M6 Mark 2 vs R7

Sittatunga wrote:

nnowak wrote:

Sittatunga wrote:

Full-frame RF mount is definitely Canon's future.

RF-s would be the third time around for Canon APS-C lenses though. We had 24 EF-s lenses (of which 9 were 18-55mm) over 13 years (3 at launch, 7 in the first year, but that includes the first four 18-55mm lenses). We had 8 different EF-M lenses over 6 years (2 at launch, 3 in the first year). We now have two RF-s lenses; one that looks suspiciously like a slightly revised EF-M lens, the other is an 18-45mm with a lower specification than any EF-s or EF-M zoom. I'm not expecting a rich and interesting range of RF-s lenses, I think Canon will continue their trend.

You are conveniently ignoring all of the small and inexpensive full frame RF lenses that make perfect sense on a crop camera.

• 16mm f/2.8

I own it - Canon's MTF plot makes it look even better for crop than it is for FF, but size and price are the reasons I use APS-C, and the R10 and R7 miss those points quite spectacularly. That's why I'm not tempted by the Sigma 16mm. I really, really want a 32Mpx M300 as a small companion to the EOS R.

• 35mm f/1.8 Macro IS

Sent it back the day after I received it. The coma and astigmatism made it worse for stars on the EOS R than my 21mm f/1.4 on the M100.

It's a great lens for all-purpose use. I have no interest in photographing stars (except, maybe, stars of track and field), so the reasons you sent it back don't matter to me, or probably anyone else who won't only be using it for stars. It's even better than the EF 35 F2 IS, which was good enough for me that I sold my EF 35 F1.4L after I started using the F2 IS version. When Canon designed the RF 35 F1.8, they probably didn't have star shots in mind, which sucks for you, but is just fine for 99% of their customers.

• 50mm f/1.8

Some day, when my 30 year old EF lens dies. I'd prefer a 62mm on APS-C though, but I find 58mm to 90mm quite hard to use on FF.

• 85mm f/2.0

I prefer my 100mm f/2.

• 100-400mm f/5.6-8.0

My other Canon RF lens, but I wouldn't describe those last two as particularly small and inexpensive full frame RF lenses. They cost £670 & £700 here.

None of those lenses costs more than $600, and most of them would require adapting an old EF lens to get something similar in the M system.