I am having some trouble understanding the strategy in place with Ricoh developing a new high grade D FA* 50 mm lens and then allowing Tokina to release a Canon and Nikon equivalent in their new Opera line.
Initially, I thought Pentax were trying to tempt Canon and Nikon users to the Pentax brand by developing a new range of high class glass that is as good or better than the Sigma Art series. With the Tokina Opera announcement, it would appear as though Pentax are only trying to satisfy the K-1 users, with the costs being ameliorated by on selling the design to Tokina?
Is it possible that Ricoh are targeting a larger slice of the international DSLR lens (Sigma Art Series
)market by having some kind of joint venture with Tokina in both the development and manufacture of this line of lenses?
I would be interested in any positive input from members in discussing this and hopefully enlightening me on the strategies involved.
Last edited by BROO; 06-17-2018 at 02:17 AM.