Canon C300 + 40mm pancake Mfr# 6310B002
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Re: Canon C300 + 40mm pancake Mfr# 6310B002
Hi Philip,
Great photo! Looks like a fancy lens cap! Bit fiddly to focus manually on a C300 so autofocus would be a great addition to the firmware wish list. Can't be that difficult? Incidentally I bought the EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM to add to my kit. It's very useful for those situations where you just need a bit more throw on your lens such as filming a meeting or group of people. Very smooth focus, good IS and pleasing bokeh. Not quite as sharp as the 17-55mm F/2.8. |
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I have to admit, the pancake on the C300 made me giggle. :)
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Hi Nigel,
I agree with what you say " We won't ever see proper auto-focus on the C300 as it doesn't have the necessary hardware like the XF105/305 or even the T4i/650D for using the new STM lenses" The hardware you refer to is presumably the sensor? The actual mechanical focus adjustment is achieved within the lens either with USM ( UltraSonic Motor ) or the new STM.(Stepping Motor Technology) The T4i/650D has the hybrid CMOS sensor that has a phase detect capabilities built on the image sensor itself to enable it to constantly auto focus. Now I'm not clever enough to really understand how that all works and all I would ever want would be to to electronically spot check the focus. Just like I do with my Canon 7D. So could a firmware update enable the C300 to utilise the contrast detection autofocus method? This is achieved by measuring contrast within a sensor field, through the lens. This method of autofocus is implemented in software. |
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I suspect that the C300 doesn't even have the hardware necessary to talk control the focus motor within the lens.
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The C300 is able to focus a lens through the wireless controller or a Lanc controller so that end of the equation is there.
All it needs now is the firmware to be tweaked to enable the sensor to be used to measure focus . . . or not. This is a question for someone like Alan Roberts. |
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Speaking of 40mm lenses, my favourite lens on the C300:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/534437-REG/Voigtlander_BA229DN_Ultron_40mm_f_2_0_SL_II.html A bit pricier but a stop faster than the Canon, close focussing, wonderful build quality, tactile focus ring. |
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