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Ok, so it's now official, with the announcement of the EOS M Mirrorless Interchangeable lens camera going live. Just confirming things that we already know - it uses a 18MP APS-C sensor and DIGIC 5 processor, and uses a new lens mount. However it does offer an adapter which allows the use of EF and EF-s lenses.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/23/canon...ss-camera/

It's launching with two lenses a 22mm f2 STM lens (35mm equiv) and a 18-55 f3.5-5.6 IS STM lens and will be priced at $800.

In their usual fashion, dpreview have already published a hands on preview:
http://www.dpreview.com/previews/canon-eos-m/

Some thoughts:

- The size itself is not much bigger than a S100, and paired with the 22mm pancake, looks absolutely pocketable.
- It doesn't feature an accessory port for an EVF like some of the M43 cameras - so framing will be exclusively via the LCD
- No built in flash, although there's a hotshoe with compatibility with all Canon Speedltes
- Sensor-wise, it's APS-C which means that unlike the Nikon 1, noise performance and IQ should be similar to Canon's other DSLRs and M43 as well.

I think for Canon shooters this could make a very exciting proposition. Assuming image quality comparable to their APS-C DSLRs, you could end up with a nice compact system but still have compatibility with your existing stable of lenses.

Any other thoughts?