Feigerou wrote:
Saw the couple of rumor updates lately -
- The M200 is discontinued, and the M50ii body only kit is discontinued too
- The Canon R6ii and RF 135mm specs and pricing for release soon
https://www.canonrumors.com/usd-pricing-for-the-canon-eos-r6-mark-ii-and-canon-rf-135mm-f-1-8l-is-usm-has-leaked-ahead-of-the-imminent-announcement/
And all I can think is... Seriously, Canon?!? I'm sure all that R gear is fantastic, but it's just so stupidly expensive. They're not remotely close to replacing the M system with R. Both the R6ii and RF 135mm, by themselves, are more expensive then my entire M kit - which includes some fabulous glass.
I've been toying around with the idea of getting a refurbished M6ii before they're gone, but then being stuck without an upgrade path has held me back. That's probably just fine because this makes it pretty clear that R is going to stay way out of my price range. The "cheap" R lenses I'd go for would be the 35mm and 85mm but those are still 2-3 times the cost of the M equivalents... 🤦🏼♂️
Unless Canon comes to its senses - brings the best M lenses to RF-S, and opens up to third party lenses - it's looking more and more like I'll just hang on to my M gear as long as I can and then will bail to another system when I really need some upgrade or something breaks down.
Most of your post resonates pretty strongly with many on this forum, including me. I'm very committed to M partly due to R pricing.
The discontinuation of the M200 is a strong hint that Canon may be close to releasing its rumored R replacement, the R100. If Canon has much sense they should keep it around the M200 price point, not the higher rumored prices.
Also it would really make sense for them to release something like an RF-S 22mm f2 or 11-22mm to keep people from 'brand' defecting...