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New Canon Lens Release

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ZX11
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Re: New Canon Lens Release

LennyLevino wrote:

It is likely extremely cheap to manufacture. Canon can then set an imaginary price of $299, knowing that nobody will actually pay that. But they can run promos and charge $100 for it while bundling it with an R8, or even give it away for free during Black Friday or similar. Then people think they've made a good deal. It will likely be very sharp and take decently beautiful pictures. But it has been deliberately constricted in its usefulness so as to get people to come back and buy more lenses (where the big money is in).

It seems a good fit for the R8.  The description mentions vloggers.  Also, the selfie crowd wanting to gain followers with better quality shots by getting the R8 and this lens?

I was wondering if the increasing age of ILC photographers means this is the lens to take out as an everyday walk about lens that is light enough for those aged arms.  Easy to get $299 out of the elderly for new stylish glass.  

Soon, a Sony owner will chime in to say, while it is light weight (Sony's top criteria), it's AF is SLOOOOW.

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