This has been the most protracted death scene since our elementary school theater production of Romeo & Juliet.
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| RIP Canon M: 2012-2023 |
Once the full-frame RF mount cameras debuted in 2019 the writing was on the wall. Canon hasn't introduced a really new EF-M camera in years...the M50 Mark II of 2020 was just a feature update of the earlier camera, so the M has been de facto discontinued for years, you just don't want to make that announcement until you've moved all the product you have in inventory lest you scare off buyers. (The M200 and M50 II boxed sets on the shelves at Mart-mart are likely already a couple years old.)
I sold my M bodies and lenses off a year or so ago, but if you wanted to get into the stuff and don't mind using an unsupported system, now might be a good time to go shopping...
So if you are still using the EOS-M system, I suggest looking around and buying that lens or two that you had your eye on. Because we all know, it's not as if your existing camera is going to stop working once Canon discontinues it. Good deals can be had for both new and used cameras. Just be aware that you are buying into a system with no future. Used lens prices on popular reselling sites should also be fairly cheap as people will be selling off their kits and moving to, well, somewhere.BezosMart has refurb M50 II's for not crazy money, and lenses are inexpensive. Get an adaptor and you can use the whole library of Canon EF and EF-S DSLR lenses with native functionality.
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