unhappymeal wrote:
thunder storm wrote:
Feigerou wrote:
And all I can think is... Seriously, Canon?!? I'm sure all that R gear is fantastic, but it's just so stupidly expensive.
A used R is around 1000 euro these days. If you do some creative shopping with third party EF occasions you can get a whole lot of IQ for your buck. I got a used Tamron 17-35mm f/2.8-4.0 for only 310 euro, and a Sigma 100-400mm Contemporary for only 450 euro and a Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art for only 350 euro. These prices are M territory, while the IQ is definitely a whole lot better.
We might also see the R6mkI come down in price, especially used ones. If you pair it with an RF 24-240mm USM and one or two primes it's more expensive than M, but it's good value for money imo.
Not everybody needs a stabilized 135mm. The Sigma Art is half the price, and if it's IQ isn't good enough for you..... you're beyond my level of pixel peeping.
Yes RF is expensive, but there are ways to keep those prices more down to earth making it still value for money.
That said it's a shame of course Canon is killing M. Canon isn't killing it because it's not capable. Canon kills M because it's too capable for it's price. Without the killing of M the R10 and that odd 18-45mm couldn't simply survive. Canon wants you to pay more for getting less, and this is how they do it.
Making the most of now buying a discounted M camera is a clever move. Lots of used M glass will be around the next decades. As long as the camera works you'll be fine.
EF-M was a few lenses away from being everything I wanted in mirrorless.
I'm still happy with the pictures I made with my M50, 18-35mm f/1.8 Art and the added speedlite + Gary Fong.
If Tamron (or Sigma) ever bothered to give them a fast zoom or if Canon ever made a proper f/4 standard zoom and something like the Sony G 70-350 (or Nikon 300mm f/4 PF), I would be shooting it today. Such wasted potential.
I agree with you in general, although the AF speed of the stm lenses was becoming an Achilles heel in my opinion. Ironically Canon is making the same mistake again with compact RF primes....
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45 is more than enough, but 500.000 isn't