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Didn't know Nikon and Canon only license Japanese companies with their technology.
Sep 27, 2014 00:05 | #1 http://www.slrlounge.com …et-clone-canon-50mm-f1-4/
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texkam "Just let me be a stupid photographer."  1,580 posts Likes: 999 Joined Mar 2012 Location: Olympia, Washington USA More info | Sep 27, 2014 01:46 | #2 Wonder what the price point will be.
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tkbslc Cream of the Crop 24,604 posts Likes: 45 Joined Nov 2008 Location: Utah, USA More info | Sep 27, 2014 03:02 | #3 seems pretty shady. Would feel dirty buying it. Taylor
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Boone13 Senior Member 387 posts Likes: 13 Joined Dec 2013 Location: Columbus, OH More info | Sep 27, 2014 06:18 | #4 Interesting. I have no desire to buy but given the price ratio with their speedlights, I'd imagine this thing will be fairly cheap. But if it's not "legal", where will you have to buy it from?? Some moments are too amazing to be ruined with words.
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Sirrith Cream of the Crop More info | Sep 27, 2014 07:30 | #5 So if it is a complete clone of the Canon 50/1.4, except with lower quality parts and a non-USM AF motor, that means it will: have the same build quality as the Canon 50/1.8, the same IQ as the 50/1.8, the same AF speed/noise as the 50/1.8. But it will be made in China with lower QC and lower quality plastics than the Canon version. Why bother buying it unless they didn't clone the optics, and actually managed to improve on them? -Tom
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Kwirk Member 237 posts Likes: 5 Joined Jan 2010 More info | Sep 27, 2014 07:34 | #6 Sirrith wrote in post #17180157 So if it is a complete clone of the Canon 50/1.4, except with lower quality parts and a non-USM AF motor, that means it will: have the same build quality as the Canon 50/1.8, the same IQ as the 50/1.8, the same AF speed/noise as the 50/1.8. But it will be made in China with lower QC and lower quality plastics than the Canon version. Why bother buying it unless they didn't clone the optics, and actually managed to improve on them? It has the same construction as the Canon 1.4 as far as optics go.
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tkbslc Cream of the Crop 24,604 posts Likes: 45 Joined Nov 2008 Location: Utah, USA More info | Sep 27, 2014 11:57 | #7 Kwirk wrote in post #17180162 It has the same construction as the Canon 1.4 as far as optics go. I don't see how you can assume that just because it looks the same. Taylor
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maverick75 Cream of the Crop More info | Sep 27, 2014 12:34 | #8 "I also recently read a bit about how only Japanese companies can get AF licenses for EF and F mount from Canon and Nikon (partly why Zeiss has no AF lenses for those systems)." did the person who wrote that article know anything about Zeiss? They're manufactured in Japan, by a Japanese company aka Cosina. - Alex Corona Sony A7, Canon 7DM2/EOS M, Mamiya 645/67
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tkbslc Cream of the Crop 24,604 posts Likes: 45 Joined Nov 2008 Location: Utah, USA More info | Sep 27, 2014 12:42 | #9 maverick75 wrote in post #17180508 did the person who wrote that article know anything about Zeiss? They're manufactured in Japan, by a Japanese company aka Cosina. Zeiss could make EF and F mount AF lenses, they simply don't want to, or need to for that matter. Well I'm not going to pretend to be an expert, but usually the company who owns the brand, designs and markets the lenses has to make the contracts, not the company who they outsource production to. Cosina is to Zeiss as Foxconn is to Apple. Foxconn is not going to secure the patents to use a certain tech in the iphone 6. Apple does that. Taylor
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Kwirk Member 237 posts Likes: 5 Joined Jan 2010 More info | Sep 27, 2014 18:32 | #10 tkbslc wrote in post #17180442 I don't see how you can assume that just because it looks the same. They both have 6 groups / 7 elements and 8 aperture blades.. I don't mean they literally have the same glass.
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jrbdmb Goldmember  1,291 posts Likes: 12 Joined May 2011 More info | Sep 27, 2014 21:03 | #11 maverick75 wrote in post #17180508 did the person who wrote that article know anything about Zeiss? They're manufactured in Japan, by a Japanese company aka Cosina. Zeiss could make EF and F mount AF lenses, they simply don't want to, or need to for that matter. In addition, *no* other companies have a license to the Canon EF mount spec. That's why Sigma / Tamron have to reverse-engineer (i.e. guess) the autofocus algorithms and typically don't AF quite as well as Canon lenses. Tools: 70D, 10-22, Tamron 24-70 VC, 70-300L, 135 f2L
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Buckeye87 Member  47 posts Joined Aug 2014 More info | Sep 27, 2014 23:23 | #12 No word on price?
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HyperYagami Goldmember 2,405 posts Joined Nov 2007 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY, USA More info | http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=41359980248
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tkbslc Cream of the Crop 24,604 posts Likes: 45 Joined Nov 2008 Location: Utah, USA More info | Sep 28, 2014 03:46 | #14 I'll get a used Canon, thanks Taylor
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Shadowblade Cream of the Crop More info | Sep 28, 2014 05:53 | #15 Of all the lenses they could have chosen to copy, they chose this piece of crap...
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At the same time I'm willing to bet the performance is very similar.