Looks great - but I have just bought an EOS 60D and already I wouldn't be without all the gorgeousness in the viewfinder. I've been using a great P&S until now, but having that viewfinder makes ALL the difference in my view :)
Also have a look at the Sony Alpha range. Which is almost all SLT now. The a77 has an EVF which I forget is not glass. Seeing exposure change in the viewfinder as you adjust the shot is fantastic.
I think this is the direction interchangeable lens cameras are definitely heading, and I could see having one for when I did not want to lug my DSLR around. However, I like the optical viewfinder in my DSLR and find that not having one is a disadvantage in numerous situations.
@hollandcrew yes they are. I got a Panasonic lx5 which doesn't have interchangeable lens, however, it supports the evf module and 52mm filters...love it.
The deal with these interchangeable mirror less cameras is that they are are not that small once you adding the lens. I'm sure they will me a hit but not a replacement for a good Dslr.
Yes, if you put a 70-200mm f/2.8 on the front of one of them, you've obviously not saved much weight or bulk. But if you consider the kit lens, a 22mm f/2.0 lens which, of course, works out to a 35mm lens after the crop factor, and you end up with the original general-purpose focal length, a superb wide aperture, and a sensor that should provide stunning-quality images, in a package that is smaller than many sub-compacts.
That's already put it on a par with the Fuji X100, a camera that's got a big following as a second camera for many photographers, but with the added benefits of interchangeable lenses and costing $400 less.
Sure, it won't replace a DSLR for a lot of photographers -- but for the many, many people who buy a DSLR and never take it out of 'green square' mode, and never take the kit lens off it, this may well end up being a better option. I suspect many DSLR owners will also be considering this as a second camera.
One thing I really don't understand is where the new 40mm pancake lens fits. Since it's an EF lens, you need the adapter to fit it to the EOS-M, which is going to more than double the size of it. So why did they bother making it a pancake lens?
My feeling is that an EOS M (or son of EOS M) would be great as an ALTERNATIVe camera to my DSLR. I wouldn't want to give up the quality and versatility of the SLR but at time a more compact camera would be appropriate.
I would robably get the EF lens adapter for the fun of it, but really, using big lenses on this camera defeats the point of having it. A couple of fixed-length pancakes and/or a fairly small mid-range zoom would cover my needs I'd say.
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The deal with these interchangeable mirror less cameras is that they are are not that small once you adding the lens. I'm sure they will me a hit but not a replacement for a good Dslr.
Yes, if you put a 70-200mm f/2.8 on the front of one of them, you've obviously not saved much weight or bulk. But if you consider the kit lens, a 22mm f/2.0 lens which, of course, works out to a 35mm lens after the crop factor, and you end up with the original general-purpose focal length, a superb wide aperture, and a sensor that should provide stunning-quality images, in a package that is smaller than many sub-compacts.
That's already put it on a par with the Fuji X100, a camera that's got a big following as a second camera for many photographers, but with the added benefits of interchangeable lenses and costing $400 less.
Sure, it won't replace a DSLR for a lot of photographers -- but for the many, many people who buy a DSLR and never take it out of 'green square' mode, and never take the kit lens off it, this may well end up being a better option. I suspect many DSLR owners will also be considering this as a second camera.
One thing I really don't understand is where the new 40mm pancake lens fits. Since it's an EF lens, you need the adapter to fit it to the EOS-M, which is going to more than double the size of it. So why did they bother making it a pancake lens?
I would robably get the EF lens adapter for the fun of it, but really, using big lenses on this camera defeats the point of having it. A couple of fixed-length pancakes and/or a fairly small mid-range zoom would cover my needs I'd say.