Some thoughts about EOS M, EOS R and Fuji

fstopx2 wrote:

lilBuddha wrote:

007peter wrote:

Pepege wrote: Since EOS M and EOS R have incompatible mounts, there are diminishing benefits owning an M instead of another brand, like Fuji. So why not switch to Fuji?

EXACTLY! Your post prove my point exactly. Without an EOS-R upgrade path to tied you to Canon, people are likely to upgrade out of Canon → Fuji X-T3 or Sony A7-III

There are some hard truth people don't like to admit:

1. Canon pulled a Dicx moved on us, destroying much appeal of EOS-M as a backup system to FF canon

I’d wager that the majority of M buyers do not do so as a backup.

I never bought the M's as a backup as I don't have full frame. I bought it because it was small and had the same sensor as the DSLR. Granted its more sluggish than the DSLR but the picture quality is the same.

The M/M3 never worked well with EF/EFS lenses and I had the native lenses. The native lenses are very tiny compared to EF/EFS.

I realized pretty much immediately that the whole compatibility with EF/EFS is somewhat overblown. Yes it is compatible but who wants to stick a gigantic lens on a small camera?

Even now I would only consider some of the primes to put on the camera because most are not that big but the big zooms? No thanks. Even my EFS 15-85 looks stupid on the camera.

I can't see the RF lenses even for crop sensors being as tiny as whats on the M.

I think people are underestimating the desire of people for small cameras. Its not just the fact that they are mirrorless. The overall size is a big driver because most people don't want to carry a DSLR sized camera.

I think its two or three market segments:

RF - full frame - full size bodies and lenses.

RF - APSC - smaller than full size bodies and lenses

M - APSC - tiny bodies and lenses.

There really is no reason that Canon couldnt have three lines. They love to do market segmentation anyway. Ever notice how they add/delete features to produce new models. People keep saying about its wasting resources to do this - this is a big multinational company - they can easily have multiple teams.

IMO as long as the M sells they will continue to make it.

Spot on analysis. I completely agree with you.