EOS M2 on microscope - has anybody tried it?

Ichthyophthirius · Post by **Ichthyophthirius** » Fri Jul 04, 2014 2:37 pm

Hi,

I was wondering if anybody has tried the Canon EOS M2 (mirrorless; APS-C chip) for use on a microscope?

As with the previous model, the EOS M, it cannot be used tethered to a computer with Canon Utilities. However, it is meant to work with the EOS Remote app http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/ ... ay/EOS_app which includes at least some of the functions (LiveView, exposure control, remote capture).

As the camera is only available in Asia, did anyone there try it out? And are there any issues with vibrations from the EFSC?

Ichthy

Ichthyophthirius · Post by **Ichthyophthirius** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 4:04 am

Just checking back in if somebody has tried this since I first posted the question.

canonian · Post by **canonian** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 6:10 am

Ichthyophthirius wrote:Just checking back in if somebody has tried this since I first posted the question.

There are probably not many owners of the EOS M or M2 in this Forum, or it is not being used for stacking or on microscopes.
The EOS M received pretty bad press, and was mostly embraced in Asia.

My EOS M is not mounted on a microscope, can't tell if it's totally vibration-free but I did try some stacks with it recently.
The camera is IMHO a very decent MILC and comparable with a EOS 650D (same sensor and processor, difference in focussing and metering is not a big issue with stacking) .
The M lacks the built-in Wi-Fi functionality of the M2 and doesn't support Remote Apps, so I used the RC-6 IR Remote.
An attempt to use Magic Lantern's (still in beta for the EOS M) Intervalometer@5sec. in my stacking sequence was not a big succes.

I am not shure there will be much IQ improvement between the EOS M and EOS M2, although rumours claim it has the 70D sensor on board.
It's not yet available in Europe but there are also rumours Canon takes the M-mount very serious and there is an EOS M3 in the pipeline, in two flavours.

Here are some stacks taken with the EOS M, click to enlarge :

Ichthyophthirius · Post by **Ichthyophthirius** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 7:01 am

Hi,

I imagine this to be a great microscope camera if only the connection to a computer was possible.

It has many potentially great features: high quality, APS-C-sized sensor, short flange focal distance (easy to adapt to microscopes and old camera objectives), low weight, potentially vibration-free (not tested??), no mirror-induced vibration post capture, low price.

Focus problems and lack of an optical viewfinder are no problem for us

So really, all it needs is LiveView connectivity to and histogram display on a computer. That's where I hope the M2 will offer a solution.

Regards, Ichthy