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Switching from Sony E to Canon EF-M - thoughts?

Started Mar 1, 2019 | Discussions thread
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NotAPhotog Regular Member • Posts: 470
Switching from Sony E to Canon EF-M - thoughts?

I own a Sony A6000 and I'm thinking of switching to the M100.

I think it's a downgrade overall, but I like the compact form factor/flip up screen of the M100 and even some EF-M lenses

I plan use the M100 as a walkaround camera for street photography and self portraits with the 22mm f/2 carried around in a belt case. The Sony 20mm f2.8 pancake is soft, slow and mediocre compared to the 22mm.

I'd also like to take vlogs with the 11-22mm. However, video is only limited to 10 minutes on the M100 which is something I'm concerned about, and neither Magic Lantern or CHDK has a fix for this. Sony has the 10-18 f/4 OSS but it's quite expensive and QC is terrible.

For anything more "serious", I can buy the EF-EFM adapter along with the EF 50mm f1.4 and EF 85mm f1.8 for portraiture, which is generally what I shoot. I don't really need long FLs but if I do there's the EF 70-200mm f/4. For video I can buy the EF 24-105mm f/4L IS.

My only concern other than the 10 minute video limit, is that switching away from Sony means leaving behind strong 4K video capabilities, though I'm not a videographer by any means (I'd stick with Sony if I were). I'd also be leaving behind lenses like the Sony 18-105 f/4 OSS PZ for video and the excellent Sigma f1.4 trio.

I was able to try the M100 and A5100 (Sony's M100 rival) in person, but I was far more impressed with the IQ from the M100 over the A5100. The A5100's images looked flat and dull by comparison, which is probably because of Sony colors and the mediocre kit 16-50mm.

The other option is the Fujifilm X-A5 but it is slightly bigger and does not offer an affordable wide zoom like the 11-22.

Any comments or opinions? What do you guys think?

 NotAPhotog's gear list:NotAPhotog's gear list
Sony a6000 Sony a7 III Tamron 28-75mm F2.8 III
Canon EOS M100 Sony a5100 Sony a6000
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