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Honestly, would you buy ...

Started Jul 21, 2020 | Polls thread
Dan W Senior Member • Posts: 1,154
Re: Honestly, would you buy ...

I can't speak for Nikon, I been shooting Canon for over 40 years. But I bought the R a year ago. To do it over if that was an option today, The IBIS would be huge for me. As would the 2nd card slot as a redundant raw card should one go bad on me.

Last camera was a 5D3 with a 22mp I think, don't really remember. It worked just fine for me. The R6 has a 20MP sensor right? And really, that is more than enough for the average shooter. I like the 30mp of the R but don't see a need for larger right now. I can crop plenty if I need to.

The R and RP was the first mirrorless for canon, the RP was offered as a budget or entry level for mirrorless. The R5 is more about extreme video and most of the focus is on that. Not that it wouldn't be a superb stills camera also but at almost $4000 US that's a hard pill to swallow for a non working pro. especially if you don't need 8K video. And to buy to future proof is not a good plan IMHO. Most folks upgrade their bodies 3-6 years, who knows what will be out then and at what price.

If I was starting out fresh, look at both brands but I would probably forgo the R and go with the R6 if you went with canon. It has most of the features of the R5 without the extreme 8K video (seriously, who needs that today?) I'm typing this on a 5K 27" monitor two feet from my face. I'm not sure what more detail could be seen.

Whatever your budget is, plan on the best glass you can afford. IQ from brand to brand should be about the same all things being equal. Quality lenses is where the IQ really is. The end of the day, unless you need a certain feature, its all about your ability and the quality of the lens, not the body.

Happy shopping...

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