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M50 vs M6 mark ii vs 90D vs eos RP photography mainly

Started Mar 22, 2021 | Discussions thread
thunder storm Forum Pro • Posts: 10,139
Re: M50 vs M6 mark ii vs 90D vs eos RP photography mainly
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AlbertH wrote:

R2D2 wrote:

What do you plan to shoot?

R2

mainly my family and things i encounter when we are on a trip

Just don't get the 90D.  For shooting family you want mirrorless autofocus, and for trips you want a relatively small setup.

So it's between M and RF.

For M lenses the 32mm f/1.4 is stellar: L zoom quality. If you're happy to shoot mainly with this prime, go with the M6mkII. Be aware your crop zoom could become rapidly a bit long in the tooth as it won't be anything near the performance of the prime.

If you also prefer to get high IQ with a zoom, the RF 24-105mm f/4.0 L is the lens to get. That lens is at least about on par with the ef-m primes. For now the RP is the most affordable way to run that lens, and within a few years you can update this body when the price of the R or R6 have come down.  F/4.0 seems to be dark compared to f/1.4 of some M primes, however, the R performs better at ISO 1250 than the M6mkII at ISO 200. For best sharpness these primes need a little (only a little) stopping down, so all in all, even for light gathering, the f/4.0 zoom isn't that bad, and if it's really a problem you can always add the RF 35mm f/1.8, which will absolutely give better low light performance and shallower DOF compared to the ef-m 22mm f/2.0, and the RF prime is stabilized.

So to my eye it narrows down this:

Is zoom performance most important? >> get the RP + 24-105mm f/4.0 L  IS USM.

Is prime performance and compactness most important? Get the M6mkII + 32mm f/1.4 stm.

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