Cdouthitt wrote:
If you don’t like it move on. Am I biased... yes, towards quality gear. Let canon (and Nikon) make non crippled mirrorless system and I’ll gladly change my tune towards them.
Thank you for that comment. Remember that quality is a subjective thing and also depends upon time frame. This market is in transition, choosing the right system is difficult at this point in time, and quality is also a subjective thing. It depends upon the assessment criteria, quality for you and quality for others may not be the same. I did look at the video link you posted, and I thought it was a fair assessment.
As I said earlier, from a personal perspective I'm not yet ready to move to mirrorless, but if I had to I would choose the M5. Canon and Nikon are late to market, but for some good commercial reasons. I currently use an 80D and a T3i. With the T3i and Magic Lantern I get many of the benefits of mirrorless cameras that matter to me. I would like those same benefits on the 80D. An ML port is in the works, but it may take a while since it is a volunteer skunk works project. Canon could do this themselves quite easily, but for reasons best known to themselves they have not yet chosen to do so. Personally I believe that it would give them a significant competitive market advantage over the mirrorless only vendors. Mirrorless is, in my opinion, definitely the future, but how we get there, how fast, and with whom is a debatable question.
I have nothing negative or derogatory to say about Sony, Panasonic, Fuji, Olympus et al, I've used some that friends have, and they are delighted with them, I can understand why, but I have different criteria for myself. Which brings us back to the definition of quality, which for most people is not an absolute term, it is subjective based upon each individual's personal preferences and and requirements.
Finally, you now seem to be adding positive and useful feedback to the OP, which I do appreciate. Thank you.
As for Canon and Nikon, I agree that they need to be measured fairly based on what they deliver to market, although which demographics they target will clearly influence their decisions. It's hard to hit all targets at once. Canon, in my opinion, is experimenting right now. It has had some successes and some noticeable failures, depending on the target market. For more serious photographers the M5 is probably the best offering yet, but it does still lag some other vendors. However, at a system level, if invested in Canon equipment and experience it may still be the best and highest quality choice.