The Canon "mirrorless"

[squirrel$$$bandit]

http://www.43rumors.com/and-here-it...ess-next-tuff-competition-for-the-m43-system/

Glad they've entered the market. Though it looks like it came out of a blister pack at Wal-mart.

 

[kbg32]

Performance aside, I always hated the look and size of the Canon G series. This just continues that trend.

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

Except...without the manual controls or viewfinder. What is that grip all about? It looks like an atavistic growth of some sort.

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

A gill remnant. An absorbed twin. "Mrs. Canon, though we recognize that you wish to bond with your newborn, we strongly recommend you allow us to remove that."

"And its sunken chevron-shaped shutter button enclosure?"

"I'm afraid there's nothing we can do about that."

"But doctor...why? How did this happen?"

"I'm sorry, Mrs. Canon--your child has been in utero for four years. It has become...squished"

 

[Darkhorse]

I don't really care how it looks. I'm mainly interested in how it performs and its image quality but that remains to be seen.

 

[kuzano]

Perhaps "Dollar" store....

Perhaps "Dollar" store....

I saw the little EVIL "mirrorless" Nikon in a blisterpack at a "Dollar" store. Perhaps Canon is picking this market to try to get on the same wire rack.

 

[dfatty]

judging by the size of the hotshoe it appears to be a very small camera, perhaps even s90 size (width and height, probably not depth). i'm curious to see how big/small the lenses will be.

 

[Dralowid]

When I saw the title of this thread I thought the Pellix was back....

 

[Cold]

Of all the letters available for identifying a lens mount...they had to go with M.

 

[dfatty]

i'm noticing it has a dial around the shutter button, and a dial (ring) on the back like on the S models. so manual handling might not be that bad, though it's not as nice as having the ISO and exp comp dials on the G series.

it's certainly not a looker, though, lol.

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

I don't really care how it looks. I'm mainly interested in how it performs and its image quality but that remains to be seen.

Ahhh, performance and IQ will be fine, just like every other current production APS-C camera on planet earth. BUT JUST LOOK AT IT. LOOK AT IT! DO YOU WANT TO REWARD THE MONSTERS WHO CREATED IT

 

[stompyq]

Ahhh, performance and IQ will be fine, just like every other current production APS-C camera on planet earth. BUT JUST LOOK AT IT. LOOK AT IT! DO YOU WANT TO REWARD THE MONSTERS WHO CREATED IT

I don't see any difference between this and the Olympus OM-D that everyone seems to get wet dreams over. Both are ugly. So what??

 

[dfatty]

Ahhh, performance and IQ will be fine, just like every other current production APS-C camera on planet earth. BUT JUST LOOK AT IT. LOOK AT IT! DO YOU WANT TO REWARD THE MONSTERS WHO CREATED IT

lol, i feel the same way about current hondas. sure they work great but they're a crime against my eyes.

 

[coelacanth]

I'm not a big fan of the product design on this thing neither. :/

KISS is the word. And I wish Canon got it.

 

[lcpr]

Should have revived the Canonet!

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

I'm sure it will have a great personality. Maybe its sister will take it to the prom.

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

Wait!! There's been a mistake. That is actually Canon's new baby monitor.

 

[splitimageview]

How many ways can a lens be attached to a box? It's not like 1965 Raquel Welch but 1965 Sally Field was not exactly ugly...doesn't look like it will have an APS-C sensor, so that would eliminate 'That Girl' from my interest in any event.

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

FWIW, Field was hotter than Welch, all the way. And of course I am just trolling, I am mildly drunk and don't give a rat's arse. Can't you tell by my comma-splicing?

 

[splitimageview]

Welch would have been far too high maintenance, I'm with you there. And who can argue with Forrest Gump's mom, not to mention a flying nun?

But we venture off-topic. 🙂 Nice to see that Canon thinks mirrorless is a viable market, which everyone else has known for 3+ years.