AstronomerXI wrote: bcguy wrote:
I am a hobbyist and an owner of an EOS R. I don't shoot sports, or anything more difficult than an uncooperative child, and in my opinion, the EOS R is all that I need. The focus system is pretty good. Eye tracking works well when you are close enough. It isn't perfect, but if the subject is somewhat motionless, as in a portrait session, and the lighting is okay, you should be fine. If your portraits are of a hyper-active 9 year old in a dimly lit living room, you might have some trouble.
Even if I had the money, I'd rather stick with the EOS R for the extra MP. It is enough for my purposes. The only thing that I'd find very tempting about the R6 is Canon dial on the back and the joystick. I miss those from my old 5D.
Do you have the latest firmware? For fun, after I installed it, I turned off the lights in my basement studio with the R mounted on a tripod. The only light was a little ambient light coming down the stairs. I was in shadow from my big soft box so it was nearly dark. The eye auto focus locked on my eye every single time, using an 85mm f/1.2. I was impressed, and remain so. The R is a very good camera.
I have the firmware with the latest focus update, but, alas, I have no f/1.2 lenses. Apparently the EOS R can focus in even darker conditions with an f/1.2 lens. In the situation I described, the fault lay squarely with my son, who wouldn't sit still for long enough to allow my whiz-bang camera to focus.Under less difficult circumstances, such as photo sessions BEFORE my son has ice cream, the EOS R focuses like a champ. I too am very impressed.
Jul 16, 2020 at 09:13 AM
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