If this rumor is true then it means that Canon is not planning to release an APSC RF body in the near future.
Also, given the absence of EF-M lenses , it looks like the M is here to stay but relegated to a consumer level.
This.
If this is true, is near imposible that canon has resources for a single lens more in 2021
I don't have experience on the photographic sector but a company can't give licence to a third company like "sigma", "tamron" for example to make lenses for them?
That’s what Sony did. Sony made the E mount open so any third party manufacturer can make lenses for E mount without having to reverse engineer a mount.
I don’t ever see Canon ever doing this because it will eat into their profits. Sony did it because they had to aggressively gain market share when they first entered the market.
and yeah EFM mount continues to be sidelined as always by Canon.
How much more profit they expect to have from their ef-m lenses (especially if they don't make new, and existed or possible future users go to another system)?
They can continue make camera bodies and other companies make lenses for them if they don't want their own.
While EFM lenses are limited, I would have to admit that Canon made pretty good choices in their lens lineup from a business POV.
1. Many EFM users probably stick to their kit lens.
2. For users that buy more lenses, the already released 22mm, 11-22mm and 32mm are already the top choices to buy first for most users. If EFM is open mount, third party manufacturers may compete with these lenses by launching cheaper alternatives.
Eg Sigma 30mm f1.4 competes with Canon’s 32mm f1.4. Even from sentiments in here, you can see that some people prefer the 32mm because there might be a chance that the Sigmas may one day be incompatible in a newer body. While it might be unlikely to happen, it’s still real consumer behaviour.