Re: Squeezing out a bit more from the old M5
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thanks for the replies. I didn't really get to read about the AF woes of the M5 but I did experience them myself so I was thinking if there was any way to "help" it even if just a tiny bit. I agree that it's more of the body than the lens that's the limiting factor here. I suppose I can treat it the same way I did the original Fuji X100 since I'm practically keeping the 32mm glued to it.
As for the Sigma 16mm, I'm really intrigued by it. I don't do action/sports photography and if I did, the M5 is certainly not the one I'd grab for it. I was just wondering if the sigma 16mm focuses as fast (if not slower or faster) than the 32mm?
Unfortunately in our country, there aren't really retail stores that sell used items like they do in other countries. There are only individual sellers and I'd have to schedule a meet up with each one if I wanted to try out different options of the 24-105mm. Everybody claims to have a clean, good and sharp copy without really having any basis for comparison.
So far, my kit is composed of:
Canon M5, 15-45mm, 32mm f/1.4, adapted 50mm 1.8 STM
Canon 6D2, 35mm f/2 IS USM, 100mm f/2.8L IS USM
so at the moment, it's only the wide end that's lacking because the 15-45mm is just too slow and unreliable for me (most likely due to the M5, but I can live with the M5+32mm). the sigma 16mm on the M5 or the 24-105L on the 6D2 will take care of the wide end for me. Of course, the 24-105L is more practical in the sense that I can use it as one-lens solution on the 6D2 and leave the primes at home...but I do love my prime lenses.