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anthonygh wrote:
A question about personal abilities and what we need vs wants……..I have been using a Canon 5D SR a lot recently and am really liking what I can do with the files using the various lens /software combos I have available.
I mainly shoot studio (fashion etc) or landscape / seascape….and print to A2.
I’m a bit old school in that I will happily revert to one of my Bronicas…sometimes the ETRsi for the number of shots a roll…or my GS1…..if wanting to push the boat out and get 6 X 7 negs to scan. Loads of pro lenses for this gear.
That said…I was in Paris a month ago and took a 1GX….and was happy with my ‘holiday snaps’. And the A3 prints.
It might be obvious now I don’t buy the latest and greatest…I could afford it….but would it make a difference?
Not asking for advice here regarding upgrading kit…just a bit of a discussion about what is a ‘quality’ product…and what does a person really need to get great images? Pro or amateur?
Probably not what the manufacturers / advertisers / ‘influencers’ tell us…in my opinion anyway....Show more →
When you ask, "would it make a difference?", you have to qualify that with "to who and under what circumstances?" If getting the shot requires high fps and fast/accurate AF, then, yeah, it can make quite a bit of difference. If you need to use really high ISO settings to mitigate motion blur, then it might make a notable difference.
But let's say you rarely shoot past ISO 1600 and use center AF on relatively slow moving or static scenes, then, no, it probably won't make much of a difference. I mean, there will be differences, but those differences likely won't affect the "success" of your photo, however you might define "success", or your ability to get the photo in the first place.
However, speaking just for myself, the differences in operation between the R5 and 6D2 are night and day -- the R5 is a much more pleasant camera to use, and, going against the crowds, I really loved my 6D2 (I only recently sold it off and had second thoughts all the way through the process). But I finally realized that, no, I would never use the 6D2 again because the R5 and RF lenses I have are just that much nicer than what I had for the 6D2.
Now, if I showed you my keepers from the 6D2 at any print size you like, and my keepers from the R5, I doubt anyone would say that my R5 photos are so much better, or even better at all (I had the 6D2 a lot longer than I've had the R5, so I have a lot more keepers with that than the R5 right now).
But the IBIS of the R5 lets me take shots that I couldn't take, or take nearly as well, as with my 6D2. My R5 lets me focus anywhere in the frame and nails it every time, whereas I stuck to center AF with focus/recompose for every shot. I mean, that alone makes it worth the upgrade. Then add to that the fact that I can get my R5 + RF 70-200 / 4L IS in my small camera bag, whereas I needed a small backpack to use my EF 70-200 / 4L IS II (a brilliant lens, by the way!), and, consequently, rarely used it (I don't shoot long that often, anyway, but that may have simply been a result of the inconvenience), well, that's another feather in the cap for the RF (I've only just gotten the RF 70-200 / 4L IS, though, so I've not had much opportunity to use it yet, but, rest assured, it will be used far, far, far more than the EF was ever used!).
However, I could have gotten a new R6.2 for the same price as my used R5, so why the R5 over the R6.2, then, when the R6.2 has even better operation than the R5? Simple: 45 MP vs 24 MP and the operation of the R5 is so good that I doubt the better operation of the R6.2 would make a difference for my photography (others, of course, will feel quite the opposite). But does the 45 MP vs 24 MP make a difference to the "success" of my photography? Likely not. But what can I say? I like more pixels. : )
In short (I know, too late!), the newer cameras might make a huge difference to you as a result of their superior operation. However, depending on the types of photos you take, the size you display them, and who looks at your photos, you may find that the newer cameras make no or little difference with regards to the "success" of your photography.
So, I say rent an R5 and see what you think. If you're not won over in a day, a week on the outside, then probably best to stick with what you have and wait until something comes out that really does make a difference to you, if that day ever comes.
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is common as muck. Most seem to be used to take random snaps of pets!! 
