When Minolta introduced the 7xi camera they also introduced 5 xi zoom lenses (since xi primes wouldn't have offered anything).
I don't know how many Vectis lenses were introduced with the camera but I believe it covered the full range of zooms and the 400 RF lens.
I wouldn't think that e-mount would require as many lenses as the 7000AF (particularly not the 300mm f/2.
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Why? Possible reasons:
1. Sony really believes that the NEX is for P&S shooters just looking for some improvement?
2. Sony's not sure how successful the NEX concept will be and is hedging their bets?
3. They intended that existing a-mount SSM/SAM (& screwdrive??) lenses would AF and would fill much of the gap until they could determined if NEX would be successful (sort of a part of number 2), but then they were unable to make AF work and it was too late and too expensive to add other lenses to the mix?
4. Or maybe everyone will go out and buy the 135 STF since its manual focus anyway
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Any better insight, and any idea what the implications might be?
tom