Originally posted by Jean Poitiers Nope, cannot agree, not conflicting. I have a law degree and have taught in higher education ... there's a slight difference between a fact and a hope. I have to deal with facts. Unforgiving facts. Period.
It's fact that no one knows the maximum aperture of this new 21mm at its announcement (as opposed to the two other lenses where we were given the aperture information) ... and I hope more than most that they hit this one out of the ballpark, a major home run ... maybe with an aperture way below f/2.8.
And I would advance that a "roadmap" is always less specific by nature ... than an actual presentation image of the product with glowing accolades of what it will be able to do in the near future, once it is made and on sale.
Again, I find this product image woefully lacking essential information ... and as a general question to all : Has anyone ever seen another manufacturer product release in a similar way?
Facts... I'm a programmer, having to communicate with things completely lacking on common sense and capacity to make assumptions - I have to be precise in my thinking.
I laugh at what other people are calling "facts".
Mentioning a law degree and higher education does not give you any bonus points.
No, it is not an established fact that "no one knows the maximum aperture of this 21mm at its announcement". There is a chance that Ricoh Imaging wanted some flexibility in this regard, perhaps discussing variants internally, but this isn't an information you are likely to have.
(yes, "no one" necessarily include Ricoh Imaging. You likely meant "no one here", or "no outsider without access to privileged information").
A real fact - not the "law degree, high education" variety: first teaser product images are very often (I won't say always, but should be close) accompanied with incomplete or even no specifications.
We're told 5 pieces of information about this lens: the focal length, that it's a D FA Limited, that it has a DC motor and it's weather sealed; as well as to expect it by the end of 2021. Quite good.
I cannot remember a single teaser campaign, of any camera company, where all the specs were released at the beginning. I cannot see how it would work - what would you release after that? We're talking about a lens a whole year away from its market launch.
Can you point out to a single one?