Latest Canon EOS M rumor. It could happen that Canon announces a new EOS M system camera during summer 2013, along with some new EF-M lenses. One of the lenses should be an 18-135mm zoom lens with compact size, the other a telephoto zoom lens (but no specs here).

The bad news: the rumor suggests that Canon considers the EOS M part of an entry level segment, hence there will be no new primes for the system.

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It is getting chaotic. After various rumors about the release date of the EF 200-400mm f/4L IS 1.4x, one said May 14th the other postponed everything to 2014, a new rumor surfaced and appears to confirm the announcement in May. Beside May 14th (i.e. tomorrow!), the 31st of May is also a possible candidate. In any case, the rumor says there will be a limited supply for the first weeks.

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Canon S200

Digicame-info (translated) posted a series of images of two new Canon compact cameras. One is named S200, the other is an unknown superzoom camera that could be the replacement for the SX500 (price & specs). Are these the camera that Canon is going to announce on May 31?

The “S200″ is somewhat weird: there has already been a PowerShot S200 in the past.

The successor of the SX500?

S200, back side

The unknown camera, back side

SpeedBooster For EOS M? That’s what the videos above and below suggests (by user ckstoa on YouTube). The video above shows an adapter taken from a box with Metabones written on. The used camera is clearly an EOS M (the AF for sure ). In the video below you can clearly see the Metabones logo on the adapter. Is this a prototype undergoing testing? Metabones never mentioned the EOS M mount explicitly, they were just stating that “support for other mounts will be added in the future”.

Interesting news! Would be cool to have a Speed Booster for the Canon EOS M (price & specs). Btw, the EOS M used in the videos has Magic Lantern installed on it.

Thanks to the reader who sent in the link.

Canon EOS M price check: Amazon, B&H, Adorama, Canon USA, J&R, Digitalrev, eBay, rent it at Borrow Lenses

Dutch website eoszine.nl posted a press event notification on Twitter. They say that Canon Netherlands will hold a press event on May 31. What to expect? Hardly a new DSLR, i.e. the highly anticipated EOS 70D, or new lenses. Most probably Canon will announce new printers and video gear. But then: who knows.

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A new, interesting rumor came up. Canon may be working on a compact camera with a large sensor. Not a successor of the PowerShot G1 X (price & specs), but a camera like the PowerShot S110 (price & specs), just a bit a larger. The camera should have a fast lens and the new APS-C 18MP sensor featured on the Rebel Sl1/EOS 100D (price & specs), and the DIGIC 6 Image Processing Unit. No viewfinder. Pricing should be less than the PowerShot G1 X when it was released. We expect Canon to announce this camera at the end of SUmmer 2013.

Canon PowerShot G1 X price check: Amazon, B&H, Adorama, Canon USA, J&R, Digitalrev, eBay, rent it at Borrow Lenses
Canon PowerShot S110 price check: Amazon, B&H, Adorama, Canon USA, J&R, Digitalrev, eBay, rent it at Borrow Lenses
Canon Rebel Sl1/EOS 100D price check: Amazon, B&H, Adorama, Canon USA, J&R, Digitalrev, eBay, rent it at Borrow Lenses

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