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Klaus! Honestly, it was sheer coincidence that I referred to the miserable performance of the RF f/1.8 "macro". Look at the time stamps if you don't believe me!
I don't want to dwell on its shortcomings. I liked the first sample picture, of the lake! Probably, the need for close focusing and that wide an angle would have suggested a slower maximum aperture. I have the Olympus 30mm F/3.5 Macro for MFT. Even it struggles a bit.
I wouldn't really refer to the RF 35mm as a true macro lens. It has no floating system just to point to the obvious.
And it's a 35mm lens which is hardly ideal in this respect anyway.
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01-15-2020, 01:17 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-15-2020, 01:18 PM by Brightcolours.)
What does that mean, "it has no floating system"? I am pretty sure the 35mm f1.8 does have a floating system (elements do change the distance to eachother at different focus distances).. It is my Micro-Nikkor AUTO 55mm f3.5 1:2 macro which has no floating system (all elements move as one block).
http://www.eflens.com/images/rf_35_18_is_stm_macro/rf35.jpg
Hmmm quality aside the sample pictures of 70-200f2.8 are just like dpreview style, you seem to be only inspired by MFT...
01-16-2020, 07:37 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-16-2020, 07:39 AM by Klaus.)
(01-15-2020, 01:17 PM)Brightcolours Wrote: What does that mean, "it has no floating system"? I am pretty sure the 35mm f1.8 does have a floating system (elements do change the distance to eachother at different focus distances).. It is my Micro-Nikkor AUTO 55mm f3.5 1:2 macro which has no floating system (all elements move as one block).
http://www.eflens.com/images/rf_35_18_is_stm_macro/rf35.jpg
Canon mentions this for their other macro lenses but not for the RF 35.
https://www.cla.canon.com/cla/en/consume...cro_is_stm
vs
https://www.cla.canon.com/cla/en/consume..._macro_usm
https://www.cla.canon.com/cla/en/consume..._macro_usm
No "Float" icon.
(01-15-2020, 05:17 PM)toni-a Wrote: Hmmm quality aside the sample pictures of 70-200f2.8 are just like dpreview style, you seem to be only inspired by MFT...
Well, I've pretty much a "standard" test location (Cockatoo Island in Sydney harbour) - so there's little variation between the reviews in this respect. It's just "efficient".
I tend to take MFT on vacation which is why you may spot something different there at times.
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