Re: Canon EF-S 35mm f/2.8 M IS STM Coming April 5, 2017
Why oh why would I seriously doubt that an EF-S lens would all of a sudden have a bizarre combination of vintage lens stylings and advanced electronics? Wrong segment. I'm banking on the M designation being a typo in 3....2....1...
neuroanatomist said:photonius said:The reversible lens mount patent from a few months gives the most likely explanation.
It's a normal 35mm lens when used in the "normal" orientation.
Then you invert the lens, and it's a reverse mounted (EF-S) 35 mm lens that works for macro.
Was a very common method in old manual lens film days to get some macro with a 50mm lens by
screwing a mount adapter into the front filter thread and reverse mounting it.
35mm sounds like a good focal length to do this, and the adapter is right integrated into the lens, so
it's "M" Macro, and novel. Just needs the electronic contacts in the front that will be covered by some removable ring/hood-like thing. with 35mm, it should give 1:1 magnification, or even a bit more. Autofocus range in M mode will of course be limited.
Well, I was thinking M for monochrome, a lens that doesn't transmit color. But your suggestion makes much, much more sense.
Why oh why would I seriously doubt that an EF-S lens would all of a sudden have a bizarre combination of vintage lens stylings and advanced electronics? Wrong segment. I'm banking on the M designation being a typo in 3....2....1...
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