Canon EOS M2 To Be Sold Only In Asia?

EOS M2

The announcement of the Canon EOS M2 last night created a bit of confusion. Nothing leaked until the day before, and: only Canon Japan and Canon China made the announcement. No word came from Canon USA or one of the Canon’s EU branches. As for now a lot suggests that Canon may introduce the EOS M2 for Asia only, or at least wait for CES 2014 to make it available for the rest of the world.

That Canon could make the EOS M2 available only for Asia is more plausible than you may think at first glance, it’s an option to take in account. Mirrorless cameras sell pretty good in Asia (the [shoplink 6091]EOS M[/shoplink] did too), much better than in Europe or the US, so it could be possible that Canon decides to sell the EOS M2 only in Asia. Remember that the EF-M 11-22mm IS STM lens is still not available for the US (but can be ordered at DigitalRev). The 11-22mm is the most interesting lens among those (3 lenses) that are available, in my opinion.

Canon EOS M2 Auto-Focus Test Video

Even if Canon didn’t built in the awesome Dual Pixel AF first seen on the [shoplink 14246]Canon EOS 70D[/shoplink], the Canon EOS M2 promises to double AF speed compared to the EOS M with the firmware update. The short video above (by YouTube user kakakucommagazine) gives a first idea about how the EOS M2’s AF works. And, hey!, this is a small sized camera!

The EOS M is on sale for $299 at B&H.

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Canon EOS Cinema Cameras Capture Comet ISON from Space

No, they did not use the new EOS M2 :-)

Canon press release:

Canon’s Cinema EOS System contributes to video capture of comet ISON from space

TOKYO, Japan, December 2, 2013—Canon Inc. announced today that an ultra-high-sensitivity 4K camera was used to successfully capture video of the comet ISON from the International Space Station at approximately 7:08 p.m. JST on November 23, 2013. Canon technology contributed to this world’s-first achievement as video production equipment from Canon’s Cinema EOS System was used to record the astronomical phenomenon.

Comet ISON

 EOS C500 PL

  Comet ISON

CN-E15.5-47mm T2.8 L SP

  Comet ISON

CN-E30-105mm T2.8 L SP

Discovered in September 2012, ISON was unique in that, among the many large comets that have passed through the solar system in recent years, none had traveled so close to the sun. Accordingly, expectations were high that the “sungrazing” ISON would provide earthbound stargazers with a rare performance that would not likely be repeated anytime soon. After the video was shot, however, the comet is believed to have largely broken up and evaporated, meaning that it will no longer be visible in the night sky.

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