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

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JackJonesPhoto New Member • Posts: 6
Re: Will Canon allow EF lenses to work on future RF bodies?

Steve Balcombe wrote:

Arthur Stanley Jefferson wrote:

Just a thought, could Canon slowly phase out the compatibility of EF lenses on future RF bodies….to increase new sales revenue from RF lenses?

They could, because the EF-RF adapter is just a dumb adapter - all the protocol conversion is done by the camera, which knows how to communicate with an EF lens. It would clearly be possible to remove this feature. It wouldn't even have to be a future body - it could be done with a firmware update.

But whether they would is a different question. I think it would be the final straw for many people, who are already frustrated that Sigma, Tamron and others are locked out by Canon's closed system. If I was locked out of my EF 100L Macro, for example, that would be the last time I ever used a Canon body.

Why is it a final straw? Why not just make it a first straw? If people love the Sigma, Tamron lenses so much why buy a Canon body? Just buy a body that uses those lenses, why the need to live frustrated? Seems a bit silly to me.

I do not really think Canon cares about the other lenses, they only care about their own and their system and that is why you are buying Canon, otherwise go elsewhere. Canon has made it clear what their plan is.

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