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R8-no ibis vs. R6 MKll - Ibis

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Re: R8-no ibis vs. R6 MKll - Ibis
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MikeJ9116 wrote:

IMO, the R8 is a camera designed and priced to bring people from DSLRs and other brands into the Canon ecosystem. It will probably even bring some Fuji users to Canon. For me it has taken buying into Fuji or Canon for APS-C off the table and staying with Canon for FF only. IMO, the only thing that is strange about the R8 is that Canon released an incredibly capable, small, lightweight camera that they didn't gimp much at a very attractive price point.

I respect your opinion, but disagree. I mean maybe that was Canon's intention, but I don't think the R8 is a big gamechanger for the RF system/user base. Canon RF is 5 years old now I think.... I'd wager if anyone hasn't moved over by now, odds are extremely high they never will.

I def don't see this luring Fuji users over either. Yes the R8 has better AF & marginally better IQ, but beyond that, for someone in that ~$3-4K system budget Fuji X is substantially better value, with better affordable lens selection, IBIS, the list goes on and on. Only thing this has over the R7 IMO is sensor size and lens selection, but Canon did the bare minimum with EF-S lens wise and seems keen to maintain that tradition with RF-S.

Obviously it's not a bad camera; there's no such thing in 2023 in this price range....... but it's definitely no slam dunk or head and shoulders easy choice in the marketplace.

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