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M6 mark II to R7 or R6

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chrisis
chrisis Forum Member • Posts: 63
Re: M6 mark II to R7 or R6
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vijaydpr wrote:

Hi,

I currently use a Canon M6 mark II with EF 70-200/2.8 and EF 100-400 II lenses to shoot outdoor sports.

If you’ve used something similar and migrated to an R6 or R7, I’d love to hear your experiences, specifically your keeper rates due to AF tracking. Was there a noticeable improvement when you switched?

thanks,

Vijay

Some good answers here, but as someone who owns a M6 II as well as a R7 and aR5 (not the R6 but close) I would say the biggest difference I have found when shooting sp[orts or animals is the Eye Detect AF, which I find superior in my two R series cameras.

I found the tracking on the M6 II to be highly effective, but it worked best for me with slime degree of manual intervention, especially in terms of which AF mode to use, narrowing the AF area, etc. The R7 will do as good a job as I can with a set and forget setting and auto eye detection.

The other big benefit is just simply access to the RF lens system. While not (yet) as extensive as the EF system, I find the individual lense to natch or exceed their EF cousins. So, going to the R7 allows me to use my RF 100-500 L, which is, in my opinion, quite a bit better (smaller, lighter, faster AF performance, greater reach - more than offsetting the slower lens) than the EF 100-400 L II.

So, bottom line: I have not really used my M6 II in the 7 months since I got my R7. Its better.

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