Re:Canon EF and RF Lenses – All Autofocus Motors
by ExAr on Monday March 10, 2025 @11:10AM
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Cool videos, thanks! The driver shown in the first video is indeed a piezoelectric actuator, but not the type Canon uses in their lenses. The driver shown in the second video is probably related to Canon's Nano USM.
Re:Canon EF and RF Lenses – All Autofocus Motors
by blackeyeblitzar on Monday March 10, 2025 @04:06PM
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Do companies like Canon manufacture these motors or actuators themselves? Or is there some other company that specializes in this sort of thing?
Re:Canon EF and RF Lenses – All Autofocus Motors
by ExAr on Tuesday March 11, 2025 @02:09PM
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As far as I know, Canon controls a large part of the supply chain and has numerous factories to manufacture quality-critical parts (especially their lenses, zoom mechanisms, and barrels) themselves. But there are numerous components that are more efficient to obtain from third parties, such as microchips. I am not sure about the motors and actuators, though.
Here's a video showing the mechanism:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iHL4ZCkCKc
And here's a video showing such a motor at full speed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtttNnmCVmU