12-24-2015 10:09 AM
I've wondered why Canon got completely out of the film business, and has never looked back. I have also wondered why is it that Canon doesn't offer a medium format DSLR camera. I can guess about the film question, not enought being sold to support the product. But I don't really see why they don't offer a medium format DSLRs.
12-29-2015 08:53 PM
@Waddizzle wrote:I've wondered why Canon got completely out of the film business, and has never looked back. I have also wondered why is it that Canon doesn't offer a medium format DSLR camera. I can guess about the film question, not enought being sold to support the product. But I don't really see why they don't offer a medium format DSLRs.
Canon just officially discontinued the EOS 1V this year. So, it wasn't very long ago that Canon did have a film camera.
As for medium format, that would mean an entirely new lens line, to what end? Lenses like the EF 85mm f/1.2 already give a razor thin depth of field. Wide angle landscape work in a digital world where you can photostich any width image?
01-24-2016 06:54 PM
I'm hopeful someone will start building a speedbooster for medium format lenses on mirrorless fullframe bodies. That will really cover the MF price gap nicely, and give old medium format lenses some new life, too.
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