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[burancap]

I love my RX100, and actually have used the zoom on occasion. I think what trapped me with the EOS M was David's comments regarding the comparison of the RAW files.

This is quite the leap for me as I am not a so-called "Canon guy." In fact, except for an old A35ML I bought by accident on the List a few months back, this is my first ever Canon purchase!

MORE IMAGES to tide me over, please!!!

 

[David_Manning]

Jeff (burancap),

I'm feeling the pressure 😉

The RX100 is a great camera...a game-changer for small-sensor compacts. The EOS M has, as I said, a dSLR sensor and processor (digic 5). The images don't really compare...the EOS frames are smooth in a big-camera way, whereas the RX100 still falls apart a bit at anything but base ISO. It doesn't look bad printed, but it's there. I saw the same artifacts on older cameras at lower ISOs (Canon G10, ISO 400 starts to get noisy).

As we know, noise isn't everything...but the files coming from the EOS M are really nice. I haven't been able to trick the meter yet, either. That's key.

It's still thicker than the RX100 though. It'll fit into cargo pants, but I think it needs a waist pouch (at minimum) for constant carry. Luckily, a small wrist lanyard makes it easy to just handhold full-time too.

 

[roboflick]

Jupiter 8 (f2 1/3200) with ltm adapter

 

[evilgeniusdan]

My head is spinning. I'll have some decisions to make :/

 

[nightfly]

Anyone shoot one of these and a GRD or a Nikon A back to back?

Curious since this seems like a more apt comparison than the RX100.

 

[evilgeniusdan]

For me the comparison began at the relative compactness and most importantly, the cost. The EOS m + 22mm is around the same cost as a 2nd hand RX100, whereas the GRD and Nikon A are double the price. But I agree, the GRD/Nikon A would be on my potential list if I had the $$$ to spare.

 

[David_Manning]

More shots, as specifically requested by Jeff 😀

Waikiki Beach, Hawaii:

 

[David_Manning]

I really think the difference in pure IMAGE quality between the EOS M and the Nikon A/Ricoh GR is academic. Same sized sensor, but faster (slightly) AF on the Nikon and Ricoh. In fact, the Nikon A was criticized about it's "slow" AF but that shouldn't limit it's usability (as I'm finding on the EOS M). The big difference you'll see, of course, is this: The EOS M has a beautiful 22mm f2 lens, which is faster and more bokelicious than the other two. We'll ignore the ability to change lenses for the time being.

I was ready to pull the trigger on a GR, but really preferred the 35mm focal length. That's what gives the EOS M the edge for me (and, it's at full resolution...not a cropped 28mm fov).

Also, the Canon has great color from their RAW files. They've got a bit of experience.

 

[David_Manning]

BTW...that VW Beetle picture above was shot with the 22mm STM at f5...

 

[David_Manning]

Color shot of my youngest daughter at the original Dr. Pepper bottling plant in Dublin, Texas...

22mm STM, f2.2

 

[David_Manning]

To my admittedly subjective eyes, the shot above doesn't look like it came from a compact camera.

 

[roboflick]

I love the included lens but the ability to use leica and Nikon lenses and any other lens made with an adapter is really special. I hope Amedeo makes an adapter for this camera so I can use my Kiev mount Jupiter 9 on it
Nik

 

[nightfly]

Personally, I probably wouldn't ever use another lens on it besides the 22 but I do like cameras with non-retractable lenses because I feel like retractable lenses are a weakness over time and a good way to introduce dirt onto the sensor. However since the life of digitals isn't very long, probably not an issue.

 

[David_Manning]

You could probably hypothetically knock the EOS M around a bit more since it's solid and has a solid lens mount. I always thought compact cameras with retractable lenses had a pretty big weak spot.

 

[Paddy C]

David, maybe a strange, unanswerable question, but how does the EOS-M compare to the X100 (which I recall you also have)?

Just curious because I have an odd group of cameras on my consider list at the moment. I'm thinking of passing on the Coolpix A/GR due to the focal length. So was back to thinking about an X100S. But the EOS-M is much less expensive.

 

[roboflick]

Color shot of my youngest daughter at the original Dr. Pepper bottling plant in Dublin, Texas...

22mm STM, f2.2

nice pic, it must be nice to have subjects who will hold still for you, no luck with my boys. My 5 year old photo bombs me constantly by moving at the last second 😉


Nik

 

[Vincent512]

I had both

I had both

David, maybe a strange, unanswerable question, but how does the EOS-M compare to the X100 (which I recall you also have)?

Just curious because I have an odd group of cameras on my consider list at the moment. I'm thinking of passing on the Coolpix A/GR due to the focal length. So was back to thinking about an X100S. But the EOS-M is much less expensive.

Not to jump in on this, but I will 🙂. I had the X100 for a year or so. Just sold it and bought the Canon M. I wanted to love the Fuji x100 however the autofocus system on that camera is very strange even when it confirms focus I would get a lot of blurry shots. Too many. I would have been fine if you can manually focus the x100 but trying to manually focus that camera is what led me to sell it in the first place. I shoot in manual mode all the time and believed it was going to be a poor mans Leica M9 but it is not.

The Canon M on the other hand takes fantastic sharp photos. I received mine from BH photo the day the new firmware was issued online. As I own a Canon 5dmkII and a lot of L glass I thought the M with the EF adapter could be a cool little travel camera when I am out an about everyday. I do not like the fact that it does not have a viewfinder but I knew that going into It. I had a brand new Canon EF 50mm 1.8 sitting in the box ( I got it for free when I bought another camera under a promotion) Its a cheap lens but it is plenty good on the M and I have the 22mm kit lens that came with the camera . A nice little rig I must say. 😉

 

[splitimageview]

The 22mm is a gem.

 

[roboflick]

The 22mm is a gem.

Beautiful. Was this at f2?

 

[splitimageview]

f/2, 1/1000, ISO 100