- The slimmest Canon EF lens with merely 22.8mm thickness and weights only 130g to give superb mobility
- Newly developed 6 elements in 4 groups optical lens construction
- 1 high-precision Glass-Molded (GMo) Aspherical lens element to achieve high image quality from the image center to periphery
- Quiet and smooth continuous AF is supported in movie shooting and Live View shooting*1 by a thorough optimization of the continuous AF mechanism with the adoption of newly developed Stepping Motor (STM)
- 7-blade circular aperture for beautiful bokeh
- New micro-stepping drive is used in the aperture control for quieter drive during movie shooting
- 0.30m minimum focusing distance with 0.18x maximum magnification
- Lens placement and coatings are optimized for digital cameras to ensure excellent color balance and minimize ghosting and flare
*1 Applicable to EOS 7D Mark II / EOS 70D / EOS 760D / EOS 750D / EOS 700D/ EOS 650D/EOS 100D/EOS M3, EOS M2 or EOS M with Mount Adapter EF-EOS M (as of 6th February 2015)
