CanonWatch (Click here) just released a new rumor saying that “Canon will showcase their mirrorless ILC to selected customers in Australia during PMA Australia at the end of May. The new camera should then be announced in June.”
This would be a huge suprise as most of us expected such a camera to be unveiled in September only!
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There is such a very small possiblity that canon may actually produce a manual-style mirrorless camera, that it’s odd this site keeps using such retro images for these articles…
What we will get is something akin to the nikon v1, or best case, sony nex.
I am surprised there are not more “leaks” from CaNikon, Pana and Sony – trying to take some wind from Oly EM5 success story . 🙂
I expect a Canon mirrorless system to be a serious comepetitor. The “test bench” G1X (G12 + larger sensor) delivers IQ if not performance.
My self I am currently leaning towards Fuji X-pro1 + D800. But I hope for a Pana GX2 with built-in EVF and same IQ as Oly EM5.
Admin: I hope it’s true that Canon has finally awoke from it’s great sleep.
Whatever the camera will look like, it can’t come fast enough. Canon’s dead last in the mirrorless race. Whatever they come up with, it better be good if they want to compete.
What does it mean : EF compatible but not mount?
Great all these rumors… I personally would prefer to see Canon launching two or even three models at a time for different purpose, e.g. w/out and with viewfinder and different lens kits, pointing at different needs. Maybe one model for the consumer market at around 500-600 bucks and another one with higher specs and better lens around 1-1.2k. Personally I am not a fan of even more expensive cameras, since the additional price margin usually is far away from being proportional to the additional value you get. I would even prefer to have a camera at a lower budget with integrated EVF and spend the additional money on good lenses. Let’s hope there will be a serious rival to the Oly EM5…also I hope they put more effort in the design than Sony, Panasonic, etc.