That being said, there is a renaissance in third party lenses, and their quality as well as their autofocus performance is increasing, fast. While I agree with

That being said, there is a renaissance in third party lenses, and their quality as well as their autofocus performance is increasing, fast. While I agree with you, the third-party lenses that have gotten notably better are Sigma’s, which are no longer cheaper, and are also just big ol’ chonkers now. https://www.dpreview.com/products/Sigma/lenses/sigma_85_1p4_dg_hsm_a/overview https://www.dpreview.com/products/Sigma/lenses/sigma_85_1p4_...