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Hello everyone! I'm still asking myself what gear to buy to change my (very) old 7D... And I want to buy a good old-fashioned DSLR. So now that we can find good stuff at affordable prices, the question is in the title : what would you rather buy between those 2 cameras? And why?
Specially if we don't consider the weight... I'm aware it might be an important thing to consider but I don't want it to be my first criteria. Nor the price because now they are quite close...
Thanks a lot for your answers!

I currently shoot landscapes, people, and wildlife with an r6ii. I prefer shooting wildlife and landscapes but those don’t pay for my expensive hobby yet. I recently sold my backup camera (rp) and am need of another. I’m hoping to get something that doesn’t collect dust in my camera bag as just a backup/second body. My only 2 complaints with my r6ii is I hit the buffer quickly when shooting wildlife and if I can’t get close enough with my 150-600 it lacks the megapixels to crop effectively on small animals. I was thinking the r5 would be a great backup, but I have an irrational hate for buying/dealing with cf cards and the buffer is no better even with the more expensive cf card. The r7 peaked my interest as it’d work great for the wildlife, but it’d really limit wide shots and the buffer seams pretty bad. They seem to be priced pretty evenly in my area, so price isn’t really a factor.

I'd like to take my camera kayaking and paddleboarding. I don't intend it to get wet, but falling is always possible. I have a canon R7 and RF 100-400mm. What housings would people recommend? I don't need a depth rating beyond maybe 1 meter.

I have a Canon AE1 program which I bought when I was 17 (17 years ago!). I love using it but developing the film at home with caffenol and the price of film is a little cumbersome. I would like to buy a DSLR that I can get an FD adapter for the lenses I really like on this camera. I’m on the minimalist side and would like a cheaper entry level compatible camera to make this switch.

Basically a DLSR that can be adapted to FD lenses that is reliable, usable.

Hi all. I’ve recently purchased the R50 and I love it. I want to buy a strap for it and was wondering if there was any you swore by. Would like to know its of good quality so my new camera won’t go crashing to the ground 😅
Thank you.

hi reddit! Me agin

After doing some more research, the 28-70mm seems to be better for the kind of photos that I want to be taking immediately. Is there much of a difference between the USM and STM other then the odd $1,000? I am happy to pay that price if there is, but not much point if there isn’t heaps of difference.

At some point I would like to do payed photoshoots but for now I’m just a hobbiest

Found my old 350D from 2007. It comes with efs 18-55 mm, but I want to get another lens. People tend to suggest either EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM or EF 50mm F1.8 STM.

Can anyone explain the difference to me, in clear terms? (I´m new to this).

Also, is it worth spending any money on an 350D at all or should I look for a new camera? Main goal is to take some decent pictures of my kid and people in my life.

I have the 50mm f1.8, 18-45mm f5, and 100-400mm 5.6 lens in my cart along with an R50. Would those 3 lenses allow me to shoot most things like landscape, portraits, animals, etc? Or should I got with different lenses?

I just transfered from my 1200D DSLR to R50 Mirrorless and wanted to know of any good 3rd party batteries that are decent quality and cheaper than the Canon ones that are way too expensive imo. Appreciate any recommendations :)

Hi everyone, I've a question/problem relating to a different exposure through the EVF and the screen.

We've been shooting for a while with a Canon R8 and R7 and we've found that if the exposure on the EVF looks right, the picture afterward on the screen is one or two stops lighter than the EVF and usually overexposed. Looking through the EVF we have to shoot a stop darker than we'd like so thst the picture afterward has the right exposure. If we import the picture it's the same as the screen in terms of exposure.

We use different lenses but mostly the rf 600 and 800 f/11 for birding.

I can't find any settings that relate to this. Do you guys experience the same? And if not, what could we do about it?

I have a 70-200 f2.8 II IS lens and I've noticed a slight play between the elements just before the focus ring.

Is this a known issue? (It doesn't seem to affect the photos.)

Is it something that can be fixed?

