AvTvM said:
drjlo said:
While I am glad that Canon did not abandon the portable M line and that M6 is finally the small size I need, why the heck no M6+EF-M 22mm kit?? THAT is certainly the combo people prefer who want portability..
I agree. M6 + EVF + 18-150 at agreat kit price should be another one.
Canon kit offerings are very intransparent, with many differences between markets. Hard to see any logic behind it.
I guess it's due to The Great Fire Sale of 2013 where they shifted a boat load of M + 22/2 kits so they probably decided that -
a) A lot of folk already own one
b) There's already a lot of used ones out there due to the fire sale. I guess some folks were reselling the 22/2 to further recoup costs. Canon probably doesn't want to add to that.
c) Most likely reason - they want to promote and sell their newer offerings. Makes sense after all they put in the R&D and would like to be paid. They probably made their money back on that 22/2 by now and don't care so much about putting it in a kit.
d) Maybe some target consumers would be confused by the 22/2 as it doesn't zoom, gotta keep things simple for kids these days. 18-150 now off you go, you have a complete camera!
Also just an afterthought - the rebels don't come with a 40 STM or a 50 STM kit, do they? I've never seen a rebel kit come with a prime lens (sure someone will prove otherwise) so I can kinda see why they decided to keep the M line sorta similar.