I switched from Nikon to Canon once I started shooting more video, best decision. I’ve invested a lot into it. Started with the R6 and then got all the lenses I wanted. Now I have the R5c and R3 😍.
Manny I appreciate these unscripted videos, I met you and Diana at Samys Camera in San Francisco years ago, you were and still are humble, knowledgeable and just an awesome human being, my only regret is I never got a selfie with you, but I still have the images we shot of the models, thanks Manny
On the R5, if you hit the red record button, it automatically goes into video mode C3. so all you need to do is put your favorite video settings on custom mode 3, and that red record button goes right to it in one click.
@@MannyOrtiz Actually Manny, ever since the EOS R, that button was a dedicated video button, and as Zak Dalin said, you can map your favorite setting to it, and whenever you want to record, just hit it. I've not heard many reviewers even mention that button over the years, and that's amusing, because they faulted the camera for its video selection process. Now if you want to have 3 custom settings on that button, well you can't, only the one C3 option, but what a world, it's all there. And hey, really, thanks for your thoughts - you're a professional w/ tons of experience, who better to talk to us, I'm grateful that you do - Thanks
8:43 - As a 10 year canon shooter, I highly agree the color science has changed noticeably between mirrored and mirrorless. Although I primarily shoot mirrorless now, I can't let go of my original 6D, it's the first full frame Canon I've owned and the colors and dynamic range still wows me to this day.
Thanks for that. Did start with the 80D, than changed to 90D and m6 mii and now the R7 and R10 are my A and B cam. Ease of use is the one thing why I haven’t changed. It’s annoying in regards of lenses but I dont need to Color grate a lot and to me they are just very intuitive to use. Hope you and your fam had a merry Christmas, all the best for 2023, cheers from Germany
Can I ask what kind of photography do you do with the R7? I know it's mainly for Wildlife but i'm really curious how it performs in other settings, it's going to be my future camera, hopefully sooner than later
One problem with the low budget, third party lens manufacturers is their gear was not fully compatible. Instead of blaming the third parties, many owners were blaming Canon for the flaws and deficiencies. Canon was being dragged through the mud in social media. For example, the Viltrox mount adapters seemed to have a tendency to drain the batteries, even when the camera was physically switched OFF. BTW, I watched your entire video. I will watch you again in 2023. 👍🏼
Thank you Manny for such a detailed video. I pray blessings, peace and prosperity upon both you and your family. Thank you for a great year my friend. Happy New Year!!!
I'm a Sony shooter. I've been kind of lost lately, so I decided to take some time just for me. I bought a Canon m6 mk ii as an EDC camera. So far I'm having a lot of fun with it. Doesn't mean I'm ready to switch over, but I think I'm going to enjoy my time with it. Looking to do a model shoot with it once I get the Sigma 56mm.
@@johnrverno1 So far I've only taken it up to 1600 ISO. Haven't really put it through its paces. That said, yes. I've taken a few underexposed shots on the fly and had to raise the shadows and still gotten great detail. However, I should mention that I'm an okay photographer working on being a good one. So take my opinion with a grain of salt.
Bro, what's with the smack talk on Nikon cameras? I shoot Nikon, Canon, and the Sony A7sIII for volunteer work. I have found the Z9 to be my favorite by far. I will say that I have not shot the R5 or R3. I control aperature, shutter speed, and iso settings on my Z9 with two wheels and a button. I really only use the video and shooting menus. It is honestly the easiest camera I have used. Also, the colors from the Nikon are the best I have ever seen, and that is said after having made some great images from my Canon that I purchased while in college. My issue with Canon is for years I was waiting for them to add a 120 fps option to one of their more affordable options, but they never did until recently. They have a habit of hamstringing their more affordable line. If I was just shooting sports the R3 would be the clear winner, but the Z9 gets the nod as I also shoot wildlife. At the end of the day, it is really hard to go wrong with Sony, Nikon, or Canon. I personally feel that one of the best ways to judge a camera's functionality is to see how fast you pick up on the controls without ever having used it before. With that being said, in terms of being intuitive the Nikon Z9 is the clear winner, and it's a tie between Canon and Sony with the exception of the Sony menu system which scares me. It's a jungle in there!
