A History Lesson on Canon 20mm Lenses

[Canon Rumors]

Things are slow in the rumor world, but I had to write something. The rumor mill will pick-up soon, but instead of that. History lesson time! I figured I knew everything Canon has released when it comes to photography gear. I do enjoy vintage lenses and have purchased a bunch of the Canon Leica Thread […]

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[Bob Howland]

Craig mentioned the 24 f/1.4 SSC. I watched a guy buy one of those in I think 1975. He paid for half of it with cash and put the other half on his credit card. He said the didn't want his wife to know how much the lens cost.

 

[candyman]

Craig mentioned the 24 f/1.4 SSC. I watched a guy buy one of those in I think 1975. He paid for half of it with cash and put the other half on his credit card. He said the didn't want his wife to know how much the lens cost.

So basically nothing has changed.....

 

[Maximilian]

...Canon was proud of their floating rear focusing system with the claim that you'd get sharp images no matter the distance of the subject. I guess this could be considered true if every image is soft. ...

Thank you very much for that phrase. That made my day and I still have to to gasp for breath laughing that much