Rumors about the Canon mirrorless camera are getting stronger. Sources from IndianTimes at MirrorlessRumors and Canonwatch wrote that Canon will go Nikon’s way with their new mirrorless camera design. The camera will have a modern look and remind in many ways the Nikon V1 (picture on top of this post). The Canon will in no way remind any past design and not go the same route of the Fuji X PRO 1 (rangefinder style) or the Olympus E-M5 (DSRL alike design). But unlike Nikon Canon will use a large Four Thirds sized sensor like the one used for the GX1.
Canon announcement is scheduled for June. So stay tuned! As I told you yesterday there is a lot of new stuff coming soon!
P.S.: Nikon 1 is getting some nice deals and climing the sales ranking at Amazon (Click here).
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The question is, what will Nikon do, if Canon will release big sensor mirorless camera? CX format is to small to compete with m4/3, Canon’s 4/3 or APSC. I believe Nikon management realized that they made a mistake. In that case Nikon has one option, join m4/3 if Olympus and Panasonic will allow.
Does the comparison to the Nikon V1 rather than the J1 suggest that the new Canon mirrorless camera will have a viewfinder I wonder?
“But unlike Nikon Canon will use a large Four Thirds sized sensor like the one used for the GX1.”
A Four Thirds size sensor may be larger than the one i Nikon 1, but it’s still not large.
I like the V1 design and a Canon version with same size sensor as in Canon Gx1 can make a nice camera. – Provided it is not as clumsy ans sluggish as the GX1.
Still – my G3 + a 12-35/2.8 is an excellent walk-around combo.
My guess Nikon will be the last with a serious mirrorless.
They will learn their stuff on the CX and go for the PRO market in a few years with knowlege and full FX lens support.
Don’t think so, Nikon already made their move with the Nikon 1 system – an entirely new system with hardly no lenses. Fuji is currently the only company with PRO ambitions in the mirrorless market.
Looks like someone’s definition of Pro is World War 2 era design…
And Nikon’s actual move was hybrid AF with integrated phase detection.
With CDAF being severily handicapped by limited speed at which focus can be moved Nikon 1 is still only mirrorless/non-SLR with actually working focus tracking of moving targets and I would expect Nikon to use that tech to reform their cameras in the future.
They are into toy cams going against the Pentax Q.
if Canon will go this way, it will eventually loose the whole market to Fuji, Sony and other brands who prefer to innovate instead of dragging along. Very bad news. I was hoping that Canon will make a supreme mirrorless system, but from what I read here they don’t understand whats going on in the market. Shame, Canon!
“PRO”….. I think there are already very many professional photographers that to some extent uses mirrorless. For certain assignments and/or private photo. m43/NEX/Fuji.
We see with Pana zooms coming that are similar to what pro’s are using. 12-35, 35-100. They will also update the 7-14 I believe.
The Oly EM-5 is partly “pro”in build, but maybe small buttons are not “pro”. Then we have the famous, non yet existing 🙂 Pana “very high end” camera…
Neither Fuji nor Oly/Pana can give the pro-service CaNikon has, but certainly the cameras can be used for (some) profesional work.
It’s not a Four Thirds sized sensor, it’s a sensor with 4:3 aspect ratio. That’s a different thing.
So how big will the lenses be in comparison to m4/3???
Nearly the same size:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canong1x/
EDIT: One post above…
Canon will be 1.8x crop vs m43 at 2x crop. So the lens could be slightly bigger all else being equal.
APS-C is not only 1.5x crop which already suggest larger lenses but it 2:3 format (less square that 43 format used by Canon and m43) so that also adds to the lens size.
Canon EOS-600D is crop=1.61x (EF-S)
Canon G1 X is crop=1.85x
Micro Four Thirds is crop=2.00x
Fujis intention of “pro” camera extends to camera naming only.
Canon is going to call this sensor format “Super Four Thirds”. That will be infuriating to Panasonic and Olympus.
I’m actually waiting to see what Canon has up it’s sleeve. That, and Panasonic. I think Olympus has is M43 champion right now and with all the lens options from both Panny/Oly, that’s hard to beat.
Nikon’s V1 “modern design” = no design. Looks like they limited their investments in mirrorless, hence no budget for design. Hope Canon will come up with something nicer.
Exactly. In fact, Nikon 1 “modern design” = no design. And lenses they offer can be found in most other systems…
“Nikon V1 modern look”? It’s more like “Made in GDR, 1971” look.
In all of these discussions re 4/3 vs CX no-one seems to comment on the fact that smaller sensor equals smaller lens lengths. For a take-anywhere camera this seems an important point.