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Why we might never see Canon’s APS-C primes

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Canon_Guy
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Re: Why we might never see Canon’s APS-C primes
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MarshallG wrote:

Martin_99 wrote:

MarshallG wrote:

Martin_99 wrote:

I'm Sony apsc user, but watching the whole mirrorless scene. I think that Canon expect apsc users to use budget fullframe lenses like 16f1.8, 24f1.8, 35f1.8, 50f1.8 etc., so I expect 0 apsc dedicated lenses to be released.

The worse is lack of f4 / f2.8 apsc zooms in my opinion. This is the reason, despite good cameras they started to offer, I will not consider Canon in the future.

I don’t think there would be much size or cost savings in dedicated APS-C lenses, and Canon figures APS-C users might upgrade one day.

I don't agree. For example - Sigma produce both FF and apsc fast zooms for Sony. I use and like their 18-50f2.8. If don't exist I would be "forced" to use their very similar, but FF variant 28-70f2.8. So for $250 more I will get bigger and heavier lens (290g VS 470g) with missing wide focal range. Not a good deal in my opinion...

Not mentioning, that only native option on RF is $2,200, 900g RF 24-70f2.8

You’re talking about zoom lenses, not prime lenses. Even so, I don’t know how much smaller/less expensive a 24-70 f/2.8 would be in APS-C format. Canon’s APS-C zooms were never f/2.8.

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