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Of course that's the reason. The motors that turn those large, heavy (and fast!) lens elements are not microscopic, nor are the IS motors.Still think Sony missed the boat here. Wish the size wasn't so huge. If you want small have to go MF. And no, the AF shouldn't be the reason it's so huge.
I fear you may be right, but it will be a crying shame if they can't get their 28 prime to beat the zoom at f/4 or f/8.The 28 f2 represents a wide that is faster by 2 stops for maybe some low light stuff. My bet believe it or not the 16-35 at 28 maybe slighter better IQ wise but 2 stops slower and that for the cost maybe a nice option and a travel lens since it light.
Shoe maybe just buy all there if them . Lol
I hope they make those lenses too for those that want small and slow.I'm still waiting for Sony to wake up to the need to produce optically stellar compact and slow lenses for landscape shooters. They will be able to provide excellent performance for a lower price and ensure that the small size of the A7 etc is sustained via appropriate lens options. All I am seeing is increasingly large lenses, or in the case of the 28mm f2, one that may not quite convince.
Personally, I would like to see Sony take the approach of Leica (and Canon with the new 11-24mm f4) and produce f4 (ish) lenses (primes in this case).
18mm and 24mm would be the 'must haves', or 16, 21,28.
THANK YOU, for having the courage to say this.I'm still waiting for Sony to wake up to the need to produce optically stellar compact and slow lenses for landscape shooters. They will be able to provide excellent performance for a lower price and ensure that the small size of the A7 etc is sustained via appropriate lens options. All I am seeing is increasingly large lenses, or in the case of the 28mm f2, one that may not quite convince.
Personally, I would like to see Sony take the approach of Leica (and Canon with the new 11-24mm f4) and produce f4 (ish) lenses (primes in this case).
18mm and 24mm would be the 'must haves', or 16, 21,28.
Sony Global - Digital Imaging - ?7SWell I never read a piece of marketing that said Sony was making smaller lenses to match there bodies.
What is point if it is palm sized or thumbnail sized when one has to use a truck sized lens on it?α7S
Full-frame, palm-sized α.
Sensitivity mastered.
Have not read it yet as Im getting ready for a gig but all that size stuff was directed at there bodies pretty much. I could be wrong as I read very little when it comes to marketing crap but you get the point , AF is involved and that means motors and suchSony Global - Digital Imaging - ?7S
What is point if it is palm sized or thumbnail sized when one has to use a truck sized lens on it?
Because Guy, my M system is a mirrorless system, relatively small, with superb Leica M glass and small size...
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Also Leica charges a lot of money for there glass a lot of money. Why do we assume Sony should do it for a lot less. ....
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That's not entirely true. People bemoaned the introduction of the 24 Elmar (which I owned) and continued to seek out the remaining stock of 24 Elmarit's for a few years after they stopped production of that lens. It really wasn't until the only option was to pay $6500 (then) for a 21/24 Lux, continue to try to find a decently priced Elmarit which were going for around $4k+ then, or pay $2300 (then) for a 24 Elmar that people started to pay attention to the Elmar. If you go back and read a lot of the chatter on that other Leica forum from about 6 or 7 years ago when the Elmar was introduced you can see how people REALLY felt about it. A new M kit with the newer/more popular Leica glass approaches/exceeds medium format entry prices.I can see why people are excited by the new, fast lenses and am not suggesting that Sony should not be producing them, only that there should be a parallel 'slow' line.
I think Sony is missing an opportunity here and think the Leica M market (and buyer) is very different. Some Leica users want 'the best' (i.e. the most expensive) and some want what's fast, so that they can shoot in very low light etc. I am not suggesting a parallel to the Summarit concept (which some passed over as 'not real Leica), as this covers focal lengths we already have covered either with native or third party lenses, but the wides. Leica has done very well with their numerous f2.8 to 3.8 primes (18, 21, 24, 28) not to mention the WATE. These lenses have sold in vastly larger numbers than their much more expensive fast cousins (i.e. 21 & 24mm Summilluxes).
I'm a fan of the 35mm FE Sonnar no matter who made it! To me, it is the lens most in keeping with what I understood the original concept to be. The 55 FE is also great, but at the upper limit of 'ideal' size for primes IMO. Can't argue with the performance... wow, but as I found out, the Canon FDn 50mm f1.4 is not far behind at all.