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Is it worth upgrading R6 mk1 to mk2 for wildlife/birding/BIF?

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Chris Wolfgram
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Re: Is it worth upgrading R6 mk1 to mk2 for wildlife/birding/BIF?
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steeldrake wrote:

Chris Wolfgram wrote:

I think you should “upgrade” to the R7 🙂

I considered that too as a second body, but having earlier upgraded from crop (7D, 7D mkii) to ff i am not so keen going back. Sure it would help with cropping, but i need fast shutter speed and use mainly rf100-500, often with rf1.4 extender . So the lens is not fast (but otherwise excellent). R6 is so much better in low light and great with this lens compo.

I got the R7 a month ago as a backup for my R5. Selling my R5 tomorrow, to get another R7

BTW, I used to have a 7D. It was great for the time. I heard that the Mk II was way better... But I went to the full frame 6D and started doing a lot more landscapes which it was great for. Had that camera for 7 yrs. Then went straight from it, to the R5 and WoW ! What an amazing camera. But I feel like my experience with the R7 has been even better. Especially with the longer reach. Shooting at 1280mm, I finally feel long enough for most of my needs

I dunno.... maybe you shoot bigger, or closer birds ? For myself, even shooting at 800mm I was often not close enough. But I am now

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