Canon R5 or the canon 90D?? - Wildlife photography recommendations

[Dmcd3055]

I am trying to figure out which camera is best for wildlife photography. 

Canon R 5 vs the Canon 90 D

Please share your thoughts

Thank you

Don

[jrhoffman75]

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@Dmcd3055 wrote:

I am trying to figure out which camera is best for wildlife photography. 

Canon R 5 vs the Canon 90 D

Please share your thoughts

Thank you

Don

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If the R5 is in your budget I think most folks here will recommend that you get the mirrorless camera.

[ebiggs1]

"If the R5 is in your budget I think most folks here will recommend that you get the mirrorless camera."

Well at least two of us will. I love the 90D it is the best DSLR crop series camera Canon ever made. May be the best crop camera ever made period. I could totally be happy with one but I am afraid the future going forward is mirrorless. Budget allowing that is where you want to head.

[March411]

Love my 90D but the R5 at this time is the better option. I'm waiting for the rollout of the R5 MII (rumored June/July) to pick one up.

[kvbarkley · Accepted solution]

What leads *you* to one vs the other? What are you looking for in a camera?

Do you have any other Canon cameras with existing lenses you would use?

[Dmcd3055]

i have the 90D and am looking at the R5. Just wondering what i gain in the R5. I primarily take pics of wildlife and landscape

[johnrmoyer]

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@Dmcd3055 wrote:

i have the 90D and am looking at the R5. Just wondering what i gain in the R5. I primarily take pics of wildlife and landscape

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I have an EOS 80D and bought an EOS R5. The EOS R5 has only a few less pixels on the bird in 1.6x crop mode and full frame works well for landscape or when one can get closer to wildlife. I use all of my EF and EF-S lenses on my EOS R5 and have not bought any RF lenses.

It seems to me that the eye focus and tracking on the EOS R5 works well for wildlife.

[Dmcd3055]

so are you using the crop feature all the time? what is the advantage of using crop vs the normal full frame

[johnrmoyer]

I use the crop when the wildlife is far away and I will crop later anyway.

The advantages to me are eye detection auto focus works better and smaller files.