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Equipment & Techniques => Cameras, Lenses and Shooting gear => Topic started by: vjbelle on February 08, 2009, 05:15:56 pm

Title: Zeiss ZF lenses on 5D ll
Post by: vjbelle on February 08, 2009, 05:15:56 pm

I'm contemplating the purchase of some ZF lenses for a Canon 5D ll.  Simple question...... will the Canon give me focus confirmation?


Thanks for any reply.....

Victor

Title: Zeiss ZF lenses on 5D ll
Post by: marcmccalmont on February 08, 2009, 06:26:30 pm

If you buy an adapter with a chip on it, it will.
Marc

Quote from: vjbelle

I'm contemplating the purchase of some ZF lenses for a Canon 5D ll.  Simple question...... will the Canon give me focus confirmation?


Thanks for any reply.....

Victor

Title: Zeiss ZF lenses on 5D ll
Post by: mrenters on February 08, 2009, 07:12:37 pm

Quote from: vjbelle

I'm contemplating the purchase of some ZF lenses for a Canon 5D ll.  Simple question...... will the Canon give me focus confirmation?


Thanks for any reply.....

Victor

Do you mean ZE lenses?  If so, they do provide focus confirmation.  At least my 50 1.4 does.

Martin

Title: Zeiss ZF lenses on 5D ll
Post by: vjbelle on February 09, 2009, 08:19:26 am

Quote from: marcmccalmont

If you buy an adapter with a chip on it, it will.
Marc

So that rules out the Novaflex - right?  

Thanks for the reply.

Title: Zeiss ZF lenses on 5D ll
Post by: vjbelle on February 09, 2009, 08:23:48 am

Quote from: mrenters

Do you mean ZE lenses?  If so, they do provide focus confirmation.  At least my 50 1.4 does.

Martin

No..... I mean the ZF lenses.  Zeiss doesn't make the 100 or 50 f2 macro in a ZE mount.  

Title: Zeiss ZF lenses on 5D ll
Post by: harlemshooter on February 09, 2009, 09:30:12 am

I have Canon and the 100 ZF...no focus confirmation.  I wouldn't want it anyway, for my apps.  Never tried the chipped adapters though (mine from Cameraquest).

Quote from: vjbelle

No..... I mean the ZF lenses.  Zeiss doesn't make the 100 or 50 f2 macro in a ZE mount.  

Title: Zeiss ZF lenses on 5D ll
Post by: vjbelle on February 09, 2009, 04:15:48 pm

Quote from: harlemshooter

I have Canon and the 100 ZF...no focus confirmation.  I wouldn't want it anyway, for my apps.  Never tried the chipped adapters though (mine from Cameraquest).

Does live view function?  That's the only 'real' focus confirmation I would trust other than an image on my computer.  

Victor

Title: Zeiss ZF lenses on 5D ll
Post by: harlemshooter on February 09, 2009, 04:42:32 pm

yes, liveview isn't dependent on focus confirmation.

Quote from: vjbelle

Does live view function?  That's the only 'real' focus confirmation I would trust other than an image on my computer.  

Victor