Even as a Sony shooter, everything that you said about Canon is true. The menu system is sublime and takes no time to get used to. I love the way the R5 and R6 feels in your hands. The ergonomics, where the subcommander dial is great, but for me Sony's are far more programable, you can change any button to do anything else. Canon and Nikon are limited in this regard. Sony is like a small computer in that regard. Image quality is about the same for the brands and Sony has now caught up, but Canon and Nikon use to beat them. Canon has to get this lens situation figured out, include full size HDMI inputs on. Nikon lately is killing it with some of the best lenses on the market. Nikon has come a long way, and they are competing with Canon and Sony on almost every level. Regardless of what camera you get, you can take great photos and have a great experience.
I really appreciate your comments! It used to be all about Nikon and Canon, then Sony came along and really shook things up with their mirrorless cameras. They were the innovators and I think they drove the industry to a better place. That’s the way competition works I guess. And your last statement is a great one, at the end of the day just get out there and enjoy what you have - they all allow you to do great stuff!
Sony is a tech company and eventually they will grab you and all your content just like they do with their PS5. You pay to play the games but will never be physically yours.
@@RobHuntOutside i Still have my EOS 550D (europe) have been using a Sony A7 IV for like 2 years but i still just dont like the feel of it and since i like to shoot mainly Sports stuff and Sony just dont has anything between 11fps and 30A1 A9II and the new A9II120. So the R5MkII got me back to canon, cant wait :)
Sony forced everyone else to go mirrorless thanks to the autofocus they were killing it with before theothers joined in. Canon's R was a little rough, RP good for cheap and adapted lenses, and Nikon was also a little rough until the Zf and Z8/9. But Nikon and Canon with the Eos 1 and F5 and then 1Ds and D3 were killing it. Sony however, killed Canon for ages with sensor performance. And Nikon hopped on to Sony sensors to also put Canon in the dust for dynamic range. The 2019 Canon RP has the exact dynamic range as the 2008 5D mk2. 5D4 and R were much better. The R6/R5 is when Canon finally got on par with everyone else. I do love Nikon for huge used lens choice, Sony has huge third part lens support, and cheap used prices for really good sensors, and good video features. So it's a toss up really, every camera is a good one and has its pros and cons. @@RobHuntOutside
We have reached the point where 99.9% of all camera owners are not worthy of the camera they own. But, instead of improving themselves, those owners keep buying new cameras.
Certainly some truth with that. The performance of just about every camera is so incredibly good, that you can’t miss. This is why I think ‘brand wars’ are so silly - they are all amazing and it is really hard to extract everything they have to offer.
@@TheBigBlueMarble you can certainly use that argument with phones and upgrading , we are definitely in both Cameras and phones well into “diminishing returns” 😀
@@RobHuntOutsideYeah, every camera is so good. Buy whichever one you want for features, lens availability, and the like. I do like how easy it was to jump from a 6D to an RP for user interface.
I think you missed a major reason...familiarity. Even if something is not perfect, becoming familiar with it over the years makes it better than something you are not familiar with.
I'm not a pro photographer and more into APSC. My late dad bought a Canon 600D (T3i) back in 2012. He then passed away a year later. I then took over the camera for my personal use since none of my siblings were interested in using a bulky camera. My main usage was for personal, travel and family photos. In 2020, I then purchased a Sony A6600. Until then, whenever I took landscape (beach and sky) and family photos, I always compared them with my old photos captured with 600D. I can see that the color science of Canon is true to real life. I've decided that the new Canon R5 II will be my future camera.
I started shooting with Canon in 1976, Canon F-1 was my second camera! (My first was a Mamiya C220) I've been with Canon ever since! Been through the 60D, 70D, 80D, EOS R, R6 and now with the R6 Mark II! Love Canon for a lot of the same reasons.
2 of my reasons are because of ergonomics and color science. Color science means less processing time for me as a wedding photographer to get to the true to life colors I look for in the pictures. Ergonomics is because i have big hands and it doesn't cramp after a 8 hour wedding day. I used another brand once and my hands were cramping the rest if the night. Great video!!!
Reasons I love Canon: Easy buttons and menus. jpegs looks great. Amazing lenses for Real Estate photos like the 14-35 f/4 unparalleled on any system with that huge focal range for tiny bathroom to filming realtors talking to camera with the same lens... also flat front element for a screw on CPL. Canon really understands the pro industry. Also love the feel of the cameras in hand, round edges are so natural for the human hand to hold. ❤
Don’t know about Canon’s latest cameras, but I can say the 5D Classic and 6D Mk1 are amazing cameras. The Canon colours are sublime and these older cameras are built like a tank. Their operation while simpler than today’s cameras, are next to perfect for photography.
My first canon was a Canon Ftbn film camera bought in 1974. I painted houses all summer long to buy the camera. I bought it because I read an article about how a canon survived a fall down the side of a mountain. I knew I'd be rough on my cameras so went with the brand. I've bought several different brands over the years - but I seem to always come back to Canon. Mainly because I understand how they work (the user interface). Right now I'm trying to decide if I need to upgrade to the new mirrorless line. But, I've already spent so much on the lenses and not sure I want to spend the money while I'm still happy with my old 6Dm2. Yes! sensor cleaning is one of my favorite parts of my canon. I hate cleaning sensor dust both on the camera and in post. I'm in agreement with all your reasons! Thanks for the link I'll have to check it out.
All those lenses you're using with your 6DMkII will still work with the new R series mirrorless cameras when you do finally decide to get one of those in the future. The adapter that Canon has for EF lenses works flawlessly - I'm still using several of my old lenses and have no complaints. But I don't think you need to be in any hurry to upgrade. If the 6DMkII does the job for you then stick with it until you wear it out!
I am an amateur entusiast photographer and have been shooting with Canon since I went digital over fifteen years ago . My first Canon was a 350D , followed by a 600D , 7D , 6D , 7Dmkii , and a 5 Dmkiii . I recently scored a mint 70D , case and 3 lenses in a thrift shop for $10 , score ! I love Canon ergonomics , image quality , and the bulletproof build quality of the 5D and 7D series . You could be excused for calling me a bit of a Canon fanboy . I am about to move to mirrorless to take advantage of the improved autofocus capabilities and smaller form factor . The R6 or R6mkii tick all the boxes for me and would suit me down to the ground . Sadly , I am in the process of selling my Canon kit and moving to Sony. One of the major reasons I went with Canon in the first place was the large volume of third party lenses available for the brand . I currently have lenses from Sigma , Tamron , Canon EF-S , Canon EF (standard and "L") in my colection . As much as I would love to get an R6ii , Canon's policy on 3rd party glass means that as a system, Canon is simply unaffordable for me. For the the shooting I do , weather sealed lenses are a must . In the Canon ecosystem that means L glass . By all accounts the RF L lenses are some of the finest ever built , it but would require the sale of a kidney for me to afford some . I will have to settle for a Sony body , some very good , as opposed to excellent Sigma or Tamron lenses , and a used Sony 600 zoom (to take advantage of Sony's maximum frame rates). I would love to stick with Canon , but economically , that is no longer an option.
Thanks for sharing! Canon is still a bit early in their RF lens development so it is certainly true that you will have a more broad cost offering from someone like Sony. I believe they started with their mirrorless mount lenses in 2011 so there has been quite a lot of time to let things develop there and thus you have more options and some lower cost opportunities. With Canon, this just takes some time and they started on the RF mount much later so they are still early in the process. So I agree with you, there are going to be better cost options with the Sony lens mount for a while so your thinking makes sense. One other thing I would mention, Canon has a big professional community so they have to put priority on the L glass development first to make sure they are giving their professional community good lens options for their mirrorless cameras.
@@RobHuntOutsideYeah, you're not wrong. You can always adapt to RF though, all that L glass or Tamron SP weather sealing. But a good weather proofed R mount camera is pricey. The 35 and 50 are somewhat affordable, but not much else. I still rock my little 40 2.8 on the adapter instead of either, most of the time.
Started on an AE-1 in college, but then shot professionally with Nikon for 25 years. I just switched two years ago to the Canon mirrorless system. I'm loving it. The autofocus on the R3 is absolutely insane. To shoot lenses at 1.2 and nail every shot is just such a new experience for me. I do get the occasional lock up though, where I have to take the battery out.
All very good points. I haven't been with Canon nearly as long as you, but it has been over 20 years for me. I started out with a Sears brand SLR with a Pentax K mount that I bought from my brother, and followed that with a couple other Pentax SLRs. When I was ready to make the move to auto-focus sometime in 2002, I looked at Pentax, and there was nothing that met what I wanted without going top end for top price. It came down to the Canon Elan 7 and the Nikon N80. I was working at a camera store at the time, and Canon's employee purchase program really tipped the scales. The Elan 7 was definitely the better bang for the buck. After being reluctant to switch to digital, I sold a 1D something for $8K (that really was the price back then) to a customer and he sold me his old 10D. A few years later I managed to upgrade to a 40D, and another 10 years later, I got the R5 that I've been using for that last 2 years. The thing I always go back to is how it feels in my hand and the other brands just don't have that same feel. I always urge people to hold the camera before they choose because they'll use it more if it feels good.
Thanks for sharing that! I do agree that it has to feel good in your hands. It's interesting how some cameras just have the feel that suits you personally and others just don't - hugely important I think.
There’s something amazing about canon as a whole, I’ve always thought about switching to Sony or Nikon but I’ve never took that step because I know I will miss my canon gear. This is where my loyalty kicks in. Although, Sony and Nikon makes great camera, the only reason I thought about switching is compactness of Sony camera, easier to travel light. I have R5 with 28-70 f2 and sometimes it gets heavy.
@@retrogaming2553 I do agree, if compactness is the goal Sony is quite attractive. The Canons are a bit on the bigger side although I tend to like that.
I started with Canon back around 2005 and have never found any compelling reason to switch. Even after I sold my gear during the lockdowns and had reason to go with another brand (had looked at Sony but didn't really like the bodies) I still came back to Canon as the R6 II was the best bang for buck pro cam available and the ability to adapt EF lenses to the R system with no loss in quality (and essentially native AF performance) was key.
Thanks for the comments! It is definitely hard to switch once you are comfortable in a system and have your lenses. I’m happy Canon did a good job making the transition to the R series with EF lens converter.
