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Excellent, but...

Started Jun 21, 2020 | User reviews thread
sam2428 Forum Member • Posts: 98
Re: Excellent, but...

Alastair Norcross wrote:

sam2428 wrote:

Michael Leek wrote:

sam2428 wrote:

MAC wrote:

Michael Leek wrote:

Camera was bought specifically for travel. It has all the customisable features I require, including resolution, but is seriously let down by the poor quality of lenses by Canon, particularly the zoom range. Canon’s hype for this camera is therefore misleading, if not downright false. This means I’m unable to write anything too positive about the camera ‘cause I’ve yet to discover its real potential for taking high quality photographs!

lenses for it are: siggy 56 f1.4 and siggy 16 f1.4 and canon 32 f1.4 and canon 11-22

beyond that - a lot of buts

What about the 22f2? Everyone seems to praise that lens.

im on the fence right now about buying a m6ii. It seems to be a great camera but I’m just not super excited to buy it. Not a huge fan of the removable eye sore evf either. But if it creates good imagines that’s ultimately what matters.

also debating between the 15-45 and the 18-150 kit if I do end up buying one.

The Canon 18-150mm lens for the M6 MkII is useless beyond a focal length of about 50mm (if that). Image quality deteriorates quickly beyond that. And in even slightly low light conditions noise is very much apparent. I would not recommend this lens.

Thanks for the feedback. This is exactly what I was looking for...wasn’t sure if the extra $250 was worth it or not. I’m not really looking for the extra bulk either.

I wouldn't take one person's word for it about the 18-150. There are many of us who have good copies. In my opinion, it's well worth the extra over the 15-45, if you're going to buy a zoom.

I’m sure the RP is an excellent camera for the price but I’m mainly looking for a small, take everywhere type kit. The M6ii w/22f2 seems to fit the bill. And then I’d probably add the sigma 56 for that creamy bokeh.

Excellent choices.

i actually am debating a fujifilm x100V as well but I’ve never had a fixed lens camera and not sure if I’ll be happy with it. There’s something very alluring about no hassle of lugging around lenses and just focusing on the photos.

You can get that lack of hassle by putting the 22 on the M6II and leaving it there. I often do just that (and did that with the original M and 22, and then the M6 and 22). Just because you can change lenses, doesn't mean you have to.

I 100% agree, which is why I’m leaning towards the M6ii. But I keep thinking, if I’m going to leave the 22 on all the time, why not get the X100v? I get the built in OVF/EVF, weather sealing, built in ND filters, leaf shutter, etc. it really boils down to the flexibility of swapping lenses.

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