Disappointed with the fate of the EOS M line

Kharan wrote:

nnowak wrote:

KoolKool wrote:

in business perpective, Nikon 1 and Canon M are the most expensive mistake in camera industry

Not likely. Cameras like the M50 sold more than well enough for Canon easily recoup all of the M system development costs.

Nikon 1 might be a different story.

The problems here are the loss of consumer confidence, as well as the opportunity costs, incurred by Canon. It’s obvious, from reading this thread, that many EOS M users are very displeased at Canon for the end result of their dumb decisions (jumping into mirrorless late, with an obviously born-to-be-an-orphan mount, creating gimped products for it, and always treating it like the red headed stepchild). The damage will be difficult to quantify, but Fujifilm’s success should be a good indicator of the viability of the enthusiast APS market. Their user base is largely composed of “renegade” crop aficionados from other systems, and one of the main user donors (if not THE main one) has been Canon.

All of Canon’s stupid decisions regarding EOS M have already exacted a toll, and will continue to do so. With that said, they finally did one thing right with the unification of everything under RF (the cinema cameras are coming any day now). This should reduce user anxiety a little, since RF will be Canon’s single focus for at least a decade, and probably for a lot longer.

Nikon 1 did definitely do worse, but it didn’t need to. It was more viable in the long term, because it could occupy a niche that no other system could. What Nikon didn’t do with was a real shame.

The camera makers are acting just like any corporation; they get over their consumers when it suits them. Sony killed most of their crop, Nikon is protecting their FF like Canon (and killed the 1, DL lines), Canon killed the M. Fuji is just expensive and FF in size, lacks class leading AF. And a couple companies have gone under or exited the camera market (I’m looking at you, Samsung NX1).

Consumer confidence? Meh. Canon is still the lesser of evils. But you’re right, they have their evil moments. M killing being one of ‘em. Third party kill joy being another. If Canons ways don’t suit you? Pick another evil corporations product. See above points though. All theses camera makers are leaving consumers behind when it suits them.