Canon concept mirrorless camera by David Riesenberg (Click here)
In an interview with Amateur Photographer Panasonic UK’s Lumix G product manager Barnaby Sykes said that “Panasonic expects Canon to launch its first CSC in 2012.” There is one more interesting analysis made by Mr. Sykes: “the continued loyalty of many photographers to major camera brands such as Canon, owing to their long photographic heritage, continues to pose a ‘massive challenge’ to Panasonic, despite the firm’s success in the CSC arena.“. In simple words, the Canon user prefers to wait for Canon to launch their own mirrorless system instead of jumping the ship by using one of the current mirrorless systems.
I think that could be one of the main reasons why the mirrorless market still didn’t boom in some regions like USA and Europe.
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I’m canon shooter. If canon mirror-less is not coming this year, I’m jumping ship.
Panasonic really really need to get their cameras in the hands of Canon and Nikon users (like the Olympus PEN ready campaign), also their lenses need to be of a high quality build and have more features and their cameras more aspirational…
They also need to be more influential on the internet as well as at schools, colleges and camera clubs…
They could also look to launch cameras featuring apps next year…
@ Admin, re SonyAlphaRumors, any insider info on the lay-offs? or more specifically: how it would affect the camera division?
Not really , I am a Canon user and currently own only canon brand camera , actually I was very interesting in E-M5. I wait and did not buy it right now , is just want to stay and watch will Canon launch a camera which is more promising for me. If not , I will buy the E-M5 at once .
People always want a camera which is the best(I their own of view) , right?
E-M5 is what I want , except the Outlook is a little bit plastic…..
I used to be like you, until I started shooting medium format which forced me out of the Canon camp. There are so many good cameras from different brands to consider, many of which have better optics than Canon (from my point of view that is, I tend to value microcontrast more than anything else in a lens).
Get yourself out of the fanboi box and explore some options. You may be pleasantly surprised at what you’ll find.
I really liked my E-PL2 and use Panasonic lenses, but the problem in m4/3 is that Panny jpeg quality is poor and Oly tends to break easily.
I’m not sure about the “break easily” part. I live in the far north, so my cameras frequently accompany me on outdoor trips and more where they must endure temeratures into the minus twenties, thirties, or forties Celcius. I used to shoot Nikon but switched to Olympus because of their durability. I killed two Nikons in fairly short order through normal use. Since then, I’ve owned four Olympus cameras and never experienced a failure. In fact, all of them still work to this day!
That AE-D concept looks really nice, but Canon only sees the world as 2 types of users: the high-end pros or budget-minded consumer. They really don’t have much left for enthusiasts and their current price hikes reflect it. With Canon you get really low end lenses or super expensive glass.
The G1X is overpriced mediocrity, so I’m not holding my breath.
It’s time for someone like Panasonic to really step up their camera business and compete.
I suppose a non-Japanese company like Samsung that has good finances could be a bigger player in mirrorless. They seem to have good experience with retailers in appliances and mobile, so it could happen.
That concept is just stunning. Wouldn’t expect anything even close to that from canon unfortunately.
If you have to get new glass for a camera system/format you may want anyway, brand loyalty as a rational for purchase is a strange and mysterious thing. Frankly, I don’t give a crap about brand. It is the camera and its results that matters. But I guess some people just feel they need to belong to a group and want you to belong to their group and make their choice as well.
I wouldn’t wait for Canon to release a mirrorless, if Panasonic did release a small camera with build in EVF. They didn’t do for 3 years now, so I also can wait half a year to see what Canon will do.
The issue is not brand loyalty, its about mostly the S in the CSC part. as in System. Any system type camera system, which must be say , can only be a system when they can provide the individual user the option to tailor their own. Well no CSC today do that. They have pretty much zero or little choices in lens and bodies ( the body part better ).
So Panasonic want the business. Well let’s phrase this _ Nikon and Canon DSLR today can go for their exotic , and expensive 24/1.4 even if that individual only made up what might be less than 5% of the user base, but then the lens option is there. Not so for the CSC in general.
I look at M4/3, and what I got when I ask for quality optics, pretty much nil ( well the 45 macro qualify but then I might not be looking at a long focal macro ). But when I look at Canon and Nikon ( at this moment DSLR ) at each and every coverage there is the usual low to mid range, but also the exotic and top end user need fulfilled.
A system can only really made long term success if its system. And so far none of the CSC are
I think, it is not a question of “if” and “when” anymore. The question for Pana/Oly/Sony/Fuji/Samsung will be, WHAT Canon is going to offer in that field. If it starts with the same sensor like the G1X and lenses on the level of Canon’s cheap DSLR-glasses, the others will not be seriously harmed.
Brand loyality will not last long, if they offer halfheartedly concepts and quality like Nikon did with their “1”.
I really hope they release a m43 camera!
I can never understand such strict brand loyalty, I like Canon a lot and my SLRs have always been Canon but I have had both Nikon and Canon compacts and I own a Panasonic and Sony CSC! If it gets good reviews and you desire it then buy it, have your cake an eat it!
I guess canon would introduce a mirrorless camera/s that will replace their low end dslr and in the long run their mid range dslrs too. which is a little sad because it would mean they’ll eventually dominate the mirrorless market too. I wish brand loyal consumers would realize that having a company dominating the market in that way can harm innovation in the long run.
Wow, Canon mirrorless looks really good. Hopefully sensor is at least aps-c.
RUBBISH
Panasonic! if you release a full frame mirrorless, in any mount, I will buy it and so will most of my friends.
If Canon/Nikon release a APSC or micro 4/3 mirrorless— I DONT CARE!!!!
My idea of a mirror less camera is that it is a light weight replacement for my current camera, be it Nikon D700 or Canon 5D2.
I’ve been a Canon DSLR shooter since 2006 and jumped ship to the Sony Nex-7! I’m very happy with the lighter, smaller body. So, far I’ve been using my Canon lenses after I changed the aperture using my Canon body. I’ll pick up the Metabones adapter whenever they’re able to produce more.
Are they going to put those big ol’ lens on it???
reverse stream swimmer:
“Most people seems to forget that 35mm lenses made for film, will not be sufficiently telecentric to accomodate a fit for a 35mm sensor.”
Yet so many photographers use current Canon full frame bodies(1DS(&II&III & 5D(&II&III) to mount vintage manual SLR glass that was designed for film, it’s only the wide angle range finder glass that has issues, but R&D will solve those issues before too long, such as organic sensor tech.
You seem to be taking the m4/3 propaganda hook line and sinker.