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Poll for M6 owners

Started Sep 11, 2019 | Polls
justmeMN Forum Pro • Posts: 10,705
Poll for M6 owners
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M6 owners, how often do you use the optional viewfinder?

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Rarely or Never
52% 26  votes
Sometimes
24% 12  votes
Often or Always
24% 12  votes
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Canon EOS M6
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trungtran Senior Member • Posts: 1,747
Re: Poll for M6 owners
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I got the viewfinder with the M3, i think i have used it around 10 times in total. Once on the M6 just to make sure it worked. I take photos daily and got the M3 on release from Japan.

I have other cameras that have EVF tho, so really only use the M6 as a compact cam, where lack of bulk is the main reason to use it.

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rz64 Regular Member • Posts: 454
Re: Poll for M6 owners
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I don't have an EVF, but I don't miss it.

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lumenite Senior Member • Posts: 1,207
Re: Poll for M6 owners
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justmeMN wrote:

M6 owners, how often do you use the optional viewfinder?

This question works very well even for M5 and M50 as well in a different way.

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HaroldC3
HaroldC3 Veteran Member • Posts: 3,067
Re: Poll for M6 owners
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Bought the EVF bundled with my m6 and tried it out for awhile.  I didn’t like it because it wasn’t matching what I saw on the screen nor the image taken.  Canon didn’t acknowledge an issue and I didn’t use it much so I sold mine.

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filibuster
filibuster Veteran Member • Posts: 4,415
Re: Poll for M6 owners
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It's always attached to my M6, and used as and when needed.

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Ben Herrmann
Ben Herrmann Forum Pro • Posts: 21,163
Let's face it, with cameras like the M6...
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and a few others (well older models within the M43 line of cameras), adding the optional EVF's can be a huge plus for a number of reasons. So I'll use them when weather conditions are overly bright - thus making some LCD's unusable. But even with the EVF attached (in this case the M6), I really find myself using the LCD screen 75% or more of the time, so it's interesting really.

Now this new (pending - will be announced within the next several days), Fuji X-A7 will sport an LCD that has 2.76 million dots and is 3.5" in size with a vari-angle LCD screen. Lots of folks are looking forward to this one. In addition, a higher visibility is achieved with the LCD having a maximum brightness of 1000 candela (or did they mean candles). As you may or may not know, the X-A line features a bayer sensor (not an X-Trans sensor). I personally have enjoyed shooting with the X-A line.

I know this is the EOS M forum, but just for sh_t's and giggles (knowing that lots of folks here also use Fujifilm cameras), here's the new X-A7 specs:

Fuji X-A7 Full Specification

  • Newly developed approximately 24.24 million pixel APS-C size sensor
  • Improved image quality during high-sensitivity shooting compared to X-A5
  • Uses copper wiring that enables high-speed data reading
  • Approximately 8.5 times the number of image plane phase difference pixels compared to X-A5
  • Realized 4K video using abundant amount of information equivalent to 6K by reading all pixels of the sensor
  • Capable of shooting smooth 4K movies at 30 frames / second
  • 4K video can be recorded continuously for up to 15 minutes, and full HD / HD video for up to 30 minutes.
  • Equipped with “Countdown Video” function for the first time as “X Series”
  • Equipped with “HD High Speed ​​Video” function
  • Equipped with 3.5 inch wide (16: 9) touch panel monitor of about 2.76 million dots
  • High visibility is achieved with a rear LCD monitor with a maximum brightness of 1000 candela.
  • For the first time in the “X Series”, the “Vari Angle Structure” that allows the monitor to be adjusted to any angle is adopted.
  • Lineup of “Scene Position” with “Light Trail” as “X Series” for the first time
  • Wi-Fi / Bluetooth installed
  • Input / output terminals: USB Type-C (USB 2.0 High-Speed), HDMI micro terminal (Type D), φ2.5mm 3-pole mini jack
  • Recording media: SD card / SDHC card / SDXC card UHS-I
  • Battery: NP-W126S
  • Standard number of shots: approx. 270 standard, approx. 440 economy
  • Size: 119.0mm x 67.7mm x 41.2mm
  • Weight: Approximately 320g (including battery and memory card), approximately 271g (main unit only)
  • Color: Silver, Camel
  • Kit lens: XC15-45mmF3.5-5.6 OIS PZ
  • Reservation start date: September 12, 2019
  • Scheduled release date: Late October 2019

Here's different colored variants of the X-A7 that will be sold...

Brown and silver version (one of my favorites).

D-pad is gone, but they've added the joystick. And the LCD is now 3.5"

Regular black and silver version. Finally, Fuji does the vari-angle LCD.

Dark silver version of the X-A7.

Lime Green? Oh well, I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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plantdoc Veteran Member • Posts: 4,339
Re: Let's face it, with cameras like the M6...

I use the EVF most of the time when outdoors during sunnier days. For me, the screen is difficult to see adequately and not pleasant to use. I also have fairly strong corrections with variable glasses, which doesn't help.

