2016 is likely going to be the year where both Canon and Nikon will announce their first “PRO” mirrorless system cameras. According to Canonrumors Canon will “surprise a lot of people” at CP+. While he has no detail about what the surprise could be he speculates this could be a Canon FF camera.
I have not received any hint about a Canon FF mirrorless yet. But I am sure it would be good news if Sony will finally get some competition.
via CanonWatch.
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If it’s like the one in the picture I’d buy it in a heartbeat.
good luck pressing the shutter button.. will be hard to find
it’s were the on/off switch is..
yeah, but you won’t reach that ..i can’t imagine how you hold that camera to look through the viewfinder and pressing that button
and Olympus mirrorless FF ? 🙂
We can only hope.
Anything new is welcome as long as it ‘s mirrorless and serious !
I hope Canon has the sense to use the EOS mount for its FF mirrorless offering. There are plenty of compatible lenses and the large back flange distance will ensure superior results.
Of course they won’t (only with an adapter). If/when Canon goes mirrorless it will be an entirely new system.
why would they do that lol
you would just have a camera the size of a full frame DSLR
think pumpkin
I see leica m9, and lenses on it are smaller than on sony a7 system. Something to do with the mount?
If they provide yet again mediocre sensors with a lot of noise compared to its peers it will be yet another disappointment.
You can’t bank on previous accomplices, Canon. Please invent something PROGRESSIVE, Canon!
Like Olymous IBIS and high-res mode for example…
Isn’t it wonderful all, that finally it is on the move, after years of T90 design could we get back the 70 ties with modern technique, I hope it stays simple because too much info kills the info and there for the moment of creation, to stay master of your creation, the camera is the tool and not the other way around.
too much info kills the info
Nice.
how much distraction is in the viewfinder you can do without, I would like to see in mine, aperture, speed, iso, counter, exposure level, and on each of the four sides , aperture at the bottom, speed on my left, level to the right, counter at the top, like the iso top left., with the à very good evf ofcourse.
watching 4k movies in the evf would be neat..
as long as it is simple to use
i was merely joking, but i hope you wont be disappointed with their viewer!
As long as it has AF mode selector, 2 dials (shutter speed / aperture / ISO), fn buttons for mapping ISO selection + metering mode + electronic shutter vs mechanic shutter (capturing fast movement with mechanical to avoid rolling shutter effect) …
To be more precise, AF agreed, no mode selector only M like in the old days, aperture on the lens barrel shutter on top camera plat combined with ISO selector, EVF, electronic and mechanic shutter, the real starter camera which will stick with you, with things lick , b&w , b&w high contrast, tri-x grain, or HP5 grain, red filter, red filter2, green filter, yellow filter, sepia, different color settings, Kelvin indication and changeable etc, very thing to not work in post production only to work strait out of camera !!!!!!
and since sigma refused to merge with canon, i expect sigma to introduce a new camera too!
Sigma needs a FF sensor with good ISO noise.
My favorite camera in terms of layout is the old Canon A1. Replace the film with a sensor and call it done.
I think the same. They could have done it with the Nikon DF and the FM2; or done it well with the OM series..
I hope it won’t be too compact. A small camera with a big Tele Lens isn’t handy at all. Between the Sony A7 series and Leica SL should be fine
Why? With a big tele you have to hold your gear by the lens anyway, if not you ruin your mount. Even with a big DSLR.
1) You hold the camera with both hands: one on lens and one on body. Both are important.
2) A “big tele” like a 600/5.6 might ruin a mount on a DSLR. 70-200/2.8 won’t and it should be considered a “big tele” as well. Especially when we talk about Sony A7 series. These bodies are NOT designed to be used with such lenses. It is an awful experience.
for a 400mm+ . but for a 135mm f2 or 70-200 f2.8 or for a fast wide zoom lens the weight of the lens should be handled well with the camera. For smaller prime lenses the body should be as light as possible, for bigger lenses it doesnt matter (as you said) and for the lenses i mentioned it shouldnt be too light and small. And canon will be used alot with portrait and landscape lenses.. so they should figure out the best compromise and not just build the smallest and lightest FF body as possible (aka Sony)
If you’re using tele lenses I really don’t get why not just stay with DSLR anyway… to me the big advantage of mirrorless is the much more compact size… what’s the point of Mirrorless cameras that are as big as DSLRs other than the EVF???
the lenses will be as big as Full Frame DSLR lenses. I dont get a DSLR for tele lenses because i can’t and won’t afford a second camera just for one or two tele lenses. i want to keep is light and compact too.. But try to hold a sony a7xx with a 70-200 2.8 .. even for that “medium” tele lens the grip is really awkward with medium sized male hands. I had to mount it on a monopod
The “lenses will be as big as DSLR FF lenses” is what sony is making. But if I understood correctly, that’s not how Leica m9 + lenses on it operate. It’s a full frame camera with smaller lenses than equivalent fuji aps-c lenses. I’m not too familiar with leica though, so correct me if I’m wrong. I just find the idea of near-m43-size FF system very appealing.
I think the lack of AF and IS just reduce the size.of the lenses compared with dslr lenses.. its just the glass and the body. and leicas are pretty big, so the lenses seems small.
isn’t m9 a small leica tho? Size similar to fuji x100 / panasonic gx8 ?
If the 5D4 came in mirror and mirrorless varieties, I think that would be really quite cool.
I’d bet 5d4 before any mirrorless. The 5d3 is still a top seller after 3+ years, a 4k 5d4 with dual pixel AF would be huge.
I feel like they’re SO far behind.