09-11-2019, 11:35 AM
Sam3 wrote:
One of the photographers that I follow on Youtube, Tony Northrup, has been railing on camera manufacturers to start adopting the ease of use of phones into cameras, if the camera manufacturers want to stem the tide of falling sales. As space-time suggests, the manufacturers need to be adopt cell phone ease of use so that people can easily share to social media. Either make it such that photos can be sent directly from the camera, or at least make the tethering the camera to the phone seamless, such that photos can be transferred from the camera to phone with no intervention. I have both Canon and Sony, and both camera's system software is, at best, clunky. It's a many-step process to get the camera and phone to talk to each other, then there is a limited choice in how to select and transfer the photos.
I have the Canon m50 mirrorrless with the 18-150 lens (29-240mm FF equivalent), and it is a nice, tiny package that takes decent pictures. I got it because I wanted a larger sensor lightweight camera, as carrying around a Canon 6D with the 24-70 f2.8 L IS lens becomes uncomfortable after a while.
Reviews of the M50 I've seen say the camera synchs easily (Bluetooth?) with your smart phone, both for storing photos and for sending them to the Internet. Sounds like you wouldn't agree.
Canon does not bundle the 18-150 with the M50 here in the States, but Amazon and 6th Avenue are now offering the 'International' bundle. The standard 15-45 kit lens makes a nice, small package that will fit into an inconspicuous leather case for traveling. Will the 18-150 as well?
I was also thinking about Sony, but with an adapter I would also be able to use my Tamron 18-270 on the M50, which also (unlike Canon's M5 and M100) comes with a built-in EVF.
/Mr Lynn