Thank you for the video. Same here. I’m a Canon user for the last 16 years and didn’t think about picking up any other brand despite knowing Nikon and Pentax are also great brands. I started out with a Canon point & shoot camera in 2008 and that was what convinced me to stick with this brand. Then bought a DSLR few months later. Till now I’ve bought several DSLRs and finally settled with some pro bodies like 1D Mark IV, 5D Mark II & III and 7D. Yes, agree again these are highly reliable cameras. I also use native lenses and own quite a few L versions. Being a pure hobbyist; shoot landscape, nightscape, street photos, lifestyle and wildlife. Didn't switch to mirrorless because I don't see any compelling reasons for doing so. My other reasons for using Canon are; these cameras are easy to operate, produce decent images with lovely colors. Troubleshooting is also easy by seasoned technicians if it’s of small nature. Canon suffers from one shortcoming i.e., dynamic range. Nikon has it better. However, to me it’s not a big headache as a lot can be fixed in post. Thanks again.
I mean, if you're fixing it in post it's got enough dynamic range! Even on a Sony it'll look contrasty in the jpeg even if you can pull an image out of pure blackness.
I'm an old-timer from film days so I went with the 5DSR. I was a little overwhelmed with the electronics learning curve, but now.......I'm loving this thing!
Not all Canon cameras were so reliable. The 5D line and 7D line were indestructible and will endure anything. But lesser range cameras had problems like the 60D sudden death, or T3 sudden death, both due poor quality components on the power motherboard. I'm still waiting to change to mirrorless. I'll wait up to the next year (2025) to decide which brand. It could be Sony or Canon. Less probably Nikon or Fuji. If Canon do three things I'll stick with Canon until the apocalypse: - Fully open the RF mount (most probably it won't happen) - Allow to use APSC lenses in full frame mode (most probably it won't happen) - Make a simpler way to use custom white balance like any other brand (maybe Canon did it in new cameras, I don't even know) The Canon R6 / R5 ergonomics are unsurpassed. But the lenses situation make me doubt.
You have to compare apples with apples. Were Sony or whatever in that price range any different? Why would you want to use CF lenses on a FF body in FF mode?
@@gerhardbotha7336 yes, you are right, the comparison need to be against similar price cameras. About APSC lenses, 1) a lot of APSC lenses covers full frame or gives only an small amount of vignette. The sigma 10-18 cover full frame at 12mm. 2) in video mode at least you'll make a crop for stabilization anyway so you can crop the vignette and that's it. In photo you can make an square crop or a vertical crop for social media and the vignette is gone too. Even a crop for composition most of the time left the vignette outside of the frame. And if you need the rest of the frame you can fill it with Ai. The APSC lenses are smaller, lighter and a lot cheaper.
APSC lens are designed to cover the smaller sensor and can be built smaller , if you put them on FF you will or might get dark edges . I started with APSC Canon bodies 20 years ago but after the lens the body came with I only ever bought FF knowing I would move to FF which I did four years later . I have an R5 and R7 and no ASPC glass. And can get from 14mm right out to 800mm with three L RF lens across those two bodies. If I was Canon I would never fully open the RF mount, why should they , they have a brand to protect.
@@Chris-NZ yes, from a Canon point of view they need to keep the RF mount closed. So I will go with Sony like most people except pro photographers. Fuji is an open mount alternative too. About APSC lenses I explained that, so a copy and paste of my comment: 1) a lot of APSC lenses covers full frame or gives only an small amount of vignette. The sigma 10-18 cover full frame at 12mm. 2) in video mode at least you'll make a crop for stabilization anyway so you can crop the vignette and that's it. In photo you can make an square crop or a vertical crop for social media and the vignette is gone too. Even a crop for composition most of the time left the vignette outside of the frame. And if you need the rest of the frame you can fill it with Ai. The APSC lenses are smaller, lighter and a lot cheaper.
I wish I could explain it. I made the switch to Canon about 5 months ago. The auto-focus is superior, however, despite having an R6M2 and R5M2, and lenses, I just cannot find any joy from Canon. I am looking to divest all of my Canon gear as fast as I can at a reasonable loss.
@@KatieF307 I’m curious what brand you were using previously and for how long? It may be that you were really comfortable with that brand and are having trouble shifting gears to Canon. I have no doubt that sometimes certain brands just don’t work for us, especially with something so ‘hands on’ like photography. So it may just be that Canon doesn’t work for you. When I think about myself, what I really want is for the camera to kind of just be out of the way and let me see the image and let me smoothly get to the settings I want to capture the image the way I’m envisioning. For me this only comes with repetition and just getting comfortable with the camera and the nuances that they all have. Interestingly, when I switched from my old Canon 5Dmk4 to the mirrorless R5 it honestly took me a while to adapt and I was already a Canon user. I will admit I had some moments of frustration with the change, but all good now and the more I use the R5, the more I like it. So, my only thought would be maybe give it a bit more time. After all, changing brands is an expensive proposition. But extracting joy is very personal and maybe your old brand just really resonated with you - this stuff can’t be measured.
Most brands are roughly the same quality at PRO levels... Personally Im a Canon shooter since all the way back in 80s. The only reason I stayed with Canon is because of the familiarity and also having invested in lenses. So it would cost me too much to swap brands, and I would not win much anyway since most brands are similar in function/quality. Im still shooting on a 1DX dslr and I am not running for a mirrorless any time soon... I love my old "click click machine" too much, its a great tool.
Agree with you. All the brands are pretty similar at the pro levels and they are all quite good! I can relate to your comment about sticking with your DSLR. When I first got the R5 I kind of missed my old 5DMkIV - that optical viewfinder is wonderful and this is one thing I still miss. If the 1Dx is working for you, stick with it! Thanks for your comments.
Thank you so much for this! I’ve never heard anyone so eloquently explain why Canon is such a good brand. I’ve tried to myself in the past, and failed. They’re not perfect of course; no brand is. But for me, for what I do, they get the important things right. Ergonomics, user interface, reliability, quality optics, great build. I’ve shot Canon since the late 1980’s. My first was an EOS 650. I’ve tried other brands but nothing has measured up to Canon so far in the things that matter to me.
I'm a Nikon guy and while I haven't owned a Canon in a long time, I've used many of their cameras over the years and would agree with most of this. While I prefer the layout of my Nikons, their cameras have a great interface. I picked up a set of r5s I was tasked to shoot with, and figured out the controls immediately. I used both of them for 10 hours straight without once being confused where any function was. Every Sony I've touched, is a learning curve for controls. Canon still has the best skintones (ala Kodak) of any brand and unlike Nikon their customer service & marketing is good. Also they have a great lens lineup and the quality of their current glass is among the best in class. I found their DSLR glass to somewhat be lacking when shot wide open but that hasn't been the case for the last 10 years. I do prefer the overall color science of the Nikon and I have found their gear to be slightly more durable. My biggest gripe with Canon is not their product, but their users. Many canon shooters act like their gear is far better than Nikon, Sony, Fuji etc. I find myself being oversold on the function of the gear and then upon using it, it is on par or sometimes under what I am used to by other camera brands. The 5dmk2 was one such camera, as was the r5, both which I have used multiple times and multiple bodies. I still would recommend any new shooter to try their gear as it is a great system. On an unrelated note they make the best printers on the market.
You are 100% spot on! Canon cameras and lenses are fantastic. They are reliable, the colors are great, and the AF is so good. But those RF lenses are so darn expensive.
I’m not sure where you get the idea that Sony cameras draw more dust than canon cameras. Do you think they have like some kind of special magnet inside the sensor that pulls the dust in? There are cameras from both Sony and Canon that have a shutter that comes down over the sensor when you switch lenses. I have both.
Just observation and I was definitely tuned in to discussions regarding this on earlier A7r’s since those were cameras I was interested in. The Sony’s didn’t always have the anti-dust shutter and this was certainly part of it earlier on. I would love to talk with Sony’s engineering team to understand trade-offs they may have made - I find this very interesting. But my focus here is mainly on Canon and as I stated, I find their anti-dust technology “pretty darn good” - that’s it.
My first Cann was the EOS 630. My last, 5Ds and 6d ii, And there's the 80D. Cameras I use now. Olympus OM-D E-M1x, OM-S E-M1 II, OM Systems OM 5. All of these can make photos you cannot with your R5. Panasonic Lumix G9. It too can make photos that cannot be made with any Canon camera. Lumix S1R. I use it with an adaptor for use with selec Canon EF lenses. Another amera with capabilities beyond Canon's range. 47.3 Mp, 187 high resolution. In interval shooting, 0 delay between shots. All the Lunix and Olymus/OM Systems camera have high resolution modes, 4x their native resolution.
I started out with a Canon A-1 in 1980 and it served me well for 30 years until I made the leap to digital with a Canon 5D Mk II in 2010. The 5D is a tank and I still use it to this day for mainly landscape and travel photography.
Very cool! Impressive to hear about using an A-1 for 30 years - that is amazing. Totally agree about the 5D Mk II, it really is a well made camera and I see no reason why you can't make great images with it for quite a long time. Good stuff! Thanks for watching and sharing your comments!
I heard the R5 wasn't as reliable as the pro cameras from the past. (5DMK4 etc) I see people complaining that it overheats, freezes sometimes and requires the batteries to be popped out and put back on to make it work again. Have you had any of those issues?
I have certainly heard some of the things you mention with the R5, but I personally haven't had any issues with mine. I think some of the overheating issues were related to recording 8k video for extended periods so there is some thermal limit there. This is the reason Canon came out with the R5C to better handle the 8k video demands for long time periods that hard-core film makers need.
In four years of regular use with a R5, I’ve had no overheating and I think it has frozen twice and that was more than a year ago. I switched SD card brand/speed and the problem went away.
I do heavy shooting on R5 and yes it has frozen up a few times. Just keep the firmware updated. You can also turn off some of the features that affect the image in camera if your camera is struggling with bursts
I've had the Canon 20D, 30D, 40D, 50D, 5D Mk2, 5D Mk3, 5D Mk4, EOS R, EOS R5, and now the EOS R3. No system is perfect, but this is a system that I'm familiar with, and it mostly does everything I need. Gonna check out the EOS R1 when it comes out.
