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weak points of Canon M6

Started Apr 11, 2019 | User reviews thread
OP borulom341 New Member • Posts: 2
Re: This hilarious review had me in stitches...

Marco . . .

You have far more time to spend here than I.

Canon acknowledges battery life issues with the M6, to the extent that they sent me a new battery.

The ability of the DC1 to swing up adds versatility that is absent in the DC2 or cameras with a built in view finder. The DC1 was part of my decision making when buying the M6. The only fault I find is that it can flop up unintentionally . . . something a detent or catch could prevent prevent.

I am unaware (pretty normal for me) how to lock the focus point. It seems always responsive to being dragged about. I would like it to remain centered by default.

As an advanced Photoshop user, does it annoy you when Adobe rearranges stuff? Like "stroke" was moved from the bottom of a drop down menu to nearer the top? I simply would like menus and the M6 focus point to stay put.

Not every camera places the tripod mount centered with the lens. The fact that a tripod quick release plate has to be removed in order to change a battery or memory card I find an inconvenience, and a good reason to move it.

My camera came with a printed manual, I suspect yours did as well. Apparently Canon did not discontinue printed manuals years ago. It is just very small and hard to use. The PDF version is fine, but requires a device to read it.

I have called Canon a few times over the last couple years ( I have other cameras and a large format (24") Canon printer. I have ALWAYS spoken with a US based representative, not a "third world" nation.

My post was titled "weak points of Canon M6" . Not sure how you would have expected it to be a comprehensive review of the camera.

By the way, my first Canon was a 1964 FX, and I have remained with Canon.

You are right that I don't belong here, I just thought I'd share my thoughts. I am glad to have entertained you . . .

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