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R8 is Full Frame; R50 succeeds the M50?

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SafariBob
SafariBob Veteran Member • Posts: 3,850
Re: Slower and slower lenses.

John Crowe wrote:

Of course this should be in the Rumours forum.

What continually mystifies me is the move to slower and slower lenses.

charitably, this could be interpreted as a desire by canon to offer an entry level full format option, so there can a single format instead of the dual apsc/ff

The big advantage to mirrorless, originally touted, was the ease of making faster and lighter lenses.

touted by whom? I guess users were hoping for Leica m like rangefinder lenses, but manufacturers did not make the necessary optical stack to facilitate them

Now Canon is favouring slow mediocre lenses instead.

More profits!

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