They won't stay cheap for long. There's 2 parts of this equation : labor cost in China, and unique supply chain ecosystem, built over decades, with both foreign investments and IP, as well as Chinese government subsidies. But gradually, manufacturing in China is getting more and more expensive. DJI started with producing cheap drones, now they are selling for a premium price. Japan used to produce cheap electronics as well, now they are selling at premium. You are right about getting ripped off though. I have TTartisan 28 2.8 and it's autofocus is much better than the native Sony 50mm 1.8, which costs double.
Honestly, its because most brands overbuilt and overspec the Lenses for their use cases, many hobbyist just want clean enough images. So many brands release their lenses as if they are only for professional work and never release a hobby lens and when they try to do, still releases them at pro prices. Many camera brands blamed Smartphones for a decline in camera sales but really its the pricing.
Excellent, thorough review, as usual. I'm curious in regards to lens flare, which I think is a problem other new Chinese lens manufacturers share. Is it that effective coatings are expensive, or is it that the coating formulas of the established Japanese and European manufacturers are "black box" and hard to duplicate? Or is it something else?
Hi Weber, I still haven't seen any 3rd party AF lesnes for L-mount yet. But this one is an APS-C lens so probably make sense not to create it for L-mount as there is no APS-C L mount camera in the market right now.
@@webersteve1547 ah! I see. i was wondering if you have a Leica CL. Oh well Let's see if we will see some more APS-C L-mount cameras from Sigma, Blackmagic or DJI.. then we may see some more APS-C L mount lenses!
