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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

lokatz wrote:

speedbird52 wrote:

Otaraka wrote:

"this Spring I am going to be getting some once in a lifetime photo opportunities I don't want to waste"

Might help to say what kind of wildlife you're seeing and how long.

Is it worth considering renting instead of buying?

Definitely should have mentioned. I am taking a quarter at one of my Universities lab facilities taking a course on Marine Mammals were we make multiple observation trips. My expectations are Sea Lions, Harbor Porpoises (Which give you a few seconds at most to get a shot) Orcas and Gray Whales. There aren't any camera rental places nearby, and as this is over the course of three months I imagine renting would cost just as much as or more than buying

In my view, this changes things. Usually, when people say wildlife, they have smaller animals in mind, maybe even smaller birds, where AF speed and precision matter a great deal. You are right that a few seconds may be all you'll get with some of the sealife you're hoping to shoot, but that's still less of a challenge. I think an R would serve you just fine.

BTW, the ultimate wildlife body is the R5, not the R6.

I shoot a lot of birds normally, so I wanted to be sure that whatever I get for this trip suits me for my other pictures. You're right! The R5 is definitely a step above

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