Win a Pentax Limited Lens: Raffle Now Live!

top-quark · 10-07-2012, 04:28 AM

Canon EOS M review: was Canon's first mirrorless ILC worth the four-year wait? -- Engadget

...And they don't sound too impressed.

pingflood · 10-09-2012, 03:32 AM

Yeah, that camera really does not make a lot of sense. Canon really needs to get on the ball and innovate instead of just lazily release "me too" products.

Unsinkable II · 10-11-2012, 04:06 AM

Canon and Nikon are so scared of cannibalising their DSLR business, that they are totally missing the mark with mirrorless.

Jasvox · 10-11-2012, 04:36 AM

Originally posted by pingflood

Yeah, that camera really does not make a lot of sense. Canon really needs to get on the ball and innovate instead of just lazily release "me too" products.

Pentax could take that same advice as well.

Jason

deadwolfbones · 10-13-2012, 04:36 PM

One of my coworkers thinks Canon intentionally released a shitty mirrorless in an effort to poison the well.

top-quark · 10-14-2012, 02:32 AM - **1 Like**

It's possible that they released a substandard product to ensure that no Canon user would go mirrorless. Perhaps the inner cabal are happy for people to have something as well as a Canon DSLR (S100, G15, whatever) but not instead of a Canon DSLR. Dunno. It looks more like a simple screw-up to me. Hybrid AF should be blisteringly fast and able to drive adapted lenses reasonably well (like on the Nikon 1) so it may be fixed in a future firmware update.

I think the issue is the imagined demographic of people who currently use a crummy Coolpix or whatever, but who secretly long to spend £800 / $1100 on something that ain't gonna to intimidate them. They don't exist. Spending £800 makes you, by definition, an enthusiast and an enthusiast isn't afraid of a f**king PASM mode dial. The funny thing is that it's halfway there: that 22mm F2 is a hardcore lens. We'd all want one, right?

memo90061 · 10-28-2012, 10:18 PM

I would want this camera with the 22mm lens to sneak into concerts. I wonder if it could pass as a point and shoot.

Christine Tham · 10-29-2012, 12:16 AM

I was planning to buy this, simply for the ability to mount Canon EF lenses, but I think I'll skip and buy the Nikon V2 instead.

Hopefully Canon will get it right in the next iteration.

Unsinkable II · 10-29-2012, 10:15 AM

Originally posted by memo90061

I would want this camera with the 22mm lens to sneak into concerts. I wonder if it could pass as a point and shoot.

The RX100 is a perfect camera for sneaking in to concerts. Not theatre though!

memo90061 · 10-29-2012, 11:35 AM

I have been thinking of the RX100 for concerts. I have a concert coming up in December, and don't know if I should buy the RX100. It's too expensive for me right now.

10-07-2012, 04:28 AM	#1
top-quark Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Aylesbury, Bucks Photos: Albums Posts: 492	First EOS-M review? Canon EOS M review: was Canon's first mirrorless ILC worth the four-year wait? -- Engadget ...And they don't sound too impressed.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
K-01 Review: 100,000 Hits - Passes Q Review	Adam	Pentax K-01	13	03-17-2012 03:12 AM
Best camera review ever? Canon EOS C300	deadwolfbones	Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands	7	12-25-2011 01:11 PM
Thoughts on the EOS 1-D X?	Mareket	Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands	61	11-11-2011 05:53 AM
Adaptall 2 to Canon EOS	NRV Shooter	Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands	9	08-25-2011 04:42 PM
Anyone know of a PK to EOS adapter?	Albert Siegel	Pentax SLR Lens Discussion	3	12-20-2010 10:36 AM

10-09-2012, 03:32 AM	#2
pingflood Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Borås, Sweden Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,169	Yeah, that camera really does not make a lot of sense. Canon really needs to get on the ball and innovate instead of just lazily release "me too" products.

10-11-2012, 04:06 AM	#3
Unsinkable II Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 1,352	Canon and Nikon are so scared of cannibalising their DSLR business, that they are totally missing the mark with mirrorless.

10-11-2012, 04:36 AM	#4
Jasvox Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 3,107	Originally posted by pingflood Yeah, that camera really does not make a lot of sense. Canon really needs to get on the ball and innovate instead of just lazily release "me too" products. Pentax could take that same advice as well. Jason

10-13-2012, 04:36 PM	#5
deadwolfbones Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Santa Fe, NM Posts: 7,451	One of my coworkers thinks Canon intentionally released a shitty mirrorless in an effort to poison the well.

10-14-2012, 02:32 AM - 1 Like	#6
top-quark Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Aylesbury, Bucks Photos: Albums Posts: 492 Original Poster	It's possible that they released a substandard product to ensure that no Canon user would go mirrorless. Perhaps the inner cabal are happy for people to have something as well as a Canon DSLR (S100, G15, whatever) but not instead of a Canon DSLR. Dunno. It looks more like a simple screw-up to me. Hybrid AF should be blisteringly fast and able to drive adapted lenses reasonably well (like on the Nikon 1) so it may be fixed in a future firmware update. I think the issue is the imagined demographic of people who currently use a crummy Coolpix or whatever, but who secretly long to spend £800 / $1100 on something that ain't gonna to intimidate them. They don't exist. Spending £800 makes you, by definition, an enthusiast and an enthusiast isn't afraid of a f**king PASM mode dial. The funny thing is that it's halfway there: that 22mm F2 is a hardcore lens. We'd all want one, right?

10-28-2012, 10:18 PM	#7
memo90061 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Photos: Gallery Posts: 218	I would want this camera with the 22mm lens to sneak into concerts. I wonder if it could pass as a point and shoot.

10-29-2012, 12:16 AM	#8
Christine Tham Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,269	I was planning to buy this, simply for the ability to mount Canon EF lenses, but I think I'll skip and buy the Nikon V2 instead. Hopefully Canon will get it right in the next iteration.

10-29-2012, 10:15 AM	#9
Unsinkable II Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 1,352	Originally posted by memo90061 I would want this camera with the 22mm lens to sneak into concerts. I wonder if it could pass as a point and shoot. The RX100 is a perfect camera for sneaking in to concerts. Not theatre though!

10-29-2012, 11:35 AM	#10
memo90061 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Photos: Gallery Posts: 218	I have been thinking of the RX100 for concerts. I have a concert coming up in December, and don't know if I should buy the RX100. It's too expensive for me right now.

First EOS-M review?

Win a Pentax Limited Lens: Raffle Now Live!