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Great camera!

Started Dec 4, 2019 | User reviews
dwill23 Senior Member • Posts: 1,226
Great camera!
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I had previous mirror-less cameras from Canon. Even the M2 which I had to order from Japan (never made it to US market) and took me an hr to get the language set to English.  But they were all slow, which was ok.

This one is fast.

Fast to focus, fast to shoot, fast FPS!

The sensor is now up there with the Sony's, eventho Canon was only in 2nd place...in other words, their sensors were always great, but now they are super great!

32MP is a lot.  Your file sizes will be large.  I normally shoot it in 15MP mode.  It does take a bit to clear the buffer.  I can get about 30pics on high speed FPS before it stops, then 2 pics, then 3 pics then 2 pics, etc.  That's a lot of pics, but could be faster at flushing those huge files to the card.  (using an ultra fast sony sd card 300mb/sec write).

I want canon to make a smaller external flash.  I have the big huge ones, but I need something more compact to fix in my hard case.

Yes, you should get the EVF version 2.  The version 1 will work but with much slower refersh so I would assume it wouldn't do well with sports.  Overall, this camera is just so so for sports, but maybe all mirror less cameras aren't good for sports, which is why pros aren't going to sony mirror less (noted from a story on this site).

The battery life is good, thank fully they don't listen to this site, gripe about not being able to charge the battery in the camera, and thus not give you an external charger, what a horrible idea, and i hate when my sony came and I had to leave it charging in a hotel room, whereas with this camera,,,,,, throw your extra battery on the SUPPLIED AC wall charger.  in camera charging is well documented to be a well hated feature among users.  This site's reviewers are letting strange personal wants influence camera makers to include this hindrance to keep it out of the "cons" list.

I love the camera, and I'm actually printing pictures again!

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 dwill23's gear list:dwill23's gear list
Panasonic ZS100 Sony a7 III Canon EOS M6 II Canon EF 70-200mm F4L IS USM Canon EF-S 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS STM +4 more
Canon EOS M6 Mark II
33 megapixels • 3 screen • APS-C sensor
Announced: Aug 28, 2019
dwill23's score
5.0
Average community score
4.5
bad for good for
Kids / pets
good
Action / sports
okay
Landscapes / scenery
excellent
Portraits
great
Low light (without flash)
okay
Flash photography (social)
excellent
Studio / still life
excellent
= community average
beagle1 Forum Pro • Posts: 11,740
Re: Great camera!

dwill23 wrote:

I had previous mirror-less cameras from Canon. Even the M2 which I had to order from Japan (never made it to US market) and took me an hr to get the language set to English. But they were all slow, which was ok.

This one is fast.

Fast to focus, fast to shoot, fast FPS!

The sensor is now up there with the Sony's, eventho Canon was only in 2nd place...in other words, their sensors were always great, but now they are super great!

32MP is a lot. Your file sizes will be large. I normally shoot it in 15MP mode. It does take a bit to clear the buffer. I can get about 30pics on high speed FPS before it stops, then 2 pics, then 3 pics then 2 pics, etc. That's a lot of pics, but could be faster at flushing those huge files to the card. (using an ultra fast sony sd card 300mb/sec write).

I want canon to make a smaller external flash. I have the big huge ones, but I need something more compact to fix in my hard case.

Yes, you should get the EVF version 2. The version 1 will work but with much slower refersh so I would assume it wouldn't do well with sports. Overall, this camera is just so so for sports, but maybe all mirror less cameras aren't good for sports, which is why pros aren't going to sony mirror less (noted from a story on this site).

The battery life is good, thank fully they don't listen to this site, gripe about not being able to charge the battery in the camera, and thus not give you an external charger, what a horrible idea, and i hate when my sony came and I had to leave it charging in a hotel room, whereas with this camera,,,,,, throw your extra battery on the SUPPLIED AC wall charger. in camera charging is well documented to be a well hated feature among users. This site's reviewers are letting strange personal wants influence camera makers to include this hindrance to keep it out of the "cons" list.

I love the camera, and I'm actually printing pictures again!

OK

www.flickr.com/photos/mmirrorless

rrc1967 Senior Member • Posts: 1,984
Re: Great camera!

how do you find the display with EVF-DC1? just slow for panning,etc? I was going to use the DC1 as primary EVF simply because it tilts.  But I have both, so was curious on your impression.  I'm not shooting sports,etc .. people and landscape mostly using the M6 Mark II .. and thank you for your review.

RLight Senior Member • Posts: 4,417
Re: Great camera!

Something I do I thought I'd share...

For best sports-response from this camera, use Zone AF with AI-Servo with 7FPS (tracking priority). When coupled with a USM or Nano-USM telephoto lens, the camera is VERY compliant (high hit rate).

The EL-100 is a decent external flash for it for when you need something small/light, but can still bounce.

Indeed, like yourself, I'm printing stuff again. Must be the season to print

 RLight's gear list:RLight's gear list
Canon EOS R3 Canon EOS R50 Canon RF 28-70mm F2L USM Canon RF-S 18-45mm Canon RF-S 55-210mm F5.0-7.1 IS STM
rrc1967 Senior Member • Posts: 1,984
Re: Great camera!

RLight wrote:

Something I do I thought I'd share...

For best sports-response from this camera, use Zone AF with AI-Servo with 7FPS (tracking priority). When coupled with a USM or Nano-USM telephoto lens, the camera is VERY compliant (high hit rate).

The EL-100 is a decent external flash for it for when you need something small/light, but can still bounce.

Indeed, like yourself, I'm printing stuff again. Must be the season to print

there's always the 90EX as well for the M's

nolten Contributing Member • Posts: 850
Re: Great camera!

I bought a USB-C charging unit and cable from Amazon that works just fine for in-body charging.  It will also charge my wife's MacBook Pro.  The unit has a 2nd standard USB output so I can charge my M6II and G1X3 simultaneously.  But I also bring USB powered chargers for pairs of batteries for each type of camera I'm traveling with.

 nolten's gear list:nolten's gear list
Canon G1 X III Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EOS 90D Canon EOS M6 II
rrc1967 Senior Member • Posts: 1,984
Re: Great camera!

nolten wrote:

I bought a USB-C charging unit and cable from Amazon that works just fine for in-body charging. It will also charge my wife's MacBook Pro. The unit has a 2nd standard USB output so I can charge my M6II and G1X3 simultaneously. But I also bring USB powered chargers for pairs of batteries for each type of camera I'm traveling with.

I assume it's a PD spec one?

I had to convert most of my stuff over to PD anyways because of my phone, I wanted fast charging, so that meant battery packs, cables, and charger,etc.

nolten Contributing Member • Posts: 850
Re: Great camera!

Yes, thats what the spec requires.  Might charge faster than the older USB chargers but I haven't timed it.  Anyway I'm mostly answering the DPR review that says it must be a Canon charger.

 nolten's gear list:nolten's gear list
Canon G1 X III Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EOS 90D Canon EOS M6 II
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