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Moving from Canon M system

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OP navinadvani Forum Member • Posts: 73
Re: Moving from Canon M system

From what I can see, the M6 MkII is not available easily. Knowing that the M system will not see any more progress caused me to think about shifting from the M system.

Canon (from what little I know) is more focused on the RF (FF) line than the RF-S line, with good reason. They might feel that the smaller sensor cameras would be the first to get cannibalised as newer mobile phones enter the market; after all, the Canon R8 is "just" 100gms heavier than their R50. Not everyone is as concerned with system weight as I am.

This is why I considered moving to Fuji, as they might be more committed to APS-C (think lighter and smaller). Too bad they do not have a lightweight wide-angle zoom (10-24). This is my primary shooting range. My 11-22 spends so much time on my M50 that I sometimes wonder why I carry the 18-45 (a less-than-ordinary lens, anyway). I can easily "make do" with the 11-22, 22/2, 35/1.4 and 55-250. I wish Canon had introduced an EFM version of their 50/1.4.

Since this is the Canon R forum, what if I hypothetically wrapped my head around a heavier system? The options would be to get an R8 with RF glass or an R8 with an EF adapter and use my EF (24-105/4 IS, 70-300/4.5-5.6 IS, 28/1.8, 50/1.4 and 100/2) glass. Would EF glass limit the R8 system? One far-fetched option is to trade in my EF-S system, get an R8 with the RF 15-30/4.5-6.3 and use an EF adapter for everything else.

For convenience, I have listed the EF and EF-S glass I have below:

EF 28mm f/1.8, EF 50mm f/1.4, EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS, EF 24-105mm f/4 IS,
and Canon EF 100mm f/2

Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro, Canon EF-S 18-55 f/4-5.6 IS STM, Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5, Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS, and 2 x Canon EF-S 55-250 f/4.5-5.6 IS II.

 navinadvani's gear list:navinadvani's gear list
Canon EOS 77D Canon EOS M50 Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM Canon EF 50mm F1.4 USM Canon EF 100mm f/2.0 USM +9 more
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