Hands On With The New Canon 40mm f2.8 STM Pancake Lens

I’m away in Europe at the moment and I got word that a store in the UK had the new 40mm f2.8 Pancake lens.  I’m pretty excited about this lens since I’m always trying to shave some weight off the gear that I carry and I’ve never been satisfied with ANY of Canon’s 50mm offerings.  A pocket sized 40mm might just be the ticket so I ordered one right away.  Below I have posted a hands on video with the lens so that you can get a bit of a feel for how small it is.  I also give some