Canon M50 mark II eye-AF better than M6 mark II?

Sittatunga wrote:

thunder storm wrote:

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Still the internal EVF is better, as I hate to mount and dismount that evf all the time, and with the evf permanently attached to the M6mkII the combo is simply bigger in the bag. Using the backscreen is not as good as you're spilling distance that could have been used to use more a more telephoto focal length....

I disagree here. If space is really tight, particularly using an UWA like my 12-24mm on my EOS R or my EF-M 11-22mm (when a couple of extra inches can make all the difference), I will put the screen into selfie position and hold the camera against the back wall. The gridded screen and electronic level are vital here and it can be quite difficult to stay out of the picture myself. Cropping to a different aspect ratio afterwards can help for this. That gives me an extra 200mm compared with using the EVF, or nearly an extra 300mm compared with using the screen at waist level.

You're the smarter photographer.

Great advice, thanks.  I will try that next time. For landscape orientation the articulating screen might be a bit easier with wide angle focal lengths.... so that might be another advantage for the M50(II).

Using the back screen you can have to switch to the 32mm while with the viewfinder the 56mm would have been fine. Using the back screen also makes the 11-22mm less suitable to cram as much as possible in the frame. Using the 50-100 f/1.8 or 100-400mm the viewfinder is absolutely needed

I'm not convinced about an EVF for the M series, but that could be my inexperience. I had a couple of minutes in a shop once with an EOS M50 and thought the viewfinder was too pokey and yet made the camera too big for what it was. The EVF on the EOS R is acceptable to me and the camera's a bigger beast anyway.

That's a huge difference idd.

Maybe I'd be happier with an M series EVF if I'd used one for a week or so, but Canon's versions add too much bulk to a camera I would buy for its size.

When I bought the M50 I came from a 70D.  Using it for a while convinced me the actual pictures will look better compared to what I saw in the viewfinder.    The viewfinder is just for composition AND exposure.  The beauty is only when watching the results.

Don't forget the R also benefits from more dynamic range from the sensor. This also translates to the quality you're seeing in the viewfinder. My M6II has the same viewfinder as the M50, but it looks better with the M6II. A DSLR is still the winner here.

I'm happy enough with my M100 hand-held with a 300mm lens and I prefer the screen to a viewfinder when using a camera on a tripod. YMMV.

That said, when I have enough working space and with small lenses I do use the back screen, and that flip up design is nice for getting your lower angles very quick.