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Is Canon R6 eye detect not that good, or am I missing something?

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Alastair Norcross
Alastair Norcross Veteran Member • Posts: 9,874
Re: Is Canon R6 eye detect not that good, or am I missing something?
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First, the RF 50 F1.8 is not very soft. This is a myth. Here's a nearly wide open shot:

And here's a 100% crop from that image:

This was taken on the R using eye detect and servo. I find it very easy to get sharp images with the R using eye detect, with all my lenses. The 50 is my cheapest RF lens, but it's still capable of good results. If you are struggling to get results as sharp as this, you either have a bad copy of the 50 or something is wrong with your R6. The AF on the R6 should be even better than on the R, or certainly at least as good for easy subjects (maybe the improvements are all for moving subjects). Of course, if you consider this soft, then maybe it's your expectations that are the problem.

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