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M50, improved

Started Nov 14, 2021 | User reviews thread
dan the man p Senior Member • Posts: 1,201
Re: M50, improved
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mtt1 wrote:

Thanks for the review. I'm particularly interested in your autofocus comparisons to the other cameras. You seem to rank it second behind the Sony AF system, but still firmly ahead of Fuji and Nikon, right?

I've had my fair share of struggles with tracking AF trying to follow kids on the move, especially with Fuji cameras. I currently don't own a camera, but some of demonstrations of Sony's tracking algorithm (which you can see for instance in DPReview's own Youtube video on the a6400) lead to me consider buying a Sony camera. But I think I would actually prefer a Fuji (for the jpgs) or the Canon M50 (not least because of affordability).

I wasn't sure whether the Mark II actually improved the AF performance of the M50 or just added new modes and I haven't found a lot of demonstrations similar to what you can find on Sony's AF system. Would you say the M50's (face) tracking is comparable to Sony, albeit a bit slower? Or is Sony just in a league of it's own and Canon's hangs more with Fuji and the rest, just being a bit more reliable?

I have not owned any other brands, so take my comment for what it's worth, but I find the autofocus on my M50 (mark I) quite adequate for following my kids around in most situations. The mark II is supposed to be even better, and the M6 Mark II has the fastest autofocus of any EOS M camera.

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