Canon for me just works. Been using 1 series Canon cameras both film and digital for over 30 years. They just work and they don't change menus or buttons very much. Excellent!
Yes, I think this is a big reason why so many stick with them - they don’t try to reinvent things that don’t need to be reinvented. I think most professionals appreciate that.
I bought a 1000d in May, only cost me £40 with the 18-55mm kit lens and that was it! Hooked, I was able to learn some basics of photography with this and I used it for 3 weeks before upgrading up to a 60D and a Tamron 70-300mm lens, just bought a 5d Mark III and a nifty 50 and wow! I wish I had done this so long ago. I will end up with mirrorless at some point, but I recall these DSLR's coming out and I could not afford them. I'm happy picking up these older cameras for peanuts and the quality they deliver is pretty damn fine at the price point!
Excellent! Those DSLR’s and EF lenses are outstanding - no need to rush to mirrorless as those photos you can create with the 5D MkIII are just as good. Thanks for sharing!
I too have stay with Canon since the days of film. I liked the way the camera felt in my hands so when it was time to change to digital I stayed with Canon. That fact I was able to continue to use my lenses was a big plus. Even when the RF mount came out, $69 from the Canon refurbished store, allowed me to buy an adapter to use my EF lenses on my R bodies, R5 and R7. I have slowly migrated to RF lenses but my EF 70-200 III will stick around for a while. The only cameras that made me think about changing were the Z9 and Z8. Essentially eliminating rolling shutter is huge. The cost of changing brands, having to learning to rotate the lens the opposite direction to remove and attach, and getting used to a new button layout and menu system made my realize the gains I may get weren't enough to justify it for me. The Sony A1 feels too small to me. I know it produces great images, they all do, but if I am going to be holding the camera for hours, I want to be comfortable. I would actually like my R5 to be a little taller. On my R7 I 3D printed a grip extender that makes it about as perfect for my hands as you can get.
@@jeffolson4731 Thanks so much for sharing that - great comments! Agree about the size of the R5 and mirrorless cameras in general - they all seem a tad small to me. This is one of the reasons I decided to use the battery grip on the R5. It does add some weight, but I like the feel of the bigger size in my hand and the extra battery life is an added bonus. Thanks for watching!
I had both Nikon and Canon gear for the longest time and told myself i had to choose one. So I went Nikon. But i do agree with you about those Canon attributes. I do miss Canon’s 70-200 f/4…what a gem!
I personally have not had this happen with my R5. That said, I'm a landscape photographer so I'm not shooting high frame-rates at all like a sports or wildlife photographer would. I do shoot some 4k video, but I don't record for long periods so this prevents me from seeing the overheat issue and I never shoot 8k. Thanks in advance if anybody else out there with an R5 wants to comment further on this.
Thanks Rob ! I am considering it for wedding or event photography.So i am wondering if i should go that way or not. My Canon 5D was amazing trough all the years. May be you know a friend that is using R5 for events. Many thank ! Looking forward to hear from you.
@@marksphotoperry356 No one I know with an R5 has had the overheating problem that I've heard about. Most of the issues I'm aware of arose when doing lots of long video clips at highest res. Maybe stop in a good camera shop and have a chat with them about it. You may be able to rent one to try it out if you live around a big city.
I used Canon cameras & lens for nearly 40years, everything from a F1 film camera to the 5DRS digital camera & numerous EF “L” lenses. The new RF lenses offer excellent image quality albeit at a premium price point. The EF to RF lens adapter provided a way to use your existing EF lenses on a Canon R body. Ultimately, Canon has discontinued lens support for EF lenses & no third party lens mount support for R cameras allowing alternative lens to be used factored into my decision to abandon the Canon ecosystem. The RF 70-200mm lens does NOT have the quality construction of the EF models & is an external zoom as opposed to an internal zoom. The RF 70-200mm also is NOT compatible with 1.4 or 2.0 telextenders. The Canon products that I did use served me well for many years. Cost became a significant factor for me in my decision to leave Canon.
I started with Sony and switched over to Fuji (X and GFX). I can attest to Fuji's sensor cleaning to be miles ahead of Sony's. Used to regularly see spots in my pictures taken with the Sony that I seldom see in pics from my Fujis.
I had been a Nikon film shooter for close to 40 years when I changed to digital and tried Nikon and Canon equivalent models, the Canon just felt better in the hand, been with them ever since . 20D, 50D, 5Dii, 5Div, R5 and R7. My reasons for staying with the brand are exactly the same as yours. You could go from the 20D to the R5 without having a meltdown and the menu system although hugely bigger on the R5 would feel familiar. I agree on the dust it’s a pain especially in video so appreciate the lack of it , maybe the Canon shutters cover the sensor better than Sony. Apart from some of those RF small cheap(er) primes 16mm, 24mm, 50mm I’ve only ever got L glass (EF and RF) & I was very surprised how well my EF glass had held its value when I moved fully to RF.
They weren't $5000 cameras, but I've had problems with a few Canon cameras and one lens that had to be sent in for repairs and had problems with my Elan IIe cameras also that had to go to the shop for repairs. None were without problems entirely, but I still like them a lot and would probably by one of the newer ones if I had the money to throw away.
Yep, never a guarantee you get no problems ever for sure. I think I've been lucky to have had no issues given what all I've put my cameras through - knock on wood I guess! Thanks for your input!
One feature I like about Canon is the RGB histogram in the viewfinder in the mirrorless cameras. The Nikon Z9 does not have this feature and when I used to shoot Sony (A9II) it did not have this feature either. I shoot manual exposure and the RGB histogram is essential to me. Thank you Canon.
Hello, stumbled on your channel and enjoyed hearing your 5-reasons why you like Canon. I'm a Sony shooter and have to say, the things you noted about Sony are quite spot on. I like my Sony camera (A7R5) and the lenses, especially the 12-24 F2.8 (so sharp!), but found your perspectives very accurate. I've been watching the videos on the new Canon R5 VII, and have been thinking of getting it for wildlife photography. Anyway, again enjoyed watching your video and subscribed.
I still use my 5d Mkii along side my Olympus em1 Mkii. SLR technology has been in my bones since '74. I don't like Sony and I never tried Nikon. Stills only. Canon ergonomics just fit my brain.
Funny that you mention the lens selection as a pro argument for Canon. If you are looking for good primes but don’t want the extremely big, heavy and expensive L options you are much better off with Sony or Nikon. That kept me from switching to Canon in the recent past. Good to hear about the other reasons because there is one single lens - the stereoscopic fisheye - that no other brand offers and that will finally make me a Canon shooter 😀
Good comments. Canon is early in the RF lens development cycle so I suspect many good options will be coming over time. But you are certainly right about the non-L lenses and I was a little disappointed with the size and weight of the RF lenses so I hear you.
Wegen einem Objektiv wollen sie einen Systemwechsel vollziehen? Total unrealistisch fast schon unglaubwürdig! Jeder Hersteller hat etwas anzubieten was die anderen nicht haben! Wer viele Jahre fotografiert hat und sich ein System ausgesucht und eine Ausrüstung aufgebaut hat wird einen Teufel tun und alles über den Haufen werfen! Ein Wechsel würde absolut teuer und am Ende kommt man vom Regen in die Traufe! Die fehlenden Festbrennweiten wird Canon als Hybridobjektive in den nächsten Monaten nachliefern, da bin ich mir sicher (20 / 24 / 28 / 50 mit f1.4 L Serie). Canon Rumors
When I had the 1D3 there was a thing about the AF not keeping up with Nikon’s performance. When the same AF system came to the 7D everybody raved. Reviews are informative but I find they are not trustworthy. I now have the R7 and I love it for birds and general wildlife. Still only own EF L glass. The R5 ii looks tempting as a FF companion body.. I think the build quality and overall design is a big factor for me. And the quality of the lenses, AF performance, stabilisation and IQ.
I started with a rebel T2. After the I got a T7 then I wanted to do a little video then T7I . Which was a knock off of the 80D I couldn't afford. I broke my T7i and still wanted to keep going. So I tried to order the T8I. It was stolen from shipment, the company replaced it with something I always wanted. EOS 80D. I was like wow. The top window never had it. The focus options never had them. Wow weather sealed wow. Now I have the 90D and I just had to send in for repair but it wasn't my fault the screen stopped showing one picture and lines in the screen. They did an awesome job fixing it.
12 years in professional photography, I have canon 550d, 80d, 6d, 5d mark iv, Fuji GFX and sony a6500. All i can say canon for most intuitive system, best colour science and it's like made for anyone. But in the end of the day, u use photoshop to generate all the image to client :)
Canon cameras and lenses are fantastic. I love their lens approach when it comes to budget lenses - cheaper and still great IQ just a bit darker (some of them).
I stopped using Nikon and bought a Canon R and some L series lenses. Also bought the RP. So, the lenses were great. The EOS R was bob. I am now mostly using the R8. with the 24-105L the 10-500L and the 14-35 f4L All great lenses.
I am also 100% dedicated to that company. I know that there are other cameras, I have even picked up other cameras and played around with them a little bit, but I stick with Canon. I'm an amateur hobby photographer and I'm never going to spend more than $2,000 a year on this hobby. I think the smart thing to do is pick a company and stick with it, and if I were not a Canon user, I would probably have a Sony setup.
Canon CPS support and service are a major factor in my 25 year loyalty to Canon. Sony and Nikon has nothing to compare to the dependable, fast and professional service, and the excellent support they provide both in person at major events, and by phone. I can call my canon rep anytime and get a quick answer. And the cameras are designed for actual working pros.
I love Canon devices, but have lost respect for the brand over the years. With the mount hourding, not allowing third party for so long and often missing user feedback. Example: The R6 Mark ii video/photo switch. Is inconvenient on the left side and would be better to swap locations with the power switch. Makes perfect sense and has been a big point from users. Yet for the R5 Mark ii they left it the same and that makes no sense to me.
