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Will Canon allow EF lenses to work on future RF bodies?

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Re: Will Canon allow EF lenses to work on future RF bodies?
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Zeee wrote:

Zeee wrote:

Messier Object wrote:

I think the answer is YES, EF lenses will continue to work if not explicitly supported,

however there is no guarantee that there won't be future camera features which will only work with RF lenses because of certain EF lens electromechanical performance limitations. And perhaps Canon will contrive to make that happen

Peter

Like I said. Those extra 4 pins in the R system may eventually make an expensive new body not perform optimally with an EF lens. I have read from members here that the AF 100-500 AF acquisition is faster than the EF 100-400II on an ML body. If acquisition is faster then tracking is better and IS/IBIS responds faster. Does this make an EF lens obsolete. Not by a long shot but may be very noticeable one day.

I do know that AF is insane with my R7 compared to my R5. Not that the R5 was bad. The tech just keeps improving.

Got this yesterday. R7 with 100-500 and 1.4. This bird came out of nowhere and I only had a few seconds. It was maybe 30-40 feet away. I could not believe how fast it focused. I can't remember my R5 doing this.

Yep, it is incredible how the R7 nabs onto a subject so quickly. I have had many similar moments with the 100-400II where a bird just entered the scene and the Sandra nailed it.

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