The main focus shift subject with the Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro revisited in revised overview | Canon Rumors

Bryan at The-Digital-Image accomplished his full overview of the Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM final month, and one of many unfavourable points that stood out was the main target shift that he skilled with the brand new RF macro lens.

Within the spirit of being thorough, Bryan acquired himself a second copy of the RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro to see if he had obtained a foul copy, or if the shift was by design. It seems prefer it’s the latter.

Did I get a foul copy of the Canon RF 100mm F2.8 L Macro IS USM Lens? My guess was no. Supporting that idea was a technical rep confirming the difficulty along with his lens. The check outcomes shared above have been forwarded to the Canon lens staff in Japan. Read the full review

For those who solely wish to learn in regards to the focus shift subject and see the checks, simply do a search (CTRL-F / CMD-F) for “dangerous copy” and skim what Bryan has found with two totally different copies of the RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro.

We’ve been discussing this subject on the Canon Rumors Discord server and one particular person “Tig“, has been speaking with Bryan about this subject. Whereas he has skilled it, his points haven’t been as pronounced.

… this was at macro scale, at most magnification (1.4x), so to have this not transfer the topic out of the aircraft of focus at f/4-f/8 means there’s very, little or no shift. I’d undoubtedly purchase the lens once more if I knew all this. I are likely to shoot it at f/2.8 when working and gunning whereas mountaineering, or at one thing like f/11 – f/14 if performing some table-top macro factor. In each of these circumstances, you wouldn’t be capable of discover any shift.

So the difficulty will not be one thing all shooters will encounter and it’s attainable {that a} firmware replace for the RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro may repair the shift,