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What impact does the Canon EOS R system have on your future M system purchases?

Started Feb 16, 2019 | Polls thread
ByronP Contributing Member • Posts: 878
Re: What impact does the Canon EOS R system have on your future M system purchases?

Hclarkx wrote:

No Impact.

Back in the time of the D3 (3MP) and then the 20D (8MP) I dreamed of going full frame. Eventually did with the 5D/I/II/III. Then Arthur intervened and I realized that APS-C had come a long way since the D3 and the M could add many years to my photography hobby.

To me it's the detail you get with the better lenses (e.g. womens hair, inside of a flower, et al). Also, the sensor makes a difference on things like the detail of birds feathers, but most people would not notice these things. For landscapes maybe not much of a difference, but I can see the difference between a great ef lens and a M lenses.  Sometimes a great sensor can make a difference, but again most people won't notice the difference.  For action photos af makes a big differences (which the R is not there yet).  Again the R is not here with actions photos inside where high iso without noise makes a big difference.

So yes depending upon what you want to shot the R or RP or the future R pro or the Sony A9 or high end Nikon or Canon can make or break a photo session depending upon what one is trying to shoot assuming you had the talent for the shoot.  For most non pros such as I, I would say the M is fine.  That is, if I for instance miss a shot so what.  If a pro misses a shot he/she could lose a customer.

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