Canon working on a mirrorless camera (EVIL)

By PR admin | Published: March 22, 2010

This information was published in the Japanese trade journal Pen News Weekly quoting Photo Trade Express where reportedly an unnamed Canon officer said:

“Canon is proceeding with the development of a mirror-less interchangeable lens camera to compete against models launched by Panasonic, Olympus and Samsung.”

Via Amateurphotographer

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13 Comments

  1. disco
    Posted March 22, 2010 at 9:53 am | Permalink

    let’s get the party started!

    nikon, yooohooo?

  2. Michal
    Posted March 22, 2010 at 4:32 pm | Permalink

    So hope it’s true.

  3. Anonymous
    Posted March 22, 2010 at 4:41 pm | Permalink

    What is (EVIL)?

    • PR admin
      Posted March 22, 2010 at 5:25 pm | Permalink

      EVIL=Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lens

  4. Anonymous
    Posted March 22, 2010 at 5:23 pm | Permalink

    Sure… If everyone else does first then Canon will… Come on make a decent one in this decade…

  5. Amien
    Posted March 22, 2010 at 9:02 pm | Permalink

    hope for Fullframe EVIL. Time to beat the butt of Leica’s snobish fanboys

    • Anonymous
      Posted March 22, 2010 at 9:47 pm | Permalink

      agreed. give me a full frame EVIL and I’m sold.

    • Anonymous
      Posted March 23, 2010 at 1:52 am | Permalink

      Totaly Agreed!

    • Sky
      Posted March 23, 2010 at 7:48 am | Permalink

      There is one to be released – only not from Canon.

      • LGo
        Posted March 23, 2010 at 7:52 am | Permalink

        Olympus?

        • disco
          Posted March 23, 2010 at 5:11 pm | Permalink

          samsung

  6. Mana
    Posted March 22, 2010 at 9:25 pm | Permalink

    I hope that Canon will make it better.

    • Amien
      Posted March 22, 2010 at 11:23 pm | Permalink

      They will, for sure. with High class video & retro-compatibility fir lenses. This will be the Digital Mamiya 7II.