Don’t worry about scripting or making your vids perfect! They are better than anything out there. I shoot R5 and A7IV. I actually feel Sony feels better in my hand as my hands are small. It feels more like a machine where the R5 feels Fisher Price to me. Also I can’t live without zebra now. Don’t know why Canon can’t do that, it should just be a firmware fix. I noticed when you were shooting you’re metering one stop under and that’s a pain as it introduces noise but is critical if you don’t want to blow out highlights on the Canon. Reluctantly feel like I need to keep 2 systems. Sony outside, Canon studio 😢
Perfection doesn't exist so the story is most important than the fluid rotation of a Canon body camera... Sadly he and some other youtubers are in bad place trying to perfect their videos technically but ignoring the storyline. Just like Hollywood lately, haha
People fail to realize there are people who like the smaller grip size of the A7 series. I like the way it feels in hand. I don’t want a bigger camera, that was the whole point of mirrorless outside the video advantages. Every RU-vidr complains about ergos too much, because for people with smaller or skinny fingers, the a7 is better. Me personally I have long but skinny fingers. The a7siii works perfectly for me.
Great Video on this topic I love canon cameras and yes the 3rd party lenses situation is crazy but the adapter for the EF lenses and EF 3rd party is still strong but yes we all want new 3rd party RF lenses. I really never had a problem with canon cameras or there lenses and what I use now is the R and the R6II again awesome video.
Both this and the Sony video were great. It's kind of crazy these days because there are so many GOOD cameras and lenses out there. I'd say it's actually pretty hard to find a camera that actually does a bad job. One brand or model might be a LITTLE better at certain things than others, but they'll still take great images and video.
Thanks, bro, your word is GOLD and I totally agree with you about the R5 and the 85/1.2. I purchased both the standard and the DS versions Love them both! I also see you're sporting the new apple watch... impeccable taste. #Stayblessed.
@@fcurcic generally based on lighting conditions, but the difference between the two is minuscule. There is a 1/3 stop loss of light with the DS version because of the kind of work that I do I really don’t notice a difference so I usually loan out my standard version to friends and keep the DS version for myself. I’ve also considered selling it.
What’s going on Manny? I’ve shot with canon 3 years and probably won’t go anywhere else. Currently have the R6, would you recommend upgrading to the r3 or r5? I shoot sports too.
Great video. Lieterally all we're waiting for are 3rd party lenses. I've looked at Sony - held an A7 IV in a store and shot a few frames with it. Something about it just didn't feel right. The R5 feels so good in the hand. All we need are more lens options. Come on Canon, seriously.
I bought the EOS R 1,5 year ago thinking that Canon would eventually open up the RF mount, until then I can adapt my EF lenses. I was going to buy the R6, but I'm seriously thinking about buying Sony a7iv instead.. I know the old EF glasses adapt well to the RF, but the new Sigma and Tamron mirrorless glasses are phenomenal with compact size and weight compared to old DLSR lenses. I'm just getting sick and tired that I'd be forced to buy $2000+ lenses as a hobbyist.. I will not. I am hesitant, because I'm afraid of the Sony's ergonomics, and I'd have to sell all my lenses... but it may come to that.
I bought the original r6 almost at launch Not gunna lie it’s a banging camera even though there might be better options currently. There is ZERO reason for me to switch Files both in video and photo are amazing Zero over heating Low light beast Ibis 5.1k 4K video And a reasonable priced compare to others The R5ii might be the one to keep a eye out lol Your right all cameras performed so great it boils down to ergonomics and ecosystem
I totally agree that canon is the iPhone of cameras. And Sony is the Samsung galaxy of cameras. iPhone vs android. One just does everything right, but doesn’t really give you control. The other does everything well, but just not quite as good as the other. Yet, it offers you all the control and customization you want. That’s always been my opinion. Also, Fuji is the google pixel phone. Everyone loves it, it works really well, it just doesn’t compete with the other 2 companies. 😂
Do you think the boys an girls in Cupertino have thought about designing and building their super ICamera? Then you would have to think about your statement.
When it comes to lenses, photographers tend to hold onto those for years and years whereas they'll upgrade the bodies every two to three if they're using them professionally. So Canon not allowing 3rd party lenses feels like a cash grab to me.
The R&D that goes into the camera technology eats profit. The profit is in the glass. If Canon was your Company would you be OK doing all the R&D and letting someone else making the high profit items that fund the R&D? Innovation costs so it will slow down if there’s no profit in it.
