@RobertTheFat wrote:
@Waddizzle wrote:
@TTMartin wrote:
@RobertTheFat wrote:If you see the M-5 as a high-end Powershot wannabe, then I suggest that you're the one who needs to get out more.
Here's a proposition for you to discuss: "The M-6 is the reason there will never be a T8i."
I would go as far as to say the M5 is the reason Canon is fire selling the SL1 with a EF-S 18-55 IS STM lens for $329.
With the M5 there is no longer a need for a small light weight dSLR.
In my opinion with the Dual-Pixal AF sensor and HD OLED viewfinder, and native EOS control the entire EF lens line, the M-5 leaps into position of the best APS-C mirrorless camera available. I have long said that Canon had all the parts to build the best mirrorless camera, they just need to put them all together in one camera, with the M5 they finally did.
I've been saying just about the same about the M3. It is a real sleeper of a camera. It has a 24MP APS-C sensor, a DIGIC 6 processor, Wi-Fi, 45 AF points, can use EF lenses, and more. It is perfect for traveling light.
The biggest downside is the battery life of roughly 200 shots. EF-M lenses are smaller than EF lenses, too. Using an EF lens can present a real drain. I have only used small EF lenses, and manual focus lenses. The Rokinon 14mm shoots great on it. So does the 40mm pancake, which I used to shoot the castle.
Traditionally, the other big downside of EVF cameras is the delay between what you see and what you get. (It's the reason my wife and I gave up on our Powershots and bought XTi's, about a dog's age ago.) How does the M-3 (and, by inference, the M-5) measure up in that regard?
What delay? I'll have to try to look for it. Seriously, I haven't noticed any delay. But, I don't think I've taken many shots that would expose it, either. [pun intended] 
[EDIT] I have not purchased any EF-M lenses, either. The EF-M 22mm f/2 could have potential, but the Rokinon 14mm does a great job. I dial in the hyperfocal distance, and shoot away in tourist mode. The tilt screen, and small size is great for macro shots, too. It is surprisingly hefty for the small size, though.
