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EOS R For Wildlife

Started Jan 30, 2022 | Discussions thread
spec68 Contributing Member • Posts: 530
Re: EOS R For Wildlife

speedbird52 wrote:

but this Spring I am going to be getting some once in a lifetime photo opportunities I don't want to waste, and a camera that doesn't exist yet isn't going to take me any photos.

So I'm not sure if this means you'll be visiting somewhere or just that there is lots of wildlife activity in spring. If it's the latter you might consider just renting an R for the trip. With spring still a couple months off but CP+ just a few weeks away I'd hold off doing anything to see if Canon announces the rumored R or RP replacements or a crop sensor model. This could set off a new discount for the R or we could learn the RP replacement will be more similar to the current R, but at the RP's price point.

If any news turns out not to work for you in time for spring then, if it was me I would just buy the best I could afford and reevaluate when the next bodies become available. I do think in your situation, where what you buy could be short term, buying used makes sense. Why take the $ hit of buying something new that will be subject to a double depreciation whammy of used + superseded?

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