Patent Application: The Zoom You’ve Dreamt About: 70-150mm F2.0

[Swissbob]

You‘re right and the 2 year warranty works in switzerland as well.

3 years of warranty, and in my case a fast delivery.

My R5m2 was delivered broken, I got a new one within 2 days.

I had 2 broken Fujis which were replaced from cameras he had in the Shop, he‘s got the green light from the Head of Fuji Switzerland after a Short call.

 

[Del Paso]

You‘re right and the 2 year warranty works in switzerland as well.

3 years of warranty, and in my case a fast delivery.

My R5m2 was delivered broken, I got a new one within 2 days.

I had 2 broken Fujis which were replaced from cameras he had in the Shop, he‘s got the green light from the Head of Fuji Switzerland after a Short call.

My feeling, and also private experience, is that customer service still stands for what it should with Swiss companies!
PB Swiss, for instance...

 

[Swissbob]

My feeling, and also private experience, is that customer service still stands for what it should with Swiss companies!
PB Swiss, for instance...

I agree with you
I am happy to report that the Swiss subsidiary from Canon and Fuji have the same customer service as other swiss companies like PB Swiss or Victorinox ( Producer of the Original Swiss Knife, BTW they still produce it here in Switzerland near the Lakelucerne).

 

[GMCPhotographics]

With Sony's latest announcement....i'm sure this puts some pressure on Canon some what. The Sony 50-150mm f2.0 is a fair bit wider than any of Canon's patent designs. Honesty...Canon just give us a EF 35-135mm f2.0 L and we'll all buy one!

 

[Del Paso]

With Sony's latest announcement....i'm sure this puts some pressure on Canon some what. The Sony 50-150mm f2.0 is a fair bit wider than any of Canon's patent designs. Honesty...Canon just give us a EF 35-135mm f2.0 L and we'll all buy one!

I hate to say it, but imagine the excitement if this lens were from Canon. OK, it's obviously a bit on the heavy side, but the range is very interesting and useful.
Well done, S..y.
I'm afraid a 35-135 f/2 could be very difficult to develop in "L" quality...

 

[GMCPhotographics]

I hate to say it, but imagine the excitement if this lens were from Canon. OK, it's obviously a bit on the heavy side, but the range is very interesting and useful.
Well done, S..y.
I'm afraid a 35-135 f/2 could be very difficult to develop in "L" quality...

The choice of a 50-150mm f2.0 is very interesting. Although this lens can’t take a 1.4x tc, if it could, it would make a 70-210 f2.8….lol. I also don't understand why S**Y needed to use a 95mm filter thread. Surely a 75mm front diameter objective element would have sufficed? So a 77mm thread wold have been adequate., especially consdering how much digital correction is employed on these days. Even an 82mm would have been over kill.

So no I don’t think a 35-135/f2.0 is particularly difficult for Canon to design and build. Especially considering Tamron was able to design and build a F2-2.8 version of this 3 years ago. The problem is that Canon are trying to limit some of their focal zoom options to sell a trinity of f2.0. Canon’s patents show a 70-150mm. A 35-135mm f2.0 would raid the new sales of the 135mm f1.8 and 28-70/2.0. However, most people have already bought these lenses and would love to combine a pair of £2K lenses with a new "all in one" £4K lens. Canon needs to move their thinking of trying to sell three lenses to cover a desired focal range, especially if this singular lens is in the £4k cost category.