Canon EOS M2 to be sold only in Asia?

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It seems that the Canon EOS M2 announcement last night was only for Asia (the camera was officially announced only in Japan and China). It could be that Canon will introduce the M2 to the Western world during the 2014 CES show in early January. The second possibility is that Canon has decided to no longer market mirrorless products in the US. The EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM lens for the EOS-M was also not announced in the US few months ago. Mirrorless products sell much better in Asia - Nikon recently had to significantly cut their forecasts due to poor mirrorless sales in the US and Europe. In the future, camera manufacturers may have different product mix based on actual demand or specific area instead introducing new products globally. For now the Canon EOS M2 can only be ordered from amazon.jp and they will not ship outside Japan:

Few EOS M2 sample images can be found here. Here is video demo of the improved AF of the new EOS M2:

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Sigma 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM lens (Canon) and Panasonic GM1 now shipping



The recently announced Sigma 24-105mm F/4 DG OS HSM lens (for Canon mount) and Panasonic GM1 MFT camera are now shipping and currently in stock:

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Canon EOS M2 mirrorless camera announced in Japan

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The rumored Canon EOS M2 mirrorless camera was officially announced in Japan:

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Tamron 10mm f/2.8 fisheye lens and other patents from Konica-Minolta, Olympus and Sony

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Tamron 10mm f/2.8 fisheye lens patent

Tamron 10mm f:1.8 fisheye lens patent

Tamron 10mm f/1.8 fisheye lens patent

Tamron's latest patent is for a 10mm f/2.8 and a 10mm f/1.8 fisheye lenses for APS-C based DSLR cameras.

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Deal of the day: Adobe Lightroom 5 for $72.99

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For the next 4 hours Adorama has few special Adobe deals (this deal is live now and expires today at 4pm EST):

More Cyber Monday deals are available here.

Update: Amazon now has the Adobe Lightroom 5 for $69.99.

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The latest Canon rumors: EOS M2 to be announced soon, specifications leaked

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Canon will soon announce a new EOS M2 mirrorless camera with the following specifications:

  • 18MP APS-C sensor
  • Hybrid CMOS AF II
  • AF speed is about 2.3 times faster then the current EOS-M model
  • Servo AF for video
  • DIGIC5 image processing engine
  • Continuous shooting at 4.6 fps
  • ISO sensitivity up to ISO12,800 (ISO25,600 extended )
  • 8% reduction of body size compared with current EOS-M model
  • Built-in Wi-Fi
  • New function: remote operation from smartphone
  • Available in black and white
  • iMAGE GATAWAY: can transfer photos (wirelessly I assume) to a smartphone, printer, etc.

The current EOS-M model with lens is currently on sale for $299 ($300 off).

Via Digicame-info

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Top 10 PhotoRumors posts for November 2013

Leica Panasonic DG Nocticron 42,5mm f:1.2 ASPH MFT lens Canon_eos_m_mirrorless-camera_frontCanon-EOS-Kiss-X7-white
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These are the top 10 PhotoRumors posts for November 2013:

  1. The upcoming Leica DG Nocticron 42,5mm f/1.2 ASPH MFT lens is huge
  2. Canon EOS M2 mirrorless camera rumored for early 2014
  3. White Canon Kiss X7, limited edition Fuji X-A1 and Exilim EX-10 cameras announced in Japan
  4. Black Friday photo deals *UPDATED*
  5. Panasonic to announce five new digital cameras in 2014
  6. Hasselblad thinks the Stellar camera was not fancy enough, launches three new “Special Edition” models
  7. This is the new Tamron 150-500mm f/5-6.3 VC lens
  8. Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 8.3 and Lightroom 5.3 release candidates are out
  9. Rumor: Sigma to make their USB dock compatible with older lenses
  10. Canon’s teasers are for a white EOS Rebel SL1 DSLR camera
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What else is new? (smart watch with 41MP camera, new RED store, Ilford Imaging goes bankrupt)

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→ This upcoming Hyetis Crossbow swiss mechanical smartwatch will have a built-in 41MP camera...

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→ RED is opening a new store in New York City.

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→ Ilford Imaging Switzerland (maker of photo inkjet paper) has declared itself insolvent after the last potential investor pulled out.

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