EOS M officially announced

XBGM3R wrote in post #14797313
those are soo beautiful and sexy

WOW! Super...
I'm sure will soon be released for the EOSM adapters on the M42, FD, MD, C/Y, LTM and others ...

XBGM3R wrote in post #14797313
Where can I find the leather HALF case for C- EOS M?

those are soo beautiful and sexy

Link 1, link 2 from canon watch

...whoah, sexy

DreDaze wrote in post #14797047
every time i look at pictures of this camera my hands cramp up just thinking of trying to hold it for a longer period of time...it looks so uncomfortable to me

agreed. This would help a ton though:

XBGM3R wrote in post #14797313

plus there will be stick on rubber bits like the s series has had for it's whole like. The other option is a RRS L-bracket, or at least the bottom portion of it. They've been making grips for cameras for a while now, I'm assuming they'll do it for this as well (I have something similar for my OMD):

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Expected availability: October 15 2012 ?

out of the box, is it compatible with Canon EF and EF-S Lenses
or is there an adaptor or something (accessory purchase) ?

KO Pop wrote in post #14801379
out of the box, is it compatible with Canon EF and EF-S Lenses
or is there an adaptor or something (accessory purchase) ?

You have to buy an adapter for $200

DreDaze wrote in post #14801411
You have to buy an adapter for $200

Or, for $29.95 with 2 free batteries once China gears up!

RTPVid wrote in post #14801470
Or, for $29.95 with 2 free batteries once China gears up!

China is so great! The greatest country in the world! Moore's law wouldn't work if China didn't exist!!!

RTPVid wrote in post #14801470
Or, for $29.95 with 2 free batteries once China gears up!

That's probably not gonna work because of the electronic aperture control.

I am surprised there is so little talk about the LX7 coming out by Panasonic. I know the sensor is smaller and its probably more comparable to a G12 or S100 but it has a F1.4 to 2.3 lens with a built in ND and some other nice features. Just stumbled on this today and I think I am just as interested to see how it tests.

RTPVid wrote in post #14801470
Or, for $29.95 with 2 free batteries once China gears up!

douflag wrote in post #14802840
That's probably not gonna work because of the electronic aperture control.

An EF to EOS M adapter is just an extension tube with two different mounts.

Chinese Auto Extension tubes work well with Aperture and AF control so a EF to EOS M adapter should work fine. A set of three plastic mount Auto Tubes can be had for as little as $45 while the metal mount three tube sets go for about $70.

I would expect that one metal mount adapter shouldn't be more than about $50.

http://www.ebay.ca …=0&_sop=15&_dmd​=1&_ipg=50

Tommydigi wrote in post #14802952
I am surprised there is so little talk about the LX7 coming out by Panasonic. I know the sensor is smaller and its probably more comparable to a G12 or S100 but it has a F1.4 to 2.3 lens with a built in ND and some other nice features. Just stumbled on this today and I think I am just as interested to see how it tests.

Still a f/7.1-11.7 aperture equivalent though. Sony still has the top spot in compacts so far with the RX100, IMO.

Tommydigi wrote in post #14802952
I am surprised there is so little talk about the LX7 coming out by Panasonic. I know the sensor is smaller and its probably more comparable to a G12 or S100 but it has a F1.4 to 2.3 lens with a built in ND and some other nice features. Just stumbled on this today and I think I am just as interested to see how it tests.

Solix wrote in post #14803756
Still a f/7.1-11.7 aperture equivalent though. Sony still has the top spot in compacts so far with the RX100, IMO.

The S100 has a built-in ND filter as well, and is slightly smaller than the LX7.

However, as Solix said, in the pocketable, non-interchangeable-lens category, the Sony RX100 is definitely the new king:
- Its sensor is 3 times larger (116 vs 34-41 mm2): http://www.dpreview.co​m …s/panasonic-lumix-dmc-lx7
- As a result, its lens can deliver shallower DOF and is less prone to diffraction, for most of the zoom range (F4.9-F13.4, vs the LX7's F7.1-F11.7).
- It's only slightly bigger than the S100 (and about the same size as the LX5/LX7: http://farm9.staticfli​ckr.com …44447900_b98f0c​1451_b.jpg)


However, this is definitely the wrong place to discuss the RX100/S100/LX7, because they have fixed, non-interchangeable lenses. The EOS-M is nowhere near pocketable (with a lens mounted), and is competing with a completely different group of devices -- other manufacturers' mirrorless systems, particularly the Olympus E-M5 and Sony NEXes.

There is already a thread on small pocketable cameras:
https://photography-on-the.net …/showthread.php​?t=1209017
and one dedicated to the RX100:
https://photography-on-the.net …/showthread.php​?t=1193440

I'm interested in this, but I have a feeling the early adoptors will suffer.