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Re: M1/M2/M3/M10 all focus about the same = slow
007peter wrote:
DJSanjay wrote: I sold my EOS M10and now I want to buy a new camera, so theses are the two options I'm considering. I have the superb EF-M 22mm lens (what a lovely lens that is!) and I like Canon colors (although I heard the M3 leans towards greenish side?) and their simple menu systems, so I'm tempted to stay with the M system. The M3 is the best I can afford right now. But I'm worried because the M10, while capable of taking beautiful pictures, was horribly slow to autofocus and in some conditions it would only manage to hunt back and forth. Not sure that M3 will be much better because it doesn't have DPAF.
I had M1 with 22/2.0, so I understand your frustration against earlier slow AF. Basically:
- Early Generation: M1 / M2 / M3 / M10 = are best AVOID all together
- Later Generation M5 / M6 / M50 / M100 = are the ONE worth buying
Since you are frustrated by M10's "horribly slow to autofocus", buying M3 is NOT a solution. I recommend you
- Save Money toward a superior M50/ M100 or
- Switch to M43 for speed
From what I've heard the Olympus has better autofocus
Its true. Like you, I got fit up with EOS-M1 + 22/2.0 unreliable focusing and switch to M43 4 years ago.
but then my 22mm lens becomes useless for the forseeable future, and I have to invest in MFT lenses.
22mm is NOT a useless lens, you can easily sell Good Money for it. Another option you can do is to trade for a M43 lens. That is what I did when I sold my EOS-M camera and looking to swap for a M43 lens
Any advice, guys? Thank you.
Selling the slow M10 is a good moved. Canon 22mm f/2.0 lens is worth keeping, if you want to saved money and buy a faster focusing M100 or M50 down the road.
Additional recommendation:
Check out Sony A6000 / A5000 / A5100, these APS-C focus FAST, and affordable Sigma primes makes Sony FE platform a worthy contenter
Fuji X focus rather slowly as well. Unless your buying the latest XT-3, H1, majority of Fuji primes focus so slowly that there equally frustrating. Speed isn't that much better than EOS-M3 in AF.
M43 might have limited future (imho) so there is something to think about as well.
Hey, thank you for the reply. As much as I like Canon, they made a big mess with the early M series cameras. I'm leaning strongly towards those Olys right now. Canon SL1 (100D) is also attractive, but then I can't use my FD 50mm manual focus lens, and I kind of love that lense becasue it's sharp and so nice to handle.