Primary featuresThe wide-angle 24 mm to medium telephoto 105 mm range of focal lengths supports a wide range of scenes and subjects.The lightweight design of this 350-g lens makes it comfortable to carry and enables easy shooting, even over longer periods of time.The short minimum focus distances of 0.2 m at the wide-angle end and 0.28 m at the telephoto end, combined with a maximum reproduction ratio of 0.5x (at focal lengths of 70 mm to 105 mm), facilitate close-up shooting.Adoption of a stepping motor (STM) ensures fast and quiet autofocusing for smooth video recording.Zoom capability can be expanded to the equivalent of maximum 210mm range of focal lengths, without sacrificing resolution, using the camera's Hi-Res Zoom feature.Equipped with a control ring to which focus (M/A), aperture, exposure compensation, or ISO sensitivity can be assigned, for smooth and easy operation.Designed with consideration of dust- and drip-resistance.
