George Zip wrote in post #18095841
Howdy all
Just thought I would join in the discussion.
I just ordered a M2 with the 22mm, 18-55, Adapter and Flash.
I currently have a 5DII with an eye on getting the 5DIV when it comes, and a 7DII and a variety of good lenses.
A year ago, I decided I needed a small walkaround camera for when I travel, and when I want to go light. So after a lot of looking around I settled on a Panasonic LX100. Great little camera, super sharp and a boatload of features. But I found personally I did not like how people looked at higher ISO's, skin looked kinda waxy and the noise was not "good" noise. Awesome Macro though. These are just my opinions. So I sold it while it was still worth money and just used my 5DII with a 40mm pancake as my "small"camera. Then the it stopped powering up and now only powers up with the grip, which does not make it a very small solution.
For some reason, the Canon M cameras completely escaped my attention. I think mainly because I narrowed my preferences to needing a viewfinder, but also a camera shop guy told me they are really slow.
My wife wanted to get me something for my Birthday, so I started looking into small cameras again.
I decided on the M2 from an Asian ebay seller. Mainly because it is cheap and for me, the tilt screen and extra resolution was not worth the extra money.
I found this thread and very happy with my decision based on the shots you guys are getting.
I had a 650D (I understand it is the same sensor), I always really liked the images I got from that. I mainly shoot raw but I actually really liked the way that 650 looked when shot in JPG on a cloudy day with the expose comp dialed down 2/3s of a stop.
I am actually a bit annoyed at myself for not finding it sooner as I am pretty sure I would have skipped getting the Panasonic if I was aware of the benefits of the Canon M's.
I like the idea of controlling the camera from a phone. I did that a bit with the panasonic and got some good candid street photography.
I look forward to being part of the M club, and will post some images when I get it.
Howdy all
Just thought I would join in the discussion.
I just ordered a M2 with the 22mm, 18-55, Adapter and Flash.
I currently have a 5DII with an eye on getting the 5DIV when it comes, and a 7DII and a variety of good lenses.
A year ago, I decided I needed a small walkaround camera for when I travel, and when I want to go light. So after a lot of looking around I settled on a Panasonic LX100. Great little camera, super sharp and a boatload of features. But I found personally I did not like how people looked at higher ISO's, skin looked kinda waxy and the noise was not "good" noise. Awesome Macro though. These are just my opinions. So I sold it while it was still worth money and just used my 5DII with a 40mm pancake as my "small"camera. Then the it stopped powering up and now only powers up with the grip, which does not make it a very small solution.
For some reason, the Canon M cameras completely escaped my attention. I think mainly because I narrowed my preferences to needing a viewfinder, but also a camera shop guy told me they are really slow.
My wife wanted to get me something for my Birthday, so I started looking into small cameras again.
I decided on the M2 from an Asian ebay seller. Mainly because it is cheap and for me, the tilt screen and extra resolution was not worth the extra money.
I found this thread and very happy with my decision based on the shots you guys are getting.
I had a 650D (I understand it is the same sensor), I always really liked the images I got from that. I mainly shoot raw but I actually really liked the way that 650 looked when shot in JPG on a cloudy day with the expose comp dialed down 2/3s of a stop.
I am actually a bit annoyed at myself for not finding it sooner as I am pretty sure I would have skipped getting the Panasonic if I was aware of the benefits of the Canon M's.
I like the idea of controlling the camera from a phone. I did that a bit with the panasonic and got some good candid street photography.
I look forward to being part of the M club, and will post some images when I get it.
Welcome to the wonderful world of M, Canon M.
When the M was released years back, I too shrugged it off as a lame entry into mirrorless territory. I stuck with my Mu43 gear. Some time passed, M prices plummeted and I decided to try the M. The M quickly became my go-to small body, my Mu43 gear gathered dust.
Well, I got got rid of all of my Mu43 gear and never looked back.
The M is a far better photographic tool than the critics lead us to believe, it's pure joy to use whether using legacy glass or adapted glass.
Enjoy and share your M work often!
And thanks for the laugh, with both your screen-name and avatar...best comedy ever!!!
jason
