@shadowsports wrote:I'll hit BestBuy to hold an R5 when released, but I'm not going backwards in resolution so the R6 is off the table for me.
From my perspective, its going to come down to battery life. Doesn't mean I'll get one, but that will be one of the top of my list factors affecting my next body purchase. My 6D2 stil has plenty of life left in her.
I agree. I think the R Series is an excellent upgrade path for Rebel and M Series users. The R Series is definitely the way to go should I need a replacement if one of my current bodies fail. Buy a used 1D body. They're GREAT!
I spuing for a used 1D Mark IV three years ago, instead of buying a 7D2, for action photography. Even though it has a lower resolution than my 6D and 6D2, the colors and contrast that it captures more than makes up for it.
You really do not notice a difference until you start pixel peeping, or cropping very deeply. I tracked this guy all the way across the pond, from take off to landing. The lens is the Sigma 150-600mm "C" after the AF firmware update.
Pay visit to KEH. Besides a 1Dx series, the 16MP 1D Mark IV or the 21MP 1Ds Mark III are the only used 1D bodies I would recommend buying.
The 1D4 has an APS-H crop sensor, the wider ISO range, and faster frame rate. The 1Ds3 has a full frame sensor. Both cameras have the same AF system. According to a pro sports photographer friend, both bodies have pretty much the same usable ISO ranges. I rarely go past ISO 3200 on the 1D4, which is the extended upper limit of the 1Ds3. My friend says the 1Ds3 is cleaner at the higher ISO settings than the 1D4.
@John_SD wrote:
@shadowsports wrote:I'll hit BestBuy to hold an R5 when released, but I'm not going backwards in resolution so the R6 is off the table for me.
From my perspective, its going to come down to battery life. Doesn't mean I'll get one, but that will be one of the top of my list factors affecting my next body purchase. My 6D2 stil has plenty of life left in her.
I agree that 20MP seems lackluster by today's standards. But there will be other advantages of the R6, including IBIS, its shooting speed and price, chief among them. I think these factors will appeal to enthusiasts who are taking their first steps into full frame.
For me, I will go with B&H as it has no physical presence in California, thus I won't have to pay sales tax. And my experiences thus far with B&H have been stellar.
I do agree with you about battery life, though. While we can't expect battery life for mirrorless to equal that of most DSLRs, due to the EVF, it has been improving, and I am hopeful that we can get a minimum of 700 shots out of whatever comes with the R5. Some mirrorless cameras have batteries with CIPA ratings in the low 300s, which would suck. We shall see.
The resolution difference between 20MP, 24MP, and 26MP is not a great as you seem to think. The shot below is 12MP. Home of the best hamburgers on the planet, IMHO. Legend says they invented the hamburger.
I am not so sure I want an IBIS sensor, either. Cleaning them is not as straight forward as a conventional sensor. The IBIS mechanism adds $300 to $400 hundred to the cost of a replacement sensor. Sony has been waging a price war to corner the mirrorless market.
