New Tokina lenses for EF-M

Sittatunga wrote:

I think any T-mount or EF lens is an alternative for the Canon M cameras, especially once you get past the 100mm focal length - I'm very happy using my EF 100mm f/2 on mine.

I'm not so sure about IBIS with very long lenses though, I can't help thinking it would rapidly run out of range, though I've not tried it. This was an experiment with the magnified focusing on my M10.

Minolta are the only company to have made an AF catadioptric lens, just the one model, but you would need a Sony camera with the right adapter to AF that one.

Interesting. Thanks for sharing your experiences.

I too have adapted several EF lenses to Canon M cameras (e.g., Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 L USM (non-IS), Tamron EF 100-400mm f/3.5-6.3, and a Canon FD 100-300mm f/5.6), all of which are capable of producing acceptably sharp images.

My most challenging lens is the Canon FD 300mm f/5.6. I can get sharp enough images of a static subject while hand holding this lens that is adapted to my Canon M camera. With this lens, I use shutter speeds of 1/500 to 1/640 sec and ISO 1000 to 3200 depending on how much the light is available.

Canon FD 300mm f/5.6 Unedited (CR3 file converted into jpg by DarkTable)

Canon FD 300mm f/5.6 Edited with DarkTable

Note: I own the Canon FD 300mm f/5.6 because I wanted a longer focal length lens, it was only $56, and in excellent condition. Other than being front heavy due to its length, this Canon FD 300mm lens surprised me on how well it matches the smaller Canon M cameras in terms of width (relatively narrow) and weight (relatively light). I find the image quality of this lens to be good enough for what I need at this time. The only complaint I have of the Canon FD 300mm is the lack of dampening of the focus ring. However, I adapted my shooting style to prevent moving the focus ring once I have it where I want it.

Note: I suspect that it may be possible to hand hold the Tokina 300mm f/7.1 mirror lens and obtain pleasing, creative, usable images in many situations.

I too have no experience with IBIS and very long focal length lenses. I recently took a photo of the moon (night time) using a Nikon P950 at its longest focal length of 2000mm (35mm equivalent). The most effective way to reduce lens shake at this focal length was mounting the camera on a tripod and enabling optical image stabilization (Nikon calls it Vibration Control), which enabled me to capture as usable image at a shutter speed between 1/250 sec and 1/500 sec and ISO 300 to 400 (I don't think these were the ideal settings for the sharpest of images that this camera is capable).

Thus, IBIS might not be sufficient to eliminate the need for a tripod (or monopod) when using the Tokina 900mm f/11 mirror lens.

Cheers!