nolten wrote:
So far my M6II won't replace my G1XIII. There is just no native M lens to compete with the G1X' lens. OTOH the two cameras complement each other very well. For hiking I use the G1X with the M + 55-250 or 70-300 IS II as a two camera kit. I keep 11-22 and 28 macro in my pack. Less than 4 lbs with 55-250. Instant access to 24-400 mm (35 equiv) with no lens changes. RLight's lizard image (2nd to the last) with the 70-300 shows how capable this combo is.
My gripe with the M6II is that you really have to use DPP to get the most out of it. I'm pretty committed to and happy with the Lightroom library organization and editing capability up to the 5D4, 80D, G1XIII generation. DPP throws a monkey wrench into this since it edits and makes changes a camera's raw file. LR doesn't like that a bit. So the M6II lives in a different post processing universe from my other cameras. DLO and ALO are impressive though and the M6II resolution demands these.
Here are two variations of an image. The first PPd in LR the 2nd in DPP. The color difference is obvious but you'll have to view 100% to see the sharpness difference. The DPP version does introduce some sharpening artifacts visible at 100% but produces the more pleasing image. IMHO.
Lightroom Post Processing.
Canon DPP Post Processing.
I prefer the LR version too. The DPP version looks like what you get if you change the LR sharpening to deconvolution, by increasing the detail slider (in the sharpening module) towards 100. What I really like about LR is the extreme flexibility. There are so many settings that can be tweaked in many different ways. I think that most people who dismiss LR, or say that DPP gives much better results, haven't explored anything approaching the full potential of LR. I'm talking about the latest version, with subscription access. If you're using an older standalone version, you miss out on a lot of the latest great developments.
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