What do you plan to do with you M gear?

R2D2 wrote:

MAC wrote:

vxcalais wrote:

MAC wrote:

vxcalais wrote:

I was really sad when I sold my M6ii and M gear.

It would be sad for me because there is nothing this small and powerful for a value

Was an excellent camera, but the lack of updates,

it works for me as an adjunct camera

lenses,

11-22 and 32 rock

shutter shock issues

e-shutter works

and imminent new system to replace it

hmm, they have announced R7/R10 that doesn't have the glass

made up my mind. Rumours of is aligning with R was out for some time, and those lenses are just too expensive.

true

After selling all my M gear, the move to Panasonic Full frame was a breeze.

I'm not into video and bigger sizes and dollars so it would be cold headwind for me

Still, if you stick to primes and don't care much for video then the images that the M6ii produces are just beautiful.

exactly - at a value price - and with dxo pl5 it approaches FF IQ

And the size in hand and functionality is still up there.

yep - small size and powerful matter

I didnt care much for no EVF and the free clip on one I barely even used.

actually, I've grown to like the options

The screen quality alone makes up for it.

I like both

But remember it was released in 2019. Canon has its eyes set on R now.

memory will get you GAS - it is about taking pitchas

who knows - Canon may come to their senses when they see the market react and build the m6III and M5II and make a fast m zoom

32, 22, 16, 56, 11-22 hard to beat with any other system

glass first

Nice response. Trust me, memory is not at issue for me, my favourite camera that I use was built in 1959. If I care for small I still have my Sony aps-c gear in storage somewhere.

wow, 1959!

But I am at a happy place now.

that is all that matters

The only people I've seen that have been disappointed with their M gear are the ones who've never understood its place in Canon's lineup. It was never meant to be a full-featured system. They won't ever give us an M5ii or a nice compact 17-55 f/2.8. Canon is waaay too protective of their top tier lines to do that!

But with the R7 the third party EF demon is still there. You can still adapt the Sigma f/1.8 Art zooms, the 28&50mm f/1.4 Art primes, and this time it's with pretty good IBIS. You can get a used 18-35mm f/1.8 Art for as little as 300 euro or so, while the IQ will be - at least - on par with the RF 24-105 f/4.0 on the R6, admittedly with a much much shorter range, but the IQ is there, the AF is fast which is awesome when paired to that R7, and it will cost you next to nothing. It can make all the difference between needing a second system for indoors family pics or to just add this lens and that's it.

The price of the R7 is what I would have payed for the A6600 if it would have had good ergonomics. The R7 will have good ergonomics.

You've put it nicely MAC. For the people who need max features and performance, the M System is an adjunct to complement their other cameras. It's just like my plans for the R7... it'll be an adjunct that I'll be using to shoot only macros. For me it needn't have any other capabilities than that. Yet.

The 135mm f/1.8 Art + RF-EF speedbooster will work fine on the R7, freeing up the R5 for something else, 28-70mm f/2.8 for instance, and with the normal adapter you will get the equivalent of  216mm & f/2.8 with the same lens.

The Sigma 15mm fisheye will work, this time with a drop in ND filter as well....  If you defish in post you have a 24mm next to your 28-70mm.

R2