A New EOS M with EVF Second Half of 2014?

[Bob Howland]

The only reason to buy this EOS-M2 (and the future EOS-M3) is the seamless integration of current EF/EF-S lenses.

+10. Some of the M4/3 models are looking mighty tempting. However, my 5D3 with a small prime lens and without the battery pack is "small enough" for most of my uses. I don't put cameras in my pockets.

As a system (or a camera) in own right, the EOS-M/M2 is nearly four years behind micro-4/3. By the time Canon gets to where mirrorless systems are today (e.g. Panasonic GX7 and Olympus E-M1), even Sony will have (in all probability) a fairly decent set of (native, FF mirrorless) lenses.

I think you're being overly pessimistic. Canon could make up the entire 4-year lag in the next one or two models, for example introducing a couple models comparable to the GX7, except that one is FF. The question is whether they want to.

 

[AvTvM]

Not sure I would have paid top dollar for the M. I swore I wouldn't get another small camera without a viewfinder or at least an add on. I just couldn't pass up the huge price drop to $299 with the 22mm lens. I love this little camera. If it had a fill flash and the option to turn off the touch screen it would be perfect for my use. But I still enjoy using it when I want to go nimble. It produces great images. Here are some from the other night all ISO 1600. The Theater at MSG.

really like your pics #2 and especially #3 ... great stuff! Congrats! 8)

 

[djrocks66]

Not sure I would have paid top dollar for the M. I swore I wouldn't get another small camera without a viewfinder or at least an add on. I just couldn't pass up the huge price drop to $299 with the 22mm lens. I love this little camera. If it had a fill flash and the option to turn off the touch screen it would be perfect for my use. But I still enjoy using it when I want to go nimble. It produces great images. Here are some from the other night all ISO 1600. The Theater at MSG.

really like your pics #2 and especially #3 ... great stuff! Congrats! 8)

Thanks

 

[Mt Spokane Photography]

A eos-m with evf would be amazing! Who likes looking at a LCD screen for photos..

Tens of millions of people that every day use their smart phone to take a picture.

And about 4 of them get something usable. I hate seeing the smart phone photos on craigslist, 99% of which are blurry and out of focus. Photographers who know what they are doing get good photos, but the amount of poor photos is staggering. That is why Canon wants to position their cameras as upgrades to smart phone cameras for those who are tired of poor photos. That's definitely a smaller market than smart phones, but that's the current status of the technology.

Those of us who like high end products may have to wait, the P&S sales drops are forcing Canon to spend energy coming up with something that smart phone users will want to buy as a upgrade. We also see Asian markets wanting a totally different product than US and Europe.

 

[wickidwombat]

i really hope they do a high quality 15-85 EF-M lens
it will fantastic for travelling

 

[tron]

By now we must assume that what was said - in the thread title - didn't happen

Let's hope it happens early next year...

 

[AprilForever]

Shenanigans, sadly.

I am pretty sure that sales pressure will get them to do something though...