Christopher Frost reviews Canon’s first autofocus lens
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This review was/ is more like a history lesson. It really makes you appreciate all the tools we have nowadays and puts our "complaints" into perspective. I really like this video although I think it's a bit too negative because this lense was an awesome lense. Of course, it can't keep anymore. Therefore, I like the statement "it is a museum lense" and this should be the conclusion without riding around on every little flaw.
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So, in 40 years Canon has improved their auto focus (yeah), but now has to rely on software to fix distortion that their older lenses were much better at controlling - compare this antique with an RF lens without the software correction. Can't use the modern stuff with film...
Excellent review.
Excellent review.
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Sad isn't it how Canon lenses have got worse over the years until they are now unusable with film. The rot started in the early 1990s when they introduced, following USM motors for AF, those new-fangled features like the first interchangeable superzoom, image stabilization, ultra low dispersion elements etc that have ruined modern lenses. And as for DO, what more can I say? Canon is now so ashamed of their latest monstrosities, that, as you say, they can't be used with film, so much so they have put on a new RF mount so you can't make the mistake of putting them on to a film camera.
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