John C Tharp

a99 II is not a DSLR- it's a DSLT, which means that it is always in live-view mode, while always having off-sensor PDAF active, in trade for always losing light to the translucent mirror.

"Reflex"...

Break out the tubes...

Only you can answer that question for yourself.

...and pay significantly more for a significantly slimmer and aging collection of lenses and accessories. And the AF probably still won't track as well as this intro-Rebel.

There's always a...

Be careful when making the claim 'newer Canons'; Canon, like Nikon, can use the same basic AF module in different cameras while altering performance in ways that are advertised and not. Individual...

You mean 'EF-mount *full-frame* mirrorless'?

I don't think we can really speculate about this. Canon has the technology to release such a camera today, if they were so inclined.

Usually the best...

Auto 'follow focus' is the best in the business.

Sounds like Canon isn't ready to let DPAF and full-frame(ish) 4k go for less than the cost of a 5D IV, yet.

Which makes sense: the two are a killer combination, unmatched in the industry. Maybe...

'Less DR' doesn't mean that you cannot recover highlights and shadows- it means noise comes along a little sooner if you expose for highlights and then lift shadows compared to cameras that have a...

If you're using the viewfinder- same is true for its competitors (D610 and D750). If you're using Live View, it blows them away.

It's a good question, an annoying limitation if so, and it's not mentioned in any of the materials released thus far.

(I'm not sure why they'd skip, except perhaps the built-in flash is...

Price, battery life, *really* cheap native AF lenses, and it'll still probably track better shot-to-shot than any mirrorless short of an A9 on a wide variety of lenses.

Maybe silly, but also part of their brand recognition.

They might care about 'lossless' RAW, for which one has to shoot uncompressed in order to attain because Sony has *still* not invested in a lossless compression scheme.

Probably also not an issue...

The 'yeah but Pentax...!' syndrome is tiring, and apparently it's not understood that posting a list of unrelated facts is in itself condescending.

That's why we're criticising those that feel the...

Pentaxian makes condescending comments, condescendingly wonders why responses to comments are, gasp, condescending.

Might figure out where the circle starts.

One thing that stands out, typical of newer Canon lens designs, is that this 35/2.8 IS Macro is essentially devoid of longitudinal chromatic aberration.

To add: I've been using the Canon adapter with the first M, but just got the M5: it works relatively well with everything, but for a broader picture:
-For non-pancake EF-S STM lenses (50/1.8 STM,...

Which has a smooth stepper motor and built-in light, right?

"Plenty of sharp Sigma f/1.8 zooms"

There are exactly two, and they seek to replicate the advantage of full-frame in terms of depth of field and noise control- if adapted to full-frame, they'd...