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Do you think Sony will get away with it?
At first, Carl Zeiss lens was a +
Was a selling point.
Now their top end digital still (WX-1) and digital video models ( HDR-XR520V) have G lenses instead of Carl Zeiss lenses.
Their cheaper models (video -HDR-CX100) (still camera - DSC-W100) have CZ lenses.
And some like WX1 (current top Sony compact selling in Sing) even made in China instead of Japan.
You pay a lot and get a G lens instead of CZ. Maybe G lens is a legacy from their purchase/takeover of the Minolta range. (Minolta had some G lenses when it was still into cameras one or two decades ago).
You pay a lot and get Made in China instead of Made in Japan.
I was thinking, are Sony G lenses really better than CZ?
Maybe they think they can sell the idea to a new generation Y or Z.
Not so easy to convince Gen X who have used CZ, Schneider or Rodenstock.
Not using CZ lenses may mean less royalty or licence fee paid to CZ. Using G lenses may mean maximising the production facilities from the Minolta line.
hmm.....
If they succeed (maybe with great electronic features like auto-panorama, BIONZ engine, and good marketing) good for them.
If the consumer reacts like they did for APS (i.e. consumers reject this soundly and vote with their wallets), then would Sony be handing over the digital consumer compact market to Panasonic Lumix (current top models have Leica lenses and Made in Japan - lower entry level models with Leica lenses and Made in China) on a silver platter.
Sony just announced a slew of new models in January 2010 US CES show. Don't know if they will all be made in China and spot Sony G lenses.
Not sure how this will turn out. Wait and see.
Do you think Sony will get away with it?
At first, Carl Zeiss lens was a +
Was a selling point.
Now their top end digital still (WX-1) and digital video models ( HDR-XR520V) have G lenses instead of Carl Zeiss lenses.
Their cheaper models (video -HDR-CX100) (still camera - DSC-W100) have CZ lenses.
And some like WX1 (current top Sony compact selling in Sing) even made in China instead of Japan.
You pay a lot and get a G lens instead of CZ. Maybe G lens is a legacy from their purchase/takeover of the Minolta range. (Minolta had some G lenses when it was still into cameras one or two decades ago).
You pay a lot and get Made in China instead of Made in Japan.
I was thinking, are Sony G lenses really better than CZ?
Maybe they think they can sell the idea to a new generation Y or Z.
Not so easy to convince Gen X who have used CZ, Schneider or Rodenstock.
Not using CZ lenses may mean less royalty or licence fee paid to CZ. Using G lenses may mean maximising the production facilities from the Minolta line.
hmm.....
If they succeed (maybe with great electronic features like auto-panorama, BIONZ engine, and good marketing) good for them.
If the consumer reacts like they did for APS (i.e. consumers reject this soundly and vote with their wallets), then would Sony be handing over the digital consumer compact market to Panasonic Lumix (current top models have Leica lenses and Made in Japan - lower entry level models with Leica lenses and Made in China) on a silver platter.
Sony just announced a slew of new models in January 2010 US CES show. Don't know if they will all be made in China and spot Sony G lenses.
Not sure how this will turn out. Wait and see.
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