I have successfully avoided visiting this thread until now--typically, the way that some (but not all) of the notions expressed on CR about the M remind me of the current debates here in America about vaccines (or ivermectin/hydroxychloroquine/evolution/abortion/immigration/gun control/gay marriage/transsexuals/religion/health care).
I've made my views on this general topic (i.e. the EF-M format) very clear...for years and years on this very board: to sum up--Canon would be foolish to cede the small-and-light, high-quality ILC market to Nikon and Sony. We have several M-format cameras in our family...we have images acquired using Canon's M that demanded the size, weight, volume (and stealthiness?!) of an M. Can you say Rolling Stones concert?
But here's why I've given in...and now posting this here...on my favorite Canon site.
In six days (weather and circumstances permitting), our family is meeting up in the Disney/Orlando area for two nights...and then Cocoa Beach FL for a week.
We've been at this for over thirty years (probably half as long as some who post here!).
The goal of this trip, for the entire family?
Vacation fun.
For me (but not the others), vacation fun includes photography--lots of photography (we've over 31K photos organized via jAlbum and posted online [password-protected])...and it is kind of neat to see loved ones who pooh-pooh the process of picture-taking...smile when they see the images weeks, months, years and now decades later. They are delighted I was persistent.
For everything from various -scapes (including land and ocean) and eclipses (solar and lunar), fireworks, Space Shuttle and SpaceX launches...to literally dozens of attractions at Walt Disney World, Universal Studios and Sea World, and spring training baseball as well as golf tournaments, Canon's M-format bodies and lenses have performed admirably during our trips to Florida. In fact most (but not all) of these images are indistinguishable from those acquired using a 5DMkIII and L-series lenses--especially with the M6MkII, a small, lightweight and UNOBSTRUSIVE piece of electronics that is a joy to use (but still not perfect).
In the next couple of days, I'll be deciding what to pack in my carry-on bag, a bag specifically designed to fit underneath a typical airline seat.
I'll be sure to pack:
*M6MkII (+charger and extra battery) & EVF-DC1 viewfinder
*EF-M 11-22 IS and 18-150 IS lenses
*270 EX-II flash
*Panasonic AA recharger
*(very smallish) lightweight (and rather flimsy) telescopic tripod designed for a small camcorder (but ideal for an M body mated to any M lens)
*Dell XPS 13 9380, charger and mouse
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Instand laptop stand
*power strip/surge protector
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I'm likely to pack:
M6 (with the EF-M 22 attached to it)
EF/EF-M adapter
EF 70-300 IS II; EF 35 f2 IS lenses
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All of these items, packed more-or-less individually inside separate padded bags, easily fit inside of an American Tourister piece of
luggage that slides nicely under the Southwest Airlines seat in front of me.
Some (but not all) of this would not be possible with my EF (and, over the next several months, R) gear.
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And finally...(nearly) always in my pocket:
*iPhone 12 Pro Max
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Repeating myself:
Canon would be foolish to cede the small, high-quality market to Nikon and Sony. And there is room for both the R and M formats.
I keep reading that the M series does well in many parts of Asia. Maybe Canon will design and sell the M6MkIII in Japan.
Where and when do I sign up for that? It's been a bit over two years, I think, since the release of the M6MkII.
...it would not be my first purchase of an M (specifically, the M2) from Japan.
Thanks for reading.
EDIT: apparently the M200 (which I've considered purchasing...talk about slim and light) is the #1 mirrorless seller in the UK on amazon.
Thanks AlanF (two posts previous to this one...posted while I was constructing this mess)--just look at that list! The M200 is the only Canon entry...