Canon First Mirroless EOS

Canon First Mirroless EOS

Recently, many of canonians discuss about the mirrorless DSLR from Canon and rumours has been spreading every where that Canon is releasing their first Mirrorless DSLR. Today, the rumour had turn reality and Canon announced their first Mirroless EOS body, EOS M with 2 of EOS-M mount STM lenses (EF-M 22mm f/2 STM & EF-M 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM) and speedlite 90EX.

Here are some highlights about the Canon EOS M body.

1. Smaller build than normal DSLR
2. 18 Megapixel APS-C CMOS Sensor
3. DIGIC 5 Image Processor
4. New Hybrid CMOS AF system, same like EOS 650D
5. EOS Full HD Movie Mode and Continuous Autofocus
6. Creative and Intelligent Modes
7. Vivid 3.0” Clear View II LCD monitor with a 1,040K-dot resolution with touch AF
8. Support EF and EF-S mount lens with Mount Adapter EF-EOS M

Do check out the annoucement and full spec at Canon Malaysia or dpreview.com and detail reviews EOS M with 2 EOS-M lenses at http://www.dpreview.com/previews/canon-eos-m/. Do checkout the *Video: EOS M - Small and Simple EOS too.

Here are spec for 90EX speedlite

Compatible Cameras	EOS cameras (ETTL II/ETTL Autoflash)
Guide Number	30' / 9.0 m at ISO 100
Number of Flashes	Approx. >100 flashes
Recycling Time	Approx. 0.1-5.5 sec.
Flash Range (at Manual)	f/1.4: 21.2’ / 6.0 m f/2: 14.6’ / 4. 5m f/2.8: 10.6’ / 3.2 m f/4: 7.4’ / 2.3 m f/5.6: 5.3’ / 1.6 m
AF Assist Beam System	Intermittent flash firing system
AF Assist Beam Effective Range	At center: 9.2' / 2.8 m Periphery: 8.2' / 2.5 m
Channel Receiver	4 channel optical pulse
Slave Speedlights Controlled	Up to 3 flash groups
Controlled Power	1:8, 8:1 1/2 EV steps
Controlled Distance	16.4' / 5.0 m indoors 23' / 7.0 m outdoors
Compatibility	Any EOS system camera with hot shoe
Custom Functions	Auto power off (ON/OFF)
Power Source	2x AAA / LR03 batteries
External Power Source	N/A
Dimensions	1.7 x 2 x 2.6" / 44.2 x 52 x 65 mm
Weight	1.8 oz / 50 g

 

Here are some of the photos of the products:-

Canon EOS-M with Speedlite EX-90 (included with the camera in most markets)

Canon EOS M with EF-M 22mm f2 STM pancake at all round views

The EOS M will be available in four colours - silver, red, black or white - although they may not all be sold in all markets

The Mount adapter EF-EOS M that make it possible to mount all of Canon's existing EF and EF-S mount lenses to be used on the EOS M with full functionality

Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8L f2.8L IS II on Canon EOS M with Mount adapter EF-EOS M

Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM on Canon EOS M with Mount adapter EF-EOS M

The EOS M can also be used with the hot-shoe mounted GPE-2 GPS receiver, allowing you to geotag your images as you shoot