I wouldn't be surprised if Canon and others would make changes in new bodies to specifically undermine Sigma - why shouldn't they? Helps them sell more lenses.
-- Best regards, Bruce Monday, July 11, 2005, 6:28:05 AM, you wrote: >> >> From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: 2005/07/11 Mon PM 01:07:53 GMT >> To: <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: About Sigma: beware ?? >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "keller.schaefer" >> Subject: RE: About Sigma: beware ?? >> >> >> >I think it is not fair to gerealise based on the single known Canon >> > compatibility problem. Sigma gives information about this on their web >> > site, it >> > affects a known range of cameras and Sigma offers a free upgrade for all >> > lenses >> > where this is technically feasible. Not bad for customer service. >> >> Better customer service would be to pay for licencing and get the proper >> firmware for their equipment. >> Every Canon EF lens made, right from the original EF50/1.8, circa 1985, to >> present, works with every EOS camera, be it film or digital, with no >> modifications. mw> The problem seems to be that licensing does not occur, mw> reverse engineering does. And Canon changes the engineering mw> unpredictably, causing heretofore working lens series to become mw> unfunctional. If that's the scenario, who is providing the poor mw> customer service? mw> mike mw> ----------------------------------------- mw> Email provided by http://www.ntlhome.com/
