nolten
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Re: Future of Canon M Series - Invest or Sell?
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I started to reply to this earlier today but was saying what everyone else was: If what you have is good why upgrade? If at any time you feel its not, there will be plenty of options. Its a buyer's market and your return on investment is the pictures you take that will last the rest of your life.
A couple of years ago my iPod Nano died. I soon found out Apple no longer made Nanos since everyone now carried an iPhone. Well I loved my Nano, it was small, had fantastic sound quality, and could hold my entire record library. I grew up with transistor radios, an iPod Nano is a science fiction dream come true. Pair it with Sony 3 way ear buds and it beats any HiFi system out there. And Apple quit making them. I went on eBay and bought two of the last version iPod Nanos which will hopefully last me the rest of my life.
IPhones are replacing Powershots and EOS Ms. Fine and dandy. The latest iPhone has a 12 MP sensor that is 6 times smaller than full frame. The EOS M and G1X3 have sensors that are 1.6 times smaller than full frame. Which will take the better images? Sure, iPhones are more popular, but which really takes better pictures? Canon's APS-C sensors, both the 24 and 32 MP versions, are so good that they are nipping at the heals of current full frame sensors. The R system is currently getting all of Canon's attention, but in reality, if the M system got a little bit of attention it could replace the R system. Won't happen, in a few years you will be able to buy an expensive FF R or an expensive iPhone. Thats progress for you.