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Resolved! my 400mm 5.6 wont focus sharp

Hi GuysAppreciate any help hereI have my camera  (5d mkiv) set up on tripod and trigger with my 400mm lens. It is set up as one shot with the center focusing point. I take a picture in live view at 25m and it is pin sharp, however when i use normal p...

colin333 by Contributor
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Difference in lens quality

I have seen a lot of people use Tamron and Sigma lenses and always wanted to know how they compare to a Canon lens, specifically in the 600-800mm range?  I want the best quality pictures possible, but will I be disappointed with a non-Canon lens?  I ...

acdapha by Contributor
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Portrait Lens for FF coming from APS-C

I recently purchased a FF 6D mk ii and am looking for a good high quality portrait lens for use.  Coming from a crop sensor I would like something similar to my 50mm 1.4 lens which would be closest to an 85mm on a FF.I have take so many great photos ...

xzebra by Contributor
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Advice needed on testing lenses

Hi everyone.  I decided to run some sharpness tests on my L lenses. Trying to work as scientifically as possible, I adhered two pages of text from a magazine to a flat board, mounted it up, put camera bodies/lenses on tripod, measured everything to i...

Wide angle lens

Hey all new to the forums. Looking for a wide angle lens for my rebel 3ti. I am a woodworker by trade and sometimes find myself in small rooms that I just cant get into frame. Mainly kitchens. I would like to be able to fit an entire kitchen or room ...

What lenses to get for EOS 80D Body?

Hi there! I'm about to purchase my first Canon camera and I'm quite thrilled about it. I would say I'm an "experienced" beginner as I took some photography classes in school but after a few years of thinking about it, I've finally decided to get invo...

xsunnyd by Apprentice
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Resolved! Noob going on Safari

Hello,      My wife bought me a T7I kit for Christmas to use on our Safari next summer. It came with some very nice close range lenses, the telephoto lens however is an older EF 75-300MM. After a lot of testing with the 75-300 I fear it just does not...

JAGWIRE by Apprentice
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50mm f1. 2 or 85mm f1. 2

If the price is not a consideration and I do not currently own a fixed lens other than the 100mm Macro, and my objective is to experiment with an f1.2 which should I purchase, 50mm or 85mmI currently have:Canon 5DSrCanon 7DCanon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II ...

Getting a new lens.!!

I bought my camera (200D) around a year ago and have been using the kit lens with it ever since, which has served me fine for a while. However I'd like to buy a lens with a lower f-stop so I can get bigger bokeh blurs in the backgrounds of my shots, ...

RF 50mm/F1.2 teardown at lensrentals

https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2018/12/disassembly-of-the-canon-rf-50mm-f1-2l/ Very different from the EF lenses they have taken apart. (If the link gets excised, google "lensrentals disassembly canon rf 50mm"

High speed indoor shooting

I shoot a lot of indoor gymanstics.  I have the 135 2.0 lens but still battle with blur.  Is the 85mm 1.2 an appropriate lens or is it best left for portrait work.  I've read a fair amount about it and seen some conflicting info.

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