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by tern 1373 days ago
It's an 85mm equivalent focal length, which is comparatively niche (to 50mm, aka "standard" focal length)

85mm is great for head shots, detail shots, video b-roll, etc. and limiting for general use, unless your style is all about subject isolation, telephoto, compression, etc.

Photographers often fall into categories of focal length usage. Some prefer the 24-35mm/85mm pair and skip "normal". Some shoot mainly 50mm. Landscape photographers often shoot 16-35mm and then 70mm+.

My sweet spot is 50-100mm, which was well served by the dedicated 2x camera (I'm often fine with digital zoom—the artifacts are part of the style).

So, they've made a reasonable choice, but 50mm lovers are left out.