It appears that Canon hit a home-run with the just announced EOS-M. The camera is already the most (pre-)ordered digital camera of the day at Amazon US (Click here). It dethrones the last week leader, the Sony RX100. This ranking is by no mean scientific and we have to wait the next months to see if the Canon EOS-M will win the heart of the mirrorless fans!
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I despair, I really do. Apart from the large sensor I can not see the appeal of this camera. No viewfinder, no built in flash and few external controls. There’s the touchscreen but how much use will that be for changing settings in bright sunshine? And don’t get me started on the price. I doubt it would be doing so well on Amazon if the badge on the camera was not Canon. Some people must have more money than sense.
And before anyone accuses me of being a Canon hater, two of my three cameras are Canon.
onlyme – I just thought I’d post and let you know that you are not alone.
I almost waited for Canon’s mirrorless announcement before ordering the RX100. Glad I didn’t wait! My RX100 shipped today after weeks of waiting, and I have no interest in Canon’s cutesy red or pink dumbed down EOS-M despite the bigger sensor.
I too have lots of Canon glass and hoped for better from the once-but-no-longer-innovative beast.
the price is not so bad if you think about it. if the 22mm f2 from canon is comparable to the 20mm f1.7 from panny, it leaves the cost of the body to around $450.
if you compare bodies, it’s around the cost of a GX1. it’s much cheaper than a OD-M.
certainly does have a size advantage over the NEX 5N with kit lens.
$799 minus $249 is $550, not $450. Prices are from the Canon USA website
this camera is meant for soccer moms.. how often people have to repeat that before you guys get that into your brains?
soccer moms care a S H I T about what you mentioned.
they want a camera that´s easy to handle and makes great images.
if your an ambitious photographer this camera is NOT for you.
you have to wait for the PRO modell.
canon will build a fantastic new SYSTEM… with an APS-C sensor.
that APS-C sensor alone is more worth for me then all the m43 stuff.
i know it will be better over time.
because you can´t beat a bigger sensor.. period.
Even soccer moms won’t like a camera that takes over a second to focus. (Let’s hope Canon fixes this before launch.) Also, the 18-55 would make a better soccer-mom lens and Canon probably should introduce a 55-200 or 55-250 lens that soccer moms can afford, without the $200 penalty for the adapter. That adapter should be sold at cost!
Given that this camera comes with a 35mm lens how are these football mums going to take photographs of their children when they are half way across a sports field?
As of 8:13 PM Eastern US DST, the Sony is back on top. Also, where does Amazon get their list prices? Canon USA says that the list price is $799, not $1200.
Ofcourse it’s the most preorder camera right now, what else are people preordering as for this present day.
The rx100 is no longer in preorder stage.
Update: Just checking the link, and saw rx100 is on top again. and yep…not a big deal
You guys are completely forgetting that the Sony NEX 24mm 1.8 is not only a larger lens, not even that much faster, but costs more than the this kit as a whole.
Does not anyone appreciate the fact that this kit comes with a street shooters dream at such an affordable price? A 35mm F2 lens, is nowhere else to be found in any other mirrorless offering at this price, and size.
SLOOOOOOW FOCUS! Its focus speed already compared to that of the Olympus E-P1. A three-year-old digital camera.
Canon can keep that magnesium alloy & that APS-C sensor. If I wanted a E-P1-like focus speed, I’D GET THE E-P1 (which currently sells for $450 brand new at amazon).
STRIKE TWO, Canon. TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE.
Good one, Eye can c u, what department at Olympus do you work for? LOL
canons first mirrorless EF-M mount camera.. let´s see who speaks about m43 in 4 years….
Great! that just mean that there are going to be discounts from the competitors soon.
Imagine the disappointment when all those buyers try to autofocus with the camera the first time.
The only reason it is the most pre ordered camera on Amazon is because it is a Canon. Most consumers cannot see past a brand name.
And that is why James, you are not a multi- billionaire.
it will sell like sliced bread.. there is no question about this.
who thinks otherwise has no clue how the market reality is.
im waiting fo the pro modell.. but i am 100% buying into this canon system.
you can buy my m43 stuff on ebay when the pro modell is released.
I’ve never seen so many hateful comments about a camera that hasn’t even been reviewed yet.
Why don’t you wait to see how it compares to NEX5n, NX200, GX1 etc instead of BITCHING?
Loads of haters here. Though I agree that it should have fast AF speed for street shooting in low light. Apart from that this package is decent if bought with 22mm lens.
If in few months canon releases higher end version of body with better focus and couple more compact, good, well-priced prime lenses (say 16mm f2.8 and 85mm f1.8 each costing between $300-500) then canon would stomp on M43 and NEX (still no compact reasonable priced primes by sony except tiny awesome 16mm f2.8).
I know its ambitious and canon should do it in first place. But they still have got better chance than others, i think. Sony just doesnt learn to give us well-priced compact lenses. And a better compact system with APS-C sensor is more likely to win over M43. So lets see if and how Canon rolls.
Sony E-mount is an open standard, any lens-maker can make one for Sony. There are already two fantastic primes from Sigma(19mm & 30mm). Even Samyang, which is known for its manual lens, has a plan to make autofocus lens for NEX.
http://www.techradar.com/news/photography-video-capture/cameras/samyang-to-produce-sony-e-mount-af-lenses-1069889
It’s good to be open.
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