02-06-2024 09:26 PM - last edited on 02-07-2024 09:05 AM by Danny
Will the Canon lens I use with my EOS 7D be compatible with the Canon EOS M50 Mark II ? And what about the battery, memory and wired remote shutter button?
I’m considering getting the M50 if the 7D accessories and lens will transfer
Thanks
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02-14-2024 09:19 AM - edited 02-14-2024 09:20 AM
I am now the owner of an R50. Time will tell if I got good advice and made the right decision. Either way Canon is working hard to make it obsolete.
02-06-2024 09:52 PM
I would not at this point invest at all with the M-series cameras. They have been discontinued. Instead, look to the R-series of cameras. Especially at the EOS R50.
To use your existing EF or EF-S lenses with an R-series camera, you would need a Canon EF to RF adapter.
Beyond lenses though, what other accessories do you have?
Also very helpful is what you're budget would be.
02-06-2024 10:02 PM - edited 08-31-2024 07:50 AM
Ricky is spot on when suggesting a body other than the M50.
I've owned an M50 since they rolled out of production, they are a great little camera when you don't want to carry an expensive or heavy body. Mine just returned from Mexico.
Having said that, the an R body would be a better investment at this point given just the improvements in the AF system alone over the M50.
An EF to RF adapter will allow you to use your existing lenses just be aware of the crop verses full sensor challenges. I own a couple Sigma lenses that will not work on full frame sensor.
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02-06-2024 11:46 PM
02-07-2024 12:26 AM
@Kaplang wrote:
- Let me ask the question again. Maybe there is a misunderstanding. I don’t care the M50 has been discontinued. The manufacturers are constantly changing their products and I refuse to keep up. It’s the M50 I’m interested in.
- Will the Canon lens I use with my EOS 7D be compatible with the Canon EOS M50 Mark II ? And what about the battery, memory and wired remote shutter button?
- I’m considering getting the M50 if the 7D accessories and lens will
If you wish to purchase the M50, then by all means do so. It is not a decision that I would agree with, though. The R Series bodies have a more familiar back panel and longer battery life.
There is no guarantee that any third party DSLR lenses you might own would be fully compatible with R series bodies, anyway. If you shoot mostly stills, then you may not notice any difference until you push the limits of the camera/lens combo. That limit with an R Series would exceed anything that you could achieve with an M series body.
Hope this helps.
02-07-2024 12:07 AM - edited 02-07-2024 01:33 AM
To answer your question specifically, yes they can work but only if you use the EF to EF-M adapter.
Your batteries from the 7D will not work on the M50, the M50 uses much smaller LP-17 batteries, so you would need to buy at least one spare.
You cannot use your existing remote cable from the 7D: it uses a RS-80N3 remote, while the M50 uses a RS-60E3 model, which is incompatible.
Thus, you would essentially need all new accessories.
Your challenge maybe finding either as Canon no longer offer any M series equipment for sale new. Canon occasionally have in stock a refurbished (good as new) unit, but they have none right now. Still you can ask to be informed when one comes in: https://www.usa.canon.com/shop/p/refurbished-eos-m50-mark-ii-body-black
Alternatively, you can go to KEH dot COM and look at their used or refurbished gear, that is likely your best bet for a M50 body and EF to EF-M adapter.
02-07-2024 04:11 AM
Memory card in 7D is CompactFlash(CF) the M50 mk ii uses SD cards.
02-07-2024 04:53 AM
Greetings ,
The term buy right, buy once and buy wrong, buy twice definitely applies here. The EF to EOS M adapter can only be used on an M series body. The EF to EOS R adapter can be used on any R series body today and in the future. I think everyone has pointed out good reasons to consider an R series body over an M. We hope this information will help you in your purchase decision.
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02-07-2024 02:56 PM - edited 02-07-2024 02:57 PM
If I go with the R series. Is there a good tried and true EF to RF adapt other then Canon that will let me take full advantage of my EF mount lenses. The price difference between Canon adapters and 3rd party is $100+. I expect that but Is the Canon really necessary ?
Thanks
02-07-2024 03:00 PM
Yes. Only go with the Canon-branded adapter. Using third-party adapters are not worth it and have been known to cause compatibility issues.
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