Is EF-M mount worth investing for a new user

jackwelch wrote:

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The next logical step would then be larger sensor, something like a M43 or APSC, but really as I mentioned above, I am more of a hobbyist (I just love to try things out) - but at the same time, I don't really want to spend too much.

I want to know what am I getting from an APSC that I'm missing on the 1-inch, how much better is low light or night shooting compared to a 1-inch, is the image quality noticably better (stuff like that).

I'm into superzooms mainly (wildlife) and I have a few converters (I hope they can work with the m3).

So roughly if it works out, I'd have an APSC camera with equivalent focal length of 320mm + a 1.7x TC would give me 544mm equivalent. (I don't mind spending $400 to test this, anything more I'd think is too expensive)

Just my 2 cents.

I first had orginal M, then M3 and then upgraded M6. While the M3 already black-out free shooting and better AF than M, the M6 was a good step up in all categorys but built quality. The M3 felt more rugged but this was of no importance for me.

Like you, I am a hobby photographer trying out things to improve the versatility of my gear. Usually I buy used at "bargain" prices to keep cost at a minimum and sell what I don't like.

I propose that you look for a used M6 Mk1 with a used 18-150mm as starter.

Using a TC is probably not really good with the relatively slow EF-M lenses and sounds interesting only on paper. Wildlife coverage is the weak spot of the EF-M-line.