I've been shooting quite a bit with my adapted rangefinder lenses, in particular one adapted from an old Konica Eye half-frame 35mm camera as well as a Canon 50mm f1.2 rangefinder lens. It got me wondering why the Sony native lenses are so large. So I've decided to share my theories:
1) Sony has released large lenses because it is faster, cheaper, and easier to design them.
2) They are based on Sony Alpha lenses.
3) They don't care; they'd rather sell us a new body each year.
4) Sony is working on next generation lenses: a 30mm pancake and a fast 18-55 compact zoom, and will sell them as upgades when current sales subside.
I hope it's "4".
1) Sony has released large lenses because it is faster, cheaper, and easier to design them.
2) They are based on Sony Alpha lenses.
3) They don't care; they'd rather sell us a new body each year.
4) Sony is working on next generation lenses: a 30mm pancake and a fast 18-55 compact zoom, and will sell them as upgades when current sales subside.
I hope it's "4".