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Canon M50 Mark II - an underrated camera?

Started Jan 29, 2021 | Discussions thread
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Re: Canon M50 Mark II - an underrated camera?
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Namouze wrote:

Alright, since it appears I am one of the few lucky ones who got to play with the Canon M50 Mark ii for a week, maybe I can share more details on what I liked and disliked.

First of all, I am really focused on still photography, and in particular pictures of my toddler son. Since he runs everywhere and doesn't really pose, this is challenging for the autofocus in general and face and eye detection along with good continuous tracking appeared to be extremely helpful.

I went to the kiddy park with my son, and the Canon M50 Mark II fitted with a 32mm f1.4 lens (also rented from www.lensrentals.com).

Unfortunately I realized afterwards that I took the pictures in JPEG instead of lossless compressed raw so I could not play with highlights or shadows as I usually do with lightroom.

But I really liked the image quality, sharpness of the 32mm lens, colors, and speedy AF (I was always in eye detection servo AF setting).

I compared these pictures with pictures I took 2 week earlier Canon R6 and really I could not decide which one I preferred. My wife could not decide either.

I'd say, if you don't care about 4K or high speed, this camera fits the bill, especially for family and travel photography.

What is missing is: a second dial to change speed and aperture at the same time, maybe a bit more customization to access ISO setting even more quickly, depth of field button, but at this price point this is expected. but the body size (with good grip) is perfect for my small hands this thing is almost pocketable. In terms of lens, I'd love to have a zoom lens equivalent to 24-70 f2.8, but it does not exist, and I don't think lens manufacturers are interested in investing in the EF-M mount since Canon will announce an APS-C RF camera (the R7?).

For movies, you still have 1080p 24fps which is very nice I think for travel or family memories.

If you're interested I can also share the pictures taken with the R6 for comparison

Very nice samples!  These little M Series are perfect for this kind of shooting.

I think the M50ii’s upgrades are in very important areas, esp the autofocus.

Like you mention, the M50/M50ii are a little light on features and controls, but people are very adaptable and can find ways to make things work.

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