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Canon: We are in talks with other [lens-]manufacturers

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bodeswell Senior Member • Posts: 1,378
Re: Canon: We are in talks with other [lens-]manufacturers
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photogopinion wrote:

From an interview with Sigma CEO:

Question: En contraste [à propos Nikon] Canon continue de verrouiller sa monture RF. Selon vous, quels sont les bénéfices à une telle stratégie de fermeture ?

Réponse: C’est une décision stratégique de Canon, donc j’ignore quelles sont leurs intentions. D’un autre côté, la monture RF a seulement 5 ans, donc ils ont sans doute encore besoin d’un peu de temps pour étudier le marchė.

Quick translation:

”It’s a strategic decision of Canon’s [whether to open the RF mount to third parties]. I’m not aware what their intentions are. . .The RF mount is only five years old, so doubtless they need some time to study the the market.”

https://phototrend.fr/2023/02/sigma-cpplus-2023-interview-kazuto-yamaki-nikon-z/?utm_content=bufferc143c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

[I’m not sure whether I detect a hint of dry sarcasm in Kazuto Yamaki‘s last comment or not. . .Canon watchers are welcome to explicate how long Canon usually takes to ‘study the market’ for some new development.]

Of course, Sigma didn’t wait for Canon to “open” the EF mount. They just reverse engineered it. I do not think Canon expected Sigma (or Tamron) to also try to compete directly with Canon’s higher end lenses, but they did and they did so successfully. This time around Canon has apparently made it very hard to reverse the RF protocol without infringing. They may be willing to license it, or parts of it, but this time they will want a cut. Canon doesn’t make any money of when Sigma sells an EF lens and I think the idea that the availability of third party AF lenses will enable Canon to sell more first party cameras is overstated, if not altogether fanciful.

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