...and it's not that the M10 and M100 should be called absolute entry level models. Whenever I read this in some type of review, I just shake my head because if you go into the menu setup, you will see plenty of options to tailor the camera the way you want it go. The fun part is that once you've got your settings locked in, you just start shooting and it garners so much more enjoyment.
And then, if you've done everything right (after all, 50% of all IQ successes are a result of the Photographer), you will be amazed at the IQ you can achieve. That's why of all cameras - that M10 - really just threw me for a loop. And I can only imagine that the M100 will be in the same boat. As an aside, I wonder what this pending (rumored) M50 is going to be all about that Canon is supposedly going to release over the next several months.
Yes, I plan on eventually getting the M100 because just about all of the reviews so far have been very very positive. In the end, it's the quality of the images that I'm aiming for and the samples I've seen (well-taken images, that is) looked surprisingly good. The thing for me though is that every time (anymore) if I elect to get another friekin' camera, I look at all that I have and I decline to do so.
The other day I went "Autumn colors" peeping. I took the M2 with EF-S 10-18 f4.5-5.6 IS with me, along with the M10 and kit 15-45. Here are some of those M10 images that I didn't post. I had created a separate thread about Autumn colors in which I posted the M2 photos of the same things. Click on the "Original Size" link below each image to bring up sharper, larger versions.









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Sincerely,
Bernd ("Ben") Herrmann
Fuquay Varina, North Carolina USA