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p.1 #1R5 Backup Body?
I am one of those in the R5 fan club. I had no idea I would be so happy with a camera purchase. When I bought the R5, I sold my 5D Mk IV, leaving me with the R5 and a 1DX Mk III. So now my 1DX Mk III is sitting around collecting dust. I have decided it's too nice a camera to be a backup and am selling it. But what now for a backup? I shoot everything outdoors, but primarily birds and wildlife. Was thinking possibly the R6 for when I don't need all those MP? Or do I try to wait it out for the next Canon mirrorless advancement? What is everyone else using when they don't reach for the R5?
Mar 26, 2021 at 05:01 AM
p.1 #2R5 Backup Body?
Definitely the R6. It's most of a baby 1DX III. I have the combo and they're a great pair.
Mar 26, 2021 at 05:03 AM
p.1 #3R5 Backup Body?
I sold my 1DX II and replaced it with an R6 for my backup body. It's a good complement. I find myself using it more than I ever used my 1DX as a backup. I like it better than the R5 when I do portrait sessions (I feel it produces smoother skin, etc... I don't need all that resolution for a portrait). It's nice because you can have it setup the same so picking up one or the other doesn't require different muscle memory and it has the same great AF. When I'm shooting wildlife I usually carry it on my BR strap with the 100-500 while the R5 is on my 600 f4 II in case something comes in too close or is moving too quick to track with the tripod. In your case if it's ALL wildlife you may want to wait for the rumored R7 if you can't afford another R5.
Mar 26, 2021 at 05:08 AM
p.1 #6R5 Backup Body?
I've always kept a back-up body as well, & recently sold both my DSLR's, after purchasing an R5.
I really don't favor any of the other currently available "R" series body; so thought of getting the cheapest, RP, & selling it when something more favorable is available.
I will probably hold off for the forth-coming R7 APS-C. Kind of sorry that I sold the EF 15-85-S, as I did retain my EF 16-35 F4L to use with the RF Adapter.
I really don't favor any of the other currently available "R" series body; so thought of getting the cheapest, RP, & selling it when something more favorable is available.
I will probably hold off for the forth-coming R7 APS-C. Kind of sorry that I sold the EF 15-85-S, as I did retain my EF 16-35 F4L to use with the RF Adapter.
Mar 26, 2021 at 05:48 AM
p.1 #7R5 Backup Body?
If I had a 1DX Mk III collecting dust, I'd sell it and pick up another R5 plus the RF 100-500 or some other RF lens. You'd be able to snag both for nearly the same price or close to a wash.
The other option is to sell the 1DXIII now and set on the cash until later this year and grab the R7 plus a nice new RF lens or a nice photography trip someplace to get out there and enjoy putting them to work.
In your particular case I wouldn't bother with the R6 because you will have the funds and then some for the R5.
I just wish I had your problems.
The other option is to sell the 1DXIII now and set on the cash until later this year and grab the R7 plus a nice new RF lens or a nice photography trip someplace to get out there and enjoy putting them to work.
In your particular case I wouldn't bother with the R6 because you will have the funds and then some for the R5.
I just wish I had your problems.
Mar 26, 2021 at 06:49 AM
p.1 #8R5 Backup Body?
Hearing that a 1Dx3 is "collecting dust" just hurts my heart. I love my R6, but in full disclosure, I'd prefer a 1Dx3 to it, so what I shoot. I agree, however, that a solid backup would be an R6.
Mar 26, 2021 at 06:57 AM
p.1 #9R5 Backup Body?
Alpha 1
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Mar 26, 2021 at 07:20 AM
p.1 #10R5 Backup Body?
R6 for sure. Same controls, affordable, and even has a specialist niche for when you need a bit more low light performance. If you’re sitting on a 1DXIII I would get rid of it fast and fund an R6 + another lens.
Besides, if you purged your collection of EF bodies you could start buying RF lenses with abandon
Besides, if you purged your collection of EF bodies you could start buying RF lenses with abandon
Mar 26, 2021 at 07:39 AM
p.1 #11R5 Backup Body?
I agree with you, lighthound, it hurts my heart, too. It's just so big and heavy, I don't find myself wanting to hike off into the woods birding lugging it around, or pack it for a trip. Someone should be enjoying it, and it's too expensive to let sit and not be my workhorse.
Mar 26, 2021 at 07:55 AM
p.1 #12R5 Backup Body?
At this point the R6 would be the best option. I tried using the 5D4/1DX2 as second bodies to the R5 and the significant differences between them made it challenging to quickly switch back and forth. Ended up selling both and only have the R5 now which has been alright since I'm not shooting nearly as much as I was a year ago.
I'm still on the fence on the R6 due to the resolution - would prefer something in the 30MP range, but may move on an R6 if there aren't other options available once I start travelling and photographing more extensively again.
