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

Started 3 weeks ago | Discussions thread
Max5150 Senior Member • Posts: 1,045
Re: Third party lenses are coming

thunder storm wrote:

Max5150 wrote:

The one lens that I would love to see in RF is the Tamron 35-150 2-2.8 especially if it focused fast. That and a f/1.4 prime and I think I'd be set for 90% of my shooting.

Two downsides:

- it's 1160 grams on your camera that same 90% of the time

- no ILIS

True, but here's the funny thing: right now I have the Tamron EF 35-150 2.8-4 and I use the heck out of it on my R5. I get a ton of use out of it. Who wouldn't want to step up a stop or two? Believe me, I don't choose a FF kit because I'm looking to save weight. Indeed, I choose it for other reasons. I have the M6mkii and Olympus kits, and even my good old phone for days that I want something lighter.

Lastly, my R5 has ibis...

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