No 3rd party RF Lenses...

[greeneyes_516]

This is a Deal Breaker for me. I am still using DSLR and it will still be a little while before I get a mirrorless camera because of budget. This news is going to make me look into getting Nikon or Sony, if when I go to a mirrorless camera, if I can't get 3rd party RF lenses for Canon. Since the beginning, I have been using Canon. From my first 35mm Film camera, then stepped up to DSLR with the Canon Rebel XTI. Few years later got the Canon 60D and then got the Canon 80D. When I got the 80D, I started to try to get better lenses. So I do have the Canon 24-70 L and got the Tamron 70-210 F4, I also have 2 Sigma lenses. I am on a limited budget. I finally stepped up to Full Frame with the Canon 6D Mark II. I will say that I am happy with all the photos that I have been able to get with my cameras over the years, but I am not a Fan Boy. For a matter of fact, I have recommended a friend to get a Nikon camera, because of what they were wanting to use it for and to stay with in their budget. I have used friends Nikon cameras in the past and was totally happy with those cameras. When people ask for a recommendation on a camera, I just tell them to stay with a Major brand so they have options in the future for expanding their equipment. In the future I will get a mirrorless camera and to start off with, I was going adapt my current lens to the Camera. But will be wanting to get mirrorless lenses when money allows. There is no way I can afford to get any L series Canon RF lenses, so this will be a deal breaker for me. This will make me sell off my Canon equipment, and go with Nikon or Sony, depending on which one has the options that I want at my price. A sad day for Canon.

[Tronhard]

Always look a the top of the post, for example, this one (and the others too) say: "In response to"  right under the person posting - just like yours did to me, and I'm doing to you: thus, I know who's posting to whom.  If one posts that is not so labelled, but is also a response, I try to say something like "In response to" or put in the quote from the person I am responding to.

[deebatman316]

Thanks Trevor, for guiding me on who replies. On my screen it sometimes shows the posts out of order. Than how commenters responded.

-Demetrius

40D, 5D IV, EF 16-35mm F/2.8L III, EF 24-70mm F/2.8L II, EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM, EF 50 F/1.8 STM

430EX III-RT, 600EX II-RT

[Tronhard]

Things were arguably easier under the old system.  Then, if you replied to a post, the posts were in strict chronological order, and one has the option of including the full message text you are responding to.  The new system can be very confusing!!

[deebatman316]

When did this change. I started using the Canon forums in June of this year. My first and only post was "AF Assist Beam from Speedlites on the EOS RP". Canon couldn't give me a direct answer on this in the forums or on the phone. The IR AF Assist Beam from speedlites doesn't work any mirrorless camera.

-Demetrius

40D, 5D IV, EF 16-35mm F/2.8L III, EF 24-70mm F/2.8L II, EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM, EF 50 F/1.8 STM

430EX III-RT, 600EX II-RT

[Tronhard]

The site changed well before that ... perhaps at the start of the year, or even a bit earlier?

[kvbarkley]

My "Where is my Image Gallery" Post was just after the change, so December 2021:

https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/General-Discussion/I-give-up-where-is-my-image-gallery/td-p/35704...

[Tronhard]

Thank you, sir!  I must admit I prefer some of features of the old system e.g., ability to add the original text in a reply.

Still, there are features in the newer interface I like too - we live in an imperfect world. {:-)  

[sasaki]

So I didn't think this was a huge deal at first (read up on it if you don't know already), because there's plenty of great EF glass out there and some solid adapters that even give some bonus functionality like NDs.

BUT, hearing some takes and thinking about how I got started, I'm a little anxious to make the jump from an EF to RF mount now because there won't be any third party lenses to make faster and more niche glass more affordable and even drive the market forward.

Like a lot of people I began my career on sigma lenses and loved exploring all sorts of third party EF lenses canon wasn't even making their own versions of.

I just think that we'll be way more heavily restricted to buying glass that could be way more approachable to freelancers and newcomers and Canon will be its own competition in the RF game, giving them 0 incentive to compete on quality vs price. The EF lenses are still great, but they're stuck as they are. As tech creeps forward, glass will get smaller, faster, lighter and sharper. We just won't see that progression if we plan to keep adapting the older lenses.

What do you guys think? And if you agree, what can we do to send a message that this isn't the right move?

[Tronhard]

I would recommend reading the long list of responses in this thread.

[kvbarkley]

(Note: sasaki had started his own thread, but I had the mods tack it onto this one, because I did not want to go through the whole thing all over again)