Timeline for Why does Canon and Nikon limit or disable autofocus beyond certain f-numbers?
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| Jan 23, 2017 at 8:17 | history | edited | Michael C | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 8, 2011 at 19:11 | vote | accept | bwDraco | ||
| Oct 8, 2011 at 19:11 | comment | added | bwDraco | In any case, while every phase detection AF system has a hard limit (typically around f/11 AFAIK), the fact that Canon has these limitations that are set above these hard limits means that this answer most directly answers the question. | |
| Oct 8, 2011 at 15:27 | vote | accept | bwDraco | ||
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| Oct 8, 2011 at 14:51 | comment | added | dpollitt | I agree 100%, its a workaround, not a complete solution. | |
| Oct 8, 2011 at 14:48 | comment | added | bwDraco | From what I've read, the tape trick results in unreliable AF. The camera may cope in brighter conditions with high contrast, but will hunt and fail to acquire focus in low light or low contrast, depending on the camera body. | |
| Oct 8, 2011 at 3:49 | history | answered | dpollitt | CC BY-SA 3.0 |