neuroanatomist said:
Mt Spokane Photography said:
Canon stated that Their M mount would not work for FF.
Do you recall where they stated that? Thanks!
It was right after the "M" came out, a interview with Chuck Westfall as I recall. Its been so long that those old interviews have been lost. I'll look, but not much hope. I saved a url, but the linked to article is gone, I should have saved the text.
I don't believe the issue is the mount diameter, but rather the flange back distance and the extreme angle that light rays strike towards the edge of the sensor. DPAF apparently does not work well at all, and measures must be taken to try and get more light to the outer photosites.
The recent patent shows that Canon has been working on the issue, the lack of a FF short flange back mirrorless shows that they have not found a solution, or at best, its in the pipeline.
The other issue is the market diversity between Asia and America/Europe. Asians have accepted small mirrorless cameras and they sell well there. In the USA, buyers see a larger DSLR as more desirable and equate small bodies with cheap point and shoot cameras. It may be as simple as hand sizes and comfort in holding a camera.