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VIDEO: UNBOXING 32mm f/1.4 - "RAZOR SHARP"

Started Sep 8, 2018 | Discussions thread
thunder storm Forum Pro • Posts: 10,139
Re: VIDEO: UNBOXING 32mm f/1.4 - "RAZOR SHARP"
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Roland King wrote:

Why would a lens have a focus limiter? Never seen one before. My only guess would be to help the AF out so it doesn't hunt but as I say I've not seen one before.

The purpose of this focus limiter is to have faster AF from 0.5 meters to infinity, so the lens won't have to hunt true the whole focus range from 0.5 meters to closest focus distance. In meters this is a small range, but for the focusing range it is a large portion.

This lens might need a limiter for both having a very close minimum focus distance and having a large aperture and therefor larger elements while it has only stm-motorizing.

But it is nice this lens has this limiter, as this lens is perfect for family pictures in low light. I would have this limiter on 0.5 - infinity most of the time, only having it switched to "full" to focus closer when i need it.

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