Zenon Char
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melcat wrote:
Zenon Char wrote:
There is no limiter and that is confirmed. It was an immediate concern to me too. We don't know everything yet. The IS Auto detects panning. Perhaps there is something electronic for limiting.
I don’t see how it could autodetect near or far, since the problem to start with is that it gets stuck near where it should be far or (more commonly) far when it should be near. I too have found the focus limiter switch essential on my RF 100–500, when it wasn’t so much on my 1D Mk III DSLR + EF 100–400mm f/4.5–5.6 II.
Once released a FW update for cameras? I doubt it but you never know. Imagine how much Canon would save by not putting those two switches on a million lenses?
Of course, a lot, and that’s why this new lens has no dedicated manual focus ring – another thing I find essential on the RF 100–500 that wasn’t so much with my old DSLR+EF lens. It should be big and easy to find and turn, and preferably not click-stopped.
For a FW update you just need to pay coders. I know I'm reaching.
There was an interview a while ago with the development team of one of the lenses; I forget, but it might actually have been the RF 100–500. There were no “coders” as such. The lens firmware was written by the same person who designed the lens electronics.
Thanks for the info same person who designed the lens vs coders. I didn't know if that got handed off but what you learned in that interview makes sense.
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