I disagree. There should be a few budget conscious primes available in native RF mount for users of the RP and its successor. Canon is clearly phasing out of the EF mount so it would be natural to offer some basic lenses for the entry level user. Not everyone can afford the R5 and 1.2L lenses.
If Canon doesn't offer these, and Sigma/Tamron decide not to make RF lenses, the budget conscious purchaser may decide that Sony is a better option just for the glass.
They will phase out EF, that is true. But that will essentially take years. Affordable primes will come, that is a given... it makes no sense when people claim that canon won't. They literally stated that their game plan is for RP people (early adopters) will have the whole of the EF line as an affordable option. Keep in mind that most people buying the RP are entry level people, and they typically do not even ever buy primes... Statistically those who buy entry level cameras have a kit lens on there along with perhaps the nifty fifty. No reason why one can't simply adopt the 50 stm at least for now.
Look. I wish there was already at least an RF 50 f1.8, and some of those f4 zooms, but so far I have been pretty spot on with how canon would approach this because it makes sense on their end, though it isn't what works for me.
1. The camera market is shrinking. That is a fact, so the pool of potential buyers will shrink. Who will be the people that will still be buying cameras and camera gear in 5 years? In 10 years? Those are the people that canon is focusing on right out the gate.
2. With (1) in mind, how to go about securing those people? Show them that canon is unique, and at the top of its game. They did this with lenses first, since their bodies were lagging. I had suspected it was a data processing bottleneck. Their latest processor kinda shows this was indeed the case.
3. Seems like 50 f1.8 and 85 f1.8 are on the road map for this year. So apparently canon hasn't forgotten. In hindsight looking at the rumors and annoucement for the R5, canon planned on annoucing it in late 2019 and it turns out it was delayed to this year. If this is true, then obviously they had their plate full. They got a lot of flak about the EOS R and RP compared to the competition. So looking at this pragmatically I would agree with their approach to prioritize getting the R5 finished rather than affordable glass.
4. Summary... canon has to absolutely secure their position in the market. They can't afford not to. And showing tech and innovation is generally the best way to secure that. It is just like a startup company's approach where making money is not the top priority, but proof of concept and ensuring investors that there will be a future, that is what I expected canon's approach to be. Their EF lines are already options. It is still the cheapest way into photography. People buying MILC an FF are not the norm (the bread and butter), pros and those already invested in the system will still use EF glass, and likely EF bodies and adopt to the RF mount. I really don't believe that the RP's intended target was really people completely new to photography, as most don't do 1k for a body. And when it comes to people like us who already know what we are doing... you do your research, you manage your expectations and you take a calculated risk knowing full well that manufacturers will follow their business strategies that may not fit our need, but has a logic to it base don their business model.
End of the day... looking at canon's history, i have very little doubt that they meticulously analyze and plan what they need to do.
Cheers, and sorry for the rant.
I for one am looking forward to more affordable glass. Besides cost my issues with RF lenses is in fact size and weight. I love what I see coming out of the 50 f1.2 for example. But I sure don't like the idea of a 50 the size and weight of the RF 24-105.