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Will Canon allow EF lenses to work on future RF bodies?

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OP Arthur Stanley Jefferson Contributing Member • Posts: 809
Re: Will Canon allow EF lenses to work on future RF bodies?
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Messier Object wrote:

I think the answer is YES, EF lenses will continue to work if not explicitly supported,

however there is no guarantee that there won't be future camera features which will only work with RF lenses because of certain EF lens electromechanical performance limitations. And perhaps Canon will contrive to make that happen

Peter

I agree with your assessment Peter. You have also been very diplomatic with your wording.

I believe EF support will be withdrawn, once RF bodies have reached a certain saturation of the market and the migration of most dslr users has occurred.

Financially it makes sense to drive customers to new RF sales and new revenue, but I assume they may continue to make some EF lenses that are highly profitable too until their RF version lenses are available.

Support won’t be a sudden switch off that would alienate EF users, probably more of a slow fade over next 4 years or so.
How they “contrive to make that happen”? ….and when ? are the unknowns right now.

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