At 06:50 AM 3/15/02 -0500, Mark wrote: >Sigma's EX series lenses appear to be very good indeed and I do respect >the fact >that Sigma appears to be the only "third party" lens maker dovoting a lot of >effort to good primes as well as zooms. But even so, if you buy the Sigma >camera, you're stuck with *only* Sigma lenses. I wonder what the chances >are of >Sigma getting Tamron and Tokina to offer lenses in their mount? ;-)
It seems like Sigma is pursuing a long term strategy aimed at transforming them from a third party lens manufactured to a full fledged photographic supplier. The digital revolution might open an opportunity for them to seize significant market share as people retool, and their products (lenses, flashes, and bodies) are competitive. Their lens lineup is also pretty complete, with the exception of a fast 50mm or other normal lens (though they have the 50mm f2.8 macro, which is excellent.) If Sigma plays their cards right through the digital revolution, we may be looking at a future where they are in the #3 spot behind Canon and Nikon. - MCC - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Kalamazoo, MI [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - - - - - - - - - Photos: http://www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
