A Couple of Test Shots

Yesterday I decided to invest in the Canon M5 mirrorless camera which duly arrived a few hours ago. I chose the starter pack which included the body, 15-45mm lens and the Canon adaptor which allows me to use all my old Canon lenses on this body. Having looked at some reviews I liked the touch screen which lets me choose where I want it to focus. Also, though not tried out yet, I was impressed with the independent demo videos which showed how effective the anti-shake could be on hand held videos.

Here are a couple of quick test photos.
Penny taken in jpg form and cropped in Affinity Photo. A reasonable test of bright and dark mix.
Using the M lens provided



Cloud formation. Taken as RAW and processed as jpg in Affinity Photo with slight increase in the shadow area. (Much better than the same shot in jpg form saved in the camera)
Using the Canon 17-85mm older fitting lens with the adaptor provided



Slight worry when I connected the camera to the Macbook as the Canon software I had didn't recognise it. Cured by installing the latest version. The M5 resolution in 24 Mpixels. The cloud RAW file is some 30MB.

It takes some ploughing through the 200 page manual to find the sections I need to set it up to suit the way I work. Easier now I've downloaded the pdf version. Next I have my eye on one of the Canon macro lenses which have LED lighting built in round the front lens.