topic Re: Upgrade from T5i in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

Upgrade from EOS Rebel T5i

AndrzejT — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 22:12:05 GMT

wanting to upgrade from a T5I, have three EF-S Lenses 18-55, 55-250 and a EF-S 17-55 f/2.8, have ef Lenses 50mm, 85mm and a 100-400.am looking to improve quality of EF lenses, possibly going to a D6 Mark ll, and purchasing a T8i, when on sale, as a secondary camera for use of the EF-s lenses, curious of better picture quality of the D6 Markll or just going to one R8 camera body?

Re: Upgrade from T5i

stevet1 — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 21:35:05 GMT

Andrzej,

Are you talking about the 6D or the R6?

The R6 line is a mirrorless camera, and you'll either have to buy RF lenses, or an adapter that will let you use your EF and E-S lenses on that camera.

I have a T8i and like it very much.

Steve Thomas

Re: Upgrade from T5i

AndrzejT — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 21:43:02 GMT

Looking at the D6 Mark ll strictly for the use of EF lenses, have the T5i which i plan on updating to a T8i if need be

Re: Upgrade from T5i

AndrzejT — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 21:54:01 GMT

what i guess i am really looking for is information on is the D6 Mark ll going to give me better picture resolution than a R7 with the EF-R Adaptor? Trying to get the most out of the EF lenses., if the D6 ll is of better quality, i would than just purchase aT8i for the EF-S lenses.{Secondary Camera, so to speak}

Re: Upgrade from T5i

Tronhard — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 22:05:04 GMT

Hi and welcome to the forum:
First off, without a budget we may well offer you suggestions you cannot afford, or fail to suggest options you can afford that would suit you better. So a budget VALUE would be helpful.
Your equipment identifications are confusing. Canon do not make cameras that start with a D - those are from Nikon. Canon lenses are identified with a Rebel #t, or##D, or #D - where the # is a digit.

Your EF-S lenses are limited to use on crop-sensor APS-C camera bodies, so they will not work on a 6DMkII, but your EF lenses will, so you need to clarify what lenses you want to keep, given that the EF-S17-55 and EF-S 55-250 are actually quite good lenses.
All R-series bodies can work with EF lenses via the Canon EF-RF adapter.
These include the EOS R5, R6, R8, RP and R.

However, while EF-S lenses will physically fit on those bodies, their sensor capacity is reduced by a factor for 2.5 from that advertised for the camera, because the EF-S lenses project a narrower cone of light designed for the APS-C camera, that is much smaller than the FF sensor. So, the R8 you mention would have its sensor capacity reduced from 24MP to just under 10MP.

EF-S lenses will work via the EF-RF adapter with the following bodies with no issues:
R7, R10, R50, R100, which are all APS-C sensor cameras (just like your T5i).

So, if you can get back to us with a budget, whether you want to keep your EF-S lenses (which suggest going to an APS-C body), or will relinquish your EF-S lenses to be able to go Full Frame.

Re: Upgrade from T5i

stevet1 — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 03:15:03 GMT

@AndrzejT wrote:
what i guess i am really looking for is information on is the D6 Mark ll going to give me better picture resolution than a R7 with the EF-R Adaptor? Trying to get the most out of the EF lenses., if the D6 ll is of better quality, i would than just purchase aT8i for the EF-S lenses.{Secondary Camera, so to speak}

AndrzejT,

You might benefit by reading a few articles on APS- C vs. full-frame cameras.

Amateur Photographer has some, like here:

aps-c vs. full-frame

It gives you the advantages and disadvantages of both.

Steve Thomas

Re: Upgrade from EOS Rebel T5i

AndrzejT — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 03:15:38 GMT

Thank you, think I'll be going with a 6D Mark ll, for use of my EF Lenses , and purchase, when on sale, a T8i, as a secondary camera, using my EF-S lenses.

Re: Upgrade from T5i

AndrzejT — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 18:01:37 GMT

Thank you for the site info, read it and helped tremendously, have read others but not to the degree of this one.

Re: Upgrade from T5i

AndrzejT — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 18:05:54 GMT

Plan on purchasing the T8i as a backup and for use with my Canon EF-S 17-55 mm f/2.8 lens. I'm sure I'll like and enjoy it's usefulness.