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Talk me out of a M6II

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Maxmolly7
Maxmolly7 Senior Member • Posts: 1,480
Re: Talk me out of a M6II

R2D2 wrote:

Maxmolly7 wrote:

thunder storm wrote:

Maxmolly7 wrote:

wed7 wrote:

I think the M6ii plus the EF-M 32 is a great combo.

M6ii

-32MP sensor

-fast AF with touch and drag feature

-big battery among Canon M cameras

-rangefinder style (looks smaller)

-can be had as an everyday camera

32/1.4

-great optics (the best in M mount)

- this lens together with the EF-M22mm/2 plus the any of the Sigma Trio could literally keep you in Canon M without minding any updates.

Add a Godox 350c flash and boy you are all set.

All set with the above? No, I don't think so!

What do you recommend beyond 56mm, keeping the dame IQ level? No zoom lens allowed...

Sigma EF 50-100mm f/1.8 Art

Sigma EF 70-200mm f/2.8 Sports

Canon Ef 100-400mm mkII

White EF L primes in the 500-800mm range will do fine as well.

Not exactly M-form-factor!? 🙃

EF 85mm f/1.8 has always been a staple. Yes it needs to be stopped down for max sharpness, but it does get Really sharp. It’s still fairly compact, and autofocus is very fast. Its twin brother the EF 100mm f/2 is also an option.

The EF-S 55-250 has been enjoyed by zillions of people. The STM is quite capable, and can even be turned into a birder with a “Rexley Special” TC.

I still own options 1, 3, and 4 above. For a 100mm I had the (much larger) EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro. A splendid lens. A person could even go for the venerable EF 135mm f/2 if they wanted a fast prime beyond 100mm (I have the biggie Sigma EF 135mm f/1.8 Art instead). There will be no shortage of used copies of the Canon with the recent release of the RF version!

These are all still very viable solutions for EF-M beyond 56mm.

R2

I was chasing a EF 100mm F2,  but I had 2 used deals gone bad. 😩 Luckly I got my money back from #2!

I gave the tele end a second thought and, figured that I need image stabilisation. Hence I bought 2nd hand Tamron 85mm F1.8 VC. Bigger and heavier than the Canon 85 or 100mm but good against shaky hands... 😉

What a pity that I am in a medical treatment away from home, so I can't give it a spin. Well, weather sucks anyway... 😞

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