Canon EF-M 32mm f1.4 STM review
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Written by Gordon Laing
Quality
To measure and compare the sharpness of the Canon EF-M 32mm f1.4 STM lens, I photographed the following scene with it and the EF-M 15-45mm at 32mm at all aperture settings. When set to 32mm, the EF-M 15-45mm has a maximum aperture a tad larger than f5.6, so crops from it start in the sequence below at f5.6 onwards. The crops are taken from the areas marked by the red rectangles.
![canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-main](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-main-945x630.jpg)
Above: Canon EF-M 32mm on EOS M50
Canon EF-M 32mm f1.4 STM. Corner crops from RAW
![canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-corner-f1-4](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-corner-f1-4.jpg)
Above: Canon EF-M 32mm f1.4 at f1.4. 100% crop from corner
![canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-corner-f2](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-corner-f2.jpg)
Above: Canon EF-M 32mm f1.4 at f2. 100% crop from corner
![canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-corner-f2-8](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-corner-f2-8.jpg)
Above: Canon EF-M 32mm f1.4 at f2.8. 100% crop from corner
![canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-corner-f4](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-corner-f4.jpg)
Above: Canon EF-M 32mm f1.4 at f4. 100% crop from corner
![canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-corner-f5-6](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-corner-f5-6.jpg)
Above left: Canon EF-M 32mm f1.4. Above right: Canon EF-M 15-45mm at 32mm. 100% crops from corners at f5.6
![canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-corner-f8](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-corner-f8.jpg)
Above left: Canon EF-M 32mm f1.4. Above right: Canon EF-M 15-45mm at 32mm. 100% crops from corners at f8
![canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-corner-f11](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-corner-f11.jpg)
Above left: Canon EF-M 32mm f1.4. Above right: Canon EF-M 15-45mm at 32mm. 100% crops from corners at f11
![canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-corner-f16](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-corner-f16.jpg)
Above left: Canon EF-M 32mm f1.4. Above right: Canon EF-M 15-45mm at 32mm. 100% crops from corners at f16
Canon EF-M 32mm f1.4 STM. Centre crops from RAW
![canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-centre-f1-4](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-centre-f1-4.jpg)
Above: Canon EF-M 32mm f1.4 at f1.4. 100% crop from centre
![canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-centre-f2](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-centre-f2.jpg)
Above: Canon EF-M 32mm f1.4 at f2. 100% crop from centre
![canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-centre-f2-8](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-centre-f2-8.jpg)
Above: Canon EF-M 32mm f1.4 at f2.8. 100% crop from centre
![canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-centre-f4](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-centre-f4.jpg)
Above: Canon EF-M 32mm f1.4 at f4. 100% crop from centre
![canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-centre-f5-6](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-centre-f5-6.jpg)
Above left: Canon EF-M 32mm f1.4. Above right: Canon EF-M 15-45mm at 32mm. 100% crops from centres at f5.6
![canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-centre-f8](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-centre-f8.jpg)
Above left: Canon EF-M 32mm f1.4. Above right: Canon EF-M 15-45mm at 32mm. 100% crops from centres at f8
![canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-centre-f11](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-centre-f11.jpg)
Above left: Canon EF-M 32mm f1.4. Above right: Canon EF-M 15-45mm at 32mm. 100% crops from centres at f11
![canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-centre-f16](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/canon-ef-m-32mm-sharpness-centre-f16.jpg)
Above left: Canon EF-M 32mm f1.4. Above right: Canon EF-M 15-45mm at 32mm. 100% crops from centres at f16
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