Canon EOS M5 starting at $899 and getting a $100 pre-order discount? [CW2]

Thanks Emanuel

A member of Chinese forum mobile01 claims to know the US prices of the upcoming Canon EOS M5 mirrorless camera. The weird thing: it’s suggested you get a $100 discount if you pre-order the EOS M5.

However, as weird as the rumor may be, here it is:

• M5 body only $899, pre-order $799
• M5 with EF-M 15-45 mm lens $1,098, pre-order $998
• M5 with EF-M 18-150mm lens $1,198, no pre-order discount

An introduction price of $899 for the EOS M5 is absolutely plausible. On the other hand, it’s hard to believe Canon will need to encourage sales for the EOS M5 with pre-order discounts, since this camera will sell like hot cakes at X-Mas.

Last week some reliable specifications leaked:

• Sensor: 24.2 million pixel APS-C CMOS
• Dual Pixel AF
• Touch AF (you can select AF point on the touchscreen while looking through the viewfinder)
• DIGIC 7
• 7fps
• ISO 100-25600
• Video: FullHD 60fps
• Dynamic NFC, Bluetooth built-in
• Media: SD / SDHC / SDXC card
• Large tilting LCD monitor
• Fast Start-Up
• 5-axis electronic image stabilization (IBIS?)
• Size: 115.6 x 89.2 x 60.6 mm
• Weight: 427g

I wonder if such a discount was offered before. What do you think, are the discounts a hoax or the real thing?

[via mobile01]