Re: Canon M50 mark II eye-AF better than M6 mark II?
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MAC wrote:
m100 wrote:
thunder storm wrote:
A better eye recognition won't help for focusing on brighter backgrounds in stead of the subject. If that's your problem, the best thing you could do is mount a large aperture lens (even if you're shooting stopped down) AND use the smallest single AF point.
The larger aperture will provide more light to the AF-system to get enough contrast to grab focus. This will help you more than better eye recognition, as recognizing the eye is one thing, but focusing on that eye is another thing. If the camera succeeds in recognizing it, that's isn't guaranteeing you it will be able to focus on it.
Indeed. Those recent re-test observations were made with Sigma EF-M 30mm f/1.4 and Canon 22mm f/2 wide-open, when shooting family portrait snapshots on a beach in the early afternoon - hence why the shift in focus was visible, as otherwise DOF would keep both in focus.
I had plenty of time to compose the photo carefully, especially since I knew what the outcome could be. Had it been a DSLR, I'd say the lenses need calibrating of course. Still, the M6.2 is just my holiday/family trip camera so not as critical as this may sound.
We share the same conclusion. M50mkII is better for recognizing eyes at larger distances than the M6II.
That is one impressive firmware update they did to the M50II?
Firmware is exactly as important as hardware. Good firmware isn't for free. It takes R&D costs to get good performing firmware. The M50II isn't a minor update over the M50I. It's a HUGE update. Don't forget the price isn't substantially higher! If it even has the AF speed of the M6II I might prefer the M50II over the M6II. In that case I'm ready to go back to 24Mp, the only thing I don't want to sacrifice is it's better dynamic range of the M6II...
in addition the m50II has internal EVF
I'd prefer the M50II over the M6II
Probably like the most forum members, I hadn't been expecting much of the updated M50II, but this AF firmware improvement might suit the way I use M-system better. Since the eye AF behavior bothered me from the start (since upgrading M6 to M6II, 6 months ago or so and comparing to the RP), I haven't invested into an EVF, so another point for the M50II to have it (although would be missing the extra dials and more advanced options).
Anyway, while not expecting much, I contacted Canon UK Technical Support (presuming that's the European HQ) asking about the differences and chances of a firmware update for the M6II - they probably won't say much, as unlikely to share such details before official announcement (and their site suggests 10 business days response time), but will wait and see.
Contacting Canon Japan would probably work better - just my language skills (lack thereof) held me back.