Al Bergstein
July 2nd, 2013, 04:39 PM
I don't see any other message on this issue, so figured I'd let folks know. The firmware for the EOS M came out last week. I installed it today and the autofocus is "fixed" I would say. Seems very fast and snappy on the 22mm pancake lens. I would recommend it to anyone that has this camera. I haven't tried it on other lenses yet, but the same lens before the upgrade was virtually unuseable for AF. DIdn't bother me much as I pretty much always focus manually. But if you have Canon glass and had stayed away from this camera because of the AF, now might be a good time to reconsider.
If you want to see some samples of the output of the camera, in JPG and not RAW format, you can check out the photos from my Grand Canyon float trip in May. Get past the starting shots and look at the landscapes. I think that the camera is an excellent still camera and a 7D subsitute, which is not saying a lot, but the video out of it is better than a lot of other cameras if you are traveling and needing to get a combo camera for mainly stills that is very portable.
One shot to show what I mean.
http://www.mountainstoneproductions.com/Vacation/Grand-Canyon-2013/i-DgG36v7/2/M/GrandCanyon_2013_-74-M.jpg
Whole series is here.
Grand Canyon 2013 - Mountainstone Productions - Al Bergstein - Video Production and Stills - Pacific Northwest (http://www.mountainstoneproductions.com/Vacation/Grand-Canyon-2013/29503935_rRHTLz#!i=2521350943&k=6HgRHZH&lb=1&s=A)
If you want to see some samples of the output of the camera, in JPG and not RAW format, you can check out the photos from my Grand Canyon float trip in May. Get past the starting shots and look at the landscapes. I think that the camera is an excellent still camera and a 7D subsitute, which is not saying a lot, but the video out of it is better than a lot of other cameras if you are traveling and needing to get a combo camera for mainly stills that is very portable.
One shot to show what I mean.
http://www.mountainstoneproductions.com/Vacation/Grand-Canyon-2013/i-DgG36v7/2/M/GrandCanyon_2013_-74-M.jpg
Whole series is here.
Grand Canyon 2013 - Mountainstone Productions - Al Bergstein - Video Production and Stills - Pacific Northwest (http://www.mountainstoneproductions.com/Vacation/Grand-Canyon-2013/29503935_rRHTLz#!i=2521350943&k=6HgRHZH&lb=1&s=A)