Anon01/22/26, 10:17No.4494876
I've been thinking about the problem of lens mount ecosystems. I was planning on getting a Nikon full frame, but just now the news hit that they're pursuing legal action against third party manufacturers making Z-mount lenses. That also prompted me to look more into lenses and mount compatibility, and it turns out the Sigma lenses everyone online seems to be praising are not available for Z-mount, most likely due to Nikon not granting a license.
The scariest part is how they could disable support for third party lenses on a software level, updating the firmware in a way that disallows the usage of unlicensed glass.
In the pure software world this has long been settled with Oracle v. Google, that you can't protect rights for an API. I guess here manufacturers use the fact that it's a physical hardware interface, and that you can patent.
The most open and friendly FF mount appears to be the L-mount, but there you're stuck with one of two video-heavy Lumixes, an overpriced Leica, or a quirky Sigma.
It's all so tiresome.