Re: Canon R7 or R8 for Bird Photography
Evan Atkinson wrote:
Hello all, for the past few months I have been sold on getting an R7 later in the year or when I turn 18, but that has all changed with the introduction of the R8. Now the R7 is an APS-C sensor, so I would get more 'reach' with it, but the R8 is a full frame, so I would lose that 'reach' that I get with the R7. Both AF systems are incredibly good for the price, but it seems that both cameras suffer from a variable amount of rolling shutter. I know that the R7 comes with a 15fps EF-C mode which pretty much eliminates the rolling shutter and the R8 also comes with an EF-C mode, but it only has 6FPs which isn't really enough for me. I have used the R7 for half a day and the results were very good, but I am intrigued as to how well the R8 performs in comparison. The R7 seems like the way forward for me, I am able to get more 'reach' which is something I quite enjoy having, which I can't get with the R8. I also shoot BIF quite a lot, and when using the R7 a month and a bit ago, the results I got were pretty good, and I was using the EF-C mode. As I said before, 6FPS is not really enough for me, and I am concerned with how much rolling shutter will occur with the R8 in 40fps, especially for very erratic and speedy subjects. Below are a few photos from when I used the R7 from a hide at Stodmarsh and one from another location.
Drake Gadwall coming in to land. This is a Jpeg file because I was having issues with the CR3 files in Photoshop and Lightroom.
Female black redstart from Reculver towers.
I am unsure which I should choose from, but I think I still want to go with the R7 because of the additional reach given and the 15fps EF-C mode.
Any comments welcome.
Kind regards,
Evan
I have the R7 and the R6Mii. For birding, I use the R7 around 70% of the time with my EF100-400mm Mii.