Canon's RF mount has generally produced some quite impressive lenses, but the company has also been quite aggressive in stopping third-party manufacturers from creating lenses for the mount, much to the frustration of many photographers. In a recent interview, the company has confirmed that their strategy has effectively not changed.
In recent years, companies like Sigma, Tamron, and Samyang have created thriving third-party lens ecosystems, with some options filling in gaps left by first-party lenses and others offering alternatives to those made by the likes of Canon and Nikon, often at more affordable prices. While most manufacturers allow such lenses, Canon has been quite restrictive, stopping the manufacturing of essentially all lenses except those that do not have autofocus.
Canon has said that they will consider licensing the RF mount on a case by case basis, considering how a lens fits within their current lens lineup and future plans, though, for the most part, they have continued to be rather restrictive, leaving the RF mount relatively lacking compared to other mounts when it comes third-party options.
In fact, in a recent interview with Camera Beta, Canon reiterated this strategy, saying (translated):
...if we receive a request from a third-party lens company to open the mount, we will study whether to license it based on Canon's own business plan and strategy. In fact, we are now communicating with several third-party lens companies in this regard.
It seems that the company intends to continue to be restrictive in licensing the RF mount. Certainly, that's their right, but it has generated a fair amount of frustration among photographers and filmmakers who had hoped to see eventually see lenses from a variety of popular third-party manufacturers make their way to Canon's mirrorless cameras.
Canon Continues to Restrict Third-Party Lenses, Frustrating Photographers - Fstoppers
Read More
No comments:
Post a Comment