Image on top: Canon Director Mr. Makoto.
Dcwatch (google translation here) posted the content of an interview with Canon director MR. Makoto. Based on what the google translation tool provides us we have the following information:
– New EOS-M with built-in EVF could arrive the second half of 2014 .
– EOS-M focus is on keeping size down
– One key aspect on future mirrorless cameras is the hybrid still+video performance
– There will be new lenses for the EOS-M system
– Canon is also “studying” the possibility to make more semi pro or pro mirrorless cameras (Whatever that means…LOL).
For now Canon didn’t take the mirrorless camera world very seriously. But I am pretty sure this is going to change in 2014. The problems for them is. Will they be able to catch up with the best cameras like the Fuji X-E2, Sony A7r and Olympus E-M1?
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Canon made the capital mistake of not making the M-mount big enough for a full frame sensor. We photographers really owe a lot to Sony for having the balls to push forward where Canon and Nikon choose to stand still.
I still believe the EOS-M and the Nikon 1 are decoy products to make mirrorless look bad in order to buy more time for their DSLRs. I also see them as a beta test before Canon and Nikon inevitably jump into the full frame mirrorless market. I predict the following timeline for full frame mirrorless:
– 2013 Sony
– 2015 Fuji
– 2017 Canon
– 2019 Nikon
If Sony plays this wisely with high-quality Zeiss and Olympus glass, they will successfully dethrone Canon and Nikon.
He-he, see you not too optimistic about Canon and Nikon going full frame mirrorless anytime soon. Maybe you are right!
Key aspect is hybrid?
Ok…
Canon has not been doing that even with their DSLR and they wanna talk about their EOS-M which they didn’t have the good sense of even releasing new lenses?
Keep the good work Canon, keep the good work…
Well … I’m not a big fan of Canon for the past few years tbh, not much revolution, just same ol’ same ol’ things every year. Really their Eos-m is in a really bad position now, I still personally feel Mirrorless is pretty far away for Canon, at least for the next 2-3 years. I can see Nikon doing something right now to push their mirrorless technology, but as far as Canon goes, I just don’t have enough faith yet.
I love my EOS-M1. What an affordable and amazing camera. Just yesterday i shot my first raw video 24fps 720p w/ no audio. I do not regret buying the little guy one bit!
I think Canon is going the wrong way about mirrorless. Instead of coming up with a new lenses system, why not make a mirrorless that can use natively all Canon lenses? The little bit of size advantage (in the depth dimension only) when positioning the lens closer to the sensor is insignificant as soon as you start to use longer focal length lenses (as seen on the sony nex-series cameras). So why not use the extra space cleverly instead. I am just thinking here but extra battery, better build-in flash, swivel view finder etc. There are many possibilities on how to use that space effectively. If they would do that then they could reduce height and width of the camera instead and also they would also have a large range of lenses available for the user. That would make a much more significant entrance in the mirrorless market. Anyway if Canon keeps doing nothing significant then they will one day wake up and realise that SLR cameras are a niche product only.
The only thing the EOS M has in common with my E-M1 are two letters. I’ve sold a whole bag full of Canon DSLR bodies and lenses and don’t regret it.
Canon is not going the wrong way or making mistake with mirrorless segment because the company is simply not interested about mirrorless…When they will see that their DSLR market is decreasing (in a couple of years) it will be too late for them to consider seriously mirroless segment as Oly-Pana-Fuji-Sony will drive the market !!
so evident & simple…
There is only one way to go, Fullframe.
Anything less is history. Even if results has turned out ok with 4/3, it´s not really ok without retusch. It´s exactly the same with analog film. APS was useless for prints over 2,5″, 24×36 was ok, medium format was standard and 4×5″ and others were the untouchable perfection. Now were down in the mud with the standards. We need to get up again and pay some respect for the art of photography.
Fight for your right to crisp and DOF! 🙂