Bill G.
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Does Sony plan to follow other camera manufacturers and release new lenses with built in TCs?
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My 600 and 400 will go up for sale immediately if they doLet’s hope Sony follows up quickly. Thanks!
Leaving Nikon?My 600 and 400 will go up for sale immediately if they do
I shoot Sony and Nikon - and have a 400 2.8 and 600 F/4 Sony. I prefer Nikon's lenses, but like Sonys bodies better. Figures, right?Leaving Nikon?
Canon recently filed patents. They're coming...
キヤノンのテレコン内蔵「300mm F2.8」「400mm F2.8」「600mm F4」光学系の特許出願
2022年10月3日付けでキヤノンの気になる特許出願が公開。×1.4 エクステンダー内蔵式の超望遠レンズ「30…asobinet-com.translate.goog
Not true. For products with short and finite life cycle in general and electronics in particular, filings are done just before release.It takes years from the time a patent is filed to production release.
If Nikon has it and canon will have it, Sony will have to do the same. Maybe they should try to beat Canon to the punchCanon recently filed patents. They're coming...
キヤノンのテレコン内蔵「300mm F2.8」「400mm F2.8」「600mm F4」光学系の特許出願
2022年10月3日付けでキヤノンの気になる特許出願が公開。×1.4 エクステンダー内蔵式の超望遠レンズ「30…asobinet-com.translate.goog
to be fair, i think we can see evidence that nikon has been doing a lot of deep thinking about lenses since back to the z-mount itself and the introduction of the first s-line lenses that weren't just re-heated f-mount lenses.I'm actually a little surprised Sony didn't do it first - they seem like they are always trying to be on the leading edge of photography, but Nikon really cleaned everyone's clock with lenses this year.
The industry used to be much more lock-step, with Canon and Nikon introducing similar products in 5yr cycles. Sony completely upended that with their consumer-electronics philosophy of getting products out there as soon as they are almost ready and cannibalizing their own products. I think Canon and Nikon are still trying to figure out how to counter that change.If Nikon has it and canon will have it, Sony will have to do the same. Maybe they should try to beat Canon to the punch
I'm actually a little surprised Sony didn't do it first - they seem like they are always trying to be on the leading edge of photography, but Nikon really cleaned everyone's clock with lenses this year.
The industry used to be much more lock-step, with Canon and Nikon introducing similar products in 5yr cycles. Sony completely upended that with their consumer-electronics philosophy of getting products out there as soon as they are almost ready and cannibalizing their own products. I think Canon and Nikon are still trying to figure out how to counter that change.
while that very well might be part of the issue, i think the big thing is Canon and Nikon were doing incremental development.The industry used to be much more lock-step, with Canon and Nikon introducing similar products in 5yr cycles. Sony completely upended that with their consumer-electronics philosophy of getting products out there as soon as they are almost ready and cannibalizing their own products. I think Canon and Nikon are still trying to figure out how to counter that change.
Yes. However Nikon is first with a prime. The zoom lenses from Canon and Nikon weren't the best with the TC engaged. The new primes from Nikon seem to be outstanding.Didn’t Canon launch the first ever lens with an inbuilt TC? Canon’s 200-400 F4 with built in 1.4TC followed by Nikon‘s 180-400 F4 TC and then the Olympus 150-400mm.
I just received the Monster LA-FE1 adapter to use my Nikon F lenses on my Sony A1 and so far it works well. I will post a review after I use it a few days, but so far it looks promising.I shoot Sony and Nikon - and have a 400 2.8 and 600 F/4 Sony. I prefer Nikon's lenses, but like Sonys bodies better. Figures, right?