Le Kilt

Lazy idiots. I'm sure many of us would produce as good or better examples directly from the phone.
Indeed, Lazy idiots.

Amazing what one can make up without reading all the info available ;-)

A tough choice, any of the lenses would probably do you well. If the Canon was a bit brighter it would be the one.  IS is great to have when you're shooting hand-held in low light, you can get away ...

Nothing to put too much focus on ;-) Must check my AF mode... My point is that you will be at exactly the same distance as when using a 50mm on FF, not closer, for the same framing.  Any portraits ...

But do you see any problem when viewed normally with the naked eye and no processing?

No, with a 35mm on Canon APS-C you'll be at the same distance as a 56mm (35x1.6) on FF. With a 30mm you'll be at the same distance as a 48mm on FF. For the same framing of the subject, of course :-)

Nobody is denying a problem, we're trying to determine the cause. Still avoiding the question, do you see anything but a nice blue sky with the naked eye? What we all see is directly relevant. We ...

You can see these blotches without any processing of the image? Who's mentality is that?  I'm curious to help the OP if he's seeing blotchiness that others don't.0 Not quite sure why, but you don't ...

Do you see anything that could be called "blotchines" John?  (I don't). If the other posters that see it could actually draw circles or arrows on the pic to the areas where they see some it would ...

Not sure, but check that the Canon one is compatible if you fancy one, as the Canon TCs protrude into the rear of the lens and are not compatible with even most of the black Canon lenses.  It is ...

No, it's quite even.   Photoshop's magic wand selection tool selects the whole thing wih a tolerence of just 12/255, so all values are very close.

A weird idea, can you show a before and after example where this works?

It would be interesting if one of you could circle and post the area that you think is blotchy, as most here don't see it. Even a strong S curve doesn't reveal much if anything - could it be you ...

Try zooming in to an area you think is blotchy, then move the pic aroung the screen.  You'll probably find the blotchiness stays put, and is just part of the screen. Set your screen background to a ...

Small change if you're investing in pro Canon lenses Except for the Canon ones which do.

Oh dear, not the kiddies term CaNikon, surely? Canon have entry level mirrorlessmodel for those that want them, there are several excellent models in the EOS M series.

You need to read up on different cameras, AF is the biggest weakness on that particular camera.

Of course, he's had time to set up his camera and tripod whilst she watches him, and then... whooops! P.S. Head-rush?  Not at their age.

Absolutely.  The EOS M, M2 and M3 were Canon's first luke-warm attempts at mirrorless in APS-C format, and have sluggish or worse AF.  The M5 and M6 changed everything, and are much faster. Agreed, ...

"soon" is relative, time will tell.  The share will grow, but Sony has brought out ML bodies for several years now, and DSLRs have still been selling well.  Is it loyalty to Canon and Nikon ...