I can only really tell you what I would do, not what you should do because everyone’s different. A few interesting things happen with the R8: 1. The R8 is a new camera at a similar low price with much better video specs and AF performance. 2. The RP gets EVEN cheaper on the used market due to supply from people upgrading to the R8. I don’t think it’s hard to figure out for yourself taking your own needs into consideration!
Ikr? I've been doing photography since the 90's with a Canon AE-1. I've had a myriad of cameras through the years, including ones with rather high specs. But the RP is by far my favourite. It's lightweight, very versatile and produces high quality photos. I don't get that notion that someone would outgrow this model after just a couple of years. That's just justifying GAS. If you have a more than capable camera, stick with it until it falls apart. There's something to say about really knowing your camera and making use of it to the fullest instead of constantly chasing the next shiny thing.
i just bought the Canon RP a month ago, refurbished for $600, and it's truly an amazing beginner camera. With the camera I purchased the 85mm F/2, and ordered the zoom 24-105 f/4-7.1, which comes in the mail in a few days! I just had my first portrait shoot with it and the photos came out amazing, I got a lot of compliments! Can't wait to practice more photography with this camera!
I've had it for a year and my favourite lens to use with it is the manual Nikon 28 2.8 Ai-S that I used with film, adapted with a K&F ring. Incredible detail, contrast and colour. the 50 1.8 EF STM doesn't disappoint either, nor my other vintage glass
Bought the RP a few years ago as my first full frame camera and just love it. Started with the RF 50mm but recently got a Sigma 35mm art with EF adapter and it is so sharp! Your review confirms all my feelings about owning this camera.
Ah I've been thinking of buying the Sigma 35mm art. I'm glad you posted this. How's the RP going and is the Sigma still doing well? tks! Just bought the RP for my first mirrorless camera. Coming from a T6i. I have a USM lens that's pretty decent EF-S USM 17-85 mm f/4-5.6. Thoughts? Should I sell it?
I have used the RP for quite a bit and still think that a Fuji XT2 to this date offers a way better bang for your buck if you are a beginner or even for professional work, you should try that out, the quality is just amazing and the colours are miles better specially if you use film simulation and on low light it’s just brilliant. Don’t mind what other people use, many professionals use crop sensors with no problem and the real high end photographers I personally know they all use medium format. The discussion about crop or full frame was relevant 10 years ago, nowadays if you look only the final images you can’t tell what sensor it was shot unless you compare to an actual bigger sensor such as medium format.
I shoot with the RP and have so for a few years as well. It’s an incredibly capable camera as some who shoots photos and I highly recommend it to newer shooters! Plus with the RF-EF adapter, using affordable EF glass and third party EF glass works like a charm :)
You can find so many used EF lenses and since Canon is so popular you can be out with your RP and the adapter and unexpectedly have the chance to use a lens you don’t own! Some time ago I shot a music video for a friend and when I get there he starts shooting a few photos with his Rebel and a 18mm Rokinon, we ended up using that lens (now using the full image circle) for most of the video!
The RP was my primary camera for over 18 months and I love it! It was my first full-frame camera and the quality was top notch for its price. I eventually had to upgrade because of its lacking videos features, but if someone is just doing photography, it's an excellent camera!
I absolutely love the RP! It is a great little full-frame camera body with amazing capabilities. I have been using it for the past year and I can definitely say that I am not in a need to change it. I started photography with a crop camera years ago and as a professional, I can definitely say that the RP is not only for beginners! Been using only the RF 50mm f/1.8 and I am extremely satisfied with the results. For video I can agree that it can't top the R/R5/R7/R10 and so on, but it's great if you know what you are actually doing. In the end if we forget how great the RP is and its disadvantages - it all comes down to the person behind it, their level of skill, knowledge, ideas, creativity and experience. Loving the videos Mitch! All the love from Bulgaria!
Regarding the missing dual card-slot: You can make the camera send the photos to your iPad at all times. That way you will have a second backup. And you can change the SD-card halfway through the session to make sure the photos are secure. Or just buy a NewQ external harddrive with SD-card reader. Then you can copy the card with the push of a button.
I’ve been shooting with RP for the last 2 years, and I think I’ll stick to it. It’s a decent camera with amazing value for money. With good glass and skills, the images are totally usable for professional needs
Loved my RP but the dynamic range and poorer ISO handling were rough and ultimately caused me to get an R6 afterwards. These points plus IBIS, more photos per second second, no crop in 4K video, duel card slots, and a longer battery life. For the money though the RP really delivers and I loved how light and easy it is to use.
