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obsolete but still...lovely

Started 11 months ago | User reviews thread
RLight Senior Member • Posts: 4,414
Re: obsolete but still...lovely
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The M3, despite its short failings, was very useful for its time in my use.

Some thoughts, no order in retrospect.

In all modes (PASM) the camera often chooses a shutter too slow to prevent subject blur; it's often hard to detect this because autofocus struggles with moving subjects for to be relevant, however, when you do hit the target, your shutter does need to match the subject. You can get some bang on shots if you baby the AF, some luck, and, you set your shutter a touch higher / match it for your subject.

Low light on the M3 is no joke. I noted going to the M5 that I lost a bit. PhotonsToPhotons confirms the low light score of the M3 is higher than the M5/6/50/100/200. It's true in viewing. It isn't until the M6 II that the M3 gets surpassed in low light by another M. The M3 is fierce in low light when paired with say a 22 pancake or other fast lens.

In the right hands and shooting stationary subjects, it's very capable.

 RLight's gear list:RLight's gear list
Canon EOS R3 Canon EOS R50 Canon RF 28-70mm F2L USM Canon RF-S 18-45mm Canon RF-S 55-210mm F5.0-7.1 IS STM
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