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R50 vs M50 MkII

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Re: R50 vs M50 MkII
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Larry Rexley wrote:

This is pretty much where I am. Nothing compelling to move up from the M6ii plus I'd lose access to some of the best APS-C lenses (Siggy 16 & 56 and EF-M 32.)

Those are indeed threee VERY compelling reasons!

Although every new crop R body that comes out gets my keen interest to see what it can do. The R50 confirms the path most of us have thought Canon would take.

Canon needed to appeal to the potential entry-level R users this time around (since M won’t bring in any new sales now). The M50/R50 form factor is by far the most popular, so it had to be next. I think we’re still likely to see crop R bodies with both the M200 and M6ii form factors at some point in the future. Canon is looking to fill all of the gaps (good news for us).

For those who think these new R bodies are simple re-hashes, you’d best check out what DIGIC X can do for you. IMHO it’s magic.

Disappointing they did the RF-S 55-210 and not the 11-22 so many were hoping for next!

This one is easy. Canon is protecting sales of all of their recently-released (and more lucrative) ultra-wide angle FULL FRAME lenses before giving us such a capable (and inexpensive) CROP ultra-wide. This is classic Canon at work here.

I do expect an RF-S UWA at some point though. But until then the trusty EF-M 11-22 is another VERY compelling reason to keep an M body around.

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