At 08:20 PM 11/07/2001, you wrote: > If third party lenses >makers are unwilling to license the interface from Canon, who else is at >fault?
This is remarkably naive. Sigma, just to pick one, made lenses which were compatible with the Canon EOS lineup. Then, Canon released a new camera. They didn't call Sigma up to warn them in advance so Sigma could retool, they just shipped the camera. As soon as Sigma became aware, they moved proactively to alert customers and retailers, to make new lenses compatible and to retrofit both retailer's stock and lenses customers had purchased earlier. They had no more way of knowing that their lenses wouldn't match the new body than anyone else did. It's not as if Canon goes around volunteering this sort of stuff -- they want to sell EF lenses after all. -- regards, Henry Posner Director of Sales and Training B&H Photo-Video, and Pro-Audio Inc. http://www.bhphotovideo.com * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
