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If the EOS-M was a Nikon - would you buy it?

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If Nikon offered a mirrorless aps-c body with a Nikkor lens adapter, would you buy it as a second / backup body or would you opt for a entry level Nikon instead?

I would certainly buy the mirrorless. What about you?
 
No proper viewfinder. An EVF is so much more useable than a rear LCD. Heck I've even thought about an LX-5 and their EVF which makes for a $600-ish compact camera. I might buy the LX-7. Back to the EOS-M if the lens adapter gives continuous AF rather than the crippled FT-1 for the Nikon 1 I'd say it's a likely future winner for Canon. This is a joke - Pssst, anyone wanna buy a V1 and associated bits? - That was a joke!
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Probably not but a higher probability than Nikons V1/J1 anal suppositories.
 
wootpile said:
If Nikon offered a mirrorless aps-c body with a Nikkor lens adapter, would you buy it as a second / backup body or would you opt for a entry level Nikon instead?
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If it was APS-C..
If it was very small..
It it was cheap..
If it had pancake wide + normal.. and I don't mean a slow one..

I would buy it to replace my P&S.
 
Nope, until they give me slightly more external controls and release a pancake zoom and/or fast pancake primes that covers the most used focal length, i.e wide, medium-wide, normal, short telephoto.
 
wootpile said:
If Nikon offered a mirrorless aps-c body with a Nikkor lens adapter, would you buy it as a second / backup body or would you opt for a entry level Nikon instead?
I would certainly buy the mirrorless. What about you?
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Nope. No external controls, no viewfinder ...

JC
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Not a chance... I can live without the viewfinder for when I don't want to lug one of my DSLR's around (short periods) but I do not want a touch screen camera of any kind. Let's also realize that the price is $800 and I would spend the $ on a DSLR.

The video on the cmaera seems promising but I don't use the option on my DSLR's, so pointless to me but may be great for others.

I picked up a refurb Olympus EPL-1 and the 17MM pancake lens for under $350 and it works fine for nice days and when I don't want to carry much...and it also has a built-in flash that's moderately helpful but better than nothing at all...

All in all, I'd buy an S95 or S100 before I bought the EOS-M...

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wootpile said:
If Nikon offered a mirrorless aps-c body with a Nikkor lens adapter, would you buy it as a second / backup body or would you opt for a entry level Nikon instead?

I would certainly buy the mirrorless. What about you?
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Nah. An APS-C camera takes big lenses. I'd want my second camera to be smaller. And the Canon doesn't have a viewfinder or, apparently, much in the way of controls. I'd sooner get a G12.
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I have a D700 and I am considering this Canon Eos M camera.
The reason I got into photography was after using my friends Canon 50D.
But unfortunately for Canon... Sony's APS-C mirrorless has better features.

I have a Canon S95 and it (has been) quite great. The problem is it just started to focus poorly. I think that might have to do with knocking it around, rather than Canon's poor manufacturing. But it does mean I am starting to look around for a more portable camera.

The Canon Eos M is looking like a wonderful camera -- but Sony's mirrorless is BETTER and cheaper and has more lenses available. The key point missing from Sony are pancake lenses. Canon is starting with a bright pancake lens -- so that's a good sign.

I'll wait about a year or so .If they make 4 more pancake primes, I'm into this new M system. But if they don't show more pancake primes in the next year, then its SONY for me. One pancake prime is nothing.

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I just read the specs on it today, and I honestly can't see the attraction, or need for it. The only decent features seem to be one lens and the sensor. Its only practical use seems to be for short burst video. Add a real lens to it, and you end up carrying around a large lens with an annoying attachment, lol. Also, with no built-in flash and lousy stereo microphone placement, why would Canon even think this was a good idea? If this is the future I can easily do without it. Even the ISO is nothing special by today's standards.

Am I missing something?!
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wootpile said:
If Nikon offered a mirrorless aps-c body with a Nikkor lens adapter, would you buy it as a second / backup body or would you opt for a entry level Nikon instead?
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No i need FF +24MP.

Regards: Carsten
 
It’s nice Canon is going with their apsc format. I wouldn’t go with less than MFT size of sensor.

I think they will come with some nice lenses – these now look good designs. Recently they launched 40 mm pancake (135 F) and reports are extremely good – regardless of the super compact design. I take it this is more of a snap shooter – video shooter model and that the model aimed at more demanding users of this new mount will follow. I think it will be strong player on the market and other CSC brands won’t be overly happy they got the Canon entered the ring.

So no I am not buying this camera (Nikon or Canon) and as to Nikon 1 I don’t like it (beyond its sensor size). Olympus M5 looks best to me. But more advanced model from Canon and their lenses can do a very nice compact camera system.

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Not for me.

NEX-7 with a sensor fix - that's a different story.

Pat
 
MichaelEchos said:
I would buy the V1/J1 instead though. This camera is nothing special. I'd rather buy the M43.
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M43 are certainly dishing up some (more) tasty morsels these days. Like the look of the Oly OM-D E-M5 but will wait for the second itteration.

Catch 22 though. For a 'carry anywhere' camera one is more probably wanting to go wide and thus a FF is arguably better - but then there's the current size issue.
FF range finder anyone?
 
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