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Canon R6 Mark II vs used Sony A7R IV

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thunder storm Forum Pro • Posts: 10,139
Re: Canon R6 Mark II vs used Sony A7R IV

mapleshots wrote:

I’m trying to decide which camera I should buy to upgrade my aging 6D from 10 years ago. I pretty much ruled out the Sony A7 IV as the R6 Mark II is a slightly better option in almost every way. However, at that price point, I could get a barely used A7R IV.

Why are you ruling out the A7IV while considering the A7RV?

Megapixels aren’t everything but 61 megapixels have appeal especially when cropping.

I think Mp count is overrated. I have the R5. I've had the R. I also purchased A7IV next the R5. For me 30 or 32Mp is the sweet spot, I don't need more, although I'm uses to the 45Mp of the R5.

I mostly do portraits, landscape, and wildlife. The R6 Mark II brings a lot to the table however, including much better autofocus and shutter speed for wildlife. Ultimately both would be fine but I’m having a hard time picking one. I would appreciate your thoughts on the matter.

Think about lenses. You can run EF lenses via MC11 on a Sony body, and that will certainly work for landscapes, also for portraits with not a whole lot of movement (it depends on the lens, do your research), but for wild life I would go with either EF/RF on a Canon body or FE lenses on a Sony body.

Sony has generally more options for it's FE mount. You can't have the 600/800mm f/11 primes on a Sony body though.

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