Re: Should I buy the M50 MKII?
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UNCMo96 wrote:
I'm had entry level canon DSLRs for about 15 years now. Started with the XSI and then upgraded to the SL1. I have the 50mm prime EF lens for portraits, and the 18-400 Tamron EF-S lens as my walk around lens. (I also have the 18-55 and 55-200 lenses that I don't really use after getting the Tamron).
My SL1 is getting long in the tooth and I'm noticing that while I have better range with the Tamron lens the picture quality is lacking especially compared to my smartphone.
The problem here isn't the camera only, a long range zoom like that 18-400mm isn't the best choice for getting great image quality.
I'm an amateur and mostly take pictures of my kids and vacation pics.
A prime like the ef-m 32mm f/1.4 stm is a wonderful option to shoot pictures of the kids. M50II ef-m 32mm f/1.4 stm might be buying into a sunsetting system, but you'll have to pay very big bucks to get that IQ in another mount. If Canon discontinues this it's because you're getting to much for the price, so grab it before you can't anymore.
I'm thinking about upgrading. My gut reaction was to get the T8i since it seems like the step up to what I have now. I've been reading that Canon may get out of the DSLR game. Also it seems like it's hard to get the T8i
If I go mirrorless it seems like the price is right with the m50mkII although I'm reading that the M series may get discontinued and I should look to the R10 which is coming out in a month or so. It looks like the R10 would be pricier and there are only 2 lenses out right now.
My questions:
1 is there any reason to still use a DSLR vs mirrorless?
Some prefer the look of the optical viewfinder. The battery life is better.
The benefits of mirrorless are generally more important though.
2 If I get the M50 MKII am I losing out by using my 50mm prime and Tamron vs the EF-M lenses (other than the size issue). Since I need the adapter anyway can I just continue to buy efs lenses if I want to get more glass?
That's possible, although Canon ef-s glass is discontinued (unlike ef-m glass). It won't be a problem to find stuff second hand though.
2 is there a danger in buying into a "dying" format (M series)
If you buy an ef-m lens, don't plan like it's an investment for a longer period than the life span of your camera. That's all. You've used your current camera for 15 years. I wouldn't hesitate to buy that 32mm for your next camera.
Ef-s lenses will be adaptable to cameras like the R10 and R7.
3 what am I losing out on by getting the M50 mkii vs the Canon R10? Is it worth the upgrade?
With expensive lenses having fast AF and bright apertures the R10 will be better, as it has the AF to do action. The M50II doesn't have slow AF, but the R10 will track better and faster. The M50II could be easily fast enough though, and the lenses you need to benefit from the AF capabilities of the R10 are pretty expensive.
If you're spending bigger bucks than the M50II + 32mm, I would go with the RP + 24-240mm, and add the RF 50mm f/1.8 for the portraits. At the end of the day R10 is just incremental upgrading, it will cost you more while you will get less.
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45 is more than enough, but 500.000 isn't