Re: Will Canon's FF Mirrorless be EF or EF-M Mount?
Photato wrote:
lilBuddha wrote:
Photato wrote:
justmeMN wrote:
lilBuddha wrote:
IMO, what makes the most sense for Canon FF mirrorless is to go EF mount.
Doing that would save Canon a bundle of R&D money, that would be necessary to create a complete set of new mirrorless-specific FF lenses.
Not an issue. Olympus and Fuji made a gamble by creating a large catalog of mirroless lenses despite their much smaller market share. Fuji started from zero.
Because of their small market share, rather than despite.
Nope, Canon can take advantage of its larger market scale, cheaper to produce in larger quantities.
Not sure why there is a nope. Fuji’s and Olympus’ reasons for doing something can be different to Canon’s even if what they do turns out the same
I don't see a reason why Canon the behemoth can't do the same and they could maintain EF and EF-M systems running simultaneously for a long time and let the market decide.
Business wise Canon can make more money by selling EF-M pro glass than remaining with the EF mount.
And where is the compact FF mirrorless option if Canon were to stick to the EF mount?
The key is maintaining compatibility. As I understand it, when Canon went AF, they dropped compatibility with the old lens mount and lost a number of customers.
With EF-M you don't lose compatibility, everything is 100% compatible by the use of the adapter. If you dont care about the extra bulk, then just leave it bolted to your Canon FF body and use EF glass exclusively.
I didn’t say or imply that the M mount would lose compatibility, just that compatibility was in their best interest whatever their path.