Canon RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 IS USM Lens showing f higher than spec

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  1. marianne_dmj

    marianne_dmj New Member

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    Equipment:
    Canon R5, RF 100-500, RF 200-800 f/6.3-9 IS USM, EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6l is ii usm, EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4X
    I have just purchased a RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 IS USM Lens (in Australia). After doing some test photos and noting down the parameters, I can see that the f is consistently higher than what is specified. Aperture priority Av setting on R5 is showing a minimum f of 6.7 for the 200 mm (rather than 6.3) and a minimum of 9.5 (not 9) for the 800 mm length, with similarly larger than specified f in between. This is obviously worse than what it should be.
    R5 recognises the lens, the firmware version is 2.0.0 the latest for R5 and the lens is 1.0.4 (out of the box). There is no limit set to Aperture range in the Customisation menu. On the same camera, other lenses are showing the correct min value. This may be a faulty lens. Wondering if anyone else has had this issue.
     

  2. marianne_dmj

    marianne_dmj New Member

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    Equipment:
    Canon R5, RF 100-500, RF 200-800 f/6.3-9 IS USM, EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6l is ii usm, EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4X
    Correction: This was due to Exposure increments in Customisation menu set to 1/2-stop instead of 1/3.
     

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