@@ThreeCeeProductions LOL - totally agreed. See how the Chinese are copying everything? I think Canon was smart to put a stop to it for quality control and bleeding of IP ...Once Viltrox figures out and has the machining tools updated ...bye bye Tamron and Sigma.... it's already happening to them and the S. Koreans have also begun to make lens .... they are technical and extremely agressive; people forget how the first PC memory chips were made by Japan/Sony.. Samsung killed them and now when I go to Costco... it's LG Or Samsung everywhere. Watch out tamron and sigma..... within 5-6 years the Chinese companies will have all the tooling to replace you with similar quality and less..much less price. Canon was smart to control their product line... they know what the future competition will be in the lens era. Yes, once the Chinese figure out the manufacturing it will be game over... i e DJI .................once the patent ends....tamron, sigma, chinese and others can make all the lens they want to their hearts content. As for me... native Sony and Canon lens work fantastic. NO interest in goofy 3rd party moving forward... and yes i have lots of them. Like someone here already said... hey 3rd party and Sony....WHERE IS MY 85 1.2? for my Sony?
@@ThreeCeeProductions that profit is regained when they are selling the camera bodies and accessories. Lenses have seperate r&d on their own+ they get fees and royalties whenever a 3rd party makes and sells lenses. Its the 3rd parties that are on tight rope and not the camera manufacturers.
I'l tell you why they don't jump to 3rd party lenses, it's just a pure business strategy. Sigma and Tamron are making killer lenses, and by killer, I mean they are killing 1st party Brand lenses. You see how they took over the DSLR world, a lot more people bought 3rd party lenses because they are cheaper, on par or even better with image quality. So I believe (For now) Canon doesn't want that competition, they want to sell their own glass as much as possible. If they let Sigma or Tamron in their mirrorless game, they are gonna loose, Sigma is gonna come out with an ART mirrorless line and crush canon just like it did with DSLR. I believe this is going to be temporary though. It makes sense.
The Viltrox 85/1.8 for RF was fantastic. No issues for my either. Their decision to not allow any other lenses on the RF was one of the biggest reasons I left Canon for Sony.
There is alot of glass in EF that are really good for the R series. I left sony beacuse that they cheap out on stuff like the screen and poor menus. Also I like the handling of rhe r5/6 much better but i agree it's a bad decision from canon not to let say samyang and sigma to make third party lenses. Reluctant to if I want to go for R6 ii this time around beacuse canon has a superior AF system
@@Justmakesomenoizyes but man ef glases with adapter? It much much slower compare to nowaday native glases and it destroying my grip, its so so so heavy
Regarding 8:52 and a color science between Canon DSLRs and mirrorless, I have definitely noticed a difference, and not for the better. The color straight out of the 5D Mark II was awesome to me and much better than the R5. Omar Gonzalez talks about this on his channel and compares digital sensors to film stocks. He said the overly magenta image out of the R5 was a dealbreaker for him. I'm not quite there b/c of the amazing RF lenses, but I definitely prefer the color out of the 5d Mark II and III to the R5.
I sold my Canon R6 for the 5D Mark iii because the colors/files are ugly compared to the 5D Mark III files. When you get lack of the yellowish/greenish tone of the R6 the picture on the 5D has more organic filmic look.
@@tombube49 It's unfortunate you had to do that because "if it's not broken, don't fix it" and Canon's color science in the Mark II and III cameras definitely wasn't broken. I almost even preferred my older Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 L lens to the RF 28-70mm f/2.0 as well. Hard to put your finger on it exactly, but I just know that I produced better pics and more enjoyed taking pics more with my older Canon rig. Check out the Omar Gonzalez vid "The Canon R5 deal breaker"... I think it sums up the issue nicely.
@@AllgoodthingsTv "Hard to put your finger on it exactly, but I just know that I produced better pics and more enjoyed taking pics more with my older Canon rig." That sounds very subjective and not very scientific. It sounds more like the color profile OOTB is not quite what it was with the older cameras. Definitely sounds like something that could be adjusted in camera or after the fact.
I have used my old 24-70 2.8 EF and 70-200 EF adapted on my R5 and I have eye af and it has snappy autofocus. Canon made it a point to make adapted EF lenses work amazingly well on the mirrorless system. It made the transition really easy. But they also need to allow 3rd party lenses that would make canon dominate. The wide angle wobble is gone via firmware. I had it on wide angle lens and now it’s gone after updating my firmware.
