M6 ii

[Kayaker72]

It seems like the same pixel density. I have used the M5 on my 500mm, other than the flip screen there isn't much reason to use it over the 5DsR.
If I didn't have the 5DsR I might use it to get that little bit of reach.

If it is a M vs extender question, usually just adding one doesn't give you the perfect focal length. It would be a M plus an extender to get the maximum.

I find the M to be a good walk around body to take on vacation. Maybe a good camera to take family gathering pictures. For wildlife or birding it would be just a novelty for me.

Hi Rick...as I recall, the M5 is 24 MP vs the 32.5 on the M6 II. Which, really, both are goofy levels of high pixel density. Quickly playing with it, the M5 is ~62 MP FF equivalent and the M6 II is 82.5 MP FF equivalent. Honestly, over the 5DRs, I wouldn't see much of a reason to us it either. It does have a higher FPS, but I think the reality of most modern cameras is that they are all very capable.

I have been/will be looking more at M6 II on the 500 vs the 5DIV plus 1.4 TC on the 500. AF speed/precision but also IQ and bokeh considering I can run one at f/4 and the other at f/5.6. I will also see about adding the TCs onto the M6 II, but I have already been playing with that and I currently think that is an AF hit.

While I am simply playing with the cameras I have at home with me, part of this is planning which camera will be mounted on what if I decide to shoot with two bodies in Yellowstone.

As for the M series, yeah, the main niche other than being a novelty I found with the M3 was for video. I forgot to mention, but that was another reason I upgraded, I figured the worst case scenario was the M6 II would be a better video camera with better AF, AF tracking (much better over M3), and AF at lower EV (-5 EV on the M6 II vs +2 on the M3, which had been an issue). BTW, M6 II is a great video camera, for my needs.

The focus seems spot on and the fine detail visible in those images is fantastic .... I see no issue at all in that regard.

Have any of those been cropped much?

Thanks, I edited the initial post to include the resolution. Looks like I typically cropped out half to two-thirds of the pixels.