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Canon:
The current Canon EOS-M is the most sold mirrorless camera at Amazon US (Click here to see the ranking). The reason is that it sells for $299 only. But now Amazon has no more cameras left in Stock and also Adorama removed the camera from their database. I have no doubt that a new EOS-M will be announced within 1-2 months.
Ricoh:
The Ricoh GXR is no longer available at BHphoto (Click here). Also in that case a major new release is expected within 1-2 months.
Reminder: Most new mirrorless cameras will be announce din late August right before the IFA event in Berlin. So while we are in Summertime there is really no reason for vacation on rumor sites. The news storm will hit us all very soon!
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via Digicaminfo and Photorumors.
28 Responses
okay… now let us never speak of the EOS-M ever again…
This again… are people just threatened by the M, or what? Go try the M and then tell me why it should be “never talked about”.
One or two months? I kinda expect to see 70D’s sensor and improvement in a EOS-M sooner than that.
…with it, I hope they will introduce a telephoto zoom lens!
…with it, I hope they will introduce a telephoto zoom lens!
Interesting.
The EOS M was a mess, BUT if Canon integrates the new dual pixel focusing tech from the 70D, and improves other aspects of the camera, the M series could actually become the best mirrorless system. At least until Sony and Fuji introduce their own new tech.
I’m a Sony user mainly, but Canon could actually do something interesting for a change. But I don’t expect much, because Canon loves to cripple cameras so you are never satisfied and will buy the next model. So they could easily make something great into something bad as well.
Dear Admin,
Is the prediction of 1-2 months for a new GXR based on the Grist.kr/slrclub website or from other specific sources. You probably can’t tell us for source anonymity, but I thought that I’d ask…
The landscape of mirrorless will change very quickly and the advantage will swing to Canon within the year. Once Canon has an EOS M with dual pixel technology, an EVF available, and that speedbooster for their lenses, then Canon will dominate.
I remember when people downplayed the early M4/3 models, due to slow AF, lack of lenses, etc…now m4/3 is pretty highly regarded.
The brand name of Canon combined with their marketing and retail presence will be a huge advantage, and they will be tough to beat.
Who want to buy EOS-M2?
I have lenses from Sigma and Tamron, and so I brought a 2nd hand EOS-M which is not expensive.
The speed of Canon’s dual pixel technology does not seem to be much faster than the mirrorless cameras from Sony or Olympus, so what are the advantages? EOS-M can EF lenses, however it is bulky because the lenses are bulky. The lenses are heavy and the weather here is hot.
For people who already have m43 lenses, why should they bother to buy EOS-M? NEX has has speedbooster, so EOS-M doesn’t have any advantage. Don’t forget that Sony will release a mirrorless FF.
i love my gxr with m mount module …..heres to version 2 of the body
Dear Admin – are there any details at all about the GXR successor that you could share, please?
Thanks admin! That’s good news for us GXR owners (I hope).
so is it 1 week to go now until the announcement?