The Story of the Canon RF 45mm f/1.2 STM: The Tale of Different Reviews
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Key Points:
- The Canon RF 45mm f/1.2 STM is an affordable, compact fast prime lens priced around $469, designed to offer shallow depth of field and good low-light performance without the high cost of Canon’s L-series lenses.
- OpticalLimits' technical review highlights significant optical compromises at wide apertures, including sharpness falloff, strong vignetting, distortion, chromatic aberrations, and focus shift, suggesting the lens performs best when stopped down.
- In contrast, user-focused reviews from Photography Blog and PetaPixel praise the lens for its lightweight design, smooth autofocus, pleasing bokeh, and value for money, emphasizing that in-camera corrections and post-processing mitigate many optical flaws.
- The lens is recommended for photographers seeking
