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

steeldrake wrote:

Chris Wolfgram wrote:

steeldrake wrote:

Chris Wolfgram wrote:

I think you should “upgrade” to the R7 🙂

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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

I fully agree with your thinking and understand your decision very well. I might get an r7 as second body some day. I also struggle with distance and reach, but also with lack of light. What is the practical max iso you use with R7?

That is a very good question. TBH, I really haven't pushed it much yet. I try to keep it to ISO 1000 or less, but that's because I'm always shooting for max image quality, sharpness, and detail. I guess I've had some good shots at ISO 2500.

I used to have a max set in my R5 at 12,800... But haven't really seen a place in the R7 to set the max iso ? I figured I'd set that for 6400....

Anyway so far, even in solid clouds, or sun not quite up, or just went down, I've still been about to keep my ISO to like 1600 or lower, by running my shutter speed as low as 1/160th. I mean, I have even gotten a few sharp shots at 1/30 and 1/40th, but that's when i take a burst of 30 shots, and maybe i get 1 or 2 sharp ones.