DPReview.com is closing April 10th - Find out more

R8-no ibis vs. R6 MKll - Ibis

Started 1 month ago | Discussions thread
Canon_Guy
Canon_Guy Senior Member • Posts: 1,486
Re: R8-no ibis vs. R6 MKll - Ibis
1

VanDyck wrote:

Hello,

I'm an enthusiast stills 6D shooter - landscapes, colorful night skies, city streets, and macro, but generally not portraits as according to my wife I have a gift for capturing unflattering images of people. Having said that, I'm pretty good with cats!

Most of the time, I shoot with a tripod for sharp shots as my hands do imperceptably shake a bit at times.

The R6 MKll has been on my radar screen and I've requested an in-stock alert. Then comes the R8. Price and functionality could justify pre-ordering it right now! I've gotten over my grumbling about the small battery as it looks like I can order an RP battery grip. The bigger question is ibis vs. no ibis.

The notion of a light weight R body with a few modern RF lenses for hand-held shots is enticing. Hand-held video is a great option but it's not my priority.

If I order the R8, will I regret not having ibis???

Thoughts? Recommendations?

I have been shooting the whole life with no IBIS, obviously. Lots and lots of sharp nice pictures with IS and non IS lenses.

Now I have IBIS. Got used to it very quickly. It just makes shooting with non IS lenses notably more comfortable, helps keeping ISO low and gives more keepers with slower shutter speeds. It also enhances creativity to play with sharp object vs motion blurred backgtound.

So for me it is a very welcomed and useful feature. On the list of assets I'd value it on quite upper place. But of course it does not stop movement. So its benefit also depends on what do you mostly shoot.

IBIS's efficiency is reduced a bit with UWA lenses (corners wobbke) and reduced more significantly with telephoto above let us say 150mm.

 Canon_Guy's gear list:Canon_Guy's gear list
Canon EOS R6 Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS II USM Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG HSM Art Sigma 105mm F1.4 DG HSM Art Canon RF 24-105mm F4L IS USM +6 more
Post (hide subjects) Posted by
MAC
MAC
MAC
MAC
MAC
Keyboard shortcuts:
FForum PPrevious NNext WNext unread UUpvote SSubscribe RReply QQuote BBookmark MMy threads
Color scheme? Blue / Yellow