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| p.2 #1 · p.2 #1 · EF100MM Macro + Converter vs RF100mm Macro on R5MKII | |
Flowernut wrote:
I've not experienced it but I read the same article I guess you did. For that reason, I'm staying with EF version. Typically I use 180-200mm for my macro work. For flower photography, I rarely use more than 1x actually rarely use more than 1/2 x. I'm keeping my EF ultra wides to use with the drop in filter ef to rf converter so I don't have to use extremely large filters on things like 14-24 sigma or 15-35 tamron. If I'm carrying converter anyway I'm not worried about having one for 100mm macro.
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Gochugogi wrote:
It happens at portrait distances—not in the macro range or infinity. Rotate the SA wheel to about .5+ to correct for the focus shift. Was perfect after that. I mainly use the RF 100 2.8L for macro and landscape so I probably wouldn't have noticed the focus shift until reading about it on this forum a year or two back.
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Mike Jacks0n wrote:
I have never felt like 'Focus Shift' has been a problem with the RF Macro. It may do it, but I don't shoot in a way to makes it a problem. That said, I don't do focus stacks, which is where I would assume is the biggest problem for a lens that shifts.
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I think you'll find that the RF version is a step up. I did. I really liked the EF non L version, but feel like it shows its age in use. I'm not sure if there was a little bit of uncorrected CA, but the RF version just seems better. Overall, the images just have an improved richness. One difference, I found that I never noticed the exposure drop off on the EF lens at close focusing, but it is super pronounced on the RF lens. Again, not sure if that was simply me being oblivious, or if the EF just managed it better and fell off less (which is likely the case being x1 vs x1.4 magnification). Like it was said before, the bokeh on the RF seemed a tick better. Everything seemed to fall off a little bit smoother. I feel like both AF'ed fairly well at really close distances, however that might be bias from memory. Personally, I'm team RF for the lenses in question, however I've never touched the EF L Macro, so that may be on another level.
As far as contrasting the differences in the newer cameras and the 1DX III, you won't miss anything but the battery life and the extreme de-focus performance. Even the R50 is going to run circles around the 1DX III in terms of AF. I find that the AF with TCs on big f/4's, are almost as good as the lens bare. Not a lot of AF performance drop off (if any), unlike the DSLRs.
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mdvaden wrote:
This is a tidbit I found that may overlap enough to be of interest.
There's a video from 2 years ago where the Canon explorer of light lady Vanessa Joy unpacks what in her wedding kit. At recording, she owned the Canon R5.
Even with all the options available to her, her bag contains the older Canon EF 100mm 2.8 L macro lens plus the Canon EF 135mm 2.0 L.
She was using the RF 85mm 1.2 L, and maybe she owns it, but I saw her post more recent showing a wedding and she opts for the RF 28-70mm 2.0 L to set aside the 3 primes (35, 50, 85). But apparently she still uses the EF 100mm 2.8 L macro and the 135mm L.
I've been reviewing 100mm macro lens stuff for weeks, and her videos were a big part of why I opted for the EF 100mm macro to use on my RF since I already have a couple adapters for Tamron zooms. ...Show more →
Thanks everyone 
I shoot a variety of insects from small ones like damselflies and small butterflies to larger dragonflies, the larger subjects are close ups rather than macro and it’s those that I’m concerned with focus shift
To be honest though my EF 100L macro lens is so sharp that there is no point really in changing to the RF version
When conditions allow I do focus stacking
I did read that it’s suggested to shoot the first frame in front of the subject and shoot a series of frames to cover focus errors
To be honest with live dragonflies in the field you sometimes don’t get long to get the shot or stack of frames before the subject flies off so just want to know that I’ve got the shot in focus without trying to work around focus shift
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