Help me decide please ....

[Withers]

Thinking of finally joining the mirrorless club and replacing my aging (but excellent) Canon 5D with either a Canon R6 Mark III or an R8 Mark II .......... Please help me decide.

Do I really need the extra pixels (32 against 24.2)? The R8 is a bit smaller and lighter which would be nice for my aging body to cope with and also work better for travel situations. The R6 is a bit more expensive, but affordable.

Which would you choose? I own a range of Canon EF fit lenses so would need an adaptor, or trade them for RF fit which I would be OK with. Help! All advice and opinions welcome. Thanks you.

 

[Jonnybrad2001]

Either is going to be a massive step up. I went 6D to R6 mk1.

I'd really go R6 3, R8 2 is another R6 2 rebody, and it (the R6 3) just seems to be the best all rounder at the moment.

Primary gains personally would be the bonus cropping, the better EVF, dual card support, 1/8000 mech shutter speed (vs 1/4000 on the R8), double the battery life, control dial on the back.

Better FPS, proper HDMI etc are nice to haves for me but still for the price difference. I think the marginal weight gain of the R6 still puts it lighter than the 5D even if you factor in the EF adapter.

 

[ancient_mariner]

I own a range of Canon EF fit lenses so would need an adaptor, or trade them for RF fit which I would be OK with.

If you're going to use the EF lenses with a converter then those older lenses probably aren't up to delivering the extra resolution you'd want for a 32MPx sensor.

the better EVF, dual card support, 1/8000 mech shutter speed (vs 1/4000 on the R8), double the battery life

These are real-world gains in performance and worth having.

 

[woof woof]

If not for your existing lenses I'd say go for Sony for the smaller package and larger range of both Sony and 3rd party lenses. Other than that, I think 33mp offers advantages over 24mp if the cost is reasonable. Good luck choosing.

 

[realspeed]

go down the micro four thirds route. Smaller cameras lighter lenses , that is whatIi did and bought the panason G9 and then added the G9ii. Then you have dual IS camera +lens IS. best move I ever made. any MFT lens makefits any MFT camera make, you now have the widest of choices possible G9ii not only dual sd cards but also SSD drive

 

[Phil V]

The R6iii for me, the reduced size and weight of the R8ii will disappear once you attach the EF converter and a decent lens.

That said, as Toni said, the extra resolution might test some older lenses. Personally I’m a fan of the lower res FF cameras, I don’t need the resolution, and the low light performance is like magic.

 

[Withers]

Thank you all for your thoughts.

@ancient_mariner I hadn't considered the lens resolution issue. Some of my collection are getting a bit old now, so maybe need to talk to my in house banker and see if we can't run to some newer RF fit ones!

@woof woof and @realspeed I hadn't considered other brands, having been a Canon disciple for decades, but certainly worth a look before I spend the money.

Still thinking, but veering towards the R6 III.

Thank you all again.

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