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  Comment on the Canon J series vs. YJ lenses

  Posted by Tim Snider on October 15, 2005 at 5:38 am

  Hi all,

  I’m looking to buy a used SD lens for my SDX900. For those of you that have experience with both the Canon YJ and J series lenses, a couple of questions:

  1. Is the imaging noticeably better with the J series lenses?
  2. If so, do you feel it’s worth the additional expense?
  3. Any comments on the super-wide J11ax4.5 lens?

  Thanks so much.
  Tim

  Tim Snider
  Deja View Media, Inc.

  Steve Wargo replied 20 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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  Steve Wargo

  October 16, 2005 at 4:08 am

  We have a Canon 11×4.7 lens for our HD F-900 camera. It allows us to shoot in a 10 x 10 room, a motor vehicle, an elevator, almost anywhere.

  A lot of people skimp on their lenses because they don’t see a difference. If you hook up to a top of the line monitor with YUV cables, you will definitly see the improvement in picture quality, increased light, and the ability to fine focus.

  We paid $26,000 for our lens. I’m sure that yours will be less.

  While you’re testing lenses, try out some primes.

  Steve Wargo
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  Tim Snider

  October 16, 2005 at 12:26 pm

  Steve, thanks for the recommendation.

  A follow-up question. In the situations where you want to create a shallow DOF (interview, close-up, etc.), is the focal length long enough further into the lens to create that?

  Thanks again,
  Tim
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  Steve Wargo

  November 1, 2005 at 2:50 am

  With the super wide glass, you can knock out the background by moving about 15″ from your subject. Not like Panavision, but noticable.

  SW

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