I've shot with Canon for years and currently shoot with a 77D. I tried the R5 for 30 minutes back in the summer during Canon's Road Trip event and I loved it. They way it felt in my hands, the look of the photos that I took, and how intuitive the menu system felt.
16:30 …call me “whatever”, but since the 20D, I’ve used nothing but canon glass on my canon bodies… but also im not a youtuber swapping platforms every year. Yeah, can’t get a $300 f1.4 80mm so im going to spend THOUSANDS to change to sony to get a $300 off brand 80mm… 🥴🙄. I buy quality once, then I’m done.
As an aside, Canon says all their mirrorless autofocus systems are AI trained as well. They just never made it a huge bullet point way back when. I believe Fro pointed this out wondering why Sony was making a big deal about it. I can say with my R7, everything I shoot from birds to jet fighters, the autofocus never lets go and I have thousands of tack sharp images to sort through. It's amazing. Compared to my 7Dmk2 it's night and day, and going into the R7 I wasn't expecting that AT ALL. The color science between the two is about the same, IMO. They both have great vibrant colors, maybe a tad too much green, but today anyone using Lightroom can make their own profile and apply it to every photo as it is.
Any chance of also getting a "pros and cons of using nikon cameras"? 🙂 As a beginner doing research and learning about all the major players it'd be really helpful to have all 3 videos at hand
Pros build, picture quality, stabilisation, generally video for mirrorless, very good lenses Con's AF for mirrorless (apart from Z9) is not as good as Sony or Canon. Ergonomics are down to the individual. I loved Nikon DSLR feel but hate their mirrorless options (apart from the Z9). You should always try a camera in hand before buying. Some people love the Nikon mirrorless in hand Also check out Fujifilm
As a Nikon DSLR user I have to say the general feeling is that, other than the Z9, their cameras have fallen behind the competition, especially in the area of AF. Maybe partly because of shortages, they haven’t released a competitive update to the Z6ii & Z7ii, which are the most camera most people can afford or want to carry around. So there is a ‘wait and see’ feeling. I’m personally hoping for a mini Z9 in a Z8, with a stacked sensor.
I just recently picked up a Sony a7iii and am IN LOVE WITH IT. Honestly I think Sony is the future, they’ve been creeping up on Canon for a few years and they’re new AI autofocus stuff in the A7RV, while not a big deal right now, is a window into the future of camera tech. And Sigma makes some killer Sony lenses.
Canon are top draw at moment, but if you not got cash in buckets, forget it, because the RF lenses are so pricey it's crazy, until they open the mount to 3rd parties, it's a no go for me. I'm using a viltrox 85mm on the Nikon Z6 and I'm getting another for my Sony A7IV, superb quality for not a lot of money.
I have an R5 and the F2,8 trinity and several other L lenses. The fact they squashed 3rd party lenses really makes me rethink my choices. I did buy a used A7R4 and a few lenses to "try" to see if i wanted an A1 or A7R5 - however I can't get over the CFE A vs B cards. I would easily spend a ton extra to get the same amount of storage.
I was starting to think the same about the RF mount but then I took inventory of my og 5D and the lenses I have for it. 5 Canon EF L lenses and 2 non canon lenses. I’m good with it for now and use my Fuji for “fun” lenses. But I do get it, and they need to open it up!
@@wowrivieramaya the R6 mk2 is much better than a A7R4. Especially with both having dual SD card slots. The A7R5 may be better in some areas and worse at other then the R6M2. I would never recommend a camera with a CFE type A card though.
Yeah, Sony trying to lock the consumers on the cf type a cards is a scam. Obviously type b is superior, but they won't change it, like a kid won't admit when they're wrong.
With you 100%, I shoot on a Sony A1 and whilst I love what it produces and the lenses available on E mount, I hate the ergonomics of Sony cameras with passion, I hate the feel of it every time I touch that thing. The mode selector on sony cameras is one off the worst designed switches I ever seen. I honestly looked into modifying sony cameras to somehow circumvent that garbage mode selector.
Been looking at your work for years, and overall, I think you'd be able to take any camera and make amazing results. Thanks for taking the time to share your techniques; My professional work is within CGI modeling and texturing, but as a hobby I take nature photos, so it really helps to have a pro out there that shares their thoughts. I need more depth of field in my work (photogrammetry), so micro four thirds is an obvious choice...if you ever get the chance, I'd love to see you do a session with an OM1 or GH6 and give your thoughts. As far as I am concerned, as long as your work kicks ass, I don't care if the video's are less scripted. Again, thanks for these!
