DrivedCat wrote:
My main camera right now is a Nikon Z6 which I love with all my heart. However, I've been looking recently for a more portable camera which I can carry around daily. A couple of weeks I temporarily went crazy and decided to trade in my Canon M5 + EF-M 15–45 + EF-M 55–200 in order to get either a Ricoh GR iii or a Fuji X100V. Fortunately, when the shop assistant saw my gear, he immediately suggested I save money and get an EF-M 22 prime lens hinting that I might even lose in quality if I go for either of the other two cameras.
Well, as many people here might know, the gear buying obsession does not leave that easily. Today I saw a great promotion in one of the local stores, and for about $650 I can replace my Canon M5 body with Canon M6 mark II + EVF while keeping all the glass (actually, I would even exchange my EF-M 15–45 for a new one).
Here comes the question: has anyone upgraded from M5 to M6 mark II. What are your impressions?
Given your love of your Z6, is there some reason you are not also considering the Nikon Z50? Once you add the kit zoom, there is very little size or weight difference between the M6 II and Z50. Going with the Z50 would keep all controls similar and allow for sharing of lenses. Your Z 50mm f/1.8 would make a great portrait lens on the Z50.
Has anyone upgraded from M5 to either Fuji X100V or XS-10? The latter looks like an interesting small camera.
This would be a better question in the Fuji forum as there are quite a few people over there that have moved from Canon to Fuji.
On a more basic level, you are considering the Canon M6 II, Ricoh GR III, Fuji X100V, and Fuji X-S10. This is a pretty wide spectrum of cameras with significant differences. Before you buy anything, it sounds like you might need to do a bit more self examination of what you are looking for and what photographic problem you are hoping to solve. How and where will this new camera be used instead of your Z6? Nikon has a couple of pancake primes on their Z roadmap. Would one of these smaller lenses on your Z6 be a better option than another camera? Or, maybe the tiny Z 24-50mm f/4-6.3 zoom?