> Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 09:49:15 +0200 > From: "Harrie Frericks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: EOS Future of EF lenses in digital era > > I'm thinking about buying a D60. It seems to me digital > cameras have now > reached critical mass and will start dominating the market. > This means there > will be no need for Canon to stick to current camera body > dimensions which > after all are based on 35 mm film technology. Could this mean > that Canon > will abandon the current EF lens line in favour of smaller > lenses? A sign in > this direction might be that Canon kept the 1.6 elongation factor when > upgrading from the D30 to the D60. Maybe this is the start of > a continuous > miniaturisation process that might end up in a 100 Megapixel > camera the size > of a compact camera. Wouldn't it be logical for Canon to drop > their current > EF line and switch to a smaller line compatible with the new > generation of > small digital cameras? > > What do you think? Would you buy the 16-35 / 2.8 at this moment?
No, I would not buy it. Instead I would buy the 20-35. (Size/weight reason :-) I think there are some reasons Canon will stick to the EF line: - Installed base. A lot of users won't be very happy having to buy another set of lenses - Quality. It's easier (and thus cheaper) to make good 35mm lenses. - Camera's can be too small. A lot of people think a camera like the EOS 300 is too small. I have an EOS5+VG10 and I like it's size. - Compact camera's have such large zoom-ranges that they fulfill most people's needs. Their quality is good enough for 10x15 cm. prints. So why buy an SLR? Now I hope Canon will not prove me wrong..... Stefan. * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
