I would argue that it is the same reason why Apple doesn't want Adobe to stop developing software for the Mac - even when Apple has a competing product. Considering that these are all lenses in focal ratios that Pentax is probably not going to make a directly competing lens for, it helps sell more bodies.
For example, a 14mm f1.8 is important enough to me (for low light storm photography) that it might make me want to buy a full frame Nikon body to get to use it, instead of getting a K-1. On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 1:24 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > Ricoh probably doesn’t want Sigma to make lenses for Pentax cameras. Pentax > volume is small enough as it is. Why would they want to lose some of the lens > biz to a competitor? >> On Feb 21, 2017, at 2:13 PM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> You know Sigma has the tooling/technology. I have three Sigma EX AF >> lenses and they are all wonderful (50-500mm, 10-20mm, and 28mm f1.8). >> >> This announcement does not include a Pentax mount: >> http://www.newsshooter.com/2017/02/21/sigma-announces-four-new-lenses-including-the-full-frame-14mm-f1-8-dg-hsm-art/ >> >> >> -- >> “The Earth is Art, The Photographer is only a Witness ” >> ― Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Earth from Above >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- “The Earth is Art, The Photographer is only a Witness ” ― Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Earth from Above -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
