[OM] FF Sony

[Adam Maas]

On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 7:57 PM, William Robb <warobb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi"
> Subject: Re: [OM] FF Sony
>
>
>
> >> If it is the old Maxxum AF mount, then the lens line has a longer
> >> history than the Canon EOS
> >> line, and there were some fine lenses made for it.
> >
> > It is exactly the Minolta Maxxum AF lens mount.
>
> As long as Sony maintains backwards compatability with the Screwdriver AF lenses, then they
> should be in good shape to reel in the old Maxxum users (at least the ones who haven't already
> bailed in disgust and bought Canon).
>
> William Robb
>

They're likely to, they only sell 3 SSM lenses currently (The Zeiss
24-70 f2.8, Sony 70-200 f2.8 G and 300mm f2.8 G) and are rolling out a
3rd. Sony's more committed to screwdriver AF than anyone. Of course,
their high-end bodies all give any screwdriver lens FTM focusing with
their DMF AF mode, and allow you to disengage AF completely with a
thumb press, so all they're losing really is silent focusing.

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