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

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Robert Krawitz Contributing Member • Posts: 840
Re: Will Canon allow EF lenses to work on future RF bodies?

EmotionBlur wrote:

Won't you agree that the average canon R user would feel a bit "meh" knowing that s/he had to plug the damn adapter for his brand new midrange lenses, that might also become not 100% working with future camera releases? And do you think that Sigma and Tamron are really planning their future line up under these circumstances?

I continue to take issue with "that might also become not 100% working with future camera releases" as far as Canon EF lenses are concerned.  Third party manufacturers are of course in a different situation.

If you don't like using an adapter because it adds to the size of the lens, and EF lenses are already typically larger than RF lenses, that's fine.  If you have specific reason to believe that Canon will render Canon EF lenses non-functional or otherwise make them less usable than at present, present it.  But don't rely on what other companies have done.  Nikon, for example, kept an old mechanically-linked mount and bolted on electronic features, while Canon has an entirely electronic mount.

Otherwise, this is simply fear, uncertainty, and doubt.

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