Crsnydertx
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For this long-time Canon film and digital devotee....the EOS-M is not appealing. My wallet is safe for another day....
Oh really? I'd say being bored with the Canikons made for the mainstream mass market is a healthy sign.Also thinking I am becoming numb to all the advertisements which is good, no GAS, but.. being bored is actually a bit disturbing
Oh really? I'd say being bored with the Canikons made for the mainstream mass market is a healthy sign.
Not really. Keep in mind that the people doing those first impressions and reviews are mere mortals, too. It's always subjective, and the first impressions depend heavily on the conditions. You really shouldn't make any kind of conclusion yet, based on the very first press release impressions alone. Especially ones (apparently) based on pre-production models and non-final firmware.
None of those reviewers have had a chance to do a proper in-depth review yet, and their comments are based on a few minutes playing with it in some typical hotel function room or company showroom. Whilst one reviewer is trying the AF merely by shuffling the focus point between several fixed, well lit and high contrast targets, like the Canon gear on the table, another reviewer may be trying it on moving targets further away, like fellow members of the media in dim lighting conditions, which will most certainly result to very different first impressions. Typical CAF can be fast, but unreliable. Apparently the camera has a typical CAF system. (edit: apparently the camera does have the in-sensor PAF, after all, the same introduced in the latest EOS DSLR)
I'm not sure which lens is attached in that Italian video but, looked like the subject was relatively close, and it looked more like typical CAF hunt within close enough distance, rather than slow AF in general.
Here is why, as a 35mm shooter, I'm still rather excited about the EOS-M as a system:
Compact Camera Meter
It's a little better with the 16 on the NEX:
Compact Camera Meter
This is why I wrote "as a 35mm (equiv.) shooter". If I shot a lot at any other focal length, I wouldn't find anything of interest in this new system.
What the EOS-M looks like with all the available lenses attached.
[Review] Next EOS M Reviews And Hands-On Round-Up | CanonWatch
Like Wolfie said, the lack of controls gives up the target market. I'm ranting on do we seriously need another mount?
There is, although the experience from Micro 4/3 is that adapting the 4/3 DSLR lenses only had a brief period of popularity when there was a smaller choice in native lenses. It hardly gets a mention now. Adapting EF and EF-S lenses has been a huge talking point in the Canon forums like POTN, and I'm curious to see if the enthusiasm lasts amongst new EOS M owners once the cameras hit the street.