M6 II "hidden features" thread

wddxnyr wrote:

I am sure that shutter shock may never ruin a good image. It really is a minor issue 99% of the time. But the truth is that the shutter shock is there, based on controlled tests. While the camera is certainly very capable, sometimes we just don't get the full IQ that we paid for (and they advertised).

There is no excuse for Canon. If customers don't complain, they always get away with crippling features by removing a few lines of code. If enough of us complain, they may just make a update just like the 4k 24p option. I am always shocked that people can be so defensive about the brand.

If you're including me in your rant, don't.  My info is from user experience.  The reality stemming from shooting many tens of thousands of shots.

Here is my controlled test from the thread I linked to (so you don't have to read it)...

"I really wouldn't worry about shutter shock. Seriously, it hasn't affected any of my shooting thus far (through tens of thousands of shots over the past year [now 2 1/2+ years]). Other M6ii owners here have had similar experiences.

In fact, I just performed the exact same test as the author of the blog you linked to here, using the same camera (M6ii), same lens (EF-M 18-150), same focal length (122 mm), same shutter speed (1/60 sec), same IS (on), same ISO (100), etc etc etc.

I took two shots in a row, handheld, using the 2-second self-timer. The first was with the Mechanical shutter, and the second was with the Electronic shutter. I can detect a difference in the images, but it's quite small and only when viewed at 100%. I'd really consider it inconsequential (for anything I'd like to shoot with this lens), and it certainly is nothing like what the tester posted in the blog above!

mShutter. 100% crops (very large files). Click on "original size"

eShutter.  Click on "original size""

A lot of new owners come here and post about stuff that they've read about, then later (after gaining more experience with the camera) see what the actual reality is (and that it may be no big deal because it doesn't affect them, or that they've found a work-around).

Personally, I don't see Canon giving the M6ii any kind of meaningful shutter update.  The "firmware update" for the M5 was the M6ii.  The "firmware update" for the M50 was the M50ii.  Maybe we'll see an M6iii (likely just a firmware update as well).  Either way I'll be happy. 

R2