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Compacts and dust on the sensor (again) - is it time to go mirrorless?

Started 10 months ago | Discussions thread
OP LorneBMT Forum Member • Posts: 59
Re: Yes - it's time to go mirrorless

filibuster wrote:

I’m still with Canon, having owned many compacts and a couple of the superzooms, in the past. Currently however, I shoot with the Canon M6II, and totally love it. Perhaps the most fun camera I have ever owned, with that gorgeous 32mpx sensor, and super sharp, crisp results. Mine is kitted with the 18-150 for general use, although I do have the smaller 11-22. Size and weight matters when one is ancient, like me. It has a feature set beyond my expectations. Sometimes I fit the Raynox 250 and use the focus stacking feature for some interesting results.

Sorry! Don't understand why the exif has disappeared from the first two!

Compare the specs here: -

Side by Side Comparison Canon EOS M6 II vs. Canon G9 X II: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

And for size comparison: -

Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II vs Canon EOS M6 Mark II Camera Size Comparison

Ok: You can see it is a tad bigger and heavier, but that is compensated by a nice hand grip, so you would probably not notice. I have dispensed with the shoulder strap in favour of a wrist-strap. I treated myself to the DC2 clip-on viewfinder, which I use about 50% of the time. At 78 yrs, I can still get down on my knees (and get up again) but the tilt LCD is beneficial for those low to the ground shots.

Dust on the sensor? Never had an issue yet. But when the camera is switched off, there is an automatic sensor cleaning operation. I understand it shakes dust from the front of the sensor.

Keith

Thanks for all of this, Keith.

You certainly make a strong case for mirrorless.  Someone's giving me his Sony A6000 to try for a while, so I can get a feeling for it.  Even though it's an APS-C, I was surprised to see how much smaller it was than I'd expected, and it seems to be similar in size to your Canon.  Those photographs are breathtaking.

This could be a difficult rabbit hole to climb out of, I fear

On the other hand, I do wonder if I would ultimately invest enough in developing my photography skills to justify the investment.

And kudos for down on your knees and back up again.

Lorne

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