4/3 Canon camera

<p>I am intrigued by all the developments in<br>

micro 4/3 cameras. Is there any rumors<br>

about Canon development of a 4/3 camera<br>

body and the possible use of my Canon<br>

L lenses? I would be interested in seeing a mirrorless<br>

compact to travel with and the quality of'<br>

L.</p>

<p>D,</p>

<p>Canon will almost certainly release a mirrorless camera in the next 12 months. Logically in time for the Christmas season. You will be able to use EF and EF-s lenses on it, probably via a converter.</p>

<p>Whilst some might consider this speculation, the truth is the market in the 4/3 sector is growing, substantially. The cost of entry level DSLR's is lowering and sales for P&S's are expected to drop due to them being "single use devices", basically most P&S buyers now use their phones camera. People are prepared to pay more for less! Anyway, the lens registry distance for EF lenses is 44mm, there is no reason for any mirrrorless to be anywhere near that, so a regular converter should work, Canon would be mad to not make one from the start.</p>

<p>There are already adapters to mount both Canon EF and older FD lenses on Micro 4/3 cameras. L lenses are not exactly small. Good luck trying to hold an L lens with any mirrorless compact regardless of who makes it. As for rumors just type any camera company and the word rumors into google and you'll find a site dedicated to exactly that.</p>

<p>Wow, the question was posed in 4/3 format, and we answered in 1920X1280....</p>

<p>To answer the question, I think that even if they did make a mirrorless 4/3 body they would need an array of small and light lenses for it. I think putting a large chunk of L-glass on a small lightweight might make for balance problems.</p>

<p>It could happen and they have the resources to do it.</p>

<p>Heck, who would've thought we'd ever see HD video out of a DSLR?</p>

<p>I don't believe that Canon will add yet another sensor size to it's "serious" camera lineup. More likely, a Canon mirrorless body (if such animal is ever released...) might be a 1.6x crop. </p>

<p>My preference OTOH would be a fixed-lens 1.6x crop camera, with a small, fast, high quality optics (such as 24/1.8 L.)</p>

<p>Q: <em>"[Are] there any rumors about Canon development of a 4/3 camera body and the possible use of my Canon L lenses? "</em></p>

<p>A: Hopefully there isn't one valid rumor. Not necessary. However, a Canon 4/3's ehh? Wouldn't be an EOS anyway. EOS requires a 3:2 ratio of course on the sensor/film.</p>

<p>EOS already has three sensor sizes to deal with. Argh! Not another size with that odd ratio. Never.</p>

<p>I'd expect it to be the APS-C size, the 1.6 crop. It makes sense for several reasons, they are already able to produce these sensors cheaply and reliably by the ton, it is much bigger than the 4/3 so IQ should be considerably better, the EF-S lenses will work perfectly on that format size via an adapter, it also makes way for a range of new, compact, short registry distance dedicated lenses.</p>

<p>Because it makes so much sense, there is no way that is what they will do.</p>

Full frame mirrorless, with adapter for EF lenses and FD ones as well. OK I'll keep on dreaming :-)

<p>As the others suggest - probably 3 x 2 aspect ratio (although they may have selectable 16:9 and 4:3 crops) and able to use EF and EF-S lenses via adaptors (and probably FD etc...).</p>

<p>What Scott said - an APS-C 1.6X crop sensor with a mirrorless "EF-M" mount, meaning these new "EF-M" lenses would be smaller than current EF-S and certainly smaller than full-frame EF lenses. I would be very interested in such a camera provided the lenses were small too, with the option of mounting EF-S and even EF lenses if required.</p>

<p>I'm seriously looking at compact mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras. I haven't found one that ticks all the right boxes yet. In any case I think there will always be a place for traditional SLRs with their optical finders, though technology may prove me wrong.</p>

<p>A compact Canon mirrorless interchangeable lens camera? Bring it on!</p>

<p>Cheers, Bob</p>

<p>EVIL...</p>

<p>More seductive the dark side is.</p>

<p>Anyway, multi aspect is also possible. A sensor that's a little larger than a 1.6 crop with a choice of aspect ration's is entirely doable. (Think 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 etcetera.)</p>

<p>Regards, Matthijs.</p>

<p>I would consider a larger sensor, lower noise, small body alternative to the G11. I would like a system with a limited number of faster prime lenses: 20-28-35-50-100-200 (35mm equivalent if the sensor is cropped a bit).</p>

<p>They Already Invented it, Its Live View</p>