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I'm still on the fence on the R6 due to the resolution - would prefer something in the 30MP range, but may move on an R6 if there aren't other options available once I start travelling and photographing more extensively again.
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Mar 26, 2021 at 08:16 AM
p.1 #13R5 Backup Body?
How about a Sony A7RIV? . . . Ha ha just kidding. Couldn't resist.
. . . I've had the R5 about 10 days so far, it's a great camera. If at some point I decide to switch from having Sony as my principal system to Canon, I'll buy a second R5 or whatever my preferred R body is at the time. I like to always have two identical camera bodies. I like to limit choices when I am taking photos to think less about gear and more about what I want to capture. It makes my thinking a lot easier -- which lens to I put on which body, seems to be a question I can never get right. When I plan on doing serious photography I usually want two bodies, two lenses with me. For me, I've gone the route of two identical bodies for the last 10-15 years, and this works much better than other alternatives for me, and is worth the extra expenditure.
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. . . I've had the R5 about 10 days so far, it's a great camera. If at some point I decide to switch from having Sony as my principal system to Canon, I'll buy a second R5 or whatever my preferred R body is at the time. I like to always have two identical camera bodies. I like to limit choices when I am taking photos to think less about gear and more about what I want to capture. It makes my thinking a lot easier -- which lens to I put on which body, seems to be a question I can never get right. When I plan on doing serious photography I usually want two bodies, two lenses with me. For me, I've gone the route of two identical bodies for the last 10-15 years, and this works much better than other alternatives for me, and is worth the extra expenditure.
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Mar 26, 2021 at 08:18 AM
p.1 #14R5 Backup Body?
arbitrage wrote:
Alpha 1
Oh for fuck's sake Geoff, really? I would have thought trolling is beneath someone of your caliber.
Don't kill you credibility by showing your Sony fanboyism so blatantly.
Alpha 1
Oh for fuck's sake Geoff, really? I would have thought trolling is beneath someone of your caliber.
Don't kill you credibility by showing your Sony fanboyism so blatantly.
Mar 26, 2021 at 08:18 AM
p.1 #15R5 Backup Body?
I have an R6. I bought the R6 first, but it's really nice to have two bodies that have essentially identical controls and ergonomics. The grips are actually slightly different between the two bodies, but all the buttons and dials are in the same spot, with the only real difference being the difference in the mode dial. I have both bodies set up identically, so I can switch between them with zero confusion on muscle memory.
Mar 26, 2021 at 10:41 AM
p.1 #16R5 Backup Body?
jrtchris wrote:
I am one of those in the R5 fan club. I had no idea I would be so happy with a camera purchase. When I bought the R5, I sold my 5D Mk IV, leaving me with the R5 and a 1DX Mk III. So now my 1DX Mk III is sitting around collecting dust. I have decided it's too nice a camera to be a backup and am selling it. ...
This is EXACTLY what I went through with the 1DXIII, sold it as being a 3rd back up shelf warmer made no sense. The only difference being I did NOT sell my 5D4, which is my second body right now.
I am one of those in the R5 fan club. I had no idea I would be so happy with a camera purchase. When I bought the R5, I sold my 5D Mk IV, leaving me with the R5 and a 1DX Mk III. So now my 1DX Mk III is sitting around collecting dust. I have decided it's too nice a camera to be a backup and am selling it. ...
This is EXACTLY what I went through with the 1DXIII, sold it as being a 3rd back up shelf warmer made no sense. The only difference being I did NOT sell my 5D4, which is my second body right now.
Mar 26, 2021 at 11:21 AM
p.1 #17R5 Backup Body?
JRobertson wrote:
Hearing that a 1Dx3 is "collecting dust" just hurts my heart. I love my R6, but in full disclosure, I'd prefer a 1Dx3 to it, so what I shoot. I agree, however, that a solid backup would be an R6.
Weird huh? But that's what happened to me as well, relegated to 3rd fiddle for me, so sold it. Got back more than a new R5 and then some so might as well.
Hearing that a 1Dx3 is "collecting dust" just hurts my heart. I love my R6, but in full disclosure, I'd prefer a 1Dx3 to it, so what I shoot. I agree, however, that a solid backup would be an R6.
Weird huh? But that's what happened to me as well, relegated to 3rd fiddle for me, so sold it. Got back more than a new R5 and then some so might as well.
Mar 26, 2021 at 11:23 AM
p.1 #18R5 Backup Body?
Actually recommending an A1 only as a backup to an R5 would put me in the Canon fanboy club. Try and think on that for a moment or two before having a temper tantrum
lighthound wrote:
Oh for fuck's sake Geoff, really? I would have thought trolling is beneath someone of your caliber.
Don't kill you credibility by showing your Sony fanboyism so blatantly.
lighthound wrote:
arbitrage wrote
Alpha 1Don't kill you credibility by showing your Sony fanboyism so blatantly.
Mar 26, 2021 at 11:54 AM