Looks like they have not hit it out of the park, but they have provided a really decent lens that has a firm place in the line up. Its likely I will end up buying one.
I was pondering future investment in the Canon EF mount (i.e. the new 16-35 f4 IS), but the lack of innovation and sensor tech with respect to bodies means I am no longer considering getting into Nikon, but instead slowly phasing out my DSLR kit with time, in favour of FE mount. The wonderful thing is being able to hang onto some special L lenses for use on the FE cameras, even if I don't have any Canon cameras in a few years. I suspect I will be gone from Leica M mount as well, within a similar time frame. With Loxia manual focus lenses, I'd now like them to produce a camera with a monochrome sensor!
Sony is very close to allowing me to do everything I want on one mount, rather than three. I will stay in M43 (with the brilliant GM1) for certain uses).
I was pondering future investment in the Canon EF mount (i.e. the new 16-35 f4 IS), but the lack of innovation and sensor tech with respect to bodies means I am no longer considering getting into Nikon, but instead slowly phasing out my DSLR kit with time, in favour of FE mount. The wonderful thing is being able to hang onto some special L lenses for use on the FE cameras, even if I don't have any Canon cameras in a few years. I suspect I will be gone from Leica M mount as well, within a similar time frame. With Loxia manual focus lenses, I'd now like them to produce a camera with a monochrome sensor!
Sony is very close to allowing me to do everything I want on one mount, rather than three. I will stay in M43 (with the brilliant GM1) for certain uses).