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Is EF-M mount worth investing for a new user

Started 8 months ago | Questions thread
nnowak Veteran Member • Posts: 9,076
Re: Is EF-M mount worth investing for a new user
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jackwelch wrote:

nnowak wrote:

Is the entire $400 M3 kit you are looking at all "new"? You hadn't mentioned that in your original post and I think we all assumed everything was used given the age of the M3.

Yes new with Canon warranty.

Cannon has a promotion this year anything bought from them will get 3 years warranty as long as you register online. Unfortunately M3 is not covered under this promotion so it only will get 1 year, the lenses should be covered for 3 years though according to the T&C, I'll know for sure once I've bought them and registered the devices online.

That changes the calculus a bit.  It definitely makes it a much better deal.  Given all of the shortcomings of the M3, I am still not sure this kit would be good for you.  However, you could immediately resell the M3 and put the money towards a much better body.  Even a used M100 would be much better than the M3, and would be very close to the value of the resold M3.

Just a thought... there is a good chance the internal clock battery of the M3 will be trashed after sitting unused for so many years.  This would be a valid warranty claim.  Canon generally does not repair M bodies, but instead swaps them for refurbished units. Refurbished M3's and even M6's are long gone.  Canon might replace a warrantied defective M3 with a refurbished M6 II.

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