nnowak
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Re: It’s GONE!!! No more refurbished M6ii!!!
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Larry Rexley wrote:
Carl LaFong wrote:
Most likely most of them were bought up by people on this forum, who egged each other on
But if history is any guide, there will be more … sometime.
Sure, some of them were, but this time it feels different. This was a fire sale - 'dumping' of stock unlike anything we've seen before from Canon, and the end of the line for a lens mount, which hasn't happened for decades.
No, not at all. The massive "fire sale" was only on refurbished gear, and only on the Canon USA website. New M gear is just getting typical holiday discounts of $100 to $150. For example, the M6 II + 15-45mm + EVF kit is currently in stock at B&H and discounted only $100 to $999. Yes, Canon is phasing out the EF-M mount and yes, the M6 II is discontinued. However, M50 II and M200 options are still readily available, and none of the EF-M lenses have been discontinued.
Glad I snagged a refurb myself, netting three M6ii bodies over 2 years at a total price only a few hundred bucks higher than a single R7 body with nearly the same sensor and IQ.
There is a lot more to a camera than just the image sensor. The R7 can do things that are not possible with any number of M6 II bodies.
Canon may not want cheap M options around, making people question why entry-level and APS-C R cameras are priced so high...
Why does this conspiracy theory continue to fester? So far, there are only two RF-S lenses and they are the same price as the comparable EF-M versions. The R7 is on a level far beyond anything ever produced for the M system. Comparing the R7 to the M6 II solely on the fact they both contain 32mp sensors is just nonsense. The R10 is using a newer sensor and is far above the M50 II in capabilities. The R10 is more like a hypothetical M5 II, yet it is priced lower than the original M5. All of the rumors point to even lower priced crop R bodies and more RF-S lenses coming early next year.
Canon is not forcing people into purchasing more expensive gear. Camera sales are now a fraction of what they were and Canon is trying to cut costs by consolidating the entire camera lineup under a single mount. It is simply about survival.