I decided to take our new Canon EOS M for a morning walkabout into work to see what I can capture on my 1 hour stroll to work.
All photo’s shown in the review are untouched except for minor cropping.
Loaded with the 18-55mm and a Hoya PL Filter, I stuck it into TV mode and put the ISO into Auto. Rotated the filter quickly to what I thought was good and made a move.
I also decided to enable the touch screen focus and shoot mode, which is great for composing on the screen while on the move. I found that the camera wasn’t always fast enough for my usual walk while shooting that I am accustomed to with my 60D or the 5D mk2. This was more to do with the focus lock than the shutter speed or camera settings. Although thinking about it now, when I use the live view lcd screen on the DSLR, they are always slower to focus than the viewfinder. When this worked, the camera caught amazing shots, but I soon found it better to slow the pace down a little to compose and get a better rate of keepers.
As my journey went on, I noticed how many interesting buildings there are on the the 3 mile stretch I do every morning. There’s the old with the new, glass versus stone, reflections and matt textures. Churches galore, offices, shops, cafes and even a magistrates passed my camera, getting to another side of St Pauls was the highlight, although I didn’t have enough time to really take too many shots there.
I also got a funny look from a lady that thought I looked suspicious with my camera in a alley way near my work place, me wearing my bright red walking trainers that I’m trying to wear in and the usual racksuck on the back that always get’s a second glance from suspicious minds. Maybe I should have shaved, or maybe I’ll grow it a few more days for fun.
Looking around, people notice nothing on their mission to the office. It gave me a little ‘ME’ time and I actually really enjoyed stop starting, finding and hunting interesting subjects. Quick click, preview and move on.
Conclusion:
I was pleasantly pleased as how well the images came out, although I found the focusing is not as fast as my DSLR’s. Parts of my journey was overcaste, so I cranked up the exposure one step and played with the Polarising filter as I went along.
The size of the camera is a bit too big for the pocket but not as big as a full size DSLR.
Making quick adjustments takes a little getting used to and the switch from settings and preview mode to shoot mode could be a bit quicker for my liking.
This is an amazing camera that is very nice to hold and easy to use, creates amazing photos and not as intrusive as the 17-55mm I use on my 60D. I found the photo’s just a good as the 60D and once I got used to the touch screen system with the square focus point, taking photos was as easy as a point and click with pro results. Give this camera a little patience and this camera gives back in image gold. The main downside is the price of this little gem with the EOS lense adapter, your pretty close to the price of a 60D body. But this is what I wanted, a camera I can take out every day without people fussing and something the kids can use and have with very good results.
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