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fstopx2 Senior Member • Posts: 1,088
Re: Let's face it, with cameras like the M6...
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Ben Herrmann wrote:

and a few others (well older models within the M43 line of cameras), adding the optional EVF's can be a huge plus for a number of reasons. So I'll use them when weather conditions are overly bright - thus making some LCD's unusable. But even with the EVF attached (in this case the M6), I really find myself using the LCD screen 75% or more of the time, so it's interesting really.

Now this new (pending - will be announced within the next several days), Fuji X-A7 will sport an LCD that has 2.76 million dots and is 3.5" in size with a vari-angle LCD screen. Lots of folks are looking forward to this one. In addition, a higher visibility is achieved with the LCD having a maximum brightness of 1000 candela (or did they mean candles). As you may or may not know, the X-A line features a bayer sensor (not an X-Trans sensor). I personally have enjoyed shooting with the X-A line.

I know this is the EOS M forum, but just for sh_t's and giggles (knowing that lots of folks here also use Fujifilm cameras), here's the new X-A7 specs:

Fuji X-A7 Full Specification

  • Newly developed approximately 24.24 million pixel APS-C size sensor
  • Improved image quality during high-sensitivity shooting compared to X-A5
  • Uses copper wiring that enables high-speed data reading
  • Approximately 8.5 times the number of image plane phase difference pixels compared to X-A5
  • Realized 4K video using abundant amount of information equivalent to 6K by reading all pixels of the sensor
  • Capable of shooting smooth 4K movies at 30 frames / second
  • 4K video can be recorded continuously for up to 15 minutes, and full HD / HD video for up to 30 minutes.
  • Equipped with “Countdown Video” function for the first time as “X Series”
  • Equipped with “HD High Speed ​​Video” function
  • Equipped with 3.5 inch wide (16: 9) touch panel monitor of about 2.76 million dots
  • High visibility is achieved with a rear LCD monitor with a maximum brightness of 1000 candela.
  • For the first time in the “X Series”, the “Vari Angle Structure” that allows the monitor to be adjusted to any angle is adopted.
  • Lineup of “Scene Position” with “Light Trail” as “X Series” for the first time
  • Wi-Fi / Bluetooth installed
  • Input / output terminals: USB Type-C (USB 2.0 High-Speed), HDMI micro terminal (Type D), φ2.5mm 3-pole mini jack
  • Recording media: SD card / SDHC card / SDXC card UHS-I
  • Battery: NP-W126S
  • Standard number of shots: approx. 270 standard, approx. 440 economy
  • Size: 119.0mm x 67.7mm x 41.2mm
  • Weight: Approximately 320g (including battery and memory card), approximately 271g (main unit only)
  • Color: Silver, Camel
  • Kit lens: XC15-45mmF3.5-5.6 OIS PZ
  • Reservation start date: September 12, 2019
  • Scheduled release date: Late October 2019

Here's different colored variants of the X-A7 that will be sold...

Brown and silver version (one of my favorites).

D-pad is gone, but they've added the joystick. And the LCD is now 3.5"

Regular black and silver version. Finally, Fuji does the vari-angle LCD.

Dark silver version of the X-A7.

Lime Green? Oh well, I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Looks like a Leica Q minus the viewfinder.

I had the external viewfinder as it came with my M3. I was very excited to get it because at the time I hated shooting off the screen. After a handful of uses I decided I didnt like it. The view was ok but I always felt it was clumsy sticking way up there.

Rock and Rollei Senior Member • Posts: 2,899
Re: Poll for M6 owners

I bought it for my M3 as it was the first EVF I could actually use. I tended to use it from time to time, having moved from the M and being happy with the rear screen, but i fitted it to the M6 from day 1, and have actually used it far more often than I did with the M3. It's far too contrasty in bright light, but otherwise works well enough. I tend to only use the rear screen for high and low angles.

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MyM6II Senior Member • Posts: 2,424
Re: Let's face it, with cameras like the M6...

Ben Herrmann wrote:

and a few others (well older models within the M43 line of cameras), adding the optional EVF's can be a huge plus for a number of reasons. So I'll use them when weather conditions are overly bright - thus making some LCD's unusable. But even with the EVF attached (in this case the M6), I really find myself using the LCD screen 75% or more of the time, so it's interesting really.

Now this new (pending - will be announced within the next several days), Fuji X-A7 will sport an LCD that has 2.76 million dots and is 3.5" in size with a vari-angle LCD screen. Lots of folks are looking forward to this one. In addition, a higher visibility is achieved with the LCD having a maximum brightness of 1000 candela (or did they mean candles). As you may or may not know, the X-A line features a bayer sensor (not an X-Trans sensor). I personally have enjoyed shooting with the X-A line.

Looks good. I could have been interested in this camera if it had a "normal" tilt screen. Didn't the previous version have that? I don't like vari-angle screens.

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