Canon EOS M2 Announced in Japan & China

arj wrote in post #16498508
Not sure what Canon is thinking. But I am sure Sony and Fuji are laughing so hard that they wet their pants.

entire camera industry is laughing.

Sony, Olympus, Fuji, even Panasonic, these are companies to look forward to innovation now.

650 for the sad EOS M2 or Panasonic GM1, its no brainer, GM1!!

nekrosoft13 wrote in post #16498578
entire camera industry is laughing.

Sony, Olympus, Fuji, even Panasonic, these are companies to look forward to innovation now.

650 for the sad EOS M2 or Panasonic GM1, its no brainer, GM1!!

Yeh...but does it still come in white?

If Canon does not release the M2 into the North American market...they are basically saying FU suckers that bought the M1...you just got yourself a dead duck. Thanks for playing the game and thanks for your money.

nekrosoft13 wrote in post #16498500
they are scared where the market is heading. they are trying to protect their DSLR sales, even from themself...

They are not doing so good there either.

Hogloff wrote in post #16498603
If Canon does not release the M2 into the North American market...they are basically saying FU suckers that bought the M1...you just got yourself a dead duck. Thanks for playing the game and thanks for your money.

Or they could be saying, "we tried and the market just isn't there." From what I have been reading as of late, both the SLR and mirrorless markets have taken a pounding in the last year. Unfortunately we'll never know.

gjl711 wrote in post #16498633
Or they could be saying, "we tried and the market just isn't there." From what I have been reading as of late, both the SLR and mirrorless markets have taken a pounding in the last year. Unfortunately we'll never know.

You still don't screw your customer base by dead-ending a product. They should have done some market research before releasing the M1...and what is worse, they drained their inventory by doing a fire sale on the M1, knowling all along the product would be dead. Thank you Canon.

If you bought the original m during the fire sale you should've known a successor wouldn't be sold here...they already weren't selling their newest ef-m lens here

Hogloff wrote in post #16498666
You still don't screw your customer base by dead-ending a product. They should have done some market research before releasing the M1...and what is worse, they drained their inventory by doing a fire sale on the M1, knowling all along the product would be dead. Thank you Canon.

Anyone buying a first generation product with a different lens mount when they are having a fire sell on the product should not be surprised when the product is a dead end. That said, the people who bought the M1 kits for 400$ w/ 2 lens did not get a bad camera for the price so it's hard to feel that bad for them.

I paid about the same for my entire M kit as I did for my Panasonic DMC-FZ18 back in 2007. I never bought any of the upgraded line from that camera because it worked fine for me as it was. The same thing with the EOS M. It'll serve its purpose and is actually a much, much better camera than the DMC-FZ line. I have no regrets in buying it and don't feel Canon screwed me at all. I'm not sure why people feel so hostile about Canon's decisions to not do more for the EOS M (or any other line). Vote with your wallet if you don't like it, but don't feel screwed.

M_Six wrote in post #16498707
I paid about the same for my entire M kit as I did for my Panasonic DMC-FZ18 back in 2007. I never bought any of the upgraded line from that camera because it worked fine for me as it was. The same thing with the EOS M. It'll serve its purpose and is actually a much, much better camera than the DMC-FZ line. I have no regrets in buying it and don't feel Canon screwed me at all. I'm not sure why people feel so hostile about Canon's decisions to not do more for the EOS M (or any other line). Vote with your wallet if you don't like it, but don't feel screwed.

Oh believe me I've been voting with my wallet. I got a Fuji X100 a few years ago before Canon even knew how to spell mirrorless, and now I am looking carefully at the Sony A7R. The only reason why I got the EOS-M was for a friend who really liked it when she played with one in the store. Should have used my instincts and stayed away, so many better options with Fuji, Oly and Sony...but she really liked the EOS-M.

I have and like my M, though I've never been fully satisfied. I just picked up an EM5, so will try 4/3 for the first time. I may ditch mirrorless altogether and just go DSLR and iphone... The MII doesn't tempt me at entry level prices.

Well, there were rumors that 2 versions of the EOS M were possibly coming out, a lower end one which is probably this, and a higher end one. I just hope that the higher end one has the dual pixel AF and maybe a tilting screen or something. That is what I was looking for in the next M.

gjl711 wrote in post #16498610
They are not doing so good there either.

true, they only thing that they still have its their NAME and luck since most consumers that buy Canon just because of name brand.

The only way a "higher-end" EOS-M that would impress us would be a full frame, dual pixel, 5fps, 5d3 AF system, 1/8000-30sec shutter, ef lens compatible and flash in the same size as the current EOS and for $1.5k.

Hogloff wrote in post #16498666
You still don't screw your customer base by dead-ending a product. They should have done some market research before releasing the M1...and what is worse, they drained their inventory by doing a fire sale on the M1, knowling all along the product would be dead. Thank you Canon.

Well, first, we are not sure it is truely dead. It may look that way but stranger things have happened. Second, products are dead-ended all the time especially in the technology sector and by stopping production does not disable the one you have. VHS/Beta, reel to reel, Walkman, Watchman, LED watches all have in essence disappeared and been replaced.

Canon had a shot and others plain out engineered them. They were late to begin with and never had their heart in it it seems. One should not be surprised, but that's not really screwing you customer base, thats just ending a failed product line. Back a few years there were people who bought an Edsel. This is Canon's Edsel.