Re: Buy R5 or R6 mark II and wait for R5 mark II
Circle6 wrote:
Currently, I'm an olympus shooter, but as a portrait photographer I know I need more...everything as I level up in my photography. I mainly shoot lifestyle, portrait, headshots, and moving into boudoir photography later this year. I do not shoot weddings or video, but since I photograph people low light, autofocus, and picture quality are super important. I watched as many videos as possible and it points to the Canon R5 being heaven-sent. But should I just buy the R6 MII and spend the extra money on lenses and wait till the R5 MII comes out, or just jump on the R5 right now and just get one strong lens? I don't have a massive budget, so it would be an investment to step up and charge more.
Also, I know it's not the camera that makes a person a good photographer, I just want to be able to give my clients the best quality I can offer with the least amount of retouching and stressing about getting the shot or not.
Thanks and I appreciate the feedback
You don't seem to need a new camera now, or you'd be buying one, so why not wait? cameras are tech and tech improves. With a caveat: sometimes the early firmware leaves much to be desired. And it can be tough sometimes to get your hands on one (as with the R7). So if you wait, and really really really need it then you could be disappointed.
Given that type of shooting, lots of other cameras would work though. The distinguishing feature of new cameras seems to be AF, and studio stuff isn't as demanding as say wildlife or other action. And I wouldn't spend so much you have to make a compromise on lenses. That would seem to be descending a level or three.