EF Lens adapter advice for EOS M50 Mark II

[mcgray96]

Hi all! I’m looking to get my fiancé a mirrorless camera for Christmas without asking for his expertise! Forgive me if any of my descriptions are incorrect, I do not have much knowledge in this area!

I’ve bought a canon EOS M50 mark II. He has a large collection of other canon lenses and currently uses his DSLR MarkD4 and D5. This will be his first mirrorless camera. From what I have researched, he can use his canon lenses that he currently has on the mirrorless camera with an adapter. Will the Canon EF-EOS adapter successfully allow this? Or is there another adapter I should be purchasing? 

thank you!! 

[rs-eos]

Ack... if you can return the EOS M50, that'd be great.  Canon's M-series line is a dead end.  Instead, go for Canon's newer R-series cameras.

Having said that, I don't know if what "MarkD4" or "D5" is in the Canon world. Are these perhaps Nikon cameras?

Anyhow, based upon what your fiancé currently has, any information you can provide on what lenses he has, and what your budget would be, we can then provide you with recommendations.

[mcgray96]

Hi Ricky! 
thank you so much for your response. Unfortunately I got the camera used and cannot return. I’m disappointed to hear that I may have made a bad move 😞

I incorrectly typed the DSLR cameras he has. He uses a 5D mark III and a 4D mark II. Hopefully this gives a bit more clarity on an adapter I can get for the lenses. 

[rs-eos]

Not sure what a "4D" is.  But if he's used to the feature set provided by the 5D line of DSLRs, I feel he'll be quite disappointed with the M50.   The 5D series is very feature rich.

Anyhow, for adapters, you'd need Canon's EF-M Lens Adapter Kit for Canon EF/EF-S lenses.  Around $180.

[krahe]

If you're going to lose a significant amount of money re-selling the M50 Mark II, I would hang onto it and let your fiance decide if he'd like to keep it as a second/alternate body or just use it as a way to see what mirrorless is like without a big investment. It's also going to be much more compact than his current camera, so he may find value in it as something he can take along more conveniently, too. Also, there are cheaper EF->EF-M adapters than Canon's that work very well (I have a Viltrox ~$40), so it wouldn't take much more of an investment to let him use all of his current lenses on it. It's also going to be ergonomically better than a similar-sized but newer R-series camera (e.g. the R50) when using his current lenses.

[Tronhard]

Kevin, it is obvious that you are a loyal and determined fan of the EOS M50 and, while that is laudable, your enthusiasm is not necessarily valid for all others. By your own admission you have not owned anything else except the M-series camera, which would suggest your experience is limited in that respect.  I have had 3xM5 bodies and 4xEF-M lenses, but I also shoot with multiple DSLRs (FF and APS-C), PowerShots and R-series cameras, so I think I can express a balanced view based on experience.  I still retain 1xM5 and 3 EF-M lenses, and still use them from time to time.  So, I am not biased against M-series, but I am a realist. 

While it is true that the OP will lose money on this, that truth will only get worse over time, so the faster it is gone the better and then she can re-invest the funds she can salvage in something her fiancé can use. 

Now, look at the indicated OP fiancé's camera gear - really look.  Whether he is shooting with the 5DIII and 5DIV, or using the Nikon D4 and D5 - they are all pro-grade full-frame sensor cameras.  Why on earth would someone with an obvious bias toward FF want to switch to an obsolescent crop-sensor camera for which they have no other lenses?  I can see issues coming up for the OP in handing such a mismatch to her fiancé on Christmas day and him struggling to deal with her generosity vs his disappointment and frustration at getting something that is totally not appropriate for him.

Your statements about the ergonomics of the R cameras are misleading, and I have addressed this before in another post.  The cheaper R-series APS-C bodies are ergonomically certainly no worse and the bodies are larger and heavier than the M50 you champion.  However, again the OP's fiancé is highly unlikely to want an APS-C camera, based on their choices, they will almost certainly go for a FF body, which are larger again.

PLEASE stop pushing M50 bodes to people when it is not appropriate to their needs.  The M cameras I have still take great photos, but they are not something I would encourage people to buy as a new platform.  

[rs-eos]

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@Tronhard wrote:

PLEASE stop pushing M50 bodes to people when it is not appropriate to their needs.  The M cameras I have still take great photos, but they are not something I would encourage people to buy from new.  

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Well-said!

[krahe]

I would agree with not making the M50 a Christmas present. Rather, I would get him something else and separately explain, "Hey, I got this for you thinking it would be an upgrade of sorts, but now I realize it's not up to the level of the camera you already have in several ways. But instead of just selling it for a loss I thought I would let you take a look at it and decide for yourself if it's something you'd want to experiment with, keep as a compact travel camera or perhaps just use as a trade-in for something you might consider more of a replacement for your current camera."

But I stand by everything else I said.

[shadowsports]

I have to agree with Ricky that he will be disappointed with a M series camera if he's coming from a 5D series body.  I personally would not recommend any further investment here.  It's a wonderful thought and kind gesture but spending more money at this point will just be spending good money after bad.  

If you're set on giving this to him, don't spend any more money and let him decide what he wants to do.

[stevet1]

mcgray96,

Here is one approach:

There are vendors out there who will buy your used equipment. A company called KEH is one such company.

I won't go into all the procedures for doing so. You can contact them directly, but basically amounts to you sending the camera to them. They will examine it and make you an offer. You won t get back near what you paid for it, but it's a start.

Add the money you were considering spending on an adapter, and you are a little closer.

Go to your fiance and tell him you have saved up this much money to buy him a camera related  Christmas present, and ask him how he would like to use it.

Who knows? Maybe he would like to buy some accessory to go along with his 5D, or maybe he would like to venture into the world of mirrorless and he's had his eye on a particular model.

Your Christmas present could be a joint saving project involving the both of you working together.

Steve Thomas