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Buy R5 or R6 mark II and wait for R5 mark II

Started 2 months ago | Questions thread
thunder storm Forum Pro • Posts: 10,139
Re: Buy R5 or R6 mark II and wait for R5 mark II

shadowlands wrote:

thunder storm wrote:

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?

What do you need what the current R5 is missing? It could be nothing. For low light AF it could be simply all you need.

It could be wise to think about your lenses as well for low light AF. Another forum member doing boudoir photography had problems with the AF of the RF 50mm f/1.2 L. I've rented that lens and it disappointed me for low light AF as well. I own the Sigma 40mm f/1.4 Art, and that lens focuses better in low light. It's also a whole lot more affordable, easily the difference between the R5 and R6II. Oh, it's sharper as well.

I don't have a massive budget, so it would be an investment to step up and charge more.

If you're willing to drop the Mp-count to 24Mp, you might want to drop it to 20Mp as well and get the R6mkI for now.

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

If I may ask: what is the budget? Is the R5 + 28-70mm f/2.0 within reach? Is there anything you would need beyond that?"

"Is the R5 + 28-70mm f/2.0 within reach?"

Been there, done that. My poor bank. LOL

I will shoot the Sony A7IV with 50mm f/1.2 G-master alongside the R5 + either the 28mm or 105mm f/1.4 Art. Two bodies, three primes.

My three primes where only 20% more expensive than your zoom. 

The A7IV was almost half the price of the R5.

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