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Which to sell to fund an R5: 5D IV or EOS R?

Started Jul 4, 2020 | Polls thread
gium Senior Member • Posts: 1,651
Re: Which to sell to fund an R5: 5D IV or EOS R?

I voted for sell the EOS R and keep the 5D IV. I also had to make that decision and personally: I'm going to sell my RP and keep my 5DIV.

Why? Because it depends on what you're going to use the camera for.

During events (weddings, festivals, presentations, fashion shows, parties, etc), the 5D IV is a better companion. If you want, you can also shoot with live view all the time. So I consider it a R-, with all the benefits of a pro DSLR (ia. OVF, focus in strong backlit situations, IR AF assist, dual card slots).

For portrait shoots, the R pips it with visual confirmation of Eye AF, tracking AF of a single human subject. So if this your main thing, keep the R.

What also came through my mind: The R5 will completely replace your R and will be able to do everything the R can do. But the R5 will not be able to replace everything the 5D IV can do (eg. OVF, IR AF Assist). So I believe the 5D IV and R5 will complement each other better.

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