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.
