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EOS R For Wildlife

Started Jan 30, 2022 | Discussions thread
olympic_photoshoots
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Re: Check to see what loyalty deal Canon will give you on an R6

Otaraka wrote:

Sounds awesome tripwise and not much good rental wise.

As someone who slipped on a rockpool and killed his 80D, Id suggest as weatherproof as you can get, and replaceable - salt water can be pretty brutal. It needs to survive to get to resale value considerations.

So a 7D2 sounds like a pretty good option to me. I have a 7D2, R, and R5, the R is a solid camera and the horizontal AF zone can be great for subjects like dolphins (or in my case flying foxes), but you wont gain as much over a 7D2 as you might think for this kind of shooting, compared to the cost increase.

I am only considering the EOS R because I'd appreciate the low noise and sensor for other non wild life applications. I think I am going to see if I can justify an R6 (Thanks to the person here who brought up the loyalty discount) or keep my eye on a 7DII. The R6 gives me a camera that I will be able to grow with for years, and the 7DII allows me to further improve as a photographer without spending professional level money, while also specializing in wildlife a little more. Although I might rent an R and see how I like it

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