Am I the Only One who Thinks the RF Lens Physical Design Sucks?
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Thanks Alan! I've been thinking about that! A photo friend says the $700 Zeiss (or Schneider?) ones are best and worth the money over the cheapo Chinese/Japanese ones.
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I had been using varifocals for I think 40 years and before that bifocals. I've now gone back to bifocals - it's like primes vs zooms, except that the zoom equivalents are much more expensive and more demanding on precision of view. The FoV of varifocals seems to have got narrower on me.
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There's a German Canon dealer who sells a rear lenscap which can be mounted in all 3 120 degree positions. I bought some, since I truly hated the RF caps, and they work, even though are quite expensive. But when speed matters, the price is quickly forgotten.
Look for "www.achatzy.de"
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I only have the 24-70 so far. I find it hard to mount and dismount as the bumpouts around the AF switch on the EF one made a grip point for being able to turn the lens. I find there is nothing to grip onto with the RF version. I have a similar problem with all my EF-M lenses for my M-System cameras.
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The only issue I have with RF lenses is the rear cap. That aside, I love their design, and for the sake of the safety of the lens, I am glad Canon did not give them a metal housing...doing so would more likely cause damage if the lens gets dropped.
I love the high-grade plastic housing for protection for a dropped lens, but also because scuffs and marks are easily rubbed off with you fingers. It's almost as if the finish is "self-healing".
I also like that Canon removed the distance range meter, and other useless markings, making for a cleaner minimalist design. Its all one-stop shopping in the finder, as it should be, and for a smoother quicker workflow as one takes a picture.
The so-called "hood" Canon offers their RF 35 and RF 24 is a joke and of terrible design and usefulness. I went with a 3rd party...
I love the high-grade plastic housing for protection for a dropped lens, but also because scuffs and marks are easily rubbed off with you fingers. It's almost as if the finish is "self-healing".
I also like that Canon removed the distance range meter, and other useless markings, making for a cleaner minimalist design. Its all one-stop shopping in the finder, as it should be, and for a smoother quicker workflow as one takes a picture.
The so-called "hood" Canon offers their RF 35 and RF 24 is a joke and of terrible design and usefulness. I went with a 3rd party...
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The rear lens cap situation is wildly frustrating.
I don't know if it can be rectified with a new cap design, but whoever can do it first will be able to replace the Charmin in their bathroom with rolls of $100 bills.
I don't know if it can be rectified with a new cap design, but whoever can do it first will be able to replace the Charmin in their bathroom with rolls of $100 bills.
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if only it was black (yes I know I could paint it)
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Sorry, but I found nowhere on their website the answer whether or not they ship outside Europe. But I cannot imagine them not doing so, Paypal payment being accepted.
If I were you, I'd contact them via email for shipping details, their website being quite vague upon this subject.
good luck!
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