Your video caught my attention, while looking at R50 reviews. What is your advice to someone currently using the Micro Four Thirds system, now looking at other options? Improvements would be bigger sensor and improved auto focus. Have you been a long time Canon user? Any thoughts would be appreciated .
I am even more of a Micro Four Thirds user than I am a APS-C or full frame, but I have cameras of all types. I am also an avid motorcyclists and ride all types of motorcycles and even compete in vintage motocross (I looked at your photo with the dual sport/adventure bike). Back to your questions. I shoot RAW and process in DXO Photolab and Topaz Photo AI. Given my workflow, I don't see any meaningful difference in image quality based on sensor size or numbers of megapixels. So I would not migrate away from Micro 4/3 for a sensor upgrade so to speak. The autofocus on the R50 is outstanding as it is on my Canon M6 Mark II. The autofocus on the OM Systems OM-1(Micro 4/3) is just as good if not a bit better, but it is a more expensive camera. Of course it is weather sealed as are the Olympus Pro lenses and many Panasonic lenses. I just got through two days of shooting with my Lumix GH6 and was able to shoot river flow shots hand held at 1/2 and even 1 second with outstanding results due to the extraordinary image stabilization between the camera and the lens. I could never have done this with the R50, but this may not be important to you. State-of-the-art auto focus isn't very important to me given the subjects I shoot. So if you need better autofocus and you can benefit from really great weather sealing and you have the budget, I would look at the OM-1. It also has world class image stabilization if that would be of any benefit. If you weren't invested in a system, you don't need weather sealing or advanced image stabilization and you do need great autofocus as well as surprisingly good video capabilities, then I would very much recommend the R50. I am about to do more videos that touch on these subjects, so stay tuned. PS I will be posting some moto videos in the near future :)
Really appreciate your response, you’ve given me some things to consider. Good to hear you have some more videos coming, both photography and moto related. Thanks.
This analysis backs up my research. In early 2024, after shooting SLRs and DSLRs for many years, I began looking for my first mirrorless camera. I nearly pulled the trigger on an R7, then an R10. But the more I compared their specs and features, the more clear it became that the R50 was the right choice. It does everything my lovely old Canon DSLRs can do plus 4K video in a small, lightweight package for an excellent price. Bonus: With a simple, inexpensive adapter, it can use my EF and EF-S glass. If this amateur ever outgrows the R50, it will be because something entirely new and revolutionary comes along, not because I need a better mirrorless. I would add, don't be put off by influencers constantly referring to going from a cropped sensor to a full-frame sensor as an "upgrade" you will eventually want/need to make. In some ways it can be considered so, but not all. Don't enter digital photography thinking that an eventual "upgrade" to full-frame is inevitable if you want to progress. It isn't.
I completely agree. There is a ton of misperception due to marketing and market positioning. For me, the most important foundation for my work is my digital workflow. Having grown up solidly in the film era, I never thought I would say that. I shoot mostly in raw, and knowing my workflow effects how I use the camera rather dramatically. I process my raw files in DXO Photo Lab and the software just blows me away. It makes a camera like the R50 twice as good as it is natively. I also use Topaz Labs Photo AI and it is mind blowing in its own right. Both of these programs make lens and camera reviews rather suspect and even meaningless at times. Ah, but this is the stuff of another video :)
@@uncunvenchunalwisdom I'm new to off-camera processing, and I will investigate those applications. But I'm being cautious. Lots of the post-processing demos I see make photos look unnatural: too sharp, too saturated, and very videotape-like. Not the look I'm after. BTW, the other cameras I use are a 7D, 40D, and 70D.
It is really up to you as to the look you achieve in post processing. DXO PhotoLab is available free for 30 days. I don't have any relationship to the company, but I have used there software for years now. Here is legitimate review: www.pcmag.com/reviews/dxo-photolab I use the Nik Collection within PhotoLab. www.pcmag.com/reviews/nik-collection-by-dxo I am on version 6 of PhotoLab. The Nik Collection may be included in version 7 which is the current version.
I was looking for my first camera and was thinking about r50 but I am red green colorblind so I don't trust myself doing anything in post. Some people say the nikon z30 has best colors put of the box and i wont have to do anything in post. Care to comment ?
According to this article, Nikon was best with Canon a close second. petapixel.com/2016/11/16/great-jpeg-shootout-brand-best-straight-camera/ Since I rarely shoot JPEG, I am not qualified to comment directly.
I bought an RP for a grand, and over time some lenses. I more recently bought a Nikon Z5, which I find superior in most every way for a grand. I got the 40mm small,, light and pretty sharp little gem of lens, which can focus fast enough for street, and will be replacing my Canon. The last Canon lens I got was the 28mm, and I don't like it that much -- the Canon 35mm is OK, and 50mm not bad. Nikon Z5 has 2 SD card slots, much longer lasting battery, and just some much better overall than the RP, it makes the RP a good camera, but a Z5 a superior camera, when on sale for $1k body. If you want a crop sensor, go Nikon Z50, when on sale. Canon color is fine, but their sensor will NOT give you the dynamic range, thus ability in post to correct. The Panasonic GX9 is a lovely camera, but discontinued. Some swear by Fujifilm --never tried them
