Thinking of getting a third body - R6II or second R7

R5D4 wrote:

tsinvest wrote:

Hi All,

Before I switched to Canon I had 3 Nikon bodies and found it very useful to have a camera at the ready without having to change lenses. I had two crop bodies and one full frame. I do a lot a bird photography but I also want to branch out to other genres, landscape and street photography.

So now I have the R5 and the R7. Both great cameras in my opinion. I really enjoy the R7 with the kit lens (18-150mm). They both do very well with the RF100-500 lens. Probably keep that on the R7 for further reach, however the R5 does very well with that lens as well, most likely because of the higher mp.

Now I am considering either the R6II or another R7. I am leaning to the R6II for a good all a rounder and for good low light shooting. I have 5 RF lenses that I can use on all of these bodies so over time I can kind of see which lens I want on each camera. Maybe it sound like I'm being overindulgent however, it's my hobby and the cost is not a factor, and I like the convenience of 3 bodies.

Any thoughts appreciated.

Thanks, Tom

I would suggest that 2 bodies are more convenient than 3. There is no practical way to fit 3 bodies with lenses mounted into just about any camera backpack I know of. But having a 3rd lens in the bag, detached and ready to swap seems like a much more logical carry solution. I shoot 2 bodies on the regular for weddings and I can't imagine using 3 bodies under any circumstance. Swapping lenses is way more convenient than lugging around a 3rd body with a mounted lens (and the accompanying increase in bag / roller suitcase size that would require).

I guess I should have clarified. I would never carry three bodies with me, rather I shoot a lot from where I live and sometimes I need to grab a camera and lens and scoot outside to take a shot, usually birds.  This being the case I always keep one camera with the 100-500 lens on it to get my shots.  Then for inside shots or on the road shots I would normally not take the 100-500 setup unless I was going specifically for birds.  So, I am usually only carrying one camera with me, with another at the ready for any nature shots around my house.  I usually don't want to switch out the 100-500mm lens unless I have a specific reason to.  So that is my situation.