than a &#34;normal&#34; lens so it's not great for outdoor scenic shots but for people shots it's brilliant. At this price it's a bargain, and on the camera it's light and cool looking, too. Get it!
The image quality is good. The auto-focus is quiet, and the small size makes it my main lens. The fast f2 makes it a good low-light combination with the Canon EOS M camera it is specifically designed for.
Mount seems a little tight. The 18-55 fits much better. Not sure if the lens is re-furb, used,  or new. Unsure what "white box" means. Came with no Canon literature or packaging. Lens works well and takes a clear bright pic.I guess the low price is why it came the way it did. All that's left is to go on a picture taking trip and test it against my Olympus E-PL1.
It certainly puts out a sharp image with plenty of contrast. It is small enough to fit in my pocket on the camera and it doesn't cost an arm and a leg. ThEre's no IS, but at this focal length it's really not necessary. I can't say it's absolutely my best lens, but it is close in performance at a fraction of the price. If I didn't include price and size in my rating, this would be a 4 star lens(based on IQ). No regrets with this purchase.
First off, I love this camera but I will change brands eventually unless Canon makes a full frame mirrorless and more lenses on EF-M. Sony is doing this now, and others will follow suit, forcing me to switch as I grow out of a crop sensor.That said, this lens is solid, but I've learned to hate the digital focus that EF-M lenses use so far. You have to enter the camera menu to turn on manual focus which is NEVER what I want to do when I'm out taking photos.
Answer: Not really,not for this lens. It lets in a good bit of light and shoots a pretty wide shot,so it isn't something you would use like a telephoto lens. I've not had any times with it where I wished I had it.