The image on top shows the new 18-55mm lens from Canon which will be announced on Monday along the new EOS-M mirrorless system camera. A zoom of that range fits perfectly on an APS-C sized sensor! And more pics of the new cameras can be seen here (Click on them):
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It’s interesting that Canon opted to not have a built-in flash but have a hotshoe instead, just like (most of) the Olympus m4/3 bodies. Too bad there doesn’t seem to be a way to optionally put an EVF. If not for the bigger sensor, it doesn’t seem any better than an E-PM1. That is, it has no articulated screen, has minimal controls, has a non-touch sensitive screen (?), etc. At least the E-PM1 is small, cheap and has an accessory port. Nice looking kit lens and the mount seems big enough for an FF sensor though.
Canon have done Sony, Olympus and Panny a huge favour just like Nikon did when they introduced the Nikon 1 system by producing a poorly targeted product with its poor functionality for both p&s upgraders and enthusiasts wanting a portable camera…
… it also doesn’t looking very appealing to the growing female market even if it comes in different colours etc…
The marketing of this new Canon camera will increase awareness in the Oly, Panny and Sony offerings and lend more legitimacy to their already established better offerings…
I’ve seen a bunch of negative comments, i wonder how people can have such strong opinions on a system we know so little of.
I like the design, very industrial, very straightforward, discrete. No unnecessary retro stuff (oly). No space age stuff (sony nex). Just a contemporary, functional camera.
Its clearly entry level because of the lack of direct control buttons and dials. There are two things i like. First, they launched the system with an f2, 35mm equivalent pancake prime. Secondly, the camera carries the eos badge. This hints at the seriousness of the system.
We’ll need to see a lens roadmap and the camera performance in terms of operational speed, af speed and accuracy and iq. It is still too early to make judgement, but this certainly looks interesting.
When we just had the front image, I thought great – it has a manual dial around the shutter button.
Now we have a top view, we see that it is a pointless mode dial!
With only one dial, I cannot control aperture and exp comp together. I will not buy…
The G10 has more controls!