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Is Canon EOS M5 still relevant in 2021 ?

Started Oct 25, 2021 | Discussions thread
nnowak Veteran Member • Posts: 9,075
Re: Is Canon EOS M5 still relevant in 2021 ?
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Hamdib wrote:

Hello there,

I am looking to buy a digital mirrorless camera for street photography ?

It is very cheap to buy a M5 right now. (about 450$) So that I could invest on lenses. (22mm and 32mm)

$450 seems a bit steep for a used M5.  Both MPB and ebay are quite a bit lower than that.

How is it (M5) as street photography machine ? Any comments ?

Accurate, but not fast.  It also struggles to focus in lower light levels.

OR shall I wait for M5 mark 2 (heard it's coming soon)

There are zero rumors of a M5 mark II coming any time in the near future.  The original M5 outsold the original M6 by a significant margin.  If Canon was going to do a mark II version of the M5, it should have happened two years ago when the M6 II launched.

/ go for M6 mark 2 ?

Thanks.

PS: This is really a comparison between M5, M6 mark 2 (and future M5 mark2)

If you want Canon's latest AF, you should be looking at the M6 II, the M50 II, or M200.  The M5 Mark II is unlikely to ever appear.

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