07-05-2019, 07:35 AM
I'am curious to see the future of this lens.
Historically Nikon has great success with 18-200 ultra zoom. Canon has bad track record.
I expect short lifetime of this lens. The upcoming wave of 10x zooms smartphone will vanish this segment soon. Marketing seems to be like photography “be at the right time at the right place ”. IMHO they are too late. They just arrive when the Golden hour is falling. They need to open tripods and and setup the equipment, while the time is counting down :-) Can they take a shot before darkness?
On the other hand, my kids are looking at my chunky cameras as historical museum object. The zoom ring is something that they are impressed.
Let’s wait and see what this lens will bring us.
Historically Nikon has great success with 18-200 ultra zoom. Canon has bad track record.
I expect short lifetime of this lens. The upcoming wave of 10x zooms smartphone will vanish this segment soon. Marketing seems to be like photography “be at the right time at the right place ”. IMHO they are too late. They just arrive when the Golden hour is falling. They need to open tripods and and setup the equipment, while the time is counting down :-) Can they take a shot before darkness?
On the other hand, my kids are looking at my chunky cameras as historical museum object. The zoom ring is something that they are impressed.
Let’s wait and see what this lens will bring us.