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NO EFCS in M6 II: a real shame

Started Jan 14, 2022 | Discussions thread
Greg Zillgitt Senior Member • Posts: 2,854
Something interesting, maybe...

On page 302 of my camera manual, in the section on "non-Canon flash units", it says "when shooting with an external Speedlight, set Shutter Mode to an option other than Electronic."

I found that phrasing interesting. As of firmware 1.1.1  the only Shutter Mode options are "Mechanical" and "Electronic", so why not say "set Shutter Mode to Mechanical" - unless you were allowing for a third option, perhaps to be introduced in a future firmware update?

I'm not excited by the prospect for two reasons: 1) the M6 Mk2 is already long in the tooth, so if it were to happen it probably would have happened by now, and 2) EFCS is overrated, IMO.

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