Disappointed with Canon

I've been shooting Canon for over 15 years now. While I think they were by and far the best during the early/mid DSLR days for prosumers with their XXD series their mirrorless transition has been a half-effort.

I picked up a M5 back in late 2017 and it's been my "main" camera for 6 years. I've gotten some fantastic photos from just the 15-45, along with the 11-22...however it's hard to argue against the shortcomings.

• The body/grip is too small to use most adapted EF/EF-S lenses.
• E shutter isn't available, and the M50 is only available with fully auto mode.
• Firmware has a few bugs (like the EVF sensor keeping the camera awake and some of my flash gear just wasn't working that worked fine on my 70D).
• The 15-45 is fantastic during the day, but quickly becomes less than ideal at night or indoors and there's no native 2.8 or even F/4 zoom lens.
• The M5's AF is subpar. (yes I know the M6II is much better)
• No USB charging (yes I know the M6II has this)
• Lack of IBIS makes prime shooting less than ideal for night street photography
• I'm not in love with the IQ at night or in challenging lighting situations. Dynamic range and noise leave a lot to be desired

Had they released a M5 II, I think I would be "happy enough". But the M6 with an EVF just isn't fun to use as someone who uses the EVF for 90% of their shots. Had one for a month originally and sold it within a month for my M5.

So now we have the RF series. On paper the RP looks interesting as a compact full frame. But the 24-105 lens is slow with mediocre IQ. Great beginner setup, but otherwise meh. Jumping up to the F4L (the only real upgrade path) is a $1200 purchase and weighs significantly more. On the plus side, the 50 1.8 RF and 15-30 are affordable.

The R10 just seems to be using a rehash of the same 24MP sensor that's in my M5 from 2016. While it fixes my AF/USB Charging/EShutter complaints, it's hard to make a jump that's essentially a side-step in IQ, especially at the current price. The R7 is a beast of a camera, full stop. But... at $1500, it's hard to justify in comparison to competitor's full frame options, unless you need the 15FPS and AF tracking for sports.

Then as mentioned there's lens selection. The 15-45 EF-M was neutered to 18-45 (not even 18-50?!) and while I assume Canon will re-release most of the EF-M lenses, I don't trust they will add faster RF-S zoom lenses. Without 3rd party support, it's going to remain in the same realm as the EF-M series is - Good cameras with a mediocre lens selection, unless you adapt or use FF lenses.

Personally, I just switched over to Fuji. The X-S10 is pretty much the same concept as the R7, but with less FPS and slightly worse AF. On the other hand, I have a plethora of lenses to choose from, including fast zooms and numerous primes from Fuji and 3rd parties.

The other camera I was looking at is the Z5. The 24-70Z is supposed to be stellar and is compact and inexpensive, and 3rd party lens options are starting to come.

I just feel like as a "prosumer", Canon has kind of abandoned me.  Sure, they have some cool inexpensive RF 600 and 800mm lenses for wildlife folks, but for a casual walk-around camera? There isn't that middle ground between pro lenses and entry level like there used to be.