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User Experience is Top Metric Again

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Klaus dk
Klaus dk Veteran Member • Posts: 9,755
Someone says ...

Jozef M wrote:

What if someone says to you: 'Canon is too expensive, camera bodies and lenses, and no third party lenses ...'

Jozef.

Someone says it all the time, so there's nothing new in that, but it's not as straightforward as it may seem. And the R system seems to be selling quite well, so maybe not everyone agrees.

"Expensive" is a relative term. I agree some Canon products cost more money than I'm willing to spend, but I don't agree that they're too expensive. Some competing products have marginally better specs, and lower prices, but specs aren't everything, and UX is one of the things that sets Canon apart from other manufacturers.

Another thing is, that with a Canon R system, all things play well together and that is also worth paying for, IMHO.

As long as my needs are covered by native RF lenses, I see no need for third party RF lenses. RF-S lenses clearly places APS-C as an entry-level tier, and I think it's a shame. It seems Canon has abandoned that market segment, perhaps because they don't want to cannibalise their FF market. I assume Canon is better at assessing their market than I am, but I suppose they could open the RF protocol to third parties if they saw an advantage in doing so.

R cameras apply digital lens correction for RF lenses to the VF and live view feed in real time, and also to both jpeg and raw files when shooting. If the same should apply to third party lenses, who's going to be responsible for flaws in that process?

It's been quite normal to see Sony cameras perform in unexpected ways regarding vignetting correction of third party lenses. By restricting access to the RF protocol, Canon has avoided that.

Good luck and good light.

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