Whenever I'm travelling, if I find a camera store and try and stop in. None of them have ever had a single EOS M camera to show me. I'm intrigued by their size and could adapt my EF glass to it. But not willing to buy one sight unseen. I know they are bigger sellers outside of the US, so maybe less of an issue there. Just makes me wonder how committed to this market Canon really is. Seems like quite committed, given the amount of development still going on.
Brian
I picked up a used M5 a couple months ago and have been having fun with it. Only cost around $300 US (~ $350 after tax, shipping), in really nice condition (open box demo unit). 90 day warranty, 14 day no-questions-asked right of return. What can go wrong?
Really like the EVF, I'm using with 4 manual focus lenses (12mm f/2.8, 21mm f/1.4, 50mm f/1.1 & 90mm f/2.5 macro. I'll probably get some AF primes sometime, I've gotten lazy and struggling with manual focus a bit.
I really wanted an EVF... not an add-on like M6 Mk II. Only M5 & M50 have that. Also wanted dedicated Exposure Compensation dual, which M5 has, but other M-series don't.
Very compact, light weight, even with lenses... Especially compared to Canon 7D series & 5D series DSLRs I use for work (all with battery grips & often big telephotos up to 8 lb. 500mm).
The little M5 is just plain fun, by comparison. The only thing I don't like is the small battery that the EVF drains quickly... Maybe 200 to 400 shots at best. I bought a spare LP-E17 along with the camera. No battery grips avail. for M series, either.
If you are comfortable with Canon DSLRS, you will probably like an M50 or M5. If you never use accessory flash, M6 Mk II sounds great with it's auxiliary EVF (that goes in the hot shoe, so can't use flash at the same time).