p.1 #2 · What do you use the RF lens control ring for?
I have it set to Select AF Area, which I find much faster that using the AF Point Selection Button. The only downside is that, unlike selecting with the AF Point Selection Button, when selecting with the control ring, if I select one of the flexible zones, I can't resize it using the Rate button and the dials. As a result I sometime need to use the AF Point Selection Button and can't assign it to some other function.
p.1 #3 · What do you use the RF lens control ring for?
I have it set to exposure compensation, but admit, like you, rarely ever use it. Not because it's not useful, but because I have to develop the habit after decades using EF lenses that didn't offer such a function.
I opted for exposure compensation so that I can set it while viewing through the EVF in manual exposure mode with auto ISO. It's a lot faster than accessing exposure compensation while in manual exposure mode via the rear LCD's Q menu.
p.1 #8 · What do you use the RF lens control ring for?
When I used Canon for bird photography, it changed my focus areas. Now, it largely goes unused, but so do most of my cameras in general as I don’t have any time to shoot.
p.1 #9 · What do you use the RF lens control ring for?
Perhaps I could find some use for MF lenses, like Zeiss ZE on the newer R bodies? But unused, so far. (I'm glad Canon provides it -- better than just a semi-dumb adapter!)
p.1 #11 · What do you use the RF lens control ring for?
With the R5's three Control dials I'm able to control shutter speed, aperture, & ISO easily, & quickly without an additional one on the lens, so I don't use it at all.
In fact, on the RF24-105F4L, I'd rather they left it off, & provided the space between the Focus & Zoom rings instead.
p.1 #12 · What do you use the RF lens control ring for?
I rarely to never use it, but it is currently still set to exposure compensation for use with the way I used to use manual with auto ISO on my R3. The R3 is set so that the LOCK (first) position of the OFF–LOCK–ON switch disables the ring, and only the ring, to guard against bumps. If I had a body without this lock feature I would outright disable the ring.
None of my adapters has the ring, and on my one native R mount lens, the 100–500mm f/4.5–7.1, the ring is right near the lens mount, and hard to reach, almost impossible with the tripod collar fitted. Furthermore, I have found there is some delay between turning the ring and when the adjustment shows up on the camera, so that you feel the detent go past but the camera hasn’t yet changed the exposure compensation.
As far as I’m concerned these rings are a blot on the R system. One of the things I liked about the EOS system when I adopted it in 2007 was that I would finally be rid of aperture rings on lenses. Yet here we are again, probably because Canon was trying to counter Sony’s offering of aperture rings on lenses. At least on my only R lens, it is tucked away where it is “mostly harmless”, to quote the Hitchhiker’s Guide. It means on some of the lenses there isn’t room left for lens buttons (the ones that default to AF Stop on the big whites) or another ring is smaller than it might otherwise have been.
p.1 #13 · What do you use the RF lens control ring for?
I don't use the control ring, as its location varies from lens to lens. On the 14-35, 24-105 f/4, 100 macro and 70-200 f/4 it is located at the end of the barrel, while on the 100-500 it is between the tripod collar and the camera body. and on the 24-240 it is close to the camera body.
If it stayed in the same position, like aperture rings did, I might find it useful, but not as things are now.
I also agree with Sy Sez, I would rather have space between the focus and zoom rings on the 14-35 and 24-105 L, which for me would make operating my lenses easier.
p.1 #14 · What do you use the RF lens control ring for?
Exposure Compensation. I have forced myself to get use to using it, and have gone back to using Auto ISO again while in manual mode. The more I get used to using it, the more I like it and more natural it feels. As I'm composing a shot I simply roll my left thumb to dial it in.
The only EF lens I use now is my 500 f/4 II and have never bothered with the control ring EF-RF adapter because it's way to awkward to use it on such a large lens, even on legs or a pod.
p.1 #15 · What do you use the RF lens control ring for?
I use mine for aperture as I came from the Fuji system where every lens has an aperture ring at the rear of the lens, but unfortunately since the ring is at the front of the lens, it's usually obstructed by a reversed lens hood which I keep in place as I shoot landscapes but don't always need it. The 70-200/2.8L has the ring in the optimal location but I won't be buying that lens as I have no need/use for it.
I think my days of using the control ring are coming to an end because it's useless with the reversed hood. It's unfortunate because the ring was one big reason I considered the move to RF, but it would just be so much faster to use the dial on the rear face of the camera. One other reason I will probably stop using it is that the ring on my 24-105L and 14-35L turns too easily when I'm holding the lens and bump it, and I don't want any settings changing unless I specifically intend to change them.
p.1 #17 · What do you use the RF lens control ring for?
marsguy wrote:
I use mine for aperture as I came from the Fuji system where every lens has an aperture ring at the rear of the lens, but unfortunately since the ring is at the front of the lens, it's usually obstructed by a reversed lens hood which I keep in place as I shoot landscapes but don't always need it. The 70-200/2.8L has the ring in the optimal location but I won't be buying that lens as I have no need/use for it.
I think my days of using the control ring are coming to an end because it's useless with the reversed hood. It's unfortunate because the ring was one big reason I considered the move to RF, but it would just be so much faster to use the dial on the rear face of the camera. One other reason I will probably stop using it is that the ring on my 24-105L and 14-35L turns too easily when I'm holding the lens and bump it, and I don't want any settings changing unless I specifically intend to change them. ...Show more →
The control ring times out quickly and you need to tap the shutter button to activate it, so it has yet to inadvertently change for me. On the other hand, I keep accidentally pressing the darn * button...
p.1 #18 · What do you use the RF lens control ring for?
rscheffler wrote:
I have it set to exposure compensation, but admit, like you, rarely ever use it. Not because it's not useful, but because I have to develop the habit after decades using EF lenses that didn't offer such a function.
I opted for exposure compensation so that I can set it while viewing through the EVF in manual exposure mode with auto ISO. It's a lot faster than accessing exposure compensation while in manual exposure mode via the rear LCD's Q menu.
I shoot M with auto ISO. EC is accessed by holding the SET button and rolling the main dial up top.
p.1 #19 · What do you use the RF lens control ring for?
On my R8 I use the control ring on the RF to EF adapter to control the aperture in M mode. It’s not the most convenient solution but it allows me to have SS and ISO which I change more frequently on the camera dials.
p.1 #20 · What do you use the RF lens control ring for?
davidl11 wrote:
I don't use the control ring, as its location varies from lens to lens. On the 14-35, 24-105 f/4, 100 macro and 70-200 f/4 it is located at the end of the barrel, while on the 100-500 it is between the tripod collar and the camera body. and on the 24-240 it is close to the camera body.
If it stayed in the same position, like aperture rings did, I might find it useful, but not as things are now.
I also agree with Sy Sez, I would rather have space between the focus and zoom rings on the 14-35 and 24-105 L, which for me would make operating my lenses easier....Show more →
Yes, the inconsistent location is one reason I don't use it. My 3 RF lenses have a control/focus switch which means no detents in the control ring. Even on the Canon adapter, the detents are very soft. Using it requires a softer/slower touch and looking at the screen. I can't just quickly rip 3 clicks to the left or 5 to the right as I do with the on-camera dials. It's more like walking on ice where you need to be very careful and deliberate to not lose control. I've tried many times with many different configurations and I just can't find a great use for it. Maybe if I had a camera with less physical controls, I'd be more willing to force myself ot use it.
