ahsanford said:
1) How long have you been writing at TDP?! How have we not heard this before?
As you've now seen, for quite some time (2011, IIRC). In addition to the AFMA piece that Alan linked, I did a writeup on
how PDAF works (that was long before DPAF).
ahsanford said:
2) Why am I just seeing this sweet EF-M lens reviews page at TDP now? Why isn't there an EF-M lens reviews pulldown in the 'Reviews' pulldown of the site?
https://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-M-Lens-Reviews.aspx
It was there before if you'd clicked on the Reviews link, but I'm sure most people just use the pulldown. Bryan sort of buried the section because there were no reviews in it, just the lens pages with the notation that no reviews were planned and the pages are required by the site template as links to the test results (same as found on select other lenses, like the EF-S 55-200mm IS II). He indicated that once the EF-M reviews were more populated, he'll add the section to the pulldown.
Probably TMI, but back in 2009 when I decided to get back into 'real' photography (shot film in the pre-autofocus days, then in the I-can't-afford-AF days, but then came a long hiatus with just P&S film then digital), I was choosing between Canon and Nikon and I found Bryan's site invaluable then and with gear choices over the next several years. So, after a few of years of enjoying my EOS M gear, having nearly all the lenses, and seeing no reviews of them on TDP (although there was a review of the EF mount adapter all along), I decided to do something about that gap, and give a little back.
Also, you haven't missed them for long... My first review (the M11-22) went live on TDP March 12th, followed by the M28 Macro earlier this week. The M55-200 is next up (being formatted now), and I'm currently working on the M18-150 review.
I will say that writing these reviews, taking the example shots, etc., has given me a new appreciation for the amount of work Bryan puts into his reviews!
