topic Re: R10 to R7 or R6 Mark II in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

R10 to R7 or R6 Mark II

TandemYards — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 21:00:43 GMT

I currently use an R10 with an RF 100-400 lens for backyard wildlife photography. I’m considering the R7 or R6 Mark II if the price drops in the weeks/months ahead. Will there be an appreciable difference in the experience (other than the shorter reach with the 6)? Thank you.

Re: R10 to R7 or R6 Mark II

deebatman316 — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 21:24:01 GMT

Is your current camera limiting you in anyway. Would you like to stay with APS-C or move to Full Frame. Would IBIS better assist you with the lens based IS in your current lens.

Re: R10 to R7 or R6 Mark II

kvbarkley — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 00:28:48 GMT

If you currently have RF-S or EF-S lenses, they will work on the R6 but severely cripple it by limiting you to an APS-C sized chunk of the sensor.

Re: R10 to R7 or R6 Mark II

TomRamsey — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 00:54:46 GMT

I did a lot of research buying into the Canon R system for wildlife photography. I wanted the RF200-800 lens and the best camera that I could afford for it, which for me is the R6 Mark II. Because of the full frame sized sensor AND less megapixels on that sensor that the R7 has on it's APC-S sensor, the pixel are larger and thus gather more light. Therefore the sensor is much more sensitive to lower light, which is a big deal in wildlife photography. The 200-800 is not a fast lens, but the low light ability of the R6 Mark II really helps with that. As an example this morning was very overcast and gloomy.. I shot these Hooded Mergansers from about 80-100 yards, 1/1000. F9, ISO 16000. I have increased the exposure a little and used noise reduction in Lightroom, but I'm not sure I would get that picture without the lower light ability of the camera. I think it may have been darker and possibly less sharp with the R7, I can't say for sure never having used an R7 but pixel size does make a difference in light gathering.

Re: R10 to R7 or R6 Mark II

TandemYards — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 17:04:14 GMT

No real limitations. I like the reach I get with APS-C. Wondering if IBIS will make a remarkable difference combined with OIS.

Re: R10 to R7 or R6 Mark II

deebatman316 — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 17:24:42 GMT

Lens Optical IS and IBIS work in tandem and provides more stabilization then optical IS alone. Or IBIS alone.

Re: R10 to R7 or R6 Mark II

TandemYards — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 18:34:42 GMT

Thank you.

Re: R10 to R7 or R6 Mark II

TandemYards — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 18:34:56 GMT

Thank you.