Thanks for your input, also I stick by Canon for almost the same reasons, start in 1992 with the 350d to the 600d then the 70d and the eosR and last year also with the R7 and also are the first three go to my family with some lenses 😊because they like our family and holiday photos and ask me can we have your old camera when they hear that I buy a new camera, I love the working the colors and more, I have subscribe to your channel, greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱
In 2014 I made enough money from photography using a Samsung NX200 to buy any camera I wanted. My first choice was the Canon 5D mk3 but before I bought it I had a look at the Nikon D810. It shocked me that the Nikon was much better than the Canon in every way. I worked hard to get the money to buy a camera so I was defiantly going to buy the best camera for the money. I had no brand loyalty so it was the D810. Even today, Canon has not surpassed the sensor in the D810, and only the D850 has better dynamic range and S/N 18. I wanted to be a Canon shooter but Nikon had other plans.
Yes, Nikon really knocked it out of the park with that 810. They did a lot of good stuff in that period! Cheers to your satisfaction in Nikon - it is nice to be happy with the gear you’ve chosen!
When it comes to the user interface I think the main issue is using a different brand than you usual use. Every single customer I had while working in a camera store for a year said the same thing about their brand. I can confirm that the Sony menu made the least sense of the three big brands. But the award for dumbest hidden location if the "format memory card" function goes to Fuji - it's hidden in SetUp>User Settings>Format.
Trough the years i used many brands, but always Canon has been the main brand, the optics and the science behind the colors have no rivals to me, i love Hasselblad, Fuji has a lovely cameras, but always Canon have more options to me, my first AF SLR camera was a Canon EOS 500, then the EOS 620, EOS650, EOS 10, EOS 1HS, EOS 100, EOS 5, EOS 1NHS, EOS 1VHS, EOS 1D, EOS 1DS, EOS 10D, EOS 30D, EOS 1 MK III DS, EOS M, EOS M2, EOS M3, EOS M5, EOS M6 MK II, EOS R, EOS RP, EOS R5....still have all my cameras
Doch seit kurzem gibt es Fremdobjektive für APS-C, nutzbar für R7/R10/R100. Im übrigen würde fast niemand ein Glasscherbe von Sigma oder Tamron an eine R3/R5 montieren. Das wäre wie Perlen vor die Säue geworfen. Eine Kamera für mehr als 4000€ und ein billiges Objektiv von Sigma das schwer ist wie ein Ziegelstein und absolut unhandlich da zu groß! Das ist Quatsch!
@@ER-gn8ioSigma can make good lenses, even if they're not as robust as others. The 40mm f1.4 was a sure step above their usual work. Plus, competition is good for everyone
The only problem I have with Canon is the lack of 3rd party lenses... most 3rd party lens for mirrorless are only MF... i like Laowa, tamron and Sigma... cheaper alternatives...
Nothing is ever perfect, but the Canon UI is logically laid out and is quite intuitive. That's what most people want whether it be Canon or something else. What people prefer is a broad spectrum with no absolute correct answers which is the way it will always be.
Cool! I've always admired Nikon gear and I'm sure if I had started with them I'd probably still be using them today - good stuff. Our options are plentiful.
I agree about camera realibility and the cleanliness of the sensor, but some of the lenses from the 00s and 90s are pretty awful. Also the RF line is worse not only compared to Sony, but also compared to Nikon at the moment. I like canon for many things, but now they are turning into this greedy miser, now they are ready to do anything against their users, just to squeeze out a little profit: - They can remove the central contact so that if someone is looking for a small cheap camera for product shooting or studio work - they will look for it in the more expensive segment. - They don't allow third party manufacturers into RF bayonet mount in order to "keep all the profits in-house" as they put it. - at the same time, they have virtually no mid-range in their lens line. Either the 50 1.2 for $2000 or the 50 1.8 for $200. Their non-L line is pretty lousy, and even optically excellent lenses like the 85 2 are marred by poor construction or focus. Now almost all lenses from other manufacturers have moisture protection - but not from Canon, for Canon it is still an exclusive thing for the L-series - RF line is a mess. Canon is barely capable of making just a good lens anymore. Now it's some kind of field for experiments, and at the same time standards have gone south. They try to make wide wider, small smaller and can let the distortion go down to 10% in pursuit of this. Hell, they recently released the first ever uncorrected 35mm - it's pure underdesign, I don't know how to justify it. 35mm was never burdened with weight and didn't need miniaturization. Making such a lens with corrected distortion has never been a hard task. It's kinda hard to stay rational and being a canon user these days. Only the EF legacy saves us, for now. But it can't compete forever with everything that's happening on Nikon Z and Sony.
Thanks for the comments! As for the "greedy miser - doing anything against their users to squeeze out a little profit" - I honestly don't think this is the case. All of these camera makers have the same profit motives and they all have to make hard decisions on how they can remain profitable while they spend big money on R&D. The competitive landscape is really tough in this photography game so you can't screw over your users. Canon is early in their RF development so they are in a difficult position. It will take quite some time to get their new lens lineup to the level of their EF lenses, but they will get there. But for now, there are certainly holes in the lineup and shortcomings. One other thing I would say regarding the RF lenses and 3rd party manufacturers - these new lenses are much more complex than the old lenses. The body and lens are now operating in a much more integrated, and thus complex, way than they were in the past and for this reason I think Canon has concerns about user experience being negative if something isn't working right. In other words, if a third party lens is causing problems because they have a design flaw, Canon does not want this to reflect on them negatively and thus they are going to be really careful on this. I think they are right to go slow in this area. I have a few RF lenses and they are all great - I'm very impressed actually. All that being said, I'm very impressed with everything that's going on with Nikon and Sony (and others too) - I think anyone choosing to go those directions will most certainly be happy. We live in a time of ultimately good choices all around us in this field!
@@RobHuntOutside What you said about Canon being concerned about everything working well sounds exactly like what a Canon representative might say, although in one of their last interviews they were more honest than that and said outright that it was about profit. And it never affected the camera manufacturer's reputation. How long did we live with Sigmas, which almost always had problems with focus? We never said that it is a 6d or 5D3 were to blame. It's always been a sigma problem. Besides, these same sigmas on the RF mount have now received a second life. You can take the most problematic 35 1.4 ART copy and put it on the RP and it will hit the eye perfectly. So I do not believe in this thesis twice. About "Canon is early in their RF development" - RF mount is already 6 years old. For Sony FE mount it is a distance between introduction of original A7/A7r and A7R IV. In 6 years they have managed to reconsider their approach to high-end lenses, getting rid of those terrible Zeiss lenses in favor of the G-Master. They also managed to make many great mid-range lenses, like the 85 1.8 and 35 1.8 with protection and good focus, but they also did not prevent other manufacturers from filling this segment. In 6 years, Sony FE-mount has become close to abundance. So I can't see any excuses for canon here.
Ok I got a little chuckle from your comment about me sounding like a Canon representative. I promise I’m not! All good. I appreciate your comments on this stuff. We may not agree 100% on all this, but that’s ok.
Well they’ve all got the same profit motives I think. Canon certainly isn’t the cheapest, so there is that. Nikon is great too so I don’t think you’ll be unhappy with the move. I don’t really see the greed thing though - competition is really tough so I think all the big brands are putting out the most they can afford at a given price point. They have to make a lot of decisions behind the scenes to put a good product out there that the users they are targeting will like.
@RobHuntOutside Thats what I'm thinking too. Spent alot of time in Bellevue, Renton, Issaquah and Snoqualmie alot,in fact I used to race Nastar racing ski team in Snoqualmie and Crystal then started teaching. Someday it will come to me with my "sometimers" 🤣. I like your channel ♥️ I've hiked all over the cascades and Olympics and really miss it ! After getting hit by lightning 🌩 5 years ago pretty much ended my hiking and so it's my photography that keeps me going .
Canon is ok not outstanding, I switched to micro four thirds long time ago. My eos 5d mark ii had more noise, banding, less dynamic range also my crop sensor canons. Not much need even to mention the weight comparison.
Big CON of owning Canon cameras is that they are not loyal to any mount from the FD to EF to EF-M which are all dead and now to RF. How long will RF last before they force blind loyalists to buy the latest and greatest new mount?
Canon used their EF lens mount for 33 years, from its introduction in 1987 until 2020. And you can still use all of your EF lenses on their mirrorless RF mount with a simple adapter which I use myself and am quite happy with - it works perfectly. These lens mounts have to change eventually as technology evolves. Nikon also had to change their classic F mount to the new mirrorless Z mount for the same reason. The Canon RF mount will be in play for many years to come.
Not 100% sure what you mean by that, but for sure all of these camera makers put in as much technology as they can for a given price point. They have to do this to stay competitive - it’s the same for all of them.
@@RobHuntOutsideon a bigger note, I do agree with your reasons having used Canon starting with the A1. However, Canon is now like Toyota. They are living on their reputation and brand loyalists. Toyota was once know for their reliability and quality and now they are a train wreck in that regard. I don't think Canon is nearly as good as Sony/Nikon in 2024. Their last two releases seem like they are playing catch up and have a love affair with 24 mpx cameras. I think they make 7 of them now. Only one high resolution camera and it's not even in an integrated body with with a proper battery. That's unacceptable. I can't continue to give them more of my money if they don't offer products that compete. We as consumers need to hold these companies to the fire. Too many of us are blind loyalists who just buy the newest offering even when we know it's disappointing. It's tough to move on but sometimes we are left with no options. I do appreciate the sentiment of the video no doubt having used Canon for decades
@@mostfrequencies4981 Yep, that’s exactly what I’m doing. There are probably a few people who may want to hear opinions based on a long personal history with a brand. Others won’t and that’s fine.
Are you sponsored by Canon and get free cameras and lenses in exchange for positive videos and positive advertising on your website? Is this ANOTHER infomercial by a sponsored photographer? Are you a shill for corporate Canon and employed by Canon in the sponsorship programs. If you are, and have not disclosed that these products are sponsoring the video, then you are in violation of advertising laws, and UA-cams own policies of false advertising and shilling for brands by making phoney reviews.
Haha, no I'm absolutely not sponsored by Canon! I've just had good experiences with the Canon cameras I've owned - that's it. But as I said in the video, I think any of the big camera brands these days will be excellent - it comes down to what you like and what fits your style.
Been using Cannon since the 80's, first one was the AE1. Just dropped my 5d Mk IV into a river for 3 secs, it was off, and it's toast. Bad for me. I tried everything before turning it on to dry it out but....
