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Greetings from Colorado (EOS R6 v R5)


3 years 8 months ago #693529 by ejeverard
Amateur photography & video looking to expand my horizon. I pre-ordered the Canon EOS R6, but still researching the R5. I have seen recently how the Atomos Ninja V can extend the R5 4K60 recording time to unlimited without overheating, while the R6 is still limited to 57 mins. This may be my push from the R6 to the R5. Anyone else having similar thoughts?
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3 years 8 months ago #693967 by David Norris
You gotta ask yourself, do you really need 4k video?

I recorded a video at 720p and then when exporting, I set the Target Bitrate to 6mbps. I was only uploading to Facebook, but all of my friends started asking me to shoot videos for them because apparently it was an amazing video (it wasn't).
I shoot my work's YouTube channel in 1080p and it looks fine even on my 55" 4K TV

Unless you give more details about what your intended use is, it's hard to answer.
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3 years 8 months ago #693974 by ejeverard
Thank-you David, my primary use is sport video & photography, specifically the sport of wrestling. I also take graduation photos for our senior class.
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3 years 8 months ago #694270 by David Norris

ejeverard wrote: Thank-you David, my primary use is sport video & photography, specifically the sport of wrestling. I also take graduation photos for our senior class.


You could be better served with the R5 if you're more video-centric.

I shoot indoor sport photos & the video is more of a side-job. For me, the R6 is a better option because I tend to shoot 1000+ photos per night, and it's much easier to store than many photos at 20mp than 45.

Low light performance is also a big factor with indoor sports.
I need to shoot 1/1000 or faster which means my ISO is usually between 4000-6400 on my R. I feel like wrestling would be a little bit of a slower sport than Indoor Cricket, so maybe around 1/600-800 which would certainly help drop the ISO and clean up the image.
The R5 has good low light performance, but for me the better low light on the R6 is important.

If you haven't got one yet, make sure you pick up the RF 28-70 f2.0 lens. I've been doing this job for 3 years and in one month of owning that lens, the quality of my work has jumped up a level.
The sharpness, the increased light performance and the bokeh at 2.0 is all very valuable, plus it's one hell of a portrait lens.

So I'd recommend getting the lens and then getting the best body you can afford on top of that. Remember; 1080p is actually pretty great
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3 years 8 months ago #694276 by ejeverard
Appreciate you sharing your wisdom! The RF 28-70 f2.0 Lens is on the list & budget wise, will need to go with the R6. Performance wise, indoor, low light, storage, processing, etc (all the points you raise) will more than meet my needs. Thank-you!!
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