After this year, they will have a cheaper 35-50-85, they have the 24-105/4 from the start, they will have the 70-200/4, and you can adapt from EF, which is probably cheaper. They also have more Samyang lenses coming after the 14/2.8 and 85/1.4
Not sure what's your problem exactly, for a two year old system it has many options, rest is available from EF, the adapter is a must have for any complainers who buy it anyway. If they don't invest in the system, they have 0 reasons to complain...
Simply put, the more you wait, the more options you'll get.
I don’t agree with you there.
If adapted EF glass gave us full functionality then sure I agree with you. Yes yes it is “seemless” and I do adapt lenses to the R, but it isn’t RF functionality since you miss out on the High Speed Display setting. And HSD does considerably better when it comes to shooting action.
As a result i have held off on buying particular EF lenses. For example if I get a 70-200, it would double for portrait work but also some sports. I wasn’t going to spend the money on the EF version if the bodies that come after the R are only able to do HSD with RF lenses.
And I care about the present not some potential future release, canon has after all not officially announced those lenses. So as of now, the only affordable option for native lenses are the 35, 24-240, and 24-105, that’s it. And since I don’t exactly do action shooting with certain FLs, I have the 50 stm (which is meh optically, soft wide open for example), the 100 L, and the EF 16-35. Native I have the 35, and 24-105.
IF... IF the R5 will shoot and have good live view update of the screens with EF glass as well as RF lenses than I agree with you about the options. But till we see that it is an idea based in fantasy and not reality. End of the day though, I will throw your argument right back at you then. Why insist on high end RF prime lenses while you can simply adapt the EF ones?? See? Goes both ways.
As for third party lenses like the samyang... meh. Decent optically, but all kinds of potential problems when it comes to quality, motor noise etc etc, and how long the lens will last. I would rather spend the money on RF lenses at F1.8 apertures, because to me it isn’t only about cost. To me it has a lot to do with portability, and the 50, and 85 F1.2 are simply ginormous. I mean that 50F1.2 is heavier than the 24-105f4. And the latter is not exactly discrete.
If canon were to release a high end but decently sized 50 F1.4 or F1.8, I have no issue paying 1k for it.