Canon EOS M6 Mk1 as an alternative to a Nikon 1 V3
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Re: Canon EOS M6 Mk1 as an alternative to a Nikon 1 V3
nnowak wrote:
edform wrote:
I've been looking at the Canon EOS M6 since the recent release of the M6 Mk2 has brought quite a few of the Mk1 version onto the used camera market and I suddenly realised that the M6 with a viewfinder is only remarkably similar to and only very slightly bigger than my much loved Nikon 1 V3...
https://camerasize.com/compare/#709,544
I'd be interesting in comparative thoughts on the two models from anyone on the forum who has owned both.
I had a Nikon 1 V3 with a comprehensive lens set, including the 70-300mm tele-zoom and absolutely loved it - everything from its mini Leica feel to it's wonderful ability to produce long bursts of perfectly focused images of moving objects. The M6 is very similar in size even though its a half-frame device.
I'd be moving up from my recently purchased M100, which I bought on a whim to fill a gap between camera purchases but I've realised that the images it makes are very good. It also feels very good in the hands - stiff and rigid like an N1 V3 but warm rather than cold because it's made of plastic and not metal. I'm assuming an M6 will be just as nice.
Comments would be very welcome.
What are you looking to improve on from your M100? AF, image quality, and video capabilities are identical between the M100 and M6. The improvements of the M6 over the M100 are more external controls, a hotshoe, an EVF for the hotshoe, and a few photographic features such as bracketing.
Remember I said I bought the M100 as a stopgap - I had sold my Nikon Z6 because, when used with my 300mm F/4, it was simply too heavy for me to lug about all day. My intention was to go back to a Sony RX10-iv, but a holiday came along and there was a coincidence of my need for something to take photographs and silly cheap prices for the M100 two lens outfit - so I bought one.
My interest in the M6 stems from the truly excellent results the M100 is giving me - I'm surprised because my knowledge of the EOS M family stemmed from rather less than enthusiastic reviews I had read on various models in the press. So the APS-C Canon mirrorless range seems to have great potential, but I want a camera with greater flexibility of control, an EVF and a hot shoe - hence the M6. I'm pushed further in this direction by the M6's striking similarity to the Nikon 1 V3, a camera I truly wish I had not sold.
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