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Recent M6 Mark II shutter shock study / M50 upgrade path rant

Started Nov 12, 2020 | Discussions thread
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Re: Recent M6 Mark II shutter shock study / M50 upgrade path rant
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Aanomalous deutan wrote:

http://cameraergonomics.blogspot.com/2020/09/canon-eos-m62-does-it-produce-shutter.html

Here's another interesting study that came out recently. It really is baffling why Canon decided to remove EFCS from the M6 m2.

It would indeed be nice to have the option.

As much as I love stills photography on my M50, there doesn't seem to be an upgrade path that seems satisfactory to me for a lightweight system from Canon.

That's unfortunate. Like many others here I'd still like an M5 Mark II to pair with my M6 Mark II. The M5ii would become my permanent Macro camera.

The M6 almost fitted the bill when it was released. I want more controls and the higher resolution sensor also seemed to promise better dynamic range.

It definitely provides all of those, plus a truly remarkable AF system that often gives me nearly a 100% hit rate, shooting some of the toughest subjects possible. Some more info found here...

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/64108171

The lack of EVF I could live with, but then I really hesitated at the thought of having to worry about avoiding about focal lengths and shutter speeds that suffer from shutter shock.

I really wouldn't worry about shutter shock. Seriously, it hasn't affected any of my shooting thus far (through tens of thousands of shots over the past year). Other M6ii owners here have had similar experiences.

In fact, I just performed the exact same test as the author of the blog you linked to here, using the same camera (M6ii), same lens (EF-M 18-150), same focal length (122 mm), same shutter speed (1/60 sec), same IS (on), same ISO (100), etc etc etc.

I took two shots in a row, handheld, using the 2-second self-timer. The first was with the Mechanical shutter, and the second was with the Electronic shutter. I can detect a difference in the images, but it's quite small and only when viewed at 100%. I'd really consider it inconsequential (for anything I'd like to shoot with this lens), and it certainly is nothing like what the tester posted in the blog above!

mShutter. 100% crops (very large files). Click on "original size"

eShutter. Zero sharpening or noise reduction applied at any stage. RAW files converted in DPP to 16-bit TIFFs, then to JPEGs in Photoshop.

Add this test to the other data you have collected. Hopefully it'll help others make a (more) informed decision too.

Good luck in your quest!

R2

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