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New Sigma 18-50 2.8

Started Oct 31, 2021 | Discussions thread
charisgratia Regular Member • Posts: 224
Re: Fuji's Lens Sales about to be crushed

nnowak wrote:

charisgratia wrote:

MAC wrote:

nnowak wrote:

Lately, multiple manufacturers have chosen not to release their most recent crop sensor AF lenses in EF-M mount.

  • Rokinon/Samyang 12mm f/2.0 - XF
  • Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 - E, XF, L
  • TTArtisan 27mm f/2.8 - XF
  • Tamron 17-70mm f/2.8 - E, XF
  • Tamron 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 - E, XF
  • Tamron 150-500mm f/5-6.7 - E, XF (compatible with full frame)
  • Tokina 23mm f/1.4 - E, XF
  • Tokina 33mm f/1.4 - E, XF
  • Tokina 56mm f/1.4 - E, XF
  • Viltrox 13mm f/1.4 - E, XF, Z
  • Viltrox 85mm f/1.8 - E, XF, Z (compatible with full frame)

Besides Sigma, both Tamron and Viltrox have previously released AF lenses for the M system and would already have the engineering work of defining AF protocols finished.

on the contrary to your thesis

for $1042, being able to get the trio sigma primes

Sigma 16mm, 30mm, and 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lenses Kit (bhphotovideo.com)

and now for $549 being able to get the small f2.8 sigma zoom

Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN Contemporary Lens for FUJIFILM X (bhphotovideo.com)

will imo opinion CRUSH fuji lens sales - my prediction is that they will be in dire straits financially by the end of next year

Totally disagree, as most Fuji users refuse to buy those lenses because they lack an aperture ring, which is a defining and desired feature of most Fuji lenses. Also, most Fuji users already have (or had and sold) the XF 18-55 f/2.8-4 which comes as a kit lens and includes an aperture ring and image stabilization, whereas the Sigma does not.

Rotation of the Sigma zoom ring is also in the wrong direction and the focal range is the most restrictive of any option available to the system.

Thank you. I forgot to mention the zoom direction. I hadn't even realized this until I saw a recent review. That could get annoying fast. Sure, there's no perfect camera or lens, but little annoyances add up.

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