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Re: Canon M6 II with kits lens or Body only + buy a lens?
borris14 wrote:
I'm looking to upgrade from a Canon G7X II which was my first camera that got me into photography.
I want something to step up to and the M6 II seems to tick a lot of the boxes - I know it is three years old but still looks a good camera and something newer like the R7 is a little too big of a leap for me price wise.
My main question is whether people think the M6II kit with the 15-45 lens and EVF for around £1050 is a good deal and an acceptable lens for that package? Or whether the 15-45mm lens should be skipped, and I should go for body only and buy a lens separately? That would mean not having the EVF too though. My main uses are family and travel photography.
What do people think?
I'll go against the grain a bit. (If you get a good copy of the 15-45) it'll give you a 24-70mm equiv lens, which with the M6ii's higher MP and much better image quality (over the G7X ii), with some cropping you'll easily get out to the G7X ii's 100mm equiv zoom. So no loss there. The 15-45 is so nice and light too.
The 18-150 is indeed an excellent travel lens, but you do gain some size and lose some off the wide angle end. The extra reach is very nice when needed tho.
There are also a good number of more specialized prime lenses (Canon and 3rd party) that perform beautifully if you are looking to focus on more specific types of photography (portrait, macro, sports, etc).
I'll include a link to the M6ii Tips & Tricks thread to help get things set up...
https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4433968
Good luck with your decision!
R2