I heard a rumor that new Canon video cameras might feature an EF mount making them compatible with Canon’s huge catalog of photography lenses.

I think we need to think the good people of RED for this one. This rumored feature, along with the addition of HD video on still cameras, seems like a clear response to the market Red has been creating and stealing from companies like Canon and JVC. Going back to RED aside from having delivered a camera many people were calling vapor ware, they’ve forced what was a rather stagnant market to speed up new products and feature introduction.

As for this Canon rumor … I love it. I own a Canon camera and a good amount of Canon glass. I plan on buying much more glass when I get a chance too. So for Canon to start releasing video cameras that are compatible with their lenses is a strategy that makes sense. At the same time they could just continue to pile on video features on their foto cameras and try to cannibalize this medium ground HD market.