Re: Future of Canon M Series - Invest or Sell?
nolten wrote:
The Kenko Teleplus HD takes EF-S lenses and works pretty well with the 55-250 STM on the M6II. Weighs 4.5 oz and costs around $150 USD from B&H. About the same size and weight as the EF-M adapter. The focus is still quite fast considering the STM lens. I tried mounting the 55-250 + K1.4x on my 5D4 and focus was slower and would hunt. It also vignetted quite a bit but I expected that.
One caution though is that the EF 70-300 IS II doesn't power up using the converter with the M6II or 90D. This lens combo does work with older cameras like the 5D4 and 80D.
Here are a couple of examples. Note the correctly reported focal length.
Watering bulb in a potted sweet potato
Apple blossom
Thanks for taking the time and effort to post first-hand results and your suggestions. I wish more folks would post full-size images like this so we can see for ourselves the results from various suggested combinations. A picture is worth a thousand words.
Very nice photos, by the way!
This thread has digressed somewhat into a multitude of related but arguably separate topics. There is another thread dedicated to the EF-S 55-250mm with a 1.4x teleconverter. I add my thoughts there, and for the open- and budget-minded among us, I even post details about how to make a home-made 2x MC7 teleconverter for Canon EF from high quality vintage TCs for $40 or so!
https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4534986
As for this thread, I echo the thoughts of many with my experience that the Canon M6 Mark II is really an exceptional, 'landmark' camera, than has features and usability, for many of us, that will keep us satisfied for at least a few years to come.
My take also is that the latest photography equipment is 'an investment' in loose terms only.... my way of mitigating this is to buy/sell off eBay or 'open box deals' and stick with more of the EF and EF-S lenses which are adaptable to a wider variety of systems. I especially appreciate that the EOS M mount has great support for a wide variety of 'vintage' mounts through third party adapters --- for those of us who like that sort of thing -- not to mention great compatibility with the large system of most EF and EF-S lenses, which I suspect Canon believes many of 'us enthusiasts' consider to be a 'good enough bridge' to combat planned obsolescence.