Canon is ripping people off with their lenses they upped the price on all the lenses by $1000 and there was no need to do that. The reason why they don’t let third-party lens manufacturers in is because they know that with today’s technology they are producing lenses that are almost indistinguishable at half the price.
I disagree ref the Sony a7rv. I found the auto focus better than the r3. I had more hits with less fuss. Agree the r5 is a super all rounder though. I also find the new Sony view finder knocks the socks off the canon.
Switched from using Nikon DSLRs for over 10 years to an R5 almost 2 years ago. Agree with pretty much everything said here. Two things to mention for me, Canon color profiles don't seem to play as well with Adobe products as well as Nikon does, and while it's still absolutely possible to get some great color it's annoying having to wrestle with it. And two, it's annoying that there's no audio on 4k 120 video. If my phone can do it, why not my almost $4k camera?
Because the SoC on your phone is likely to be much more powerful than your camera. The iPhone 13 and 14 for example, uses the tsmc N5 process. No camera companies uses a semiconductor technology so advanced at the moment. I do not know what process the R5 uses, but it's easy to look up tsmc, Samsung, and Intel's advanced node customers to see who's on the list.
4k 120 on a camera is like working with 1800MB/s, that's wayy more than what a smartphone can do, that's like more than 10x the data a smartphone camera is working with. Audio isn't much bit rate heavy though, they could have squeezed some power for that too.
Capture One correctly imports Canon Colors just like Canon's software (but far less buggy). I don't know why Adobe has such issues with Canon's RAW formats (and JPGs to some extent)
The custom profiles from colorfidelity get Adobe products a lot closer to the in-camera jpegs. I can highly recommend buying the profile for your camera and making it a camera specific import preset in lightroom.
@@KoenKooi I've used those profiles (especially useful when there weren't any Canon profiles to use at all), but both the default Canon & ColorFidelity profiles feel like they're missing something when compared to C1. But I really love the masking accuracy on Adobe, so I'll continue to use them until C1 improves.
Am not a fan of Canon, too heavy, low dynamic colors compared to others,I like to have full control of my camera and that's something I feel Canon does not give me. Skin tone is never an issue for me on my Sony or Nikon camera. Also, my friends are planning to switch to Sony cause their experience after using my sony changed their mind. Camera use is simply subjective.
Something you did not mention and in my opinion is a plus, is the compatibility with old EF lenses. Is true that by now we don't have Sigma or Tamron RF lenses, but is also true you can buy a sencond hand 24-70 or others EF lenses and is perfectly working with the Canon adapter which is not even expensive. The only thing is missing here in Canon lineup is a Hi Megapixel Stacked sensor sport Camera especially for wildlife photography where we need more megapixel, Like the A1
As many of us photographers we all know, most modern camera these days are good enough and crisp enough and superb enough image quality. The end point really now is usability and ergonomics. It seems to fall on to "how easy to [fill in blanks]" now. And Im glad we are getting to a point that image quality is now just second nature and its more now falls on composition and style of the image. Which separate us from each other :)
I'll put the K1ii up to any camera. Pentax doesn't have all the fancy bells and whistles but can certainly get the job done. I haven't gotten any complaints. You can't beat Pentax glass or colors.
I’m a Nikon d810 shooter, but I’m considering switching to either a Sony A7R V or Canon R5. I might wait for a Nikon Z8, but I’m concerned Nikon will continue to diminish over the long term. Your videos are really informative and are helping me consider all the pro and cons of Sony and Canon. It comes down to the cost of switching or the cost of staying.
I‘m still on a Z7, coming from D810, D800e, D700, D2x, F5 … you get the point. I’m a freelance photog for a living. Since I want to do more video, I bought an FX3 and have now also bought the A7rV. Yes, I know that Nikon plans on releasing the Z8 but I‘m just tired of waiting for them to release new bodies (I don’t consider the Z2a new body). And the Z9 is just to big as I want sleaker cameras. Oh well, might be just me. I spent a lot of money on Nikon S lenses but they are incompatible with any other brand. So I end up selling them. The G master lenses on the other hand can adapt to Nikon Z via TZE02 adapter and they work good. Not great but good enough.
