01-05-2012, 12:56 PM
Not my sort of camera, but I'll "wait and see" before judgement.
Firstly, just what is a "1.5 inch" sensor? Is that the long side? The diagonal? Some other weird naming convention? For now I'll just assume it is "big", comparable to SLRs.
Assuming the lens has a constant maximum aperture of f/2.5 that should satisfy many.
As for the answer to mirrorless, that's overstating it a lot. It is certainly a new niche for Canon, but it doesn't preclude the possibility of something else in the mirrorless space.
As a bigger question, the one that remains unanswered to me is just who are buying mirrorless systems? Primarily, are they instead of or in addition to another system e.g. SLR. This camera might suit those going for something in addition, price and form factor allowing.
Firstly, just what is a "1.5 inch" sensor? Is that the long side? The diagonal? Some other weird naming convention? For now I'll just assume it is "big", comparable to SLRs.
Assuming the lens has a constant maximum aperture of f/2.5 that should satisfy many.
As for the answer to mirrorless, that's overstating it a lot. It is certainly a new niche for Canon, but it doesn't preclude the possibility of something else in the mirrorless space.
As a bigger question, the one that remains unanswered to me is just who are buying mirrorless systems? Primarily, are they instead of or in addition to another system e.g. SLR. This camera might suit those going for something in addition, price and form factor allowing.
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