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Another cheap(ish) RF prime review/demonstration

Started Mar 24, 2022 | Discussions thread
SteveinLouisville
SteveinLouisville Senior Member • Posts: 1,586
Re: I agree

Alastair Norcross wrote:

zzip wrote:

David Franklin wrote:

The rumors of its faulty focusing are greatly exaggerated.

yet one shall wish Canon stop peddling external focusing designs with STM motors ...

Maybe one shall wish this. Many others are quite happy with the focusing design.

From my personal use of the RF 85mm 2.0 at an ice skating rink, this is not the lens for sports.  AF was inconsistent for quickly moving objects, even at a distance.  My RF 70-200 4.0 would have been a better choice.  However, when I used the RF 85mm 2.0 to shoot a photos at my daughter's high school's production of Mary Poppins, the AF was satisfactory.  I think, based on using it at a theater with silent shutter, that I will keep the 85mm 2.0 now, just for occasions where I need the extra reach, and need to shoot in natural/low light with silent shutter.

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