I'm tired of the hate about the Viltrox lawsuit
I'm definitely going to receive some flak for this post.
I'm all for third party lenses - I love the freedom of choice and the option to choose lenses that Nikon itself might not decide to manufacture. The fact that the Z mount has so many choices definitely makes owning a Z6III easier.
And yet... I'm really tired of people claiming that the Nikon-Viltrox lawsuit is the end of the world.
According to the details of the lawsuit, Nikon is going after Viltrox due to unpaid royalties for a patent related to the Z mount that wasn't granted until recently. Yes, this could absolutely have been an honest mistake on the part of Viltrox, where they figured they were in the clear when they weren't. Yes, it could be Nikon getting worried that Viltrox is making things better than themselves.
The thing is... I have read so many comments on so many different platforms where the authors say that this lawsuit spells the end of third party Z mount lenses. Have people forgotten that Viltrox is not the only other lens manufacturer? There are Tamron, Sigma, Voigtlander, 7Artisans, Laowa, Meike, etc. options out there. Comparing Nikon Z to Canon RF in terms of openness is laughable.
And before anyone says I'm a corporate shill who will only take the side of the big corpo over the smaller competitor - I make a little over minimum. I am in no way happy about monopolies and the cost of goods in general, especially predatory pricing.
And yet, Nikon has my support here. They clearly spent a lot of time, money, human resources, etc on developing the Z mount. They have opened up the mount in ways that are second only to, well, probably Sony. If a company tries to piggyback off that hard work and make profits without paying the correct dues... well that's not exactly Nikon's fault, is it?
Of course, I hope that Nikon decides to enact the more lenient outcome of allowing Viltrox to continue building Z mount lenses after this lawsuit - those new Lab lenses look so good 🥺.
But guys, please stop pretending the Viltrox lawsuit is the end of the world. Nikon's Z mount is alive and healthy, and will probably continue to see growth from others as the user base grows.
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I'm definitely going to receive some flak for this post.
I'm all for third party lenses - I love the freedom of choice and the option to choose lenses that Nikon itself might not decide to manufacture. The fact that the Z mount has so many choices definitely makes owning a Z6III easier.
And yet... I'm really tired of people claiming that the Nikon-Viltrox lawsuit is the end of the world.
According to the details of the lawsuit, Nikon is going after Viltrox due to unpaid royalties for a patent related to the Z mount that wasn't granted until recently. Yes, this could absolutely have been an honest mistake on the part of Viltrox, where they figured they were in the clear when they weren't. Yes, it could be Nikon getting worried that Viltrox is making things better than themselves.
The thing is... I have read so many comments on so many different platforms where the authors say that this lawsuit spells the end of third party Z mount lenses. Have people forgotten that Viltrox is not the only other lens manufacturer? There are Tamron, Sigma, Voigtlander, 7Artisans, Laowa, Meike, etc. options out there. Comparing Nikon Z to Canon RF in terms of openness is laughable.
And before anyone says I'm a corporate shill who will only take the side of the big corpo over the smaller competitor - I make a little over minimum. I am in no way happy about monopolies and the cost of goods in general, especially predatory pricing.
And yet, Nikon has my support here. They clearly spent a lot of time, money, human resources, etc on developing the Z mount. They have opened up the mount in ways that are second only to, well, probably Sony. If a company tries to piggyback off that hard work and make profits without paying the correct dues... well that's not exactly Nikon's fault, is it?
Of course, I hope that Nikon decides to enact the more lenient outcome of allowing Viltrox to continue building Z mount lenses after this lawsuit - those new Lab lenses look so good 🥺.
But guys, please stop pretending the Viltrox lawsuit is the end of the world. Nikon's Z mount is alive and healthy, and will probably continue to see growth from others as the user base grows.
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