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Extended M series

Started Feb 6, 2018 | Polls thread
Photato
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Re: Extended M series
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PierreLall wrote:

I may be wrong, but it seems to me that the existing EOS-M lenses wouldn't cover a bigger sensor. If so, introducing another EOS-M that requires different lenses seems unlikey.

All the existing EF-M lenses can cover taller / wider aspect ratios within the limits of the M image circle. See diagram bellow. It is a more efficient way of using the otherwise wasted image circle.

All the Full Frame EF lenses would cover the oversized sensor completely for a better crop factor of about 1.4 instead of 1.6 This would put the M above the Sony / Fuji 1.5 crop factor

This is nothing new and several Panasonic cameras use this approach like the recently announced Lumix GH5S, despite Panasonic having the disadvantage of no Full Frame lenses available.

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