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Holy balls. The thought of fiddling with anything near my cameras sensor while out gives me nightmares.
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Is that a serious question?
Different horses and all that.
I'm of the school that doesn't put an extra layer of glass over their lens unless it serves a genuine purpose, like an ND or CPL.
Yeah, that's a hard pass from me too. I've got my camera set to close the shutter when I power off just so more crap doesn't get on my sensor, but I'm still not doing that!
Exactly and same here! Lens changes always happen quickly and with the sensor face down as well. 2 and a half years later and the sensor is still pristine.
It's quite easy with the older ones. Newer ones have a shorter flange making it more difficult but not impossible. The biggest shortsightedness of Canon was obviously designing the filter into the adapter and not the flange itself. Though you still can only use one filter it would be useful for something like a CPL.
Indeed. I imagine there isn't much in normal everyday situations that isn't covered why it is called the ultimate videographer lens. But the point is still it covers multiple lenses so if you need more than 105mm you might not need it to be a F2.8 and might go for F4 instead. Or if you're serious about wildlife or sport you might actually go for the 100-300 F2.8 which offers something other lenses don't.
You know you likely have 10 layers already? A thin hairline layer purposely designed for it won't make much difference, and UV filters and such do serve a purpose. Personally I like to always have a CPL attached just for when I need it.
Good for them, but I'm not a videographer, I'm a working photographer.
300mm is a little short for my needs.
2nd hand EF lenses are affordable and easy to come by. Discounting them because they're not RF is foolish.
All carefully crafted by Canon.
UV filters serve no purpose aside from completing the weather sealing on a select number of lenses.
The chances of me needing a CPL are slim and are far outweighed by the inconvenience of continuously having to make sure it's not engaged.
I use electronic shutter as much as possible, the rated shutter life on the R7 is only 200,000 actuations, but when it really matters, or I need to use flash, I bite the bullet and switch to EFCS.
You know it doesn't mean only video right? Reason I mention it is video requirements are a lot more demanding like switching from closeup to wide in an instant. If it's good for video it's even better for photography.
I didn't say they shouldn't be an option. The issue is with discounting RF lenses when in a lot of situations they are more practical, better quality, and can even save you money in the long run. If EF lenses are considered because of price it should only be as a bridging option until someone can afford better.
I also thought so and it's a widely believed misconception that cameras have filters. The truth is while sensors are less sensitive to UV this is only for specific wavelengths. In some situations a good quality UV filter will actually give better image quality than what is lost. Personally though I don't think it offers as much advantage as other filters.
More of a concern when shooting in nature and certain reflective surfaces. I don't know what you mean by making sure it isn't engaged. A CPL only works if turned correctly and if not it usually doesn't have any effect.
Where did you come up with that?
People are going to upgrade their bodies with greater frequency than their lenses.
There's no misconception - Modern sensors filter out UV light and are unnecessary. They also make your lenses more prone to flaring.
CPLs spin freely and take time to make sure they're engaged/disengaged. CPLs can be very useful but if you don't need it, remove it. You're just adding another unnecessary optical layer.
Presumably you're referring to the Meike? You just remove the ND and replace it with a blank. One filter for every [EF] lens you own. Seems simple and convenient to me especially when there are lenses you cannot simply screw a filer on.
So weird. My camera doesn't do that at all
It's most noticeable when it's a fairly rapid pan so you're probably not going to see it unless you're spending a lot of time doing that. With a readout speed of ~29 ms the R7 might be more prone than other cameras.
TBH I completely forgot the camera had it.Uuuuuuhhhm. Very useful
I can shoot handheld with a 600mm lens at 1/200 so there's that
Now that you know, it can be a pain as well. Make sure to turn it off if you're doing longer exposures on the tripod. The sensor movement can blur the image
Turns out you can only disable it if you attach a non-IS lens.
Switch to Sony my friend.... We've had this discussion
Real photographers use Fuji!!Switch to Sony my friend.... We've had this discussion
