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Canon EOS M50 Mark II Camera B&H & Amazon.com

Canon EOS M50 Mark II is one of the most popular mirrorless cameras of Canon among entry-level users and also features a decent core specification. The camera features a 24-megapixel dual-pixel CMOS AF sensor and also has some capabilities to record 4K videos.

As mirrorless is now leading the market so it’s also recommended for beginners to get connected with the mirrorless system cameras. But wait, the Canon M50 mark 2 camera is a great camera for beginners but it also has some limitations

Some limitations of M50 Mark II

• The first limitation is the cropped 4K video recording mode and the absence of a dual-pixel CMOS autofocus system. When you are recording 4K videos with an m50 Mark II camera you are not able to use Canon dual pixel Seema autofocus system so the AF becomes very slow and sluggish.
• Canon 50 Mark II camera lenses are slightly more costly compared to the Canon DSLR lenses. Although if we compare the Canon sl3 camera with the Canon EOS m50 mark 2 then we have very less difference between them.

Canon M50 II is a great camera for 

Those who have a slightly more budget, since you have to buy sigma mirrorless lenses or at least have to invest in Canon EF-S to EF-M adapter, and then you can buy some affordable lenses.

Canon SL3 at Amazon.com & B&H Store

But if you are under a limited budget

Then  Canon SL3 DSLR is still an amazing option in 2022.

So my advice is don’t drive yourself crazy in mirrorless marketing, select the best option for you on a limited budget.  Canon SL3 camera will at least give you the option to use super affordable DSLR lenses if ur under a tight budget.

With Canon SL3 camera we have some added advantages of heavy hand grip for larger hands and a big battery life of 1000 shots.

Limitations with Canon SL3 / 200D Mark II

• Canon SL3 suffers from only one limitation, limited 4k video mode as of Canon M50 II, but on the other side

Major advantages with Canon SL3 / 200D Mark II

• One of the biggest advantages if you are associated with a Canon DSLR camera you will have an amazing range of affordable lenses, having a prime lens like 50mm at an affordable price point is very important for a beginner photographer to adjust and the advantage of the larger APS-C CMOS sensor.

So my recommendation for beginners who are working under a limited budget is that they should get connected with the Canon DSLR camera if you want to buy a Canon Camera only.

Sony ZV-E10 at Amazon.com & B&H Store

Other Best options Sony ZV-E10

it’s better to buy the Sony ZV E10 camera (if available check at Amazon and B&H). The Sony ZV-E10 camera comes under the roughly same price range as of the m50 mark 2, but the overall specification of the Sony ZV E10 is far better than that of a 50 Mark 2.

Lenses are very important

You have to buy extra prime lenses if you want to get the maximum out from your Camera, camera with kit lenses give similar output as of smartphones of today, so its highly recommended if you’re planning to buy a Canon or Sony camera you should at least buy one prime lens with it.

Just wanted to share some good old things and wish, we will get new updates for Canon R5 and R6 too. Canon 5D 2 PDR graph still surprises us when loaded with ML (Magic Lantern ) firmware. With the Dual ISO feature, you are able to get HDR images even at the High ISO range.

Dual ISO is a feature of Magic Lantern that provides an increase in dynamic range using a high dynamic range technique. Alternate lines in the image are at ISO 100 and at the second selected ISO setting. The measured improvement in PDR is lower than what Magic Lantern “claims” but there is a real improvement.

Examples of what dual iso can achieve.

Bosted Dynamic Range Sample Shots (NORMAL VS BOOSTED)

Camera used Canon 5D Mark III with Magic Lantern

Latest Findings on Canon R5 by Magic Lantern Forum user Levas

Happen to have a R5 here and I noticed something which I haven’t seen mentioned anywhere else around.

When recording in raw(internal 12 bit), selecting the Canon Log3 option does have influence on your raw data.
Side to side comparison in DaVinci Resolve, canon log 3 activated, and canon log settings to off, shows that activating Canon Log 3 means that the camera is actually recording at an ISO value of 3 stops lower.

Please test yourself.
Record something in 8K raw at iso 800 and with canon log 3 activated. (use fixed value for shutter time and aperture)
Now record the same in 8K raw at iso 100 without canon log 3 activated. (with same aperture and shutter speed ofcourse )

Now load both files in DaVinci resolve, go to the raw tab in color mode, and set both to:
Decode quality -> Full res – Canon
Decode using -> clip
Colorspace -> canon cinema gamut
Gamma -> canon log2
iso -> 800 (both files to 800 to match iso 100 recording to iso 800 recording)

Now look at the parade waveform, it’s identical, max highlight data, noise in the shadows etc.

Now when recording in raw, and having canon log 3 activated, the lowest iso you can choose is iso 800, which makes senses, because in the background, it actually records 3 stops lower in iso 100, to save the highlights.
Also, when comparing footage recorded in iso 12800 with log 3, it’s the same as normal non log raw at iso 1600. Same highlights, same shadows, same noise.

So when recording in raw, maybe better to not have canon log settings activated
All of the above applies for internal raw recording.

Source 1 photonstophotos

Source 2 ML Forum