>>3813020It's a good camera body stuck in a low quality camera system. The AF tracking puts pretty much all other Canon ILCs except the R5 and R6 to shame (those are a little better), and three control dials is super useful, no matter if it's a mirrorless or a DSLR. It has the majority of Canon's latest technology under the hood. The auto ISO settings are quite advanced, and you can also use Fv mode, which will please former Pentax users and autistic users alike. The accessory EVF is only OK...the colors are a little over-saturated and the magnification is relatively low, although it's better than nothing. The lenses also leave a lot to be desired. If you want to just use it like a mid tier camera, then you'll be more than satisfied. If you want to adapt to Canon L glass, then you'll be quite satisfied (although it's terribly unergonomic). If you're looking for a DSLR replacement, this isn't quite it. I hear that Canon is working on an M5 Mark II, but without quality lenses, I don't think there's much point in waiting for it.
However, if you want to use EF-M lenses and you expect high quality results, you'll be mostly disappointed. There are a couple really good native EF-M lenses (the 32mm prime and the Sigma primes), but that's it. The zooms are generally not sharp enough for the sensor, and even the 11-22mm wide angle zoom, which is sharp under the right conditions, has a weird issue where the mechanical shutter of the camera will "shock" the IS element at s.s.'s less than 1/250 sec, introducing a tiny bit of motion blur unless you fuss around in the menu on the spot and switch to electronic shutter. Granted, this is not enough to ruin most handheld photos, but if you want to get the most out of the 32MP sensor, then it will probably bother you. Most frustratingly, it's something that Canon could solve via firmware, adding an electronic first curtain shutter function to the camera, like the R5 and R6 have, but Canon doesn't seem to care to fix it.