Aloha i just joined and was born and raised in Washington, Falls city and tumwater. Im switching over to all canon just the fact of the durability and weather sealing these cameras and lenses posess ! Here in Kauai im reminded that this is the wettest place on Earth next to back home where i rusted all winter 😆. Aloha
Even as a Sony shooter, everything that you said about Canon is true. The menu system is sublime and takes no time to get used to. I love the way the R5 and R6 feels in your hands. The ergonomics, where the subcommander dial is great, but for me Sony's are far more programable, you can change any button to do anything else. Canon and Nikon are limited in this regard. Sony is like a small computer in that regard. Image quality is about the same for the brands and Sony has now caught up, but Canon and Nikon use to beat them. Canon has to get this lens situation figured out, include full size HDMI inputs on. Nikon lately is killing it with some of the best lenses on the market. Nikon has come a long way, and they are competing with Canon and Sony on almost every level. Regardless of what camera you get, you can take great photos and have a great experience.
I really appreciate your comments! It used to be all about Nikon and Canon, then Sony came along and really shook things up with their mirrorless cameras. They were the innovators and I think they drove the industry to a better place. That’s the way competition works I guess. And your last statement is a great one, at the end of the day just get out there and enjoy what you have - they all allow you to do great stuff!
Sony is a tech company and eventually they will grab you and all your content just like they do with their PS5. You pay to play the games but will never be physically yours.
@@RobHuntOutside i Still have my EOS 550D (europe) have been using a Sony A7 IV for like 2 years but i still just dont like the feel of it and since i like to shoot mainly Sports stuff and Sony just dont has anything between 11fps and 30A1 A9II and the new A9II120. So the R5MkII got me back to canon, cant wait :)
Sony forced everyone else to go mirrorless thanks to the autofocus they were killing it with before theothers joined in. Canon's R was a little rough, RP good for cheap and adapted lenses, and Nikon was also a little rough until the Zf and Z8/9. But Nikon and Canon with the Eos 1 and F5 and then 1Ds and D3 were killing it. Sony however, killed Canon for ages with sensor performance. And Nikon hopped on to Sony sensors to also put Canon in the dust for dynamic range. The 2019 Canon RP has the exact dynamic range as the 2008 5D mk2. 5D4 and R were much better. The R6/R5 is when Canon finally got on par with everyone else.
I do love Nikon for huge used lens choice, Sony has huge third part lens support, and cheap used prices for really good sensors, and good video features. So it's a toss up really, every camera is a good one and has its pros and cons.
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@@mikafoxx2717 Good comments!
We have reached the point where 99.9% of all camera owners are not worthy of the camera they own. But, instead of improving themselves, those owners keep buying new cameras.
Certainly some truth with that. The performance of just about every camera is so incredibly good, that you can’t miss. This is why I think ‘brand wars’ are so silly - they are all amazing and it is really hard to extract everything they have to offer.
@@TheBigBlueMarble you can certainly use that argument with phones and upgrading , we are definitely in both Cameras and phones well into “diminishing returns” 😀
On point, I totally agree. I used DSLRs and don't ever plan on upgrading.
@@RobHuntOutsideYeah, every camera is so good. Buy whichever one you want for features, lens availability, and the like. I do like how easy it was to jump from a 6D to an RP for user interface.
I think you missed a major reason...familiarity. Even if something is not perfect, becoming familiar with it over the years makes it better than something you are not familiar with.
Yes, agree with that!
I'm not a pro photographer and more into APSC. My late dad bought a Canon 600D (T3i) back in 2012. He then passed away a year later. I then took over the camera for my personal use since none of my siblings were interested in using a bulky camera. My main usage was for personal, travel and family photos. In 2020, I then purchased a Sony A6600. Until then, whenever I took landscape (beach and sky) and family photos, I always compared them with my old photos captured with 600D. I can see that the color science of Canon is true to real life. I've decided that the new Canon R5 II will be my future camera.
Nice! I think the R5 MkII will be great!
You won’t be sorry , I have the r5 and its the Swiss Army Knife of cameras 😀
I started shooting with Canon in 1976, Canon F-1 was my second camera! (My first was a Mamiya C220) I've been with Canon ever since! Been through the 60D, 70D, 80D, EOS R, R6 and now with the R6 Mark II! Love Canon for a lot of the same reasons.
That is quite a rich history of experience - thanks for sharing that!
2 of my reasons are because of ergonomics and color science. Color science means less processing time for me as a wedding photographer to get to the true to life colors I look for in the pictures. Ergonomics is because i have big hands and it doesn't cramp after a 8 hour wedding day. I used another brand once and my hands were cramping the rest if the night. Great video!!!
Thanks for watching!
Agreed on colour science
Especially on JPEGs
Reasons I love Canon: Easy buttons and menus. jpegs looks great. Amazing lenses for Real Estate photos like the 14-35 f/4 unparalleled on any system with that huge focal range for tiny bathroom to filming realtors talking to camera with the same lens... also flat front element for a screw on CPL. Canon really understands the pro industry. Also love the feel of the cameras in hand, round edges are so natural for the human hand to hold. ❤
Thanks for the comments! I also love the feel in hand and ergonomics in general - very important to me.
Don’t know about Canon’s latest cameras, but I can say the 5D Classic and 6D Mk1 are amazing cameras. The Canon colours are sublime and these older cameras are built like a tank. Their operation while simpler than today’s cameras, are next to perfect for photography.
Agree!
This. The original 5D and 6D are great cameras for stills.
My first canon was a Canon Ftbn film camera bought in 1974. I painted houses all summer long to buy the camera. I bought it because I read an article about how a canon survived a fall down the side of a mountain. I knew I'd be rough on my cameras so went with the brand. I've bought several different brands over the years - but I seem to always come back to Canon. Mainly because I understand how they work (the user interface). Right now I'm trying to decide if I need to upgrade to the new mirrorless line. But, I've already spent so much on the lenses and not sure I want to spend the money while I'm still happy with my old 6Dm2. Yes! sensor cleaning is one of my favorite parts of my canon. I hate cleaning sensor dust both on the camera and in post. I'm in agreement with all your reasons! Thanks for the link I'll have to check it out.
All those lenses you're using with your 6DMkII will still work with the new R series mirrorless cameras when you do finally decide to get one of those in the future. The adapter that Canon has for EF lenses works flawlessly - I'm still using several of my old lenses and have no complaints. But I don't think you need to be in any hurry to upgrade. If the 6DMkII does the job for you then stick with it until you wear it out!
why need to upgrade if happy with 6dm2? i still shoot with canon 5dm2 and no need to upgrade at all.
@@aantonic that's a good question - one I keep asking myself - and every time I decide to stay with the 6dm2.
I have 3 canon cameras:
1. Canon T3i
2. Canon EOS Elan 7 (film)
3. Canon EOS R6 mk ii
They’re all great
Excellent! Thanks for tuning in!
I am an amateur entusiast photographer and have been shooting with Canon since I went digital over fifteen years ago .
My first Canon was a 350D , followed by a 600D , 7D , 6D , 7Dmkii , and a 5 Dmkiii . I recently scored a mint 70D , case and 3 lenses in a thrift shop for $10 , score !
I love Canon ergonomics , image quality , and the bulletproof build quality of the 5D and 7D series . You could be excused for calling me a bit of a Canon fanboy .
I am about to move to mirrorless to take advantage of the improved autofocus capabilities and smaller form factor . The R6 or R6mkii tick all the boxes for me and would suit me down to the ground . Sadly , I am in the process of selling my Canon kit and moving to Sony.
One of the major reasons I went with Canon in the first place was the large volume of third party lenses available for the brand . I currently have lenses from Sigma , Tamron , Canon EF-S , Canon EF (standard and "L") in my colection .
As much as I would love to get an R6ii , Canon's policy on 3rd party glass means that as a system, Canon is simply unaffordable for me. For the the shooting I do , weather sealed lenses are a must . In the Canon ecosystem that means L glass . By all accounts the RF L lenses are some of the finest ever built , it but would require the sale of a kidney for me to afford some .
I will have to settle for a Sony body , some very good , as opposed to excellent Sigma or Tamron lenses , and a used Sony 600 zoom (to take advantage of Sony's maximum frame rates).
I would love to stick with Canon , but economically , that is no longer an option.
Thanks for sharing! Canon is still a bit early in their RF lens development so it is certainly true that you will have a more broad cost offering from someone like Sony. I believe they started with their mirrorless mount lenses in 2011 so there has been quite a lot of time to let things develop there and thus you have more options and some lower cost opportunities. With Canon, this just takes some time and they started on the RF mount much later so they are still early in the process. So I agree with you, there are going to be better cost options with the Sony lens mount for a while so your thinking makes sense. One other thing I would mention, Canon has a big professional community so they have to put priority on the L glass development first to make sure they are giving their professional community good lens options for their mirrorless cameras.
@@RobHuntOutsideYeah, you're not wrong. You can always adapt to RF though, all that L glass or Tamron SP weather sealing. But a good weather proofed R mount camera is pricey. The 35 and 50 are somewhat affordable, but not much else. I still rock my little 40 2.8 on the adapter instead of either, most of the time.
Started on an AE-1 in college, but then shot professionally with Nikon for 25 years. I just switched two years ago to the Canon mirrorless system. I'm loving it. The autofocus on the R3 is absolutely insane. To shoot lenses at 1.2 and nail every shot is just such a new experience for me. I do get the occasional lock up though, where I have to take the battery out.
Nice! Yeah, the AF system is shockingly good! Thanks for watching!
All very good points. I haven't been with Canon nearly as long as you, but it has been over 20 years for me.
I started out with a Sears brand SLR with a Pentax K mount that I bought from my brother, and followed that with a couple other Pentax SLRs. When I was ready to make the move to auto-focus sometime in 2002, I looked at Pentax, and there was nothing that met what I wanted without going top end for top price. It came down to the Canon Elan 7 and the Nikon N80. I was working at a camera store at the time, and Canon's employee purchase program really tipped the scales. The Elan 7 was definitely the better bang for the buck. After being reluctant to switch to digital, I sold a 1D something for $8K (that really was the price back then) to a customer and he sold me his old 10D. A few years later I managed to upgrade to a 40D, and another 10 years later, I got the R5 that I've been using for that last 2 years. The thing I always go back to is how it feels in my hand and the other brands just don't have that same feel. I always urge people to hold the camera before they choose because they'll use it more if it feels good.
