SIGMA Announces Four New Lenses – None for RF

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SIGMA continues their aggressive rollout of new lenses for Sony’s E-Mount and their own L-Mount by announcing three new photography focused lenses and a new autofocus Cinema lens. The SIGMA 20-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DG Contemporary is the first 10X full-frame zoom lens that starts at 20mm wide. They have also released another “World’s First” with the […]

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After going pretty all-in Canon two years ago, the small seed of buyers remorse that was planted by the atrocious Speedlite RT interference problems and started to sprout first with the Sigma 300-600 and then the Sony 50-150 is growing to a flourishing plant :D

If only Sony would have updated the A7 with the body now used on the A1 and A9, in 2022...
 
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Just ****** us am I right? But hey at least Canon's not doomed and doing well financially. Yay Canon -.-
Of course Canon is earning well and everybody likes VCM lenses simply because there is no alternative to it!! Especially the Sigma Art lenses would be an alternative and that's why Canon is afraid of them. Look for the big gaps in the RF lineup. VCM lenses are good but also a compromise. Will Canon ever produce non-VCM primes (UWA to normal normal lens)?

BTW: A patent for something like the RF-mount is usually valid for 20 years and Canon started with RF in 2018 ....
 
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Of course Canon is earning well and everybody likes VCM lenses simply because there is no alternative to it!! Especially the Sigma Art lenses would be an alternative and that's why Canon is afraid of them. Look for the big gaps in the RF lineup. VCM lenses are good but also a compromise. Will Canon ever produce non-VCM primes (UWA to normal normal lens)?

BTW: A patent for something like the RF-mount is usually valid for 20 years and Canon started with RF in 2018 ....
Every manufacturer has VCM lenses buddy. And is focusing on VCM the only thing Canon has been doing for the past period or so. Where's the middle of the road telephoto/supertelephoto? Something that people can actually dream of affording? Internal zoom telephotos? Anything remotely interesting like a 200mm F/2? No? Just VCM... ok.
 
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BTW: A patent for something like the RF-mount is usually valid for 20 years and Canon started with RF in 2018 ....
If it was just the patents stopping it I'm sure we'd have some 3rd party options from China and/or adapters for non-Canon lenses to RF. I'm quite certain canon implemented some sort of signing or encryption scheme for communications that make it impractical to just make something that works on the mount without ending up in a cat/mouse game.

I imagine a work around would be for such a lens or adapter to just 'speak' the EF language.
 
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A bitch article is forthcoming - Craig posted this up before I had a chance to whine about it.
Surprise, surprise! What makes a certain camera brand attractive as the differences between the main competitors concerning the camera bodies aren't looking that big to me? For me that is a large selection of lenses, so that I can pick the best-suitable ones for my needs. Canon is building very good lenses, but the selection is even 7 years after the start of RF a little bit limited. Sure, Canon want's to get the creme of the cake, but if they don't have the capacities to build certain lenses in an acceptable time, they should consider 3rd party solutions.
 
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It’s time to move on…
I m Full into Canon, but won’t buy anything new since last year. And if this slow and pricy movement is going on - I will leave the ship. Let’s see what the next alpha will get! I hope for a decent 30+Mp stacked sensor without compromises :D..
Then they have me… or Nikon when they lower their weight of the Z8 II or pump the MP of a Z6 IV to 30+
 
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There is an interesting post on FStoppers for those interested in another opinion about Canon’s strategy to keep the RF (FF) mount closed. The title is “The Genius of Canon's RF Mount Lens Lockdown”.

A quote from the conclusion (emphasis is mine): “Canon was accused of walling off the garden when they began controlling RF mount access. Critics predicted market share losses, user defection, and ecosystem stagnation. Photography influencers proclaimed Sony's third-party friendly approach the obvious future. The consensus was clear: Canon had made a strategic error that would cost them dearly.

In hindsight, it may have been the construction of a remarkably profitable fortress. With minimal competition for their high-margin premium glass and a comprehensive stable of budget lenses that preempted third-party alternatives, Canon transformed a widely reviled approach into one of the most successful plays of the mirrorless era. The company didn't just survive the transition from DSLR to mirrorless; they maintained strong profitability while commanding premium pricing across their lens lineup.”

See: https://fstoppers.com/business/genius-canons-rf-mount-lens-lockdown-711104
 
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