New CANON EF-S 35mm F/2.8 MACRO IS STM

Canon announced a new lens for their APS-C cameras, the CANON EF-S 35mm F/2.8 MACRO IS STM. This lens offers a 56mm equivalent focal length.

It features a built-in front-facing Macro Lite LED´s for macro illumination (similar to the EF-M 28mm f/3.5 Macro IS STM). It provides additional illumination to subjects when working at close distances. The light can be configured to illuminate only the right or left side, or both sides, and the brightness can be adjusted in order to produce greater visual depth and reduce shadows caused by the close proximity of the lens to the subject.

Maximum 1:1 magnification and a minimum focusing distance of 5.1".

Full specs list: 

- Lens construction: 6 10 sheets group (one glass molded aspherical lens) 

- Aperture number of blades: seven (circular aperture) 

- Minimum Focusing Distance: 0.13 m (working distance 3 cm) 

- Maximum shooting magnification: 1 time 

- Image stabilization effect: Approximately 4 stops 

- Macro light mounted 

- Hybrid IS 

- Lead screw type STM 

- Filter diameter: 49 mm (with lens hood ES – 27) 

- Size: 55.8 x 69.2 mm

- Weight: Approx. 190 g

This new lens will coast $349 and be available starting in June 2017.