| Type | 35mm SLR |
|---|---|
| Lens mount | Canon EF lens mount |
| Focus | manual |
| Flash | Hot shoe only |
The Canon EF-M was a manual-focus 35mm film, SLR camera which used the Canon EF lens mount. It was introduced in 1991 for export to the non-Japanese market, and was the only manual focus camera in the EF line. It was not sold as part of the EOS range; the camera's official name was Canon EF-M rather than Canon EOS EF-M.
The EF-M was in essence a Canon EOS 1000 without an autofocus system, a built-in flash, or a top-deck LCD. It was priced slightly cheaper than the EOS 1000, and relatively few copies were sold. It was not directly available in Japan, though some were re-imported.
Uniquely amongst Canon EOS bodies it had an optical manual focus aid, a split-image focusing screen as well as a ring of microprisms. This system was common with manual focus SLRs but had since fallen out of use in the autofocus era. The screen can be installed with a certain amount of work in several autofocus EOS cameras, and can only be obtained by purchasing a used EF-M.[1]
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Canon_EF-M Canon EF-M] at Wikimedia Commons
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