Considering Quattro H concerned about SA lenses

danski0224 wrote:

dazzleships wrote:

I guess I misstated my concern: Sigma is making no more SA cameras. I spend $2-3k on SA lenses they will be worth nothing compared to their Nikon, Canon, Sony counterparts in 3-5 years. Like M42, which were all but worthless until mirrorless cameras came out. Sigma wants $200+ to convert SA to another mount. I am not buying into an already obsolete system. I really want an QH but will hold onto my DP Merrills and see where FF Foveon goes.

Canon lenses are obsolete 10 years or less from the release of the new version. Imagine how the owners of a 600mm f/4 II at around $12,000.00 feel with the availability of the version 3 of that lens was announced.

Or, the 70-200 f/2.8 VII to the VIII, which seems to be nothing more than a different paint color and some coatings.

The Canon EF 500mm f/4 and the EF 400mm f/2.8 have gone "obsolete", and values plummeted.

Sigma lens support is also finite. I am not aware of anything specified in writing though.

The old 70mm macro is not serviceable, and I would assume that any lenses from that period are also not serviceable.

How long will Sigma service something like the current version of the 105mm macro that is also on sale?

How long will Sigma service the Global Vision lenses?

As I understand it, the SD1M is "obsolete". The only version on the Sigma site is refurbished, not new.

I wouldn't be surprised if the dp Merrill cameras are "obsolete". How about the SD15?

Can't get anything fixed at Nikon because everything has "impact damage"

Sigma is no less obsolete than the others.

It is the mount that is obsolete. In all of those Canon lenses you will be able to purchase upgraded native mount cameras. That isn't ending. Canon and Nikon have not said they are discontinuing EF or F mount cameras. There is still an active market for those cameras and Nikon and Canon are going to keep moving in those lines. There will continue to be purchasers of new DSLR bodies and they will need native mount lenses. That keeps the used market moving.

Sigma SA mount has always been a fringe mount. There is a very small market for them and there will be no future cameras developed using that mount. That means no future purchasers of SA mount camera looking for lenses.

Yes, they can be adapted to other mounts (L and FE). But at a size/weight disadvantage compared to native mount and potentially with other restrictions as well. If you already have them you can use them elsewhere. That is nice.

But those without SA mount lenses that are users of L mount cameras or Sony cameras aren't exactly going to be flocking to purchase SA mount lenses (which tend to be ridiculously large) and then make them even bigger (and more expensive) by adding an adapter.

A person with a Nikon or Canon DSLR that is exploring L (or FE) would be more likely to try one of those mount Sigma lenses with an adapter. And there are orders of magnitudes more cameras already out there that can use them as is.

Shawn