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In the same way that digital photography made film cameras obsolete, mirrorless cameras are inevitably replacing dSLRs. Old-guard camera makers like Nikon and Canon got off to a slow start, but the Canon EOS M5 was Canon’s first serious effort to make a mirrorless model that could go toe-to-toe with dSLRs, and right now, you can get it for half price. B&H is selling the Canon EOS M5 with a 15 – 45mm lens for $449. That’s the lowest price I’ve ever seen it sell for, by a wide margin. The camera lists for $900, and generally sells in the neighborhood of $600.
The EOS M5 is a fairly compact camera — it can be pretty small, since it gets to dispense with the mirror assembly — but retains the comfortable form factor of Canon SLRs. It includes a 24.2 megapixel sensor and can shoot HD 1080p video. The electronic viewfinder measures a generous 3.2 inches. You can read our first impressions when CNET’s Lori Grunin went hands-on with the EOS M5.
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