What I typically shoot:

Animals at distance
Landscape
Up close detail shots

I’m a hobbyist not a pro, what are the best lenses I can get for this camera under 1,000$ each?

Hi everyone! I need some tips or/and advice regarding this two cameras. I know that the R8 is a better (maybe much better) and newer camera than the RP, but I'll provide some information about myself, previous gears, my financial condition and my goals which may lead to choose one or another.

So, I've been taking pictures for about 20 years. I started with 14 years old when I bought my first camera, a Canon A60.
In all these years I owned a bunch of cameras: Canon XT, 60D, Nikon 3xxx, 5xxx and 7xxx line, D750, Olympus EM5 and EPL8. There was also I time, for about 5 years, that I shot exclusively on film and developed them myself (also had about 20 different cameras between point and shoot and SLRs).

My second to last camera was a Canon 6D which I used for about 4 years. The image quality was pretty impressive for a camera with that age, although the focus was pretty bad.

I used to work with photograhy for a few years, but I don't do it anymore (it's been a long time since I stopped, actually) so I don't make money with it and the gear is not a work tool that would justify investing huge amounts of money.

Also, I live in Brazil where things can be pretty expensive and hard to buy.

Well, in 2024 I started to feel two negative things about the Canon 6D that made me sell it: first was the size and weight of the camera (specially using the 24-105mm f4), preventing me from taking it to certain places where I would not feel confortable holding it or carrying a huge backpack.
Second was the focus, I know that the camera didn't get any worse within the years - but with the mirrorless "hype" I felt that I've been missing a lot when it comes to focus speed and accuracy.

So, after selling it I bought a Sony a6400 - and I must say: what an incredible little camera! The ISO capability is pretty impressive, being able to shoot ISO 10,000 almost perfectly clean. I think I can say that the noise in this APSC camera is better than the full frame 6D sensor.
And the focus, omg... SO fast and precise. The eye tracking is phenomenal!
But... I really miss the "full frame characteristics" that the 6D provided. Specially in the DOF aspect.
I used to shoot the 6D with a 35mm f2 and the bokeh was way more pleasant than using the a6400 with a 23mm f/1.4 (which has a 35mm FOV).

So I was thinking about selling the a6400 and getting a FF mirrorless camera. After weeks of research on different brands bodies and lenses (Sony, Nikon, Canon, Panasonic) I ended up with these two options: Canon RP and R8.

I know that the R8 it's a big step up from the previous RP model, but do you guys think is justifiably the price different for a hobbyist who uses primarily for family and friends memories, some concerts and vacations? Do you think the RP it's a "downgrade" coming from the a6400?

I don't record videos, just pictures and I almost never shoot sports - but I love shooting in low light conditions.

The price difference here is:
RP - 5.400 BRL
R8 - 8.500 BRL
BRL = Brazilian Real (my country's currency)

So, that makes the R8 about 63% more expensive than the RP.

Sorry for the extremelly long post, I just wanted to point out all that matters so I can make the right choice.

Howdy!

I shoot events and I typically enjoy using two bodies with two primes, one wide one telephoto.

I’ve been using the r6ii as my main with a 5div as my 2nd body.

While I love the 5div, it is heavy and I’m loving the size and speed of mirrorless bodies these days.

I was thinking about just grabbing another r6ii, but I spotted the r7s going for a pretty good price on the used market.

It does have dual card slots, and since it’s my 2nd body I’ll use it with my telephoto prime so I’m not worried about a crop.

Would using and matching the r7 with the r6ii be pretty seamless? Is it decent for pro work?

I use since some years now a Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro with Life-Size Converter for my macro shoots.

I’d like to explore a bit more naturalistic macro world and can’t decide in between EF 100mm f/2.8L and EF 180mm f/3.5L. Unfortunately I can’t rent them to try myself.

Although I do have some experience with handheld tele without IS (e.g. 200mm f/2.8L and 400mm f/5.6L) need some advice from people with direct experience about the macro on a crop sensor.

Thanks!