Recent M6 Mark II shutter shock study / M50 upgrade path rant

m100 wrote:

nnowak wrote:

R2D2 wrote:

nnowak wrote:

Nigge wrote:

I can’t understand why they still hasn’t fixed this serious issue in m62 by new FW.

You are assuming that it can be fixed with firmware. There is a good chance it is actually a hardware limitation.

I think EFCS could be implemented in firmware.

As I said, it totally depends on the possible hardware limitations. EFCS requires the first curtain to be locked open and then only the second current travels independently across the frame. With mechanical and fully electronic shutter, both first and second curtains are working together.

It’d be a good fix. However I think that the root cause of the M6ii’s shutter shock is the very energetic shutter mechanism that gives us the whopping 14 fps. That’s something that we (actual owners) will have with us forever.

R2

Obviously the shutter mechanism is the main culprit and there appears to be some sample variation on the ferocity of M6 II shutters. Lens construction might also play a role as heavier adapted EF lenses are much less susceptible. The ultra-lightweight 15-45mm seems to be more susceptible than the other, heavier EF-M lenses.

I have 2 15-45mm lenses I got from Canon with kits and I am not at all satisfied with their performance on my M100.

Don't know if I should sell them cheap on ebay or do Canon and the world a favor and smash them.

They sure have no place mounted on my M6II.

I’m in the same boat—how much longer shall I carry them around? 😂

I spent a day shooting that lens on my daughter’s M5 side by side with the EF 24-70 2.8II on my 6D, and that was enough for me to conclude that it was pretty much trash 😂

I was hoping the 18-150 would at least be adequate for travel/documentary purposes.  Perhaps if I limit its use to the M5 I can get around the shutter shock issue.  The whole point of having IS on the lens is so that it can be used at the shutter speeds that are most prone to shutter shock.