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RF 24-70 F2, which filters and ECFS

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Ephemeris
Ephemeris Senior Member • Posts: 1,186
RF 24-70 F2, which filters and ECFS

Hi folks.

I can't find the thread but we have been talking about ECFS instead of mechanical. Possibly it was in the R7 camera shake.

Anyway I had said I use M mostly but sometimes ES. I also said the noise of ECFS wasn't as substantial as M (R5 body) and that I would try for a week to see if I could get used to the difference. I was taking some shots of the inside of a defence facility today as part of a proposal and I realised afterwards that I hadn't missed the old M noise.

Maybe it was you R2 who asked me to report back I forget.

Also, we ordered the 24-70 lens after input from yourselves and some careful thought about how we can make projects pay for this lens. We bought it new at a price that appears under second hand prices in the UK. Well it was shipped quickly but 5 days late it arrived. For those not in the UK we had some deep snow and very cold weather which caused many disruptions including our lens.

Well it's quite big isn't it? Not so heavy thought so that's a pleasant surprise.

We haven't another lens in our past which has an effective aperture of less than F2.8. If I'm taking family snaps do I need to take note at F2? I'm thinking of the lack of IS, shallow DoF and chances to have less in focus than an f2.8?

What neutral density filters are recommended?

Sadly I won't get to use it until my return from a trip but thanks to those that contributed to help form out conclusions.

If a new R5 is launched we certainly cannot justify buying that until probably next year but hopefully that gives me chance to learn how to get the most out of this lens.

As an aside would any of you have experience with cameras that have been modified to enable, or improve the ability to take UV images? We use an A7R3 which doesn't belong to us but would be interested in something from Canon

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Ephemeris
OP Ephemeris Senior Member • Posts: 1,186
Re: RF 24-70 F2, which filters and ECFS

Ephemeris wrote:

Hi folks.

I can't find the thread but we have been talking about ECFS instead of mechanical. Possibly it was in the R7 camera shake.

Anyway I had said I use M mostly but sometimes ES. I also said the noise of ECFS wasn't as substantial as M (R5 body) and that I would try for a week to see if I could get used to the difference. I was taking some shots of the inside of a defence facility today as part of a proposal and I realised afterwards that I hadn't missed the old M noise.

Maybe it was you R2 who asked me to report back I forget.

Also, we ordered the 24-70 lens after input from yourselves and some careful thought about how we can make projects pay for this lens. We bought it new at a price that appears under second hand prices in the UK. Well it was shipped quickly but 5 days late it arrived. For those not in the UK we had some deep snow and very cold weather which caused many disruptions including our lens.

Well it's quite big isn't it? Not so heavy thought so that's a pleasant surprise.

We haven't another lens in our past which has an effective aperture of less than F2.8. If I'm taking family snaps do I need to take note at F2? I'm thinking of the lack of IS, shallow DoF and chances to have less in focus than an f2.8?

What neutral density filters are recommended?

Sadly I won't get to use it until my return from a trip but thanks to those that contributed to help form out conclusions.

If a new R5 is launched we certainly cannot justify buying that until probably next year but hopefully that gives me chance to learn how to get the most out of this lens.

As an aside would any of you have experience with cameras that have been modified to enable, or improve the ability to take UV images? We use an A7R3 which doesn't belong to us but would be interested in something from Canon

Just bumping.

Kokopelli_Rocks
Kokopelli_Rocks Veteran Member • Posts: 3,661
Re: RF 24-70 F2, which filters and ECFS

Can't help on the filters, but looks like your wish is fulfilled on not buying an R5 II this year. I think Canon has pretty effectively secretly let everyone know the R5 II is a 2024 release.

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Ephemeris
OP Ephemeris Senior Member • Posts: 1,186
Re: RF 24-70 F2, which filters and ECFS

Ephemeris wrote:

Hi folks.

I can't find the thread but we have been talking about ECFS instead of mechanical. Possibly it was in the R7 camera shake.

Anyway I had said I use M mostly but sometimes ES. I also said the noise of ECFS wasn't as substantial as M (R5 body) and that I would try for a week to see if I could get used to the difference. I was taking some shots of the inside of a defence facility today as part of a proposal and I realised afterwards that I hadn't missed the old M noise.

Maybe it was you R2 who asked me to report back I forget.

Also, we ordered the 24-70 lens after input from yourselves and some careful thought about how we can make projects pay for this lens. We bought it new at a price that appears under second hand prices in the UK. Well it was shipped quickly but 5 days late it arrived. For those not in the UK we had some deep snow and very cold weather which caused many disruptions including our lens.

Well it's quite big isn't it? Not so heavy thought so that's a pleasant surprise.

We haven't another lens in our past which has an effective aperture of less than F2.8. If I'm taking family snaps do I need to take note at F2? I'm thinking of the lack of IS, shallow DoF and chances to have less in focus than an f2.8?

What neutral density filters are recommended?

Sadly I won't get to use it until my return from a trip but thanks to those that contributed to help form out conclusions.

If a new R5 is launched we certainly cannot justify buying that until probably next year but hopefully that gives me chance to learn how to get the most out of this lens.

As an aside would any of you have experience with cameras that have been modified to enable, or improve the ability to take UV images? We use an A7R3 which doesn't belong to us but would be interested in something from Canon

I came across this tonight https://www.space.com/canon-rf-28-70mm-f2-l-is-usm-lens-review.

I don't think anything very interesting although similar IS concerns.

Ephemeris
OP Ephemeris Senior Member • Posts: 1,186
Re: RF 24-70 F2, which filters and ECFS
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Kokopelli_Rocks wrote:

Can't help on the filters, but looks like your wish is fulfilled on not buying an R5 II this year. I think Canon has pretty effectively secretly let everyone know the R5 II is a 2024 release.

Thanks for the reply.

Maybe we can get excited about some new firmware.

It crossed my mind how many features not directly linked to the sensor pipeline are becoming more and more important in a camera system

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