08-27-2014, 11:42 AM
2.0/35 and 2.0/50 would be a little disappointing... imho, these are the two focal lengths where the FE system does not necessarily need any more alternatives at the moment (1.8/55 & 2.8/35, lots of LTM & M-mount lenses).
And f/2.0 is not particularly fast either..
We'll certainly know more in 1-2 weeks, but judging from these rumors I'm beginning to think that cramming a 35mm sensor inside the E-mount was not the wisest decision in the history of camera design.. It seems that designing compact fast glass for the FE mount is extremely difficult/expensive. But with "slow" lenses a lot of the benefits of the larger sensor (low light performance, narrow DOF) vanish. I think the FE-mount could really use some relatively compact f/1.4 primes and/or f/2.8 zooms to put it above the other mirrorless systems.
And f/2.0 is not particularly fast either..
We'll certainly know more in 1-2 weeks, but judging from these rumors I'm beginning to think that cramming a 35mm sensor inside the E-mount was not the wisest decision in the history of camera design.. It seems that designing compact fast glass for the FE mount is extremely difficult/expensive. But with "slow" lenses a lot of the benefits of the larger sensor (low light performance, narrow DOF) vanish. I think the FE-mount could really use some relatively compact f/1.4 primes and/or f/2.8 zooms to put it above the other mirrorless systems.