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Canon customers received a survey asking questions about mirrorless cameras! The survey is available here but you need an access code: http://advisorypanel.vovici.net/se.htm. Anyway, the guys over at Canonrumors managed to get some screenshots of the survey.
What will be the result of the poll? The results will be kept secret by Canon Managers but the result will be one only. It is inevitable, Canon will make a mirrorless camera. Don’t be shy Canon! 🙂
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I wish Canon can make a FF mirrorless!
Finally Canon is making a FF mirrorless 🙂
Yup, the 1st company coming out with a FF mirrorless, with Leica M adaptability, will have my money.
About time! Hopefully the Nikon CX launch will really stir up media interest in MILC vs DSLR.
I don’t think it will be FF because the lens will be too big unless they are making RF camera.
If they can make NEX 7 size camera but smaller lenses then we might see the winner.
Isnt it obvious?
If Canon put their probable prototypes into production then it will be APS-C sensor so that EF-S lenses can be used with an adapter, giving no crop factor. FF lenses will also be able to used with the adapter, but at crop factor of 1.6 obviously.
Yes Canon, don’t be shy, APS-H or FF please.
RED One uses a Super35 sized sensor (not too dissimilar from APS-C, and smaller than APS-H) and RED Scarlet uses a 2/3″ sensor, so I don’t think Canon needs to go FF (or APS-H) to be competitive video-wise.
I’m focusing on video because Canon has an established stable of filmmakers using their DSLRs as secondary cameras, but the 5DMkII is getting a bit long in the tooth today.
Sony has set the bar very high for APS-C mirrorless w/ Nex 5N. Nex 7 (or any 24MP APS-C) will however (if my math is right) be effected by lens diffraction in the F5.6 to F8 range – which is a bit hard to take for a depth-of-field junkie like me.
For Canon to stand out relative to Sony they could go with a 24MP APS-H sensor which should roughly match pixel density of the 16MP sensor in the Nex 5N. Then (again if my math is right) lens diffraction will kick in between F8 and F11 – still not ideal but bearable since I likely can’t afford FF. Assuming Canon can match Sony on low-light, etc. Canon would then have what I think most people wish the NEX-7 was [though hard to say really as so far not a lot of Nex-7 reviews/images/tests to go on].
Lens size at 1.3 crop wouldn’t easily match 4/3rds, but pancake rangefinder style lenses at 18, 22, 36 and 66 mm, plus a couple large (but light?) fast (F4 or faster) zooms – say 22 – 100mm and 150-450mm would provide for the vast majority of needs. Slipping a couple pancakes in your pocket keeps size small, or if you really need a lot of range you accept a larger zoom.
I think this arrangement would attract pros (2nd DSLR) and serious amateurs (want $6K camera IQ but can’t justify the cost). Whoever gets those buyers will get a lot of others who look to experts for recommendation.
Canon is so late to the party here they need to do something clearly better than Sony or risk significantly boosting Sony’s reputation by falling short of the bar set by Sony. Either that or go after soccer moms like Nikon….