Just got one a couple of weeks ago as a backup to my 5D Mark IV and I'm really loving it so far. Got a Canon adapter as well so I can use my old EF lenses with it
I came from the T3i 10 years ago which was already 2-3years old after release. I taught myself how to shoot and expose on that system and I loved it so much but when canon released the RP I knew that was the one for me. Its compact size and full frame sensor really are great even in 2024. Plus the fact that it takes my older EF/s lenses makes it that much better. Also the Yonguo RF 85mm f1.8 is STUNNING
Well before the digital cameras, professionals were using film cameras which means you have one shot to take and can corrupt all films just like one sd card. But they were doing amazing. Sure two sd card slot is a good bonus but i don't think it is a must. So I don't know why everyone says non-profesional for one sd card slot cameras even though a lot of other good or equal specs with two card slots ones.
I have the Canon RP and I really think that for portrait photography it works perfectly, for video it's not ideal, but if you stick to 1080 it's also fine, now we call it for "beginners" but it's better than my 5Dmkii than when I bought it in 2009 it was considered "professional" :)
@@jon112media I believe it uses the same sensor (although a newer image processor) as the 6D mk II which was criticised for is high noise compared to competitors. Myself, last digital camera I had used more extensively was the 60D, and in between a few film cameras. With my RP I have no complaints whatsoever with ISO performance or DR, in fact I feel spoiled. I can't imagine what using an R6 mk II must be like!
Love the RP! On top of being a great beginner camera I think it's a great option for photographers who are looking for a more affordable Full Frame Mirrorless camera as a backup or secondary to their main camera
Been pro shooting with an rp the past 3 years, I’ve even managed to shoot good pics with the 24-105 kit lens believe it or not. I think it’s a good standard camera for people shooting general subjects that don’t move fast I say that because I do have a bit of a hard time focusing in hectic environments with a lot of action going on. That said, it nails the pictures when I need it to, it’s the best bang for your buck camera on the market, and even tho the battery is just alright, I actually like having a few batteries and reloading then up like I’m in a fps, keeps it fun for me. Not to mention the video quality is also slept on
To be clear, there are a few 3rd-party RF mount lenses on the market, and they're good ones too. They're just not from the usual Sigma, Tamron etc and they're manual lenses. Also the fact that the EF mount is getting discontinued doesn't really matter that much because old lenses are still around, still plenty and still kicking. Some of my favourite lenses are even older, from the 70's. and work great on the EOS R mount with the adaptor.
90% of the change is finding the right adapter for your camera and lens set up, I use M42 mount lenses on my EF camera so I do plan to adapt my EF lenses once my EF cameras kick the bucket.
I’m 2+ years into owning the RP & have shot a bunch of commercial stills with it, I’m starting to move into video & so far it’s holding up, but I think I’ll move to an R6 in the next 18months
i bought my RP back in 2020 along with a battery grip when started photography and it was an amazing experience then i bought my R6 a year later and have been using my RP as a B camera. it holds up so well. i heavily recommend this camera to people who want to start off with a full frame camera.
I've had this camera for about 5 months and the one before was an M50, this is a great camera for beginners but because of the lens situation at the moment I'd steer to Sony if I could rewind. However I'm almost making a living from the RP so it has paid itself off big time! The single SD slot is also making me limit my services a bit though like weddings, also the battery life isn't that great for events like a wedding. But I've been doing portraits and events so far and it's been great!
I just purchased a Cannon EOS RP as my first Camera, before I saw your video I had been dipping my toe in the Photography realm and I decided to dive in. I got the kit on Amazon that offered a few lenses and the camera. I am very new to photography and am still learning. I appreciate your video and hope the EF lenses are still available for some time. The second photo in your intro caught my eye. (0:14 time stamp) Can you elaborate on the settings and technique? it almost looks like oil painting and I find that very cool.
Got the RP couple of years ago and was bored after three months. It's a fun camera but it lacked soul and the battery is rubbish. Got an X-T4 at some point for video mainly and it's great. And for Photography I finally bought a brand new 6d ii this week for 700 bucks. Yes in 2023, and it's so much fun!
I got the rp as my first full frame camera because it’s size, coupled together with the 50 1.8 rf lens. Great image quality. But for street photography it’s annoying that you can’t put it in silent mode. (Besides in automatic). No solutions to fix it either. Too bad.
I see it less of a beginner's camera and more of a purist's camera BECAUSE it lacks all the fancy features like dynamic range capability, high shots per second and computational processing. It reminds me a lot of shooting on film. Learning how to use filters before the lens to get the perfect landscape shot in a single frame is a good challenge that the EOSRP brings to the table!
When talking about the 4K crop you say the 50mm will be 75/80mm, which is true. But then you recommend the R7/10, which would also be cropped anyway, as they're cropped sensor camera's 😂!
