Mic jac
hot shoe
We need more EFM lenses as well or this means squat
hot shoe
We need more EFM lenses as well or this means squat
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It's not like they are not good.What's not to love about the existing M lens lineup? They are solid, very good lenses, fitting right in the budget of an M body users parameters. Sure they're not L glass but no slouches either. Of course you have your kit lens but the others perform wonderfully...a couple have pretty wide apertures as well. I just don't get the unhappiness about the EF-M line, especially given it's pricepoint and mount diameter, not to mention the balance issues for the bodies it is meant to be coupled upon.
Waiting on Canon to release an EF-M 800mm. If it doesn't happen soon, I'm jumping ship. Sony. (Not poking fun at you, Padam.)What's not to love about the existing M lens lineup? They are solid, very good lenses, fitting right in the budget of an M body users parameters. Sure they're not L glass but no slouches either. Of course you have your kit lens but the others perform wonderfully...a couple have pretty wide apertures as well. I just don't get the unhappiness about the EF-M line, especially given it's pricepoint and mount diameter, not to mention the balance issues for the bodies it is meant to be coupled upon.
Guess what? Canon is hardly alone as a mfg with this issue of a subset of glass. I've never heard that complaint and think it's rather petty. It's like saying the Powershot cameras are locked into their own system and it's a crying shame they can't take EF glass. Does everything have to work together? The answer is no.It's not like they are not good.
It is just that they are locked in their own system and kept separate from the others, so one really has to love the M system to commit to buy them or simply have a lot of extra cash to afford all of these for travel etc. next to their 'full-sized' system.
One of Canon's biggest asset is still their EF ecosystem, because they work with everything, but these smaller M cameras are not really suited to them (at this point, they might change this in the future, but it is unclear if the M6 Mark II will remain firmly as their flagship model)
After smaller lenses come out for the RF-system, they are still going to remain a good deal bigger than the M, but in exchange they will have a better integration overall.
I've been thinking of picking up an 11-22mm for a while, because I only have a 20mm manual prime and it just seems great value, but the cameras aren't that exciting (or cheap, in the case of the M6 Mark II)
Do you have an M100? Do you feel that the M200’s feature set is improved enough for you to upgrade from an M100?'towards', you missed that word.
Also, add some specifics about your ciomplaint to put it in context within the M body ecosystem.
I do not but I have owned the original M, the M5 and a few lenses, my daughter has the M10 and I belong to a club where many shoot with the M100 as a travel body. So I have handled one a few times briefly. (I'm not a spec sheet forum guy, more hands on and taking pictures kind of guy)Do you have an M100? Do you feel that the M200’s feature set is improved enough for you to upgrade from an M100?
Do you have an M100? Do you feel that the M200’s feature set is improved enough for you to upgrade from an M100?
Not exactly, a fixed lens camera is a fixed lens camera. I guess you don't read other forums then, that's what's people's concerns are, they just don't know what Canon intends to do with this system, probably slowly upgrading time to time, but definitely not keeping it as a main focus and restrict it to being "consumer-level", the 90D M6 Mark II proves that, where the EF-mount camera still has more features compared to the M-mount camera. And after the RF lens line-up is more complete, it would be logical to add-in a crop-sensor variant as well (but that's still 2+ years away)Guess what? Canon is hardly alone as a mfg with this issue of a subset of glass. I've never heard that complaint and think it's rather petty. It's like saying the Powershot cameras are locked into their own system and it's a crying shame they can't take EF glass. Does everything have to work together? The answer is no.
Then you agree with my ORIGINAL comment which is that it’s not a meaningful upgrade over the M100.The M100 is two years old. Nobody expects current M100 owners to upgrade if it works for them. Camera bodies are not smartphones.
Thanks for the reply. I am a M100 owner to put my ORIGINAL comment in context. Neither the better battery life (295 vs 315), nor 4K video (given Canon’s record on 4K video and my lack of interest in video), nor eye detect AF seem to be a significant enough feature to me to upgrade. I would upgrade for a combination of better image quality (TBD by reviews), faster/better low light AF, and better ISO invariance.I do not but I have owned the original M, the M5 and a few lenses, my daughter has the M10 and I belong to a club where many shoot with the M100 as a travel body. So I have handled one a few times briefly. (I'm not a spec sheet forum guy, more hands on and taking pictures kind of guy)
First off my previous comments were not based upon upgrading from the previous model but stating that it was a fine addition to the lineup. As for specs, the better battery life, eye detection and 4k should be more than enough for an early adopter M100 user to want to trade in.
Personally, I'm not an upgrader. I used bodies either for long periods regardless of new models or G.A.S. or I figure out if they are not 'for me' rather quickly and move on. (Olympus Pen F, Fuji X100F, Sony RX100)
I hope this answers your questions.
Maybe putting new features straight into new low-end models is a clever way of encouraging users of higher-end users to wait for Canon's next model and not jump ship to another make - in the confident knowledge that Canon has the technology waiting in the wings and that it's sure to be built in to future high-end modelsThe M50 also came with more advanced features than the flagship M5.
Canon tends to do this stuff with these lower tier cameras for some reason.
They don't hold features for newer models.
Too bad it's not a trend for their higher tier lineups.
I watched the marketing video and was really impressed with the improvements to the user interface for beginners. I didn't think the 77D quite hit the mark and it looks like the have continued to make improvements
It is possible with Android, but it also needs to be supported in camera firmware. I raised this question with Canon's developer support, but I have no idea if Canon is going to listen. Hopefully yes.Why not allow a user to setup a WiFi connection between the camera and phone this way ? If both phone and camera support Bluetooth then that Bluetooth connection could be established first and then the camera and phone could talk over Bluetooth and organize a WiFi connection between themselves automatically. I can't speak for iPhone but with Android just about anything is possible isn't it ?
And as always with things consumer based, YMMV.Thanks for the reply. I am a M100 owner to put my ORIGINAL comment in context. Neither the better battery life (295 vs 315), nor 4K video (given Canon’s record on 4K video and my lack of interest in video), nor eye detect AF seem to be a significant enough feature to me to upgrade. I would upgrade for a combination of better image quality (TBD by reviews), faster/better low light AF, and better ISO invariance.
If Harryfilm has his way, they will be!The M100 is two years old. Nobody expects current M100 owners to upgrade if it works for them. Camera bodies are not smartphones.