Outtro suggestion for your future videos; "Shoot what you love, and love what you shoot". You may also wish your viewers "Happy shooting, until we meet again".
Excellent video. I agree completely with the pros. Regarding the cons, I'm not upset in the least with the lack of 3rd party lenses, I prefer native. And if I need, I can adapt EF lenses. I have a Sigma 135 and it works flawlessly with the adapter.
hate to say it your videos are way better then Tony & Chelsea Northrup. also more enjoyable to watch too. you do not go super negative when you find flaws. also way you say where your not saying do not buy this thing because of the flaw you point out and let people deiced if fit there needs. Also just order my first flagship camera i ever own the Z9 only shot with D5300 D7200 and Z6 i sports photographer as hobby
21:47 i use the original Eos R and what i do to switch between photo and video quickly is to use the custom video profile 3 and set it up the way i like it so that if i am shooting video and just press the record button it starts shooting video instantly with the custom video profile 3 settings and when the recording stops it jumps back to the photo settings i was using. seamless.
Thanks for your thoughts. At about 5:05, the flip screen thing, that's very controversial. R5, R6, R6II, R3 are not intended to be vlogging cameras and the target customers are people being 99% behind that cameras and not in front of it. For vlogging use a GoPro or a dedicated vlogging camera. I'm mainly a wildlife photographer, shooting low, a vari-angle screen such as the Fuji X-T2, -T3, -T5, -H1, -H2, GFX-100S, Nikon Z9 have it would be much more convenient, screen always in lens axis, at both shooting positions, landscape and portrait and not interfering with the left arm and/or left wrist, always prone to break off. To me, that flip screen is always a pain in the but, a design flaw on enthusiasts/pro bodies for vlogging hype. I never ever record a second vlogging with my R3 and R6II. I wished they spent them a vari-angle screen like on the Fuji's.
The ease of use was the biggest thing for me when choosing a camera. I messed around with a couple of my friends' Sony cameras after having used some Canon/Nikon cameras in passing over the years, and just trying to convince the camera to take a picture at the desired settings was such a chore. The camera just getting out of your way in the process of taking a picture is so important given all the other things to worry about.
There are no pros or cons of using any modern-day digital camera other than the person capturing the moment and how relevant those images are... That's all Manny.
I've been using Sony for several years....I purchased a Canon R6 ii and it just blew me away! Ergonomics and auto focus are just awesome! Seriously considering switching to Canon since I shoot a lot of sports.
@@pauloveza No, I do not regret purchasing the R6 ii. It has been a great camera and as far as video it has 6K oversampled uncropped 4K video at 60 fps so for me that is good enough. Are there better cameras that can be used for video, yes, but I primarily shoot photos and this camera also has UVC/UAC compatibility so it can be used as a web camera or live streaming. To me, the colors are a lot better than Sony. That is one thing I have never really like about Sonys but the new A7RV is a lot better than their previous cameras when it comes to the colors.
@@thomaslopez2427I genuinely don’t understand the color argument. I’ve shot Panasonic, Fuji, and nikon, all have “better color” than Sony, and I’ve borrowed an r5 from a friend. I edit all my photos with a distinct style, and so, the “color” argument never made sense to me. Like if you shoot in raw there’s no point to better out of camera color, cuz it can be tweaked, or will be tweaked anyways.
@@RiceCubeTechSame. I went from Canon to Nikon to Sony and I’ve never really cared about the “color science” on any of them. When I get a new camera, I color match the import profile to my Konica Minolta 7D in Capture One and go from there. The camera has very little say.
I almost bought the R5. Then they announced the “non-open” mount stuff. And that was the main reason not to go with them. I like Sigma glass too much! Other than that, the R5 is the perfect camera for me!
Canon color science isn’t more true to life. In fact quite the opposite. People have measured this. It’s magenta because it’s pleasing, it’s not accurate lol. I’m Asian, I have a lot of yellow skin tones in my skin. Not a ton of magenta and pink, I look “better” in canon photos, but I don’t look like me. But beyond that, tony northrup did a blind camera test years ago, and despite everyone claiming they liked canon colors better, the blind tests showed people liked Sony and nikon colors more when they weren’t told which camera was which.