I've used the RP, R, and R6 (got to use them as part of my job at the time) bought my own R6 but I'm going back for the RP soon. Unless you need log footage the RP is insane. I really don't recommend the R because the 4k footage is also borderline unusable. Fingers crossed for an RP MKii
using a canon T7 camera and hearing canon is discontinuing the EF mount has me eye balling a ton of their zoom lenses in hopes they crash in price even if I go with a diffrent brand of camera I can just get an EF adapter at that point.
Im thinking about picking up the rp. I love taking pictures of birds but as of now all ive had is my phone (note 20 ultra) and as you might guess my pictures are very limited.... I also looked at the rf 600mm lens which hopefully will allow me to get long distance shots.
F going for bird photography I would look at the R7 over the RP just so you can get 1.6x closer for example with a 300mm the focal length is 480mm. I feel the RP is somewhat short sometimes.
@damo.hutchinson I did wind up going with the rp with a cannon 100-400mm lense and so far it's been pretty good. I'll definitely be picking up a 50mm at some point and theres a new cannon 200-800mm usm lens launching next month that I'll definitely be getting for longer distance shots.
@@brradv3552 the 200 - 800mm looks fantastic for wildlife photography. Currently using the EF 70 - 300 L and that's pretty good if you're fairly close and it's compact too. The RF 200 - 800 looks a monster 😂😍
@damo.hutchinson yep should be much easier getting pictures of birds with the 200-800. Pretty decent price as well, at just under 2k 👍 If I ever win the lottery I'll get the 20k beast O_o
The pricing of the RP in combination with the rf50mm1.8 is banger. But for further lenses, I really I dislike the pricing of the RF lenses. And sadly sigma/tamron lenses so far. Also I kind of miss a bigger battery and a a batterygrip (with working buttons/dials). So in my opinion, watch out for a second hand Sony A73 and get going with sigma/tamron glas.
@@MitchLally I just checked the prices and the RP has become really cheap second hand. In combination with the rf 50mm18 an awesome combo. Iam most likely still willing to spend ~500€ more for the body since I have no intention of using the ef adapter. And after buying a 28-75 and a 70-180 and an Samyang prime, I will have saved some money compared to buying rf glas. Thanks and keep up the good work!
I’ve had the RP since 2019 and love it as well! Also, being that it’s a full frame with an option to crop in give you more options with prime lenses - kind of like round about way of zooming in. Does the RP color scheme pull a little on the green side for you?
I currently own the Canon 90d. Thinking of full frame. So is the RP a good choice and will all my EF lens fit this RP camera. And what about batteries? Same as 90d
Yes. I have the Canon RP. You can use EF lenses with the RF EF adapter and works just as good as RF lenses. I managed 1200 shots on 1.5 batteries. It's a superb camera.
they have this camera with a 100 dollar cash back at jb hifi for 2069 with the kit lens 24-105mm I have come from many canon DSLRs back in the day I am no beginner, but this will be my first ever full Frame camera. if I want to go next level is this not worth it for my first full frame?
I just bought one brand new for 2k USD. Guess where these exorbitant prices are coming from. Hint: i’m a water mexican My options were the 6d mark 2 or the RP and both of them were 2k with a good lens (brand new btw cause someone somehow still has a brand new 6d mark 2) I didn’t expect the prices to be 4 times in my country, but both of these were still the smartest option imo. But in the end, the 6d really only offers a traditional “professional” look given its bulk and the EF mount. I plan to have the camera for a long time so im still praying lenses and lens adapters start becoming available
Good backgrounds on the photos! That’s something that’s commonly ignored by portrait photographers these days. As for full frame vs crop, I come from film and already have a few FF lenses so crop was always out if the question for me. Unless you use Fujifilm or Panasonic, it sucks that if you have a crop sensor camera you’re limited to either cheap plastic-bodied zooms with no character or really zoomed in pricier primes!
I making money with RP the more is getting old to my hand the more I surprised the photos... if I upgrade or second camera I think R6 in near future...
I took yt advice and got the sony a6400 ...i regret my decision it's price doesn't match it's capabilities it's a mediocre camera if not less Am thinking to switch to Canon, hoping for a better results
I can't decide! Nikon z5 or canon rp . From the one hand nikon is better overall but canon has has the screen that you can see yourself! And I want it just for vocations and selfies just personal use ! I don't know what to do... I just want to take very good quality pictures while walking etch... can you recommend me something?
Thank you for the video though i want some advice, i want to buy the Rp, but i want to do events photography like birthday shoots, late night dinner, graduation and Portraits with studio shoots Is the RP worth it for me?
It was never a 'beginners' cc camera. You guys crack me up. I know a wedding photographer in my city that's been using the RP since it was introduced. She likes the size because it fits her small hands and the phenomenal photos she takes. She has no intention of trading up. Why upgrade every couple of years you'll never get out of debt.
