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As the year of the lens rolls on, I snagged the 40mm f/2.8 pancake for the weekend and managed to get off a shot or two with it. Though it didn't dazzle quite as much as the $900 Olympus 75mm M.Zuiko I posted last week, the Canon 40mm pancake could be a good choice for your first prime lens. It's small, light and affordable at $200, and serves both APS-C and full-frame cameras. The new lens is also an STM design, which means it'll focus smoothly with the Canon T4i's new on-sensor phase-detect autofocus system. STM lenses are designed to allow the Canon Rebel T4i to be a little more useful...
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