I know there is at least on RF lens from Samyang (with AF), and I have heard there is at least one from Mieke, but the R/RF gear has been out for almost two years now and we haven't seen anything from Sigma or Tamron.
The R5 and R6 releases give a pretty clear impression that mirrorless is the future, even for those of us who have not been keen on EVFs. However, I am not keen to buy into any system which doesn't have a healthy range of third party lenses. As good as most of Canon's RF lenses may be technically, right now I'm looking enviously at lenses available in the Sony system. To give a few examples, Sigma's new 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art is far smaller, lighter and cheaper than Canon's RF 85L lenses, Sigma's 24-70 f/2.8 DG DN Art lens is far cheaper than the RF 24-70L and cheaper even than the old EF 24-70L II, Tamron's 70-180 f/2.8 is far cheaper than Canon's RF 70-200 f/2.8L (and smaller and ligher, although I would prefer the Canon and being able to zoom to 200mm if they were closer to the same price). Those Sigma and Tamron lenses are lenses I might actually buy, but (as a hobbyist) I just cannot justify to myself the price of most of Canon's RF lenses (which are generally selling for A$3,000 to A$4,000 each, and often closer to the top of that range) so they are not on my shopping list.
So, does anyone have any information about if/when Sigma and Tamron will start releasing RF lenses?
The R5 and R6 releases give a pretty clear impression that mirrorless is the future, even for those of us who have not been keen on EVFs. However, I am not keen to buy into any system which doesn't have a healthy range of third party lenses. As good as most of Canon's RF lenses may be technically, right now I'm looking enviously at lenses available in the Sony system. To give a few examples, Sigma's new 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art is far smaller, lighter and cheaper than Canon's RF 85L lenses, Sigma's 24-70 f/2.8 DG DN Art lens is far cheaper than the RF 24-70L and cheaper even than the old EF 24-70L II, Tamron's 70-180 f/2.8 is far cheaper than Canon's RF 70-200 f/2.8L (and smaller and ligher, although I would prefer the Canon and being able to zoom to 200mm if they were closer to the same price). Those Sigma and Tamron lenses are lenses I might actually buy, but (as a hobbyist) I just cannot justify to myself the price of most of Canon's RF lenses (which are generally selling for A$3,000 to A$4,000 each, and often closer to the top of that range) so they are not on my shopping list.
So, does anyone have any information about if/when Sigma and Tamron will start releasing RF lenses?