justaCanonuser said:

I have to correct myself, I found now that the EOS-1V was produced until 2018. So it is not yet one decade since Canon quit their film camera production...

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I still have some 135 size ‘analog memory cassettes’ hanging around.

snapshot said:

how does light from the view port not mess it up?

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The "Full Size Screen" is a ground glass, and the second mirror flips into place for the exposure, so it will block all light from the viewport if properly sealed.

snapshot said:

how does light from the view port not mess it up?

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If the second mirror is designed correctly, it will prevent light from passing through the viewport to the camera module when placed at a 45° angle.

Mistral75 said:

Note that, rather than photographing the subject directly with the sensor, the camera module photographs the image projected onto the screen by the main lens and the first mirror.

This same principle is used by 'I'm Back' digital backs, which are designed to convert film SLRs into digital cameras.

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how does light from the view port not mess it up?

Picture quality is not that good here... but I was still happy to catch this one-eyed Kea in NZ.

justaCanonuser said:

If you mean new, recently produced film cameras, Canon is out of this business since decades,

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I have to correct myself, I found now that the EOS-1V was produced until 2018. So it is not yet one decade since Canon quit their film camera production...

Nicely done.

Click said:

I really like your shots,SteelLynx. Well done.

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Thank you. I won't mention the thousands of pictures that went straight to the trash

And now here the rest of my Kenya fotodump ;-)

I especially like the second one. Nicely done, SteelLynx.

I really like your shots,SteelLynx. Well done.

And some more from Kenya...

Norman and CR,

Great shots, guys.

Encouraged to post same more... camp visitors, again from Kenya.

ISv said:

For me the surprise today came from the insects... Birds were the commons.
Female and male White-rumped Shama and female Northern Cardinal.

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I really like your shots., ISv.

SteelLynx said:

Looking at all these beautiful shots I feel I still have a lot to learn and practise. Some of my shots in Kenya last year. Well... no. 2024

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Very nice series. Welcome to CR. Keep posting.

SteelLynx said:

Looking at all these beautiful shots I feel I still have a lot to learn and practise. Some of my shots in Kenya last year. Well... no. 2024

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Lots of good stuff there!

Looking at all these beautiful shots I feel I still have a lot to learn and practise. Some of my shots in Kenya last year. Well... no. 2024

Note that, rather than photographing the subject directly with the sensor, the camera module photographs the image projected onto the screen by the main lens and the first mirror.

This same principle is used by 'I'm Back' digital backs, which are designed to convert film SLRs into digital cameras.

neuroanatomist said:

Sorry, but your post here (like several other recent posts of yours) reads like an AI-generated summary of this thread (complete with hallucinations common to such things), with references to lenses you own tossed in.

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I am also writing with the the premise of explaining things that I recently learned about and I think others may not be aware of it. If they are wrong I appreciate corrections done in a professional, friendly and polite method.

As for why my lenses are mentioned I do so out of lived experiences and to showcase my work. After all this is a photo forum where we do showcase it.

If it bothers you then perhaps ignoring me is your best option.

chrysoberyl said:

Where should I look, if I want to know the size is the image circle?

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If you can match the lens to the accompanying patent application, you can get the image circle diameter from the patent application.

dolina said:

To fix barrel distortion the camera software stretches the pixels in the corners. This ruins the uniform noise pattern of the sensor. As zardoz noted stretching the noise can create a "lattice" or grid pattern.

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Sorry, but your post here (like several other recent posts of yours) reads like an AI-generated summary of this thread (complete with hallucinations common to such things), with references to lenses you own tossed in.

Perhaps you can show your own examples of this ‘problem’, just to add a touch of realism? Or point out the problem in the examples that I posted above, because I don’t see it.

dolina said:

The VCM in new RF lenses is designed for fast silent video focus. However this motor takes up space that could be used for larger glass elements. This is why some new lenses rely on software to fix distortion instead of using better glass.

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If the VCM is the reason, why do lenses without VCM also require algorithmic correction of distortion to fill the corners? Or do the RF 16/2.8, RF 24-240 and RF 14-35/4L and RF 24-105/2.8L Z have VCM but Canon just forgot to tell us?

dolina said:

Is it larger than FF?

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If it was back in the day, it would've been 6x6. Today? Probably 1/2.3.

I wish there was a way for manufactures to share their lens correction data properly.

Possible an open source file format?

This way Lightroom etc. can benefit from the exact correction data to use in their lens profiles. Also, this would work in other ways. It would allow third party lens manufacturers to give their lens correction data to Canon, Nikon, etc. for use with in camera correction.

justaCanonuser said:

It was a nice little gem of a tiny 35mm SLR already with TTL! My first real SLR was a Nikon FM-2, I still have it...

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On my MX, I replaced the standard (horrible!) focusing screen with a full-matte one, I adapted from an LX model.
It was indeed a little jewel, ultra-compact, but still usable with large hands. Despite using Leicaflexes and Leica Rs, I almost ordered a Pentax LX...
I also had Olympus' OM 1 & OM 2, with their focusing, aperture and shutter speed controls all aligned. I never got used to this strange disposition of controls, on an otherwise fantastic camera.
But the MX, I still regret having sold it!