Brianna WuAre there camera people here on Mastodon?
My Canon 5D Mark IV is essentially a camera from 2016. I’m thinking about going mirrorless with an EF adaptor for my lenses and slowly replacing them.
Does anyone have any opinions about the Canon R6 MKII?
Paul Atkinson@briannawu @Scott what's the right hashtag for this?
Scott@briannawu @paulatkinsonpdx Having done that (almost exact same) switch 2 years ago (R6 mk1) it's a game changer. The learning curve is really steep but once you master the new autofocus system and customize the camera to how you work, it becomes far more intuitive than a dSLR. I too thought I would just slowly transition over to RF glass, but RF glass is sooooo much better than EF glass (lighter, better image quality, better IS **Control Ring**) that it was only a year before I replaced it all. The R6mk2 will only be a downgrade in resolution and the lack of color noise in the shadows will more than make up for it (went head to head with a 5Dmk4 and R6mk1 in a shadow recovery test and it was no contest). I have a lot more thoughts if you want them.
@Scott @paulatkinsonpdx I do. I would also love to know what you think about the kit lens. F/4 is blerg, but it does look fairly versatile.
@briannawu @paulatkinsonpdx the 24-105 f/4? It is really good, way better than the EF version in image quality. The f/4 is only a problem for dropping out backgrounds, for everything else it's fine. You can get decent separation and bokeh at 105mm (not great, but useful) and as a walk around general duty lens I have been impressed compare to the old EF version (which I seldom used) The RF version is lighter and smaller and Canon finally wised up and put a zoom lock on it. I also have the RF 14-35 f/4. Both lenses can take decent Astro at f/4. no real loss sharpness shooting wide open.
@Scott @paulatkinsonpdx Sounds like this is going to be a great investment!
@briannawu @paulatkinsonpdx I'll also note that the last lens I swapped was the 70-200mm f/2.8 and it is so much better than the EF version I wish I hadn't waited. I was turned off by the extend-to-zoom (still am) but I wish I had not waited. The RF gives up nothing in quality but is half the weight and size. The only downside is the zoom ring takes a lot more turning
@Scott @paulatkinsonpdx that’s really good to know. In your experience are the primes much better for mirrorless? My favorite lens is that cannon 135 f/2
@briannawu @paulatkinsonpdx unfortunately Canon has neglected the mid range primes in RF so far. They are either low end or insanely expensive. The low end and are really really good for non L glass, but still not L level. I can't bring my self to spend the money on RF L primes. I still use my EF 50 f/1.4 and Sigma ART 35mm f/1.4 and EF 100L macro. (the don't live in my bag though). They all focus better and faster on the R6 than they did on the preceding dSLRs, so the primes are likely the exception to "replace it with RF" The RF 135mm f/1.8 is likely "better" image quality than your f2/0, but it's $2100 and it almost certainly doesn't have the same "character" as the EF version (may be better or worse but will likely have a different look). I would rent one and see it it was me (I do do that before I buy)