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I've mentioned before I'm quite injured (my spine) and so I decided to upgrade from the m1 initially for the titlty screen and backlit sensor. However I'm now considering whether to pay more for the m3.
I own the addon evf for the m2 already as I own a rx1.
Imaging resource concluded prints were actually better with the m2( they aren't clear enough IMO on some things) but I think it was based on jpg output. . Dpreview concluded more fine detail was held in shadows at mid Iso with the m2 in raw. But I don't think much of their reviews or testing, not to dismiss them totally. But they are consistently inconsistent.
Dxo indicates ISO improvement is negligible . I don't need the added zoom range outside parties particularly nor do I shoot movies much. I do shoot indoors a lot.
What I do think may be useful is the play memories tap to focus app the m3 offers. Is it correct the m2 can release remotely but that's about it?
I find 28 mm to be a no mans land in most cases, I use pano mode if I want wide typically.
For people I'm used to 24 mm characteristics from my canon setup while 28 perspective looks just odd to me, it's not wide enough to use creatively and too wide to shoot remotely close to subjects, so I never get to see 1.8 aperture.
I tend to favor 24, 35, 50, 135mm primes in dslr
By 35mm or so the m3 has about a half stop advantage in aperture I believe. It's 2.8 vs 3.5 not much admittedly
I've looked at files from both. The jpg engine is very different, m3 sharper but at higher iso it gets really weird interacting with nr. I shoot raw so I doubt iq will be much different.
with this small of a camera and a tilt screen I doubt I'd use the built in or addon evf much. I'm 6'5" so 90 degree screen just below chest hits the right spot without a bunch of ducking and avoiding camera to eye also makes easier candids. In bright light perhaps. I wear glasses usually not comtacts and think the addon superior from my reading to the inbuilt
Overall iq seems nearly identical and half a stop seems minor. Led me to the m2. But given this is going to be the daily camera perhaps the better phone integration, wider angle, and brighter lems, and other features warrant the added expense. I'm unsure of any improvements in af but faster operational speed can't hurt, I don't find the m1 slow, I never felt stabilization was bad. I don't care about the full selfie tilt. Lol.
Anyone move from m2 to 3 and have comments outside the evf or jpg sharpening?
Sorry to create a topic for this but it had to be the one camera for a while. I e read as much as I could find on the site.
Thank you all for your time and I appreciate any advice. DPreview forums just can't offer the same insight as the cyber shot forum is mostly populated by gear hounds and inexperienced shooters. Ultimately does anyone feel the added cost is worth it given my comments above. Appreciate all comments
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