p.1 #1 · Laowa 100 mm macro lens on Canon R and Canon RP cameras
Canon 5DSR recognizes Laowa 100 mm macro lens as full-frame and yields up to 50 megapixel photos. However, Canon R and RP cameras recognize the Laowa 100 mm lens as a crop lens and produce at maximum 12 megapixel. Canon 100 mm L macro lens is recognized by the Canon R and RP as full-frame and yields up to 30 megapixel photos
Had hoped the Canon R would help taking photos in lowlight flower shows.
Prefer Laowa 100 mm macro to Canon 100 mm L macro lens.
Keith Cooper of Northlight says he has heard reports of above problem.
Has anyone else experienced this problem? Any solutions? Thanks.
p.1 #3 · Laowa 100 mm macro lens on Canon R and Canon RP cameras
Maybe the problem needs to be reported to the manufacturer so that a firmware fix is then devised.
Last I checked, the Laowa 100mm macro is their first lens to have any electronic connection (which provides EXIF and aperture operation, as opposed to twiddling the ring on the lens that the camera doesn't even recognize as being there at all). A pity though that the bronze age at Laowa starts with such a hiccup.
p.1 #5 · Laowa 100 mm macro lens on Canon R and Canon RP cameras
garydavidjones wrote:
... Canon R and RP cameras recognize the Laowa 100 mm lens as a crop lens and produce at maximum 12 megapixel.
You could try taping the contacts, to eliminate comms between the lens and camera. I prefer using a mylar anulus that fits just inside the mount, as shown below. Another way of saying "mylar anulus" is "flat ring cut from drafting sheet plastic"
You'll have to enable "shoot with no lens" in the camera settings (or whatever it's actually called).
p.1 #7 · Laowa 100 mm macro lens on Canon R and Canon RP cameras
Snopchenko wrote:
Maybe the problem needs to be reported to the manufacturer so that a firmware fix is then devised.
Last I checked, the Laowa 100mm macro is their first lens to have any electronic connection (which provides EXIF and aperture operation, as opposed to twiddling the ring on the lens that the camera doesn't even recognize as being there at all). A pity though that the bronze age at Laowa starts with such a hiccup.
I was very happy to see the electronic connection especially for verifying the aperture
which of course is important in macro photography.
p.1 #8 · Laowa 100 mm macro lens on Canon R and Canon RP cameras
jcolwell wrote:
You could try taping the contacts, to eliminate comms between the lens and camera. I prefer using a mylar anulus that fits just inside the mount, as shown below. Another way of saying "mylar anulus" is "flat ring cut from drafting sheet plastic"
You'll have to enable "shoot with no lens" in the camera settings (or whatever it's actually called).
p.1 #10 · Laowa 100 mm macro lens on Canon R and Canon RP cameras
jcolwell wrote:
You could try taping the contacts, to eliminate comms between the lens and camera. I prefer using a mylar anulus that fits just inside the mount, as shown below. Another way of saying "mylar anulus" is "flat ring cut from drafting sheet plastic"
You'll have to enable "shoot with no lens" in the camera settings (or whatever it's actually called).
Added benefit: when inserting the mylar annulus , your camera body gets upgraded to the next higher version (Mark II -> Mark III, etc.)!
p.1 #12 · Laowa 100 mm macro lens on Canon R and Canon RP cameras
UPDATE: LAOWA 100 MM PROBLEM WITH CANON R & RP CAMERAS
Wrote to Venus Optics in February. No reply (probably due to Chinese
protests and Coronavirus).
Wrote again last week and got a reply from Venus Optics Team.
Apparently there is a defective microchip causing the problem.
They are sending me a new microchip to replace defective one.
Claim it is easy to replace and attached a manual on how to do
the replacement.
, your camera body gets upgraded to the next higher version (Mark II -> Mark III, etc.)!
(only for CPS members) 