Considering Quattro H concerned about SA lenses

dazzleships wrote:

The question was answered in the first few posts. No more SA cameras, the mount is soon obsolete. In 3-5 years when the SDQH (I almost bought) is worn out, the lenses would be worth a small fraction of the other mounts. I won’t be able to buy a new camera to use the with either. I don’t understand the confusion. Makes buying an SDQH and investing in lenses unwise, imo. I contacted Sigma, they want $200+ to convert them.

The conversion cost is a non-issue. You won't need to do that. All you'll need to do is use the adapter that Sigma will be selling. Today you can get an MC-11 adapter to mount Sigma SA-mount lenses on a Sony E-mount camera for about $100 on the used market. I have no doubt that the situation will be similar for the L-mount adapters that Sigma will make, though there may not be quite as many of those. I already have an MC-11 to use my Sigma SA-mount lenses on the Sony E-mount cameras, so I'm not worried that the SA-mount cameras are being discontinued. I'll always be able to use my lenses on Sony cameras, if nothing else (only in manual focus mode though, because my lenses are all pre-Global Vision). I plan to get a couple of Global Vision lenses for my Sigma SD Quattro H. I might end up with three or four of them. I have been considering the possibility of waiting though, to see what comes on sale and what used lenses come onto the used market. Sometimes a really good deal comes available. I got my 100-400 OS for $100 off, and it came with a USB dock ($59 value). Maybe I'll find a good deal on a 60-600 OS Sport or a 14-24 Art. (I want to get both of those.)

For someone considering just getting started though, I think maybe it would make sense to wait for a few months to see what happens in this transition period. There is something else to consider though. the Sigma SA-mount cameras are inexpensive compared to the full-frame camera (no doubt), so they may not drop in price a lot. It could be that the used market for SA-mount lenses stays hot, as it appears to be now. Every time I have looked for SA-mount lenses on eBay recently, I can barely find any. The situation is the same at KEH.com and the used departments at B&H and Adorama.