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Having been on an upgrade cycle of 7 to 8 years, I confess that I am likely to purchase an R5 Mark II on introduction after having my R5 for a year and half. That'll be two firsts for me: upgrading after only 1 1/2 years, and buying a camera at intro. Of course, this is depending on an actual release and the final specifications of the camera.
I love my R5 and plan to keep it as a second body. There are a couple of features though that just keep tugging me down the road to upgrade:
I'd like to know what other folks think about the Mark II... should the February announcement actually occur. I think it will. What features do or don't matter to you?
I love my R5 and plan to keep it as a second body. There are a couple of features though that just keep tugging me down the road to upgrade:
- Pre-buffer shooting. I always miss birds launching by a hair and would like to take photos of lightning. In sports, I have a good sense for the moment of the action, this can only help.
- Auto-focus improvements, especially QPAF and low light AF. The R5 is fantastic, but it does hunt in low light and improvements in the R6 II and R8 AF have been lauded. I admit, this is a weakness of mine and I can use all the help that I can get.
- Increased resolution/size of viewfinder and display. My eyes just ain't what they used to be. My unicorn is the articulating viewfinder.
- Multi-function hot shoe. My old flashes suffice, but the incompatibility moving forward is frustrating.
- Stacked sensor... dynamic range... improved low light image quality. No complaints in my R5, but can you imagine it being better!
I'd like to know what other folks think about the Mark II... should the February announcement actually occur. I think it will. What features do or don't matter to you?