Yesterday, Nikon announced the Nikon Z30 Z-mount camera targeting vloggers and people that want a small camera body.
Canon will be releasing a similar camera sometime this year. It could be the rumored EOS R100, but we have long said that Canon would release an RF-mount APS-C camera with a similar form factor as the EOS M6 Mark II, which is a logical next step for Canon.
It's possible that we'll see this camera announced alongside the upcoming Canon RF 24mm f/1.8 IS STM Macro & Canon RF 15-30mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM, both of which will likely have compact designs.
More to come…
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.
The RF mount limits how small those cameras and lenese can be
-Brian
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!
No, it's not dead! "The EOS M line DOES have a place in our range" says Canon
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.