09-17-2010, 11:38 AM
[quote name='Klaus' timestamp='1284713218' post='2874']
I'm slightly wondering about the degree of compatibility here. It's a non-issue on Pentax/Nikon but at this price level I would expect an electronic coupling for EOS/Alpha.
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Somehow I doubt it, considering the packaging (the barrel I mean by that). The Aperture ring is right at the front, just behind the lens hood bayonet. And in the detailed description it mentions manual aperture.
Also, unless these lenses have incredibly large image circles, well beyond the 12 mm shift allowed, I really doubt they will or could be better than, e.g., the Canon TS-E 17 and/or TS-E 24, based on the very simple optical design these new lenses have (9 elements for the 50, 6 elements in 4 groups for the 90). Of course the FLs aren't too extreme, so it may just work. I'd really like to know how good they are when compared to TS-E 45 and TS-E 90 in this case <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Of course, I could be completely wrong with my assessment. I guess we have to wait and see. <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
Kind regards, WIm
I'm slightly wondering about the degree of compatibility here. It's a non-issue on Pentax/Nikon but at this price level I would expect an electronic coupling for EOS/Alpha.
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Somehow I doubt it, considering the packaging (the barrel I mean by that). The Aperture ring is right at the front, just behind the lens hood bayonet. And in the detailed description it mentions manual aperture.
Also, unless these lenses have incredibly large image circles, well beyond the 12 mm shift allowed, I really doubt they will or could be better than, e.g., the Canon TS-E 17 and/or TS-E 24, based on the very simple optical design these new lenses have (9 elements for the 50, 6 elements in 4 groups for the 90). Of course the FLs aren't too extreme, so it may just work. I'd really like to know how good they are when compared to TS-E 45 and TS-E 90 in this case <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />.Of course, I could be completely wrong with my assessment. I guess we have to wait and see. <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />Kind regards, WIm
Gear: Canon EOS R with 3 primes and 2 zooms, 4 EF-R adapters, Canon EOS 5 (analog), 9 Canon EF primes, a lone Canon EF zoom, 2 extenders, 2 converters, tubes; Olympus OM-D 1 Mk II & Pen F with 12 primes, 6 zooms, and 3 Metabones EF-MFT adapters ....