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Re: Should I buy the M50 MKII?
Digirame wrote:
R2, the camera you are using is great but could have been designed better like the Canon R7 with the integrated EVF. Don't you think?
Hi Digi’
I hope all is well with you.
I have to disagree with you. I love the form factor of the M6ii, and the ease with which it promotes creative shooting angles and perspectives. Most EVF (and OVF) shooters I know tend to only shoot from a 3 foot to a 6 foot height. I’m often laying the camera on the ground or lifting it way above my head. It’s all so much easier and faster with the M6ii. I actually consider LCD shooting to be evolutionary!
The Canon M50 MKII has an integrated EVF and we can use the LCD screen.
Sure, except the LCD is a lot slower to deploy (and retract), and having the display stick out to the side is pretty clumsy.
I never did understand why Canon designed the camera you are using that way, so that an EVF has to be added.
It’s smaller, it’s cheaper, it promotes additional sales (of an EVF), it doesn’t threaten the higher end lines. A no-brainer!
Today I took video with my Canon M50 MKII using the EVF. Now that I learned how to change the tiny video start/stop button to the larger shutter button in the menu, it was really cool. I have tried taking video with the LCD screen with my DSLR, but on bright sunny days it's especially difficult. Do you take video with your camera?
Sure, recreationally and professionally. I was Art Director at a production studio for a while. We did ads and PSA’s for orgs like The United Way. The M6ii meets my personal video needs tho.
Today's experiment with video was interesting. I didn't quite understand it at first, but with some trial and error it worked out great. When I fully depressed the shutter button in movie mode it would record. Just lifting off the shutter button would not stop the video. I had to fully depress the shutter button again to stop it.
Exactly how it works for me too.
It was fun. I can't wait to try it some more. I've been a still photographer for a very long time. I see the handwriting on the wall; video is going to continue to expand in use and importance. The sound and visual aspects of it are amazing.
Video can add a lot of fun, esp with family and friends. My #1 “rule” for shooting recreationally is to never exceed 30 seconds per clip!
One fellow on the Rebel forum who had a Canon T3i (600D) camera and just bought a Canon 7D camera uploads his video to YouTube (as unlisted) for free. Then we can view it on Dpreview.
Nowadays it’s drone footage that’s the big thing, I’ve done it recreationally, but now mgmt wants me to go all in (FAA licensing, the whole nine yards). They’ll pay for everything of course, but it’s still a LOT of work. The chase scenes should be pretty cool though.
Are you getting that R7 that you mentioned earlier? It should be a heck of a camera. It sure won’t be taking the place of my M6ii tho!
R2