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Future of Canon M Series - Invest or Sell?

Started Feb 27, 2021 | Discussions thread
foot Veteran Member • Posts: 4,802
I stand corrected, thanks. But some thoughts

nnowak wrote:

foot wrote:

What will happen to canon M-mount lenses used prices?

Will people want to use them with an adapter for the R-series? probably not.

Adapting EF-M lenses to the RF mount with a straight through adapter is physically impossible.

I stand corrected, thanks. But some thoughts I found on the web:

"...it seems the market share of the EOS M cameras is quite modest, and the number of lenses even more so, with perhaps fewer than 15 from any brand providing autofocus, and only eight from Canon..."

-https://breakfastographer.wordpress.com/2020/09/02/is-an-ef-m-to-rf-adapter-possible/

https://breakfastographer.wordpress.com/2021/01/02/specifications-of-teleconverted-ef-m-lenses/

table from article:

using a tele-converter x1.4:

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