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I don't NEED the R6 I have, the 5D4 has served my many sports and action needs for years. However, I always try to find the tools and changes to make my life a bit easier and so that I spend less time on the computer, and the R6 has done that for me. I now get images composed correctly in the frame during the shot while the camera maintains focus on someone's eyes as they move around. How does this save me time?
Scenario 1: When I take 300+ shots of an athlete on my 5D4, I have to shoot more loosely and then crop during post for the composition I want, vs now being able to shoot a bit more tightly and not having to crop many of the images for composition later. That is just one example, and I figure this saves me about 5sec a file = about 10-20 minutes a shoot.
Scenario 2: High ISO is cleaner on the R6 as well beyond 12800, than the 5D4, so that saves me some post processing of low light fast shutter shots. For marching band, I will also end up with several hundred shots per event for our school, and less cleanup = less time spent. When I can take the images right out of the camera now and not have to run the raw through DPP for some typical tweaks I used to perform, coupled with running the resulting JPG through a bulk NR custom action I have created = quite a bit of saved time.
Savings (Scenarios 1 and 2 could be inclusive): I figure from just one night of shooting an event, I have saved over an hour of work (maybe closer to 2 depending on conditions and event) from the old days from the 7D2 (which the R6 replaced) per event and that adds up. The savings over the 5D4 is a bit less, but there is still a noticeable savings.
So like SO MANY other things in life, sure we can make due with older, or lesser, or less capable devices, than what may be on the market, we just have to decide on our priorities. Can I get to the grocery store with my toyota? Sure. Do I need a Model 3 Performance to get me there? No. But one is WAY more fun (and faster) than the other, and sometimes I want the fun more than the function.
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