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

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Foskito
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Re: Why we might never see Canon’s APS-C primes
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BBR5 wrote:

I don't know Canon's view of APS-c, but I consider APS-c a good fit for only four uses. I consider FF a better option for uses that fall outside the confines of these categories.

1) Smallest possible size/weight ILCs

2) Lower cost ILCs

3) Macro Use (increased DOF)

4) Wildlife/Increased Reach

The R50 and R10 are options that address the first and second market/uses. All of Canon's three APS-c bodies can be used for the third and fourth categories, but the R7 is seemingly aimed more specifically at the fourth category.

Most of the buyers in the first two categories are going to be satisfied with only a few lens options. Users in the third category are a fairly small market and FF lenses are a reasonable option, so not many APS-c specific lenses are really needed here. Similarly, users in the fourth category are fairly well served with FF lenses since there is little to be gained in size/weight/cost with APS-c super telephotos.

So, I see little point in a large selection of APS-c lenses. But as I said, I don't know Canon's view of the APS-c market.

The extra MP count of the R7 would be very helpful for macro, but I agree its main use is #4 and full-frame lenses are perfect for that camera.

Based on points #1 and #2, we might never see dedicated fast APSC primes.

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