Canon EF-M infrared lenses.
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Data credit: these ratings come from the remarkable research at irlensdb.com, a community-built resource that has tested and documented more infrared lenses than any other reference online. I have stripped the retailer links and reformatted the data, but the hard work of collecting it belongs to them.
Ratings describe how a lens behaves on an infrared-converted camera. A maybe lens is usually fine wide open and shows a hot spot as you stop down, so check the notes before you write one off.
Lenses (2)
Canon EF-M 22mm ƒ/2 STM
Good- Focal
- 22mm
- Aperture
- ƒ/2
- Filter
- ⌀43mm
The vignetting seems to be more prominent in IR than in normal color, but it’s still easy to correct in post. Craig Bettenhausen
Canon EF-M 18-55mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 IS STM
Maybe- Focal
- 18-55mm
- Aperture
- ƒ/3.5-5.6
- Filter
- ⌀52mm
At its widest focal length, this lens has a significant hotspot at all apertures. Zoomed in at 35mm and closer though, the hotspot becomes minor at anything more open than about ƒ/13. Craig Bettenhausen
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These ratings are compiled from the community-maintained Infrared Lens Database, with contributor credits kept in the notes. Ratings are submitted by photographers using different conversions, so results vary by wavelength, aperture and individual lens copy — treat them as a strong starting point, not a guarantee. Retailer links from the source have been removed. If you have tested a lens, contribute your result back to the original database so everyone benefits.