If i was lucky enough to have an R5 I would probably go for an R7 or wait till there is an improved crop sensor Canon mirrorless. It's just because it gives you something different, albeit mainly reach. Otherwise consider R6 ii or R8 if on a tighter budget as it has most of the main features of the R6ii but is cut down on some, obviously for the price. But sensor and AF are the same.Hard to recommend any camera coz it should be you to decide and it should be you to know the need of having a back up. Nonetheless, just out of curiosity, any special reason you need a backup for wildlife and landscapes? Do you have some previous bad experience with having only one single camera? Hope to learn something as being a guy who has no backup. Thanks in advance.
I have always had good luck with Canon cameras, but I travel a lot in remote places where a camera failure would be catastrophic, so I like to have a backup. Because of my climbing and search and rescue background I believe in redundancy when possible. I also like the luxury of having a wildlife lens on one camera and a landscape lens on the other eliminating the need to change lenses every time a different opportunity presents itself. So it may have been better to title my post as a second camera rather than a backup. And I can afford a second camera so it is not a great hardship.Hard to recommend any camera coz it should be you to decide and it should be you to know the need of having a back up. Nonetheless, just out of curiosity, any special reason you need a backup for wildlife and landscapes? Do you have some previous bad experience with having only one single camera? Hope to learn something as being a guy who has no backup. Thanks in advance.
Same camera, no need to learn differences, just go out and shoot with all the convenience you can get with identical cams. Agree, its always easier and quicker to change cameras than to change lenses. That has been my thinking but since the r6 ii is a newer camera I wondered if there were upgrades that made it a better option. I don't like the different cards though. Like I said, I like redundancy.Gotcha. IMHO for a second camera you can't go wrong with another R5.
Rumor has it that the new R5 MK2 will hit the market pretty soon. Should you not be in a hurry two of them should make you more than happy, right?
I have heard that as well, but I just don't know why I would need that many megapixels. I'm happy with the resolution on the original r5. Plus I want a second before I head to Yellowstone in early May. But thanks for your feedback!Rumor has it that the new R5 MK2 will hit the market pretty soon. Should you not be in a hurry two of them should make you more than happy, right?
I will. Thanks for the conversationNice to talk to you Ed. Please come back with your final decision.
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For the OP. The R8 was not out when I got my R6II otherwise I would have looked at it. It has only 1 QC dial and the R6II has 2 QC dials. Similar to the R7 but Canon placed on the top, not the back on the R8. Like the R7 the back control is called the Quick Control/Set Button. All II use it for is to turn eye detect on and off but there are buttons to map if someone wants to. I do have to say I like the position of the QC dial on the R7 which is mapped for EC. Reaching it feels more natural. R8 may feel the same. For the R6II I use the Set Button in the middle of the QC1 dial for eye detect on and off.
Have you considered renting a camera body for Yellowstone? The R5 II rumors suggest that it will also be a 45MP sensor with other improvements. I have an R5 and I'm strongly leaning towards buying the R5 II and keeping my R5 my 2nd body.
I have been hearing the r5 mk ii would be a 60 mp sensor. Maybe I should be patient until the r5 upgrade is released but patience is not one of my virtues.... I can most likely get by just fine in Yellowstone with my current r5, but I definitely want a second before I leave for Alaska and the Yukon in June.
I've not had that happen to me yet but I prefer the R5 set up.
I have the R6 II. Fantastic camera, but if money isn’t an issue I don’t see any reason not to get another R5. If you want a different flavor, grab an R8 as a second Canon and a Pentax K-1 Mark 2 with their FA* 15-30 2.8. I don’t own one, but from the Pentax circle I’m in (Pentax K-50 is my other system, their pro level * lenses are nice and everything they make is built like a BSH.) that combo is a phenomenal landscape/Astro set up.
I’d get an r6 II unless you need the duplicate controls of a second r5, you’d get more variety from having the r6 II.
No bad experience, but I travel a lot in very remote locations and if my camera was to go down I would be out of luck, so I just like to be prepared. From climbing and SAR experience I believe redundancy is always good if possible. Canon cameras have always been very reliable but one time without a camera would be too many.Hard to recommend any camera coz it should be you to decide and it should be you to know the need of having a back up. Nonetheless, just out of curiosity, any special reason you need a backup for wildlife and landscapes? Do you have some previous bad experience with having only one single camera? Hope to learn something as being a guy who has no backup. Thanks in advance.