It’s a great camera for serious beginners and a camera for pros too. Get over yourself - not everything you see on the internet is a personal attack on your purchasing decisions.
What woud you suggest, this or the Panasonic G9? These are my considerations. I have Panasonic lenses, but am considering getting a FF. Thanks. BTW, I never shoot video. So, that is not a consideration.
Hi, can you tell me your opinion? I want to buy the eos r10 istead of this because of video specs, altouhgt I'll take more photos than videos It would be my first camera.
So I want to buy a camera that will be able to zoom into things without losing quality. I want to take photos of animals and have those rich colors. Any recommendations? (I can go expensive on budget)
should I buy the R10 with a 18-45mm and a 55-210mm (canon kit) or should I instead buy the RP, ive seen that the r10 has nice fps for video and taking pictures while the RP has 5fps and 24fps for video, ive also heard that while being a APS-C sensor camera it has a better processor than the RP, ive there's anyone that could tell me pros and cons, please
I shoot with the Canon R5 but my fujifilm XT4 is my every day camera. However I’m going to sell the fuji because, I get the urge to use my big boy lenses on a smaller camera for fun. Now that canon have more primes I can make the switch, it didn’t occur to me to get the RP, I was waiting for canon to invent a smaller camera for the RF mount when the RP existed all this time 😂
im a bit lost im looking to buy my first camera it would be mostly for photography but also a bit of videography. Which camera would you recommend? i looked into the sony a6400 or canon eos rp, canon m50 II etc..
Just purchased the RP with a nifty 50 to start wading in to mirrorless shooting. Been shooting on a a 6D MKII and 5D MKIV, and will continue to do so for a while, but I wanted to play around with a mirrorless. Wasn't going to spend 3500 on the R5 or something like that, but I still wanted the full frame sensor. When I saw the RP was only 1000 dollars I couldn't resist. Should be coming in tomorrow and I can't wait to fiddle with it.
I'm confused between 6D2 and RP. I only need photography. Since you have both, what do you suggest? Battery is the only thing worries me about RP. I can get both for same price.
@@ShebeerPrince The 6D Mark II is a full frame DSLR that uses the EF lens system. Because of the mirror and motor system the body is larger than a mirrorless RP. The RP is nice because it is a more compact body and the "bigger" RF mount lenses tend to be more compact than their EF counter parts. Battery life is not great as it uses a smaller battery than the R, R5 and so on. However, Amazon has a lot of 3rd party battery kits where they come with multiple batteries and dual or triple chargers. So if you get a few batteries you should be ok.
Yeah it has. It was $990 last time I checked Amazon, now it’s $860. Also it’s not crazy - a lot of 2-3 year old cameras have gone UP in price due to the chip shortage, inflation etc. The RP is still a current camera as Canon haven’t technically replaced it with a newer model yet.
would love a canon, was close to getting one when i switched to mirrorless, but that closed mount system from canon really put me off, knowing how expensive lenses can get just went with the A7iii, i do use canon film cameras tho lol canon eos 55e ftw
@@alvareo92 true, but I bought the Canon 55e 2 years after my a7iii, and not a big fan of using adapter's, rather keep my kit small and light weight as possible, and unsure how well a 3rd party lens would work with the rf adapter compared to a native mount lens
First thanks for the video. I have a doubt about adapter. If you have a third party ef mount lens, What is the cons compare with canon ef mount lens? Now i use a crop from canon (SL3), and i’m think to change for a FF mirrorless in the near future (let see if we have the update from R or RP)
Really great camera fantastique You have to get it full frame camera really cheap 26 megapixel camera Widely Compatible EF-RF Lens what else i'm professional photographer and i work with my canon RP I Get the Job Done
I plan to get the Canon RP camera and want to use it for some family events coming up! I definitely want the 50mm and the 24-105mm f/4-7.1 lenses. any recommendations for other lenses for portrait photography and event photography?
You should get by okay with those two lenses for a few years. When you really get into portraits I honestly think a 35mm 1.4 or a 24mm 1.4 can add some interesting and unique opportunities but you have to know how to compose and light your photos properly to really get the most out of wide angle primes.
A beginner camera, that produces better images than the world's best camera of around 2008. I find RP is an absolute bargain, obviously it does not come with all the bells and whistles the modern technology is able to cram in, but if the camera to you is first a stills camera, and a video camera second, you can barely have any complaints. Do you really, like, really, really need 4K? I find 1080P quite sufficient, just remember, home videos not so long ago came in (bad) 360P resolution and they were amazing.
I love my RP, But could you recommend a full frame upgrade for shooting Recap videos? Most of the events I shoot are in buildings with low light scenarios. I also do indoor/outdoor pet photography wit off camera flash. Thanks In Advance
