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MA on 2.8 300MM IS USM II - Any thoughts?

Started Dec 14, 2015 | Discussions thread
tvstaff
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Re: MA on 2.8 300MM IS USM II - Any thoughts?

BigBen08 wrote:

tvstaff wrote:

Hi, I'm having trouble getting my 2.8 300mm IS USM II back to tack sharp.

I tried FOCAL and I'm getting mixed results from 0 to +3 to +7 so the results are erratic.

I've MFAed my 300 f2.8 IS II / 1D4 combo many times. I also get mixed results that seem to vary with distance to target. So I just leave MFA = 0 and get razor sharp images.

I'm interested to see how things work out when you send your lens/body to Canon.

BTW, you have a very attractive and well designed web site!

Thank you BigBen  I also look forward to getting my 300 and other 1DX body back from CPS after Christmas. I'm just glad it's the Winter when I have 3 months off from shooting kitesurfing   Plenty of time now to edit and edit and edit......

I'm thinking of just having that 1DX body for the 300 and 400 2.8 primes, the other 1DX for everything else. And then seeing how the new 1DX MKII plays with each lens....

Me trying to MA even close to what Canon CPS can do with BODY / LENS mating is fruitless

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