Finally, kinda thought the testing of this puppy was already in the wild, hope it's available by Christmas, and then on New Year's Eve, I hope the Final Count Down to the R1 begins. Thanks for closing out strong Canon!!!
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Can any RF (or adapted EF?) handle stacked RF TCs? I believe it was the case for EF lens/DLSR but for RF/R mount?What is it about this lens that you find desirable? Serious question. I know it is the "affordable" big white, but it seems to me that 300mm would be too short for most of what I want a big white for. I'd end up using it with a 2x converter almost all the time and would then be limited to "just" 600mm at f5.6. Not a "bad" option, but I wonder if the compromises of a converter would make it worth the investment. It seems like a 400 f4 DO (if an RF version is ever made) would be a more versatile lens at about the same price.
There would be more second hand ones on the market once the RF lens drops but do you expect the 2nd hand prices to reduce? I was looking for a second hand EF100-400mm to adapt on my R5 but the second hand prices didn't reduce much and there were suspiciously few on the market even when the RF100-500mm had been around for a while. I ended up with the RF100-500mm when there was a sale on and no regrets.I for one will be looking forward to the used mk ii price drop once the RF comes out.
The computational photography boundaries are being pushed in smart phones (portrait mode) but still not fantastic but are getting there. phones are limited by reach unless they somehow get such high pixel density that they can crop for telephoto shots...Yes, it's horses for courses. With more and more AI coming along that can successfully blur background, I wonder if the days of big wide aperture lenses that are used for that are limited?
Mine will be on the market for $4500 when I get my hands on this.There would be more second hand ones on the market once the RF lens drops but do you expect the 2nd hand prices to reduce? I was looking for a second hand EF100-400mm to adapt on my R5 but the second hand prices didn't reduce much and there were suspiciously few on the market even when the RF100-500mm had been around for a while. I ended up with the RF100-500mm when there was a sale on and no regrets.
True but sensors have better high ISO performance as well and post processing options with Topaz AI etc at a pinch.Wider apertures are also better in low light
Not natively. IIRC, there was one combination of older EF TCs that could be stacked, but the MkIII versions could not.Can any RF (or adapted EF?) handle stacked RF TCs? I believe it was the case for EF lens/DLSR but for RF/R mount?
I just saw this report on Google's computational AI on images and was blown away. It looks like it is still in the R&D phase but if this gets released as a product we can pretty much kiss large aperture lenses goodbye.The computational photography boundaries are being pushed in smart phones (portrait mode) but still not fantastic but are getting there. phones are limited by reach unless they somehow get such high pixel density that they can crop for telephoto shots...
Otherwise we are left with post-processing a la LR/PS etc. PS can do a reasonable job for subject selection and gaussian blur the rest but still not better than in-camera/lens raw images. I am surprised how often I am using LR's AI based sky mask for quick editing or at least using it and then adding/subtracting from it. ML/AI will certainly change how we shoot in the future!
That's simply remarkable!I just saw this report on Google's computational AI on images and was blown away. It looks like it is still in the R&D phase but if this gets released as a product we can pretty much kiss large aperture lenses goodbye.
It is a fantastic street photography lens.Outside of sports shooting from the sidelines, what do folks use their 300s for?
I had the 300mm f/2.8 II on my 7DII in town once and got attacked from someone who thought I was a pervert taking photos of kids.It is a fantastic street photography lens.
It will have to be. The current EF version saddled with a RF adapter weighs not much different than the latest 400mm 2.8 (only a 17% difference). Considering the 400mm is 27% wider, 38% longer, and at has at least 50% more volume than the 300mm, I would be absolutely shocked if they just slapped on a permanent RF mount adapter to a 2011 design and called it a day.Hope it's a lens designed from the ground up for the RF mount unlike a few other super-telephotos which are just the EF mount variants with a built-in adapter.
Mk II TCs could be stacked, as I recall.Not natively. IIRC, there was one combination of older EF TCs that could be stacked, but the MkIII versions could not.
Stop calling computational photography "photography". It's not "photography". LITERALLY BY DEFINITION IT IS COMPUTER GENERATED "ART".The computational photography boundaries are being pushed in smart phones (portrait mode) but still not fantastic but are getting there. phones are limited by reach unless they somehow get such high pixel density that they can crop for telephoto shots...
Otherwise we are left with post-processing a la LR/PS etc. PS can do a reasonable job for subject selection and gaussian blur the rest but still not better than in-camera/lens raw images. I am surprised how often I am using LR's AI based sky mask for quick editing or at least using it and then adding/subtracting from it. ML/AI will certainly change how we shoot in the future!
How are those wet glass plates working out for you?C
Stop calling computational photography "photography". It's not "photography". LITERALLY BY DEFINITION IT IS COMPUTER GENERATED "ART".
I am not jealous at all.Nothing made me more jealous of Nikon lenses than Nikon finally releasing a native 120-300mm F/2.8
Sigma made the 120-300 f/2.8 and the 300-800 f/5.6 but no 200-500 f/4. The 200-500 f/2.8 should never have happened.I am not jealous at all.
My Sigma 120-300 f/2.8 is one of my favorite lenses.