@pilot87178d wrote:
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With your experience, seems like you might be able to help with a question: picked up my M50 in Scotland as a replacement for a beloved Nikon G10. As with you, pocketability is generally the watchword. However, doing some birding last weekend and just need some more reach when limited to 45mm. And, an extra battery seems mandatory, even when turning the camera on/off btw shots....so added in another one.
Q. Adding the Canon lens adaptor....so, 1) will that effect sharpness with one the Canon lens? Am thinking the Canon 24-105 would be a good choice. A nd, 2) you mentioned power drain.....had not considered that..now, that would be an issue. I need only a day's worth of shooting, but don't really want less. Turn off lens features?
Your thoughts?
Thx!
Marc
While you can use EF mount lenses by using the mount adapter, I think it is best to stick to native EF-M mount lenses. I prefer the native mount lenses because they are all newer designs with very good IQ. The native mount lenses tend to be smaller and lighter than their EF/EF-S counterparts, which usually means they will draw much less power.
As far as a birding lens for the EF-M mount goes, there are not any lenses longer 200mm than I am aware of. There is a 300mm reflex lens from Rokinon/Samyang. A manual reflex lens would not be a good choice for handheld shooting. A reflex lens is similar to a telescope lens because it uses mirrors to collect light and focus it.
Currently the best choice is the EF-M 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM Lens from Canon.. This is a workable focal range for many outdoor sports, but it comes up a little short for birding. When it comes to wildlife photography, the focal length, all the better. You would want at least 300mm. Most wildlife photographers would want at least 400mm on an APS-C sensor camera.
In other words, there are not any good lens choices for sports and wildlife photography for the EF-M mount. This is probably because most of the EF-M bodies sold lack viewfinders, which should be mandatory for any wildlife or action photography. This might change in the future. But, I do not foresee any changes in that direction on the horizon.
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