Expired: Canon EOS M w/22mm f/2 STM $299 at B&H

[tcmatthews]

I have to admit the timing of this was terrible.  My metabones adapter is arriving Monday if FedEx is accurate.  I used all my Amazon gift cards purchased from  credit card points.  If it was last week I could have gotten a EOS M for $50 plus tax. 

But it was still to good of a deal to pass up.  But I will not be buying any accessories for it anytime soon and now have no need for the expensive Sony 20mm.  I need to rebuild funds and I can use all my lens on the Nex anyway.

Does anyone know the status of Magic lantern port to the EOS M?   It is extremely useful on the 60d.

[TAF]

I'm thinking sell the 22mm lens, use the proceeds to (mostly) pay for an IR conversion.

I've got plenty of other lenses.

[FunPhotons]

Looks like Amazon and affiliates are sold out at the $299 price.

[sjp010]

Is this the most image quality for $300 ever?  The package has other issues, of course (AF issues, no OVF, lack of lenses, etc), but this sensor and lens combo for $300 new has got to be a candidate for the best IQ value in the history of digital imaging.  I love hyperbole.

I bought one.  I don't know what I'll do with it - I'll figure that out later.  It was just too good to pass up.

[dtaylor]

Is this the most image quality for $300 ever?  The package has other issues, of course (AF issues, no OVF, lack of lenses, etc), but this sensor and lens combo for $300 new has got to be a candidate for the best IQ value in the history of digital imaging.  I love hyperbole.

I bought one.  I don't know what I'll do with it - I'll figure that out later.  It was just too good to pass up.

I couldn't resist. I'm probably going to hate myself in the morning. But I couldn't resist.

Is the AF issue that bad? From the canonrumors.com firmware 2 blog post and video it looks like the new firmware really improved AF. The firmware 1 video looked awful, and I wouldn't buy based on that. But AF in the firmware 2 video seemed fine.

As for trying to find a use for it...there is a Nikon F to EOS-M tilt/shift adapter on eBay. It's another $300 so I'm going to wait a bit. But a good friend has a ton of Nikon glass. Might prove useful.

[Rienzphotoz]

WOW! ... that is an INCREDIBLE deal ... its a great camera with an AWESOME lens for just $299 ... the 22mm f/2 lens alone costs $216. I use this combo for evening occasions like dinners at a restaurant, small parties etc where the ambient light isn't all that great, but taking a big camera like a 5D MK III or even a crop sensor camera looks totally intrusive ... but EOS-M with the 22mm f/2 lens is just great for such occasions plus it comes in handy as a great backup body for Canon DSLR users ... also if you are a Full Frame user, the EOS-M works great to get extra reach for images of the moon or for birds perched on  a tree etc 

[lensgrabber]

oh my goodness.  I just couldn't resist.  Seeing that the 70d will be able to use the 18-55 and 22 lenses AND I was looking for a smaller camera to keep around...  I got both the 22 and 18-55 versions.  Amazon is sold out of the 22 version but was able for backorder.   I am incredibly grateful for CR for posting this awesome deal!   

[yura5555]

2 days ago ordered on ebay EOS-M + 22f2 + EF-M adapter + EX90 bundeled for 480 dollars. it was a nice deal cause eos m + lens were 444.

299 is a great deal, but i'm still happy with my kit - adapter is a need, and i think ex90 would be useful.

[Powder Portraits]

Just ordered mine! to bad white was back ordered

[Swphoto]

Seeing that the 70d will be able to use the 18-55 and 22 lenses

  What?

[that1guyy]

Awesome deal. Seems like a good pocket cam for the times you need to snap quickly and/or can't use both hands or a dslr is too cumbersome.

[hmmm]

True.  ACR for CS5 is no longer being supported.  You have to go to CS6 or use the forsaken Lightroom 5 (not sure if 4 supports it or not)

Is EOS-M RAW still not supported by Photoshop/ACR versions earlier than PS 6.0? 
I'm still on CS5.

LR 4.2 includes raw conversion for EOS M.

http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/camera-raw-plug-supported-cameras.html

[kbmelb]

I saw this on a B&H Facebook post this morning and hardly thought twice about it. I talked myself out of it a couple times last week when it went down to $444 on B&H.

I had already gotten the EF adapter off ebay for $70 so it was just an issue of when. $300 was when for me.

I really hope there will be a 30mm M-lens soon.

[Jens]

Had to pull the trigger, I will see how it handles, if well, I might be selling a Fuji x20 soon

[noncho]