I traded my 7d for this pocket size power shooter...and you should too!

Having owned Canon products for a long time, and working in the field with heavy DSLR gear, it was time to make a switch to something a bit lighter and up-to-date spec wise. I've watched the Mirrorless category grow, and was torn between leaving my dear Canon behind in favor of the competition, but I knew Canon would come out with something that was worthy of my ultimate sacrifice.......I traded my Canon 7D in for this little monster that can fit in my pocket.

I had looked at the previous Canon mirrorless models, but I wasn't satisfied with what I saw, and the hook was the screen. How Canon went about giving the M50 a fully articulated screen was the icing on the cake after I saw the upgrades they did from the previous models. Add in the laundry list of great features and benefits to the overall specs, I was ready to make the switch from DSLR to Mirrorless, and I haven't regretted it one bit.

The ergonomics were a bit of a struggle to get use to coming from a 7D, but I find it more comfortable now that I've used the M50 for the past 6 months. It's not a traditioanl range finder camera, so there is a bit of getting past the accesibility features of dials where you would want them, but the touch screen on the M50 makes up for this in a quick and easy way to get what you want.

Colour reproduction is Canon all the way. If you loved it before, you'll love it now, and maybe a bit more. The only negative I have found so far is the support for the new CR3 RAW format, but I have no fear that this will be a shortlived setback to my work in post.

If you're coming from a DSLR to this camera, be ready for a major weight distribution feel. It's lightweight and the lenses feel like air attached to the body. If you have big hands, it might feel out of place and off balance, but the benefit of using your other Canon lenses makes everything feel better. Don't sell off your old glass with your DSLR, but do yourself a favour and buy the lens adapter so you can use your best lenses with this pocket monster. If you can shave a few pounds/kilos from your kit by selling your DSLR body, the fact you can attach your heavy leneses to this little guy really makes it start to feel more familiar when shooting. The kit lens is great, but attaching my go to 28-135mm lens makes it feel more comfortable and stable.

Maybe I jumped the gun and got the lesser option now that there is the full frame EOS-R, but you know what, I really don't care. I'm happy with the purchase. My back is happy I don't kill it when I'm out walking on shoots for 5 hours, and I've gone back to a more discrete way of shooting professionally. I'm 100% satisfied, and you will be as well.

I got an m5 recently and its been a joy to use, and i believe the m50 has faster AF on top of 4k...my girlfriend is thinking of buying one so ill get to use it from time to time.

To add to your post, the m50 is a sexy little device too.

I plan on getting the M50 in December .

I did exactly the same, and have now sold my 7D and most of my larger lenses. I am sold on the M system for my needs, where much of my camera use ends up being while traveling and I need a small, light kit.