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Canon: We are in talks with other [lens-]manufacturers

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thunder storm Forum Pro • Posts: 10,139
Re: Canon: We are in talks with other [lens-]manufacturers

MikeJ9116 wrote:

I am not reading much out of the quote. This is a MF lens and we know Canon is allowing third party MF RF mount lenses. I want to see where Canon specifically says there will be third party RF mount lenses with AF ability. Until then, I consider the RF mount closed for all practical purposes. Using a f/1.0 lens without the ability to take advantage of eye AF is a tough task.

You will get eye recognition using AF assist. I've used it with my Samyang EF 50mm f/1.2, and it works o.k., however, tracking movement is hard.

I agree with you we won't see third party AF RF lenses for sure, and yes, even with AF recognition MF lenses are pretty limited.

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