Manny. You’re amazing af, but could you take a bold step and try something new and crazy creating videos? I can see you doing bigger and better x 1,000,000,000
2023 I’m doing my first you tube been watching u for years one of the guys who inspire ya boy to stop playing. It hard being in the military but it can be done
Cons : overpirce lens, highest price , in the past it was sony( dont cont lecia only ff). Body higher price than other but come with extra bonus. Like nikon z6 1300 usd vs while r6 2400 usd. Yeah u got better so much af, but the iq is like nearly same, z6 even got higher mpx. If u bought z5 even 990 usd when sale now and it 24 mpx, suck af but iq nearly like 95% that only can see different if u push 2-3 ev. Unless u are real real pro, willing to spend 5000 usd, sony a74 with cheaper lens gona be best choice . canon r got no 3rd lens. And r+ rp have dinamic rang same as 5d3/5d4 that lower 1-2 stop vs sony nikon. For hobby or amateur photographer, a sigma 28-70 2.8 or tamron 28-75 2.8 ~ 800 usd is a cheaper and still good choice. If u want high end lens 3rd, a sigma 30/50/85 1.4 or samyang /sigma 135 is good choice that cheaper 40% vs sony and still got good af/iq .
Canon vs Apple - Canon lens controversy is similar to iOS users being forced to buy Apple devices, while Android users can buy from multiple manufacturers. If you use iOS and you don't mind buying ONLY Apple hardware, why complain about Canon doing the same thing? I think competition is a good thing, and I do believe Canon will soon allow 3rd party lenses with autofocus. Most people don't realize that 3rd party RF lenses ARE allowed (as of December 2022) as long as the lenses are manual focus. MicroHDMI is a joke. I still can't understand why Canon did this. I was really hoping they would fix this on the R3.
for newbie, those canon RF lenses and body with dual slot card feels like a Lamborghini. EOS R and RP are single slot card, what those newbie have to do to start their business? buying 5000USD new canon body with dual slot? rent a camera? it would be easier and cheaper buying an a7III or z5. or go with fuji route which is even more cheaper and very capable for serious jobs. i dont believe those 3rd party lenses sucks, because there are photographer that earn their living using viltrox, samyang, 7artisan, etc. no client will be complaining about the photographer using viltrox or samyang, as long as the picture is good. sony do the 3rd party lenses because they learned from PLAYSTATION the original. they knew many people are copying their games and selling it illegally, the piracy but that also mean more and more people will be coming and buying the console, buying their memory card, and buying their dual shock joystick. thats why playstation very successful. canon just shot them self and deleting them self from competition, they probably want to evolving into exclusive brand like hasselblad or laica. earlier this morning i read some statistic that canon is the most popular brand used by amateur photographers, 27% use canon, nikon 25%, and sony 16%. all those canon users probably stuck forever with their APSC M50 or M6, forever taking pictures of flower, cat and blurry windows.
Who needs the screen for changing shutter speed? Far more complex with touch. On Sony just keep the eye on the viewfinder and dial the backdial until changed. If you have configured your camera with "My Menu" and custom button and dials you find everything immediatly. For normal shooting I don't need the menu at all. Everything on dials and buttons configured. Sony even easier and more customizeable and therefore useability is much better. Who needs the screen? Sony has 9 Megapixel highres viewfinder which is much more important. The Canon R3 and Nikon Z9 are much too fat. Canon R5 is not useable: Overheating (even on photos, I saw it personally on sports) and 30min recording meeting. None of these topics exist on the Sony A1. And Battery Grip is available. The color differences depend on the RAW used converter anyway (Lightroom, Capture One). As Capture One measures each camera model colors are anyway the same. And as you do color grading anyway colors will be "done" there. Canon proprietary lens system is from the 20th century. 21st century is open systems. Bye Bye Canon, forever.
The lens prices are killing me. I willingly bought the RF 50 mm f/1.2 but ouch. I want a birding lens but can't justify the price tag. Hoping that I can get something like a Sigma 150-600mm RF by the time I've saved the cash for the RF 100-500mm.
The problems of Canon is too pricier the body cameras and more pricier the Lenses , not having the RF 85 f1.4 is USM , RF 35-150mm f2-2.8 or better version this range of lens . And don't have many thirds party lenses !!! Only for no autofocus thirds party.
Thanks for voicing your opinion about the 3rd party restrictions with the R mount. I appreciate that. I can't afford the new L lenses, so I'm buying EF mount Sigma. They're good, but I know the Sigma and and Tamron offerings for Sony and Nikon are better.
