Canon will release an RF mount ‘vlogging’ camera in 2022 [CR3]
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An updated M200 or M6 is overdue, it looks like Canon is moving the M series cameras into the updated RF-S mount, not a bad idea.
I’m temped with an R7 and I would be interested in a smaller boded R range, camera such as the rumoured “R100” a family holiday play thing that I can carry around without even noticing it is with me.
My only gripe is the new kit lens why 18-45 and not like the M-Series 15-45. OK, I know neither are not anything special, far from it, but 18mm on a crop sensor camera is not wide enough for a general kit lens. For the masses who will buy these, that might matter.
I’m temped with an R7 and I would be interested in a smaller boded R range, camera such as the rumoured “R100” a family holiday play thing that I can carry around without even noticing it is with me.
My only gripe is the new kit lens why 18-45 and not like the M-Series 15-45. OK, I know neither are not anything special, far from it, but 18mm on a crop sensor camera is not wide enough for a general kit lens. For the masses who will buy these, that might matter.
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The appearance of the Z30 was guaranteed to produce this wee click-bait rumour!
A compact "R100" without an EVF has always been on the cards, as a means of producing a very cheap entry into the RF system, and given the popularity of vlogging, is guaranteed to be video-orientated. So not a difficult prophecy!
A compact "R100" without an EVF has always been on the cards, as a means of producing a very cheap entry into the RF system, and given the popularity of vlogging, is guaranteed to be video-orientated. So not a difficult prophecy!
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Saw this link on another forum - the roller coaster continues!
No, it's not dead! "The EOS M line DOES have a place in our range" says Canon
The Canon EOS R7 and R10 have NOT killed the EOS M cameras, but rather "sit alongside as part of the EOS family"
www.digitalcameraworld.com
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And maybe Canon doesn't want to kill the residual presumably highly profitable market for M cameras by convincing potential buyers that buying one of them is a dead end.Saw this link on another forum - the roller coaster continues!
No, it's not dead! "The EOS M line DOES have a place in our range" says Canon
The Canon EOS R7 and R10 have NOT killed the EOS M cameras, but rather "sit alongside as part of the EOS family"
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Inaction speaks louder than words. The M50 was announced way back in 2018, and the 2020 M50 Mark II was just a minor tweak. "The 4K/24p video is heavily cropped and you can't use the camera's dual-pixel autofocus (it's contrast-detection only)." -DPReviewSaw this link on another forum - the roller coaster continues!
No, it's not dead! "The EOS M line DOES have a place in our range" says Canon
The Canon EOS R7 and R10 have NOT killed the EOS M cameras, but rather "sit alongside as part of the EOS family"
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And both cameras have consistently been among the top 10 best-selling cameras in Japan since their launch, and usually one or both have been among the top three. Canon is smart enough to know that if it ain't broke, you don't fix it. Canon is also smart enough not to let forum members make their product decisions for them. Imagine that...
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...thanks for this link.Saw this link on another forum - the roller coaster continues!
No, it's not dead! "The EOS M line DOES have a place in our range" says Canon
The Canon EOS R7 and R10 have NOT killed the EOS M cameras, but rather "sit alongside as part of the EOS family"
Note the mention of the 200 and M5 series but not the M6 series...sort of makes sense to me--the M6 MkII really is sort of a 'baby' R7 with 2-3 year old technology inside. So my guess has been (and written here) is no more M6 bodies from Canon...but perhaps the smaller Ms will move forward.
Think about it for a minute--the refurbished M200 + 15-45 EF-M lens combination (and a backpack thrown in for good measure)...is $350 at Canon...right now. That's quite the deal, especially when compared to some 'point-and-shoot' Canons that were ubiquitous not all that long ago (pre cellphone).
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It makes no sense for Canon to abandon the tiny APS-C body market to its competitors.
I own the EF-M 18-150 IS lens (in fact, purchased one for a family member, too)...while a fine lens it is somewhat limited in terms of image quality. But when I use an M camera, I'm prepared to make compromises...size-and-weight compromises.
Some measure of the quandary Canon faces is that the kit lens for the R7 has the innards of the EF-M 18-150 with an R mount! That makes no sense...the R7, I think, deserves the best glass the R mount can offer, right!?
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There are two EF-M lenses that really really shine, in terms of these kinds of compromises: the 22mm and the 11-22mm IS lenses.
Both of these lenses work nicely on the 'large' M6 MkII...but they also excel on the smaller Ms.
I look forward to evaluating the RS 15-30 lens when it is mounted on the smallest R body.
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