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M6 Mark 2 vs R7

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Re: Chose the R10

m100 wrote:

R2D2 wrote:

phazelag wrote:

R2D2 wrote:

phazelag wrote:

I was deciding between the M6M2 and the R7 just like you. I still have my M50 and love it. My plan is to keep my EMF lens and M50 as a back up camera and still use it with my loawa 9mm f2.8. I will use it when I want a small package.

The M Series is still the compact leader! Love mine for that too!

But I got the R7 because I wanted to use some of the pretty cool longer RF lenses like we see you just got! 100-400! I also wanted a heavier bigger grip for some other lenses to shoot sports in low light. The 15FPS should be nice. I have the Sigma 18-35 F1.8 ( which I need to test), The Sigma 50-100 F1.8 which works awesome with my M50, and the Sigma 50-150 F2.8.

I will be testing those sigmas over the next few weeks with the R7 and Adapter. I also will try the speed booster with these lenses too.

I got the R7 and 18-150 today so we will see how this choice works out.

The R7 is definitely the crop-sensor king for Subject Tracking. Especially humans.

With Subject Tracking (Eye/Face/Body), it's at least as good as my R5, plus it has more AF options. It doesn't have the low(er) noise of a FF sensor, but that's what DxO and RAW are for.

Here are some samples from a recent waterski show I shot (terrible conditions), but the R7 was a real champ!

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4668613

Best of luck with your new kit!

R2

I saw your water ski photos on the other thread! I really enjoyed them and appreciated the R7 reach on those.

Hey, thanks. The RF 70-200/2.8 was perfect on the R7 for that shoot.

Your help with my daughters skating photos has somewhat lead me to the R7 as well. Although I think my M50 could do it also. I just found an excuse to try some new toys! 😊

I think you'll really like the R7's (subject tracking) autofocus. I'd recommend starting with the settings that I mentioned in the Water Ski thread.

Happy shooting!

R2

I decided the R7 could be a good at the beach camera to upgrade my 7D at the beach camera.

You know it!

7D does ok in the good light at the beach though.

7D has not too bad auto focus too. Can do water ski photos and jet ski photos for sure.

Good for birds sitting at the beach but not so good for BIF photos though.

I never owned the original 7D, but the 7D2 did quite well (for its time).

7D is a tank that could be used for a bowling ball and still work ? And is paid for.

Yes.  It is absolutely a tank.  Very tough.  The R7 OTOH is so much lighter, yet still has a really nice (deep) grip.  I just wish it had a 3rd dial like the M6ii.

I would be a lot less sad if I dropped the 7D in the water ?

My original expectations for the R7 weren’t the highest due to the spec (the R5 is such an impressive machine in comparison), but the more I shoot the R7, the more appreciation I have for its superb (human) subject tracking AF.  It actually makes me want to trade in my R6 for an R3 (very similar AF).  That’s a lot of bucks though, esp since I’d like to get the R1 whenever it makes an appearance.

R7 bottom line… hope for a big wave!  

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