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It will be interesting to see what they will do with Lens mounts.
And also to see whether Mirrorless will be as much a distraction from regular dSLR development as video considerations have been.
It'll be interesting what happens with the lens offerings, especially wide-angle.
On the Zeiss site, the resolution of a typical Carl Zeiss ZM Leica fitting lens is given as 400 line pairs per millimetre wheres the Nikon fitting ZF optics "only" manage around 300. That's quite a penalty when they design a lens that gives space for the reflex mirror.
Quote: It will be interesting to see what they will do with Lens mounts.
It depends whether Canon are thinking long term or short term.
Quote: Mirrorless will be as much a distraction from regular dSLR development
Ultimately, think in terms of 'replacement' rather than distraction. In SE Asia, the majority of non-fixed lens cameras sold are now mirrorless..... 51% Japan, 54% Taiwan (figures from AP article). Not hard to see the way the wind is blowing. 
I heard that Canon have been late to the party because they were trying to avoid having another lens mount in their range but it seems they may have failed.
I think the abilities and the success of the OM-D has advanced the MFT cause significantly so Canon are playing catch-up now. The leap in Nikon sensors a couple of years ago was bad enough a shock, but to have to face a MFT that in some respects outperforms the 5D must be a real bugger.
Retained functionality has not been a strong point on other manufacturers systems so far. When you can "force" the sale of new lenses why overly support old ones - for every owner whose put off there will be a new adopter - that seems to be the general strategy these days.
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Quote: Retained functionality has not been a strong point on other manufacturers systems so far
It has with M4/3
All 4/3 lenses CB, But you like to argue for the sake of it
Are you expecting Canon to fully support the FD mount in place of EF, of course not.
Quote: I said other than M4/3 or 4/3 lenses, Paul
Of course not CB, lets repeat
Quote: Retained functionality has not been a strong point on other manufacturers systems so far
It has with Micro for thirds.
And My guess is that Canon will have an adapter the fully supports modern EF lenses but with a further crop factor of somewhere around x2.
4/3 to M4/3 was only a difference of dropping the mirror....... sensor is the same.
Sony: Do the NEX cameras fully support Sony/Minolta AF lenses?
Nikon: Does the 1-series fully support Nikon AF lenses?
(I don't know the answer to the above - just asking. )
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