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Disappointed with the fate of the EOS M line

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matejphoto Forum Member • Posts: 94
Re: RF-s will be equal/better than EF-M
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MAC wrote:

matejphoto wrote:

I am in the same boat as you, I have two sytems:

1.) R5 + 2.8 trinity plus 100-500 (awesome but huge)

2.) M6 mark II + 11-22, 16, 22, 32, 56 and 55-250 (amazing and portable)

good luck waiting for them to port over the f1.4's - it ain't going to happen

I am an optimistic guy:)

I don't use the 16mm f/1.4 much so I would be OK without that one.

The 32mm since it is already canon would be a real shame.

The 56mm is also a big favorite of mine, hopefully they will open the RF mount to sigma eventually.

I will try to check back in 3 years:)

This abandonment of EF-M is mostly just a temporary inconvenience in my opinion. Once they port over all of the EF-M designs to RF-S we will have the same system.

The RF mount fits on the M6 size, it will just look a bit funny.

You can compare the EF-M 15-45 to the RF-s 18-45. They are the same size/weight except that little hump for the bigger RF mount.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/compare/Canon_EF-M_15-45mm_f_3.5-6.3_IS_STM_Lens_Graphite_vs_Canon_RF-S_18-45mm_f_4.5-6.3_IS_STM_Lens/BHitems/1188039-REG_1707913-REG

My plan:

Use the EF-M system until most of it exists in RF-s and then switch.

I expect this will happen in 2024-25. Till then I will happily use the M6m2.

There will be a big advantage also that I will be able to use my massive RF FF glass on the RF-s bodies if I ever need to.

For people who will be happy long term with the M6m2, you can expect a lot of great used gear in the next 5 years.

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