Thanks for sharing that! I do agree that it has to feel good in your hands. It's interesting how some cameras just have the feel that suits you personally and others just don't - hugely important I think.
There’s something amazing about canon as a whole, I’ve always thought about switching to Sony or Nikon but I’ve never took that step because I know I will miss my canon gear. This is where my loyalty kicks in. Although, Sony and Nikon makes great camera, the only reason I thought about switching is compactness of Sony camera, easier to travel light. I have R5 with 28-70 f2 and sometimes it gets heavy.
@@retrogaming2553 I do agree, if compactness is the goal Sony is quite attractive. The Canons are a bit on the bigger side although I tend to like that.
Me too never cleaned the sensor on the R5 in 4 years of use. It’s always clean.
Thanks for sharing that! And thanks for watching!
I started with Canon back around 2005 and have never found any compelling reason to switch. Even after I sold my gear during the lockdowns and had reason to go with another brand (had looked at Sony but didn't really like the bodies) I still came back to Canon as the R6 II was the best bang for buck pro cam available and the ability to adapt EF lenses to the R system with no loss in quality (and essentially native AF performance) was key.
Thanks for the comments! It is definitely hard to switch once you are comfortable in a system and have your lenses. I’m happy Canon did a good job making the transition to the R series with EF lens converter.
Thank you for the video.
Same here. I’m a Canon user for the last 16 years and didn’t think about picking up any other brand despite knowing Nikon and Pentax are also great brands.
I started out with a Canon point & shoot camera in 2008 and that was what convinced me to stick with this brand. Then bought a DSLR few months later. Till now I’ve bought several DSLRs and finally settled with some pro bodies like 1D Mark IV, 5D Mark II & III and 7D. Yes, agree again these are highly reliable cameras. I also use native lenses and own quite a few L versions. Being a pure hobbyist; shoot landscape, nightscape, street photos, lifestyle and wildlife.
Didn't switch to mirrorless because I don't see any compelling reasons for doing so.
My other reasons for using Canon are; these cameras are easy to operate, produce decent images with lovely colors. Troubleshooting is also easy by seasoned technicians if it’s of small nature.
Canon suffers from one shortcoming i.e., dynamic range. Nikon has it better. However, to me it’s not a big headache as a lot can be fixed in post.
Thanks again.
Thanks for your comments! You are right about the dynamic range - Nikon and Sony are a bit better on that front I think. Thanks for watching!
I mean, if you're fixing it in post it's got enough dynamic range! Even on a Sony it'll look contrasty in the jpeg even if you can pull an image out of pure blackness.
I'm an old-timer from film days so I went with the 5DSR. I was a little overwhelmed with the electronics learning curve, but now.......I'm loving this thing!
I was tempted by that 5DS myself - really good landscape camera! Thanks for sharing!
Not all Canon cameras were so reliable. The 5D line and 7D line were indestructible and will endure anything. But lesser range cameras had problems like the 60D sudden death, or T3 sudden death, both due poor quality components on the power motherboard.
I'm still waiting to change to mirrorless. I'll wait up to the next year (2025) to decide which brand. It could be Sony or Canon. Less probably Nikon or Fuji.
If Canon do three things I'll stick with Canon until the apocalypse:
- Fully open the RF mount (most probably it won't happen)
- Allow to use APSC lenses in full frame mode (most probably it won't happen)
- Make a simpler way to use custom white balance like any other brand (maybe Canon did it in new cameras, I don't even know)
The Canon R6 / R5 ergonomics are unsurpassed. But the lenses situation make me doubt.
Yep, certainly some of those cheaper cameras weren’t as good on the quality front. I’m sure they have to cut a lot of corners to hit those prices.
You have to compare apples with apples. Were Sony or whatever in that price range any different?
Why would you want to use CF lenses on a FF body in FF mode?
@@gerhardbotha7336 yes, you are right, the comparison need to be against similar price cameras. About APSC lenses,
1) a lot of APSC lenses covers full frame or gives only an small amount of vignette. The sigma 10-18 cover full frame at 12mm.
2) in video mode at least you'll make a crop for stabilization anyway so you can crop the vignette and that's it. In photo you can make an square crop or a vertical crop for social media and the vignette is gone too. Even a crop for composition most of the time left the vignette outside of the frame. And if you need the rest of the frame you can fill it with Ai. The APSC lenses are smaller, lighter and a lot cheaper.
APSC lens are designed to cover the smaller sensor and can be built smaller , if you put them on FF you will or might get dark edges . I started with APSC Canon bodies 20 years ago but after the lens the body came with I only ever bought FF knowing I would move to FF which I did four years later . I have an R5 and R7 and no ASPC glass. And can get from 14mm right out to 800mm with three L RF lens across those two bodies. If I was Canon I would never fully open the RF mount, why should they , they have a brand to protect.
@@Chris-NZ yes, from a Canon point of view they need to keep the RF mount closed. So I will go with Sony like most people except pro photographers. Fuji is an open mount alternative too.
About APSC lenses I explained that, so a copy and paste of my comment:
1) a lot of APSC lenses covers full frame or gives only an small amount of vignette. The sigma 10-18 cover full frame at 12mm.
2) in video mode at least you'll make a crop for stabilization anyway so you can crop the vignette and that's it. In photo you can make an square crop or a vertical crop for social media and the vignette is gone too. Even a crop for composition most of the time left the vignette outside of the frame. And if you need the rest of the frame you can fill it with Ai. The APSC lenses are smaller, lighter and a lot cheaper.
I wish I could explain it. I made the switch to Canon about 5 months ago. The auto-focus is superior, however, despite having an R6M2 and R5M2, and lenses, I just cannot find any joy from Canon. I am looking to divest all of my Canon gear as fast as I can at a reasonable loss.
@@KatieF307 I’m curious what brand you were using previously and for how long? It may be that you were really comfortable with that brand and are having trouble shifting gears to Canon. I have no doubt that sometimes certain brands just don’t work for us, especially with something so ‘hands on’ like photography. So it may just be that Canon doesn’t work for you. When I think about myself, what I really want is for the camera to kind of just be out of the way and let me see the image and let me smoothly get to the settings I want to capture the image the way I’m envisioning. For me this only comes with repetition and just getting comfortable with the camera and the nuances that they all have. Interestingly, when I switched from my old Canon 5Dmk4 to the mirrorless R5 it honestly took me a while to adapt and I was already a Canon user. I will admit I had some moments of frustration with the change, but all good now and the more I use the R5, the more I like it. So, my only thought would be maybe give it a bit more time. After all, changing brands is an expensive proposition. But extracting joy is very personal and maybe your old brand just really resonated with you - this stuff can’t be measured.
Most brands are roughly the same quality at PRO levels... Personally Im a Canon shooter since all the way back in 80s. The only reason I stayed with Canon is because of the familiarity and also having invested in lenses. So it would cost me too much to swap brands, and I would not win much anyway since most brands are similar in function/quality.
Im still shooting on a 1DX dslr and I am not running for a mirrorless any time soon... I love my old "click click machine" too much, its a great tool.
Agree with you. All the brands are pretty similar at the pro levels and they are all quite good! I can relate to your comment about sticking with your DSLR. When I first got the R5 I kind of missed my old 5DMkIV - that optical viewfinder is wonderful and this is one thing I still miss. If the 1Dx is working for you, stick with it! Thanks for your comments.
Thank you so much for this! I’ve never heard anyone so eloquently explain why Canon is such a good brand. I’ve tried to myself in the past, and failed. They’re not perfect of course; no brand is. But for me, for what I do, they get the important things right. Ergonomics, user interface, reliability, quality optics, great build. I’ve shot Canon since the late 1980’s. My first was an EOS 650. I’ve tried other brands but nothing has measured up to Canon so far in the things that matter to me.
Thanks for sharing your experience! And thanks for tuning in!
I'm a Nikon guy and while I haven't owned a Canon in a long time, I've used many of their cameras over the years and would agree with most of this. While I prefer the layout of my Nikons, their cameras have a great interface. I picked up a set of r5s I was tasked to shoot with, and figured out the controls immediately. I used both of them for 10 hours straight without once being confused where any function was. Every Sony I've touched, is a learning curve for controls. Canon still has the best skintones (ala Kodak) of any brand and unlike Nikon their customer service & marketing is good.
Also they have a great lens lineup and the quality of their current glass is among the best in class. I found their DSLR glass to somewhat be lacking when shot wide open but that hasn't been the case for the last 10 years. I do prefer the overall color science of the Nikon and I have found their gear to be slightly more durable.
My biggest gripe with Canon is not their product, but their users. Many canon shooters act like their gear is far better than Nikon, Sony, Fuji etc. I find myself being oversold on the function of the gear and then upon using it, it is on par or sometimes under what I am used to by other camera brands. The 5dmk2 was one such camera, as was the r5, both which I have used multiple times and multiple bodies. I still would recommend any new shooter to try their gear as it is a great system.
On an unrelated note they make the best printers on the market.
Thanks for your great comments! I also get really turned off by brand snobs - there is no reason for that ever. Agree about the printers!
You are 100% spot on! Canon cameras and lenses are fantastic. They are reliable, the colors are great, and the AF is so good. But those RF lenses are so darn expensive.
Unfortunately...That's why I switched to Sony. But my first love will always be Canon
Yep, those good Canon lenses are a bit pricey, but worth it I think! Thanks for the comments!
I’m not sure where you get the idea that Sony cameras draw more dust than canon cameras. Do you think they have like some kind of special magnet inside the sensor that pulls the dust in? There are cameras from both Sony and Canon that have a shutter that comes down over the sensor when you switch lenses. I have both.
Just observation and I was definitely tuned in to discussions regarding this on earlier A7r’s since those were cameras I was interested in. The Sony’s didn’t always have the anti-dust shutter and this was certainly part of it earlier on. I would love to talk with Sony’s engineering team to understand trade-offs they may have made - I find this very interesting. But my focus here is mainly on Canon and as I stated, I find their anti-dust technology “pretty darn good” - that’s it.
James Popsys in one of his videos also agreed that Sony just attracts more dust for some reason
CANON COLOR SCIENCE 🔥
Agree! I love the look of Canon images.
I say the same thing but the truth is in a lineup with non canon images I wouldn't be able to pick out the Canon image every single time.
My first Cann was the EOS 630. My last, 5Ds and 6d ii, And there's the 80D.
Cameras I use now. Olympus OM-D E-M1x, OM-S E-M1 II, OM Systems OM 5. All of these can make photos you cannot with your R5.
Panasonic Lumix G9. It too can make photos that cannot be made with any Canon camera.
Lumix S1R. I use it with an adaptor for use with selec Canon EF lenses. Another amera with capabilities beyond Canon's range. 47.3 Mp, 187 high resolution. In interval shooting, 0 delay between shots.
All the Lunix and Olymus/OM Systems camera have high resolution modes, 4x their native resolution.
In your dreams.
There's no reason you can't take any of the photos you do on an R5.. 45 megapixels and pretty small and light.
I started out with a Canon A-1 in 1980 and it served me well for 30 years until I made the leap to digital with a Canon 5D Mk II in 2010. The 5D is a tank and I still use it to this day for mainly landscape and travel photography.
Very cool! Impressive to hear about using an A-1 for 30 years - that is amazing. Totally agree about the 5D Mk II, it really is a well made camera and I see no reason why you can't make great images with it for quite a long time. Good stuff! Thanks for watching and sharing your comments!
I heard the R5 wasn't as reliable as the pro cameras from the past. (5DMK4 etc) I see people complaining that it overheats, freezes sometimes and requires the batteries to be popped out and put back on to make it work again. Have you had any of those issues?
I have certainly heard some of the things you mention with the R5, but I personally haven't had any issues with mine. I think some of the overheating issues were related to recording 8k video for extended periods so there is some thermal limit there. This is the reason Canon came out with the R5C to better handle the 8k video demands for long time periods that hard-core film makers need.
In four years of regular use with a R5, I’ve had no overheating and I think it has frozen twice and that was more than a year ago. I switched SD card brand/speed and the problem went away.
I have the R5 since launch day and never problems at all. It’s a workhorse
I do heavy shooting on R5 and yes it has frozen up a few times. Just keep the firmware updated. You can also turn off some of the features that affect the image in camera if your camera is struggling with bursts
I've had the Canon 20D, 30D, 40D, 50D, 5D Mk2, 5D Mk3, 5D Mk4, EOS R, EOS R5, and now the EOS R3.
No system is perfect, but this is a system that I'm familiar with, and it mostly does everything I need. Gonna check out the EOS R1 when it comes out.
That is an impressive run of cameras! You know the deal with Canon, no doubt. Thanks for the comment and thanks for tuning in!
Canon for me just works. Been using 1 series Canon cameras both film and digital for over 30 years. They just work and they don't change menus or buttons very much. Excellent!
Yes, I think this is a big reason why so many stick with them - they don’t try to reinvent things that don’t need to be reinvented. I think most professionals appreciate that.
I still regretted my decision choosing Sony over Canon.
Like many other things, it is hard to know what really works for you until you actually use it for a while. Thanks for commenting!
I bought a 1000d in May, only cost me £40 with the 18-55mm kit lens and that was it! Hooked, I was able to learn some basics of photography with this and I used it for 3 weeks before upgrading up to a 60D and a Tamron 70-300mm lens, just bought a 5d Mark III and a nifty 50 and wow! I wish I had done this so long ago. I will end up with mirrorless at some point, but I recall these DSLR's coming out and I could not afford them. I'm happy picking up these older cameras for peanuts and the quality they deliver is pretty damn fine at the price point!
Excellent! Those DSLR’s and EF lenses are outstanding - no need to rush to mirrorless as those photos you can create with the 5D MkIII are just as good. Thanks for sharing!
I too have stay with Canon since the days of film. I liked the way the camera felt in my hands so when it was time to change to digital I stayed with Canon. That fact I was able to continue to use my lenses was a big plus. Even when the RF mount came out, $69 from the Canon refurbished store, allowed me to buy an adapter to use my EF lenses on my R bodies, R5 and R7. I have slowly migrated to RF lenses but my EF 70-200 III will stick around for a while.
The only cameras that made me think about changing were the Z9 and Z8. Essentially eliminating rolling shutter is huge. The cost of changing brands, having to learning to rotate the lens the opposite direction to remove and attach, and getting used to a new button layout and menu system made my realize the gains I may get weren't enough to justify it for me. The Sony A1 feels too small to me. I know it produces great images, they all do, but if I am going to be holding the camera for hours, I want to be comfortable. I would actually like my R5 to be a little taller. On my R7 I 3D printed a grip extender that makes it about as perfect for my hands as you can get.
@@jeffolson4731 Thanks so much for sharing that - great comments! Agree about the size of the R5 and mirrorless cameras in general - they all seem a tad small to me. This is one of the reasons I decided to use the battery grip on the R5. It does add some weight, but I like the feel of the bigger size in my hand and the extra battery life is an added bonus. Thanks for watching!
I had both Nikon and Canon gear for the longest time and told myself i had to choose one. So I went Nikon. But i do agree with you about those Canon attributes. I do miss Canon’s 70-200 f/4…what a gem!
Thanks for tuning in! I like the Nikon lineup right now - I think they’ve done a good job on their mirrorless cameras.
Gotta agree that around 30mp is the sweet spot. I absolutely love the sensor/images from the 5DmkIV and EOS R.
Yep, that 30MP sensor in the 5d4 and R produces some sweet images - very nice indeed!
Hi Rob ! Can you please tell me if R5 does ever overheat in photography ? I am looking to upgrade my Canon 5D and wondering ?
I personally have not had this happen with my R5. That said, I'm a landscape photographer so I'm not shooting high frame-rates at all like a sports or wildlife photographer would. I do shoot some 4k video, but I don't record for long periods so this prevents me from seeing the overheat issue and I never shoot 8k. Thanks in advance if anybody else out there with an R5 wants to comment further on this.
Thanks Rob ! I am considering it for wedding or event photography.So i am wondering if i should go that way or not. My Canon 5D was amazing trough all the years. May be you know a friend that is using R5 for events. Many thank ! Looking forward to hear from you.
@@marksphotoperry356 No one I know with an R5 has had the overheating problem that I've heard about. Most of the issues I'm aware of arose when doing lots of long video clips at highest res. Maybe stop in a good camera shop and have a chat with them about it. You may be able to rent one to try it out if you live around a big city.
@@RobHuntOutside OK Rob ! Many thanks !
I used Canon cameras & lens for nearly 40years, everything from a F1 film camera to the 5DRS digital camera & numerous EF “L” lenses. The new RF lenses offer excellent image quality albeit at a premium price point. The EF to RF lens adapter provided a way to use your existing EF lenses on a Canon R body. Ultimately, Canon has discontinued lens support for EF lenses & no third party lens mount support for R cameras allowing alternative lens to be used factored into my decision to abandon the Canon ecosystem. The RF 70-200mm lens does NOT have the quality construction of the EF models & is an external zoom as opposed to an internal zoom. The RF 70-200mm also is NOT compatible with 1.4 or 2.0 telextenders. The Canon products that I did use served me well for many years. Cost became a significant factor for me in my decision to leave Canon.
What did you switch to?
I started with Sony and switched over to Fuji (X and GFX). I can attest to Fuji's sensor cleaning to be miles ahead of Sony's. Used to regularly see spots in my pictures taken with the Sony that I seldom see in pics from my Fujis.
Interesting - thanks for the info and thanks for watching!
I had been a Nikon film shooter for close to 40 years when I changed to digital and tried Nikon and Canon equivalent models, the Canon just felt better in the hand, been with them ever since . 20D, 50D, 5Dii, 5Div, R5 and R7. My reasons for staying with the brand are exactly the same as yours. You could go from the 20D to the R5 without having a meltdown and the menu system although hugely bigger on the R5 would feel familiar. I agree on the dust it’s a pain especially in video so appreciate the lack of it , maybe the Canon shutters cover the sensor better than Sony. Apart from some of those RF small cheap(er) primes 16mm, 24mm, 50mm I’ve only ever got L glass (EF and RF) & I was very surprised how well my EF glass had held its value when I moved fully to RF.
Thanks for your comments and sharing some of your photography history! And thanks for watching!
T'a oublié l'ergonomie incroyable des boitiers, c'est super agréable en main!
@@damien0486 Oui, vous avez tout à fait raison, la sensation de ces caméras dans la main est vraiment agréable !
They weren't $5000 cameras, but I've had problems with a few Canon cameras and one lens that had to be sent in for repairs and had problems with my Elan IIe cameras also that had to go to the shop for repairs. None were without problems entirely, but I still like them a lot and would probably by one of the newer ones if I had the money to throw away.
Yep, never a guarantee you get no problems ever for sure. I think I've been lucky to have had no issues given what all I've put my cameras through - knock on wood I guess! Thanks for your input!
One feature I like about Canon is the RGB histogram in the viewfinder in the mirrorless cameras. The Nikon Z9 does not have this feature and when I used to shoot Sony (A9II) it did not have this feature either. I shoot manual exposure and the RGB histogram is essential to me. Thank you Canon.
Yes agree, that is an essential feature. Thanks for your comments!
Hello, stumbled on your channel and enjoyed hearing your 5-reasons why you like Canon. I'm a Sony shooter and have to say, the things you noted about Sony are quite spot on. I like my Sony camera (A7R5) and the lenses, especially the 12-24 F2.8 (so sharp!), but found your perspectives very accurate. I've been watching the videos on the new Canon R5 VII, and have been thinking of getting it for wildlife photography. Anyway, again enjoyed watching your video and subscribed.
Thank you so much! I appreciate your comments and insights.
I still use my 5d Mkii along side my Olympus em1 Mkii. SLR technology has been in my bones since '74. I don't like Sony and I never tried Nikon. Stills only. Canon ergonomics just fit my brain.
I still love the 5DMkII too - that was a good one for sure. Agree about the ergonomics!
Funny that you mention the lens selection as a pro argument for Canon. If you are looking for good primes but don’t want the extremely big, heavy and expensive L options you are much better off with Sony or Nikon. That kept me from switching to Canon in the recent past. Good to hear about the other reasons because there is one single lens - the stereoscopic fisheye - that no other brand offers and that will finally make me a Canon shooter 😀
Good comments. Canon is early in the RF lens development cycle so I suspect many good options will be coming over time. But you are certainly right about the non-L lenses and I was a little disappointed with the size and weight of the RF lenses so I hear you.
Wegen einem Objektiv wollen sie einen Systemwechsel vollziehen? Total unrealistisch fast schon unglaubwürdig! Jeder Hersteller hat etwas anzubieten was die anderen nicht haben! Wer viele Jahre fotografiert hat und sich ein System ausgesucht und eine Ausrüstung aufgebaut hat wird einen Teufel tun und alles über den Haufen werfen! Ein Wechsel würde absolut teuer und am Ende kommt man vom Regen in die Traufe! Die fehlenden Festbrennweiten wird Canon als Hybridobjektive in den nächsten Monaten nachliefern, da bin ich mir sicher (20 / 24 / 28 / 50 mit f1.4 L Serie). Canon Rumors
Recently I have purchased second hand eos 800d to learn photography. It is amazing 😊
Great 👍 - love that!
Canon 5DSR is one of the best cameras they have made for stills. Just got the R52 but always keeping that DSLR.
Agree about the 5DSR - great camera! That whole 5D series was amazingly good and still is. Good luck with the R5MkII. That should be fun!
Thank you!
When I had the 1D3 there was a thing about the AF not keeping up with Nikon’s performance. When the same AF system came to the 7D everybody raved. Reviews are informative but I find they are not trustworthy. I now have the R7 and I love it for birds and general wildlife. Still only own EF L glass. The R5 ii looks tempting as a FF companion body.. I think the build quality and overall design is a big factor for me. And the quality of the lenses, AF performance, stabilisation and IQ.
Thanks for sharing. Agree on the build quality and design. At the end of the day, you have to go with what feels good to you!
I started with a rebel T2. After the I got a T7 then I wanted to do a little video then T7I . Which was a knock off of the 80D I couldn't afford. I broke my T7i and still wanted to keep going. So I tried to order the T8I. It was stolen from shipment, the company replaced it with something I always wanted. EOS 80D. I was like wow. The top window never had it. The focus options never had them. Wow weather sealed wow. Now I have the 90D and I just had to send in for repair but it wasn't my fault the screen stopped showing one picture and lines in the screen. They did an awesome job fixing it.
Thanks for sharing your story!
I'm torn between RP and R8. Need focus bracketing or stacking, so the R is out. No clue why they never added it to that model.
Both the RP and R8 look like pretty nice cameras - good luck! Thanks for tuning in!
12 years in professional photography, I have canon 550d, 80d, 6d, 5d mark iv, Fuji GFX and sony a6500.
All i can say canon for most intuitive system, best colour science and it's like made for anyone.
But in the end of the day, u use photoshop to generate all the image to client :)
Thanks for sharing that!
Canon cameras and lenses are fantastic. I love their lens approach when it comes to budget lenses - cheaper and still great IQ just a bit darker (some of them).
Thanks for the comments and thanks for tuning in!
I stopped using Nikon and bought a Canon R and some L series lenses. Also bought the RP. So, the lenses were great. The EOS R was bob. I am now mostly using the R8. with the 24-105L the 10-500L and the 14-35 f4L All great lenses.
Thanks for the comments! I also use the 14-35 f4L and think it is a great lens - pretty light to carry and great image quality. Thanks for tuning in!
My first camera was a Canon A5 P&S now I have an R3. a delight. D5 had the best image quality in my opinion, An R6 Mk II also, I am past 80.
Excellent - thanks for sharing that!
I use Canon VT Deluxe rangefinders, Nikon SLRs, and Nikon DSLRs. My first camera was a Canon FTB in 1971 📷👍🌟
Very cool! Thanks for watching!
I am also 100% dedicated to that company. I know that there are other cameras, I have even picked up other cameras and played around with them a little bit, but I stick with Canon. I'm an amateur hobby photographer and I'm never going to spend more than $2,000 a year on this hobby. I think the smart thing to do is pick a company and stick with it, and if I were not a Canon user, I would probably have a Sony setup.
Agree with you. If I'm happy with what I have, I'll stick with it for a long time.
Blind loyalty?
Canon CPS support and service are a major factor in my 25 year loyalty to Canon. Sony and Nikon has nothing to compare to the dependable, fast and professional service, and the excellent support they provide both in person at major events, and by phone. I can call my canon rep anytime and get a quick answer. And the cameras are designed for actual working pros.
Excellent for sure! Thanks for sharing!
R5ii mow looks the beast
Yes!
I love Canon devices, but have lost respect for the brand over the years.
With the mount hourding, not allowing third party for so long and often missing user feedback.
Example: The R6 Mark ii video/photo switch. Is inconvenient on the left side and would be better to swap locations with the power switch. Makes perfect sense and has been a big point from users. Yet for the R5 Mark ii they left it the same and that makes no sense to me.
Thanks for your input, also I stick by Canon for almost the same reasons, start in 1992 with the 350d to the 600d then the 70d and the eosR and last year also with the R7 and also are the first three go to my family with some lenses 😊because they like our family and holiday photos and ask me can we have your old camera when they hear that I buy a new camera, I love the working the colors and more, I have subscribe to your channel, greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱
Thanks for sharing! I love hearing about your experience! Thanks for tuning in to my channel!
In 2014 I made enough money from photography using a Samsung NX200 to buy any camera I wanted. My first choice was the Canon 5D mk3 but before I bought it I had a look at the Nikon D810. It shocked me that the Nikon was much better than the Canon in every way. I worked hard to get the money to buy a camera so I was defiantly going to buy the best camera for the money. I had no brand loyalty so it was the D810. Even today, Canon has not surpassed the sensor in the D810, and only the D850 has better dynamic range and S/N 18. I wanted to be a Canon shooter but Nikon had other plans.
Yes, Nikon really knocked it out of the park with that 810. They did a lot of good stuff in that period! Cheers to your satisfaction in Nikon - it is nice to be happy with the gear you’ve chosen!
I agree!
When it comes to the user interface I think the main issue is using a different brand than you usual use. Every single customer I had while working in a camera store for a year said the same thing about their brand. I can confirm that the Sony menu made the least sense of the three big brands. But the award for dumbest hidden location if the "format memory card" function goes to Fuji - it's hidden in SetUp>User Settings>Format.
Thanks for the comments!
Trough the years i used many brands, but always Canon has been the main brand, the optics and the science behind the colors have no rivals to me, i love Hasselblad, Fuji has a lovely cameras, but always Canon have more options to me, my first AF SLR camera was a Canon EOS 500, then the EOS 620, EOS650, EOS 10, EOS 1HS, EOS 100, EOS 5, EOS 1NHS, EOS 1VHS, EOS 1D, EOS 1DS, EOS 10D, EOS 30D, EOS 1 MK III DS, EOS M, EOS M2, EOS M3, EOS M5, EOS M6 MK II, EOS R, EOS RP, EOS R5....still have all my cameras
That’s quite an impressive list! Thanks for sharing!
Canon C400 looks baller.
Yes it does!
Onestrong reason I am not using canon: no third party lenses for rf mount
Yep, you’re not alone on that complaint. I’m not really sure why they’ve gone this way with the RF mount.
Doch seit kurzem gibt es Fremdobjektive für APS-C, nutzbar für R7/R10/R100. Im übrigen würde fast niemand ein Glasscherbe von Sigma oder Tamron an eine R3/R5 montieren. Das wäre wie Perlen vor die Säue geworfen. Eine Kamera für mehr als 4000€ und ein billiges Objektiv von Sigma das schwer ist wie ein Ziegelstein und absolut unhandlich da zu groß! Das ist Quatsch!
@@ER-gn8ioSigma can make good lenses, even if they're not as robust as others. The 40mm f1.4 was a sure step above their usual work. Plus, competition is good for everyone
Been using Canon since the mid 2000s after my grandfather gave me his mid 90s DSLR.
Awesome! Thanks for watching!
The only problem I have with Canon is the lack of 3rd party lenses... most 3rd party lens for mirrorless are only MF... i like Laowa, tamron and Sigma... cheaper alternatives...
That’s a common complaint for sure. We’ll see what happens over time - hopefully more options in the future.
Canon menu is only touted by people who used onky Canon for a long time. Frankly the menu is pretty stuck in the old ages when video wasn't a thing.
Nothing is ever perfect, but the Canon UI is logically laid out and is quite intuitive. That's what most people want whether it be Canon or something else. What people prefer is a broad spectrum with no absolute correct answers which is the way it will always be.
Cool video: My first Canon was AE - 1 • Film • Gary from Michigan 🚂
Love that - thanks for sharing!
That is great. I stuck with Nikon.
Cool! I've always admired Nikon gear and I'm sure if I had started with them I'd probably still be using them today - good stuff. Our options are plentiful.
I agree about camera realibility and the cleanliness of the sensor, but some of the lenses from the 00s and 90s are pretty awful. Also the RF line is worse not only compared to Sony, but also compared to Nikon at the moment.
I like canon for many things, but now they are turning into this greedy miser, now they are ready to do anything against their users, just to squeeze out a little profit:
- They can remove the central contact so that if someone is looking for a small cheap camera for product shooting or studio work - they will look for it in the more expensive segment.
- They don't allow third party manufacturers into RF bayonet mount in order to "keep all the profits in-house" as they put it.
- at the same time, they have virtually no mid-range in their lens line. Either the 50 1.2 for $2000 or the 50 1.8 for $200. Their non-L line is pretty lousy, and even optically excellent lenses like the 85 2 are marred by poor construction or focus. Now almost all lenses from other manufacturers have moisture protection - but not from Canon, for Canon it is still an exclusive thing for the L-series
- RF line is a mess. Canon is barely capable of making just a good lens anymore. Now it's some kind of field for experiments, and at the same time standards have gone south. They try to make wide wider, small smaller and can let the distortion go down to 10% in pursuit of this. Hell, they recently released the first ever uncorrected 35mm - it's pure underdesign, I don't know how to justify it. 35mm was never burdened with weight and didn't need miniaturization. Making such a lens with corrected distortion has never been a hard task.
It's kinda hard to stay rational and being a canon user these days. Only the EF legacy saves us, for now. But it can't compete forever with everything that's happening on Nikon Z and Sony.
Thanks for the comments!
As for the "greedy miser - doing anything against their users to squeeze out a little profit" - I honestly don't think