Disappointed with Canon

1. nnowak wrote:

brent1395 wrote:

nnowak wrote:

Don't count out RF-S just yet. We are not even 8 months into the existence of RF-S, and there are already solid rumors of more RF-S gear coming in just a few months. Look at where the M system was at 8 months in. Canon needs to move all crop sensor DSLR sales to RF-S. Two bodies and two lenses won't cut it. Canon will need to expand RF-S significantly, and they will need to do it quicker than they ever did with the M system. RF-S may look like a lateral move today, but advancing technology and a broader model lineup will change that view in the not to distant future.

Give it another year, and I bet we are at four RF-S bodies and five RF-S lenses. And here's a thought... One of the rumored RF-S cameras coming this year is supposed to be marketed toward vlogging and will have a form factor similar to the M6 II. What if Canon was the first manufacturer to not be a bonehead and they put IBIS in their compact vlogging camera? Odds are slim, and it would probably use the new 24mp sensor with the M50 tilt-swivel screen, but still interesting. Add the rumored RF-S 22mm pancake to that camera and it gets even more interesting.

The RF-S bodies coming out are promising, but until there are third party lenses, I think the RF-S lens lineup will remain inferior to EF-M. I just can’t imagine Canon releasing several affordable F1.4 primes like we have with EF-M.

Several? Canon blocking third party AF lenses is stupid, but the M system isn't exactly flush with options. There are only three third party autofocus lenses still in production for the M system. The Tamron 18-200mm in EF-M mount was discontinued years ago. That just leaves the Sigma trio of 16mm, 30mm, and 56mm. Canon may already consider these focal lengths covered with the RF 16mm f/2.8, RF 35mm f/1.8 IS Macro, and RF 50mm f/1.8. Optically, these lenses might be a step behind the Sigma versions, but the 16mm and 50mm are a lot cheaper, smaller, and lighter.

Yes, several. I’d be surprised if any of them are still in production even if the manufacturers haven’t announced they have stopped producing them.

My point is that there are several EF-M F1.4 AF lenses that can be purchased for less than $500 made by Canon, Sigma, and Viltrox. I’m not aware that RF has any AF F1.4 lenses available for under $500. And as long as third parties are locked out, I doubt there will be any.

For the photography that I do with a crop sensor, the 1.4 primes are clutch. I’d love to have some of the features of the new crop RF bodies, but I also know that I can take better pictures with an M6II and some 1.4 primes than I could with an R7 and a slow zoom. So for me, the crop RF bodies just aren’t that compelling.

So as it stands, if I get an RF body it will be a full frame, but if I have to migrate to a new mount anyway I might as well look at options available from all brands. My EF-M lens collection is just as useless on RF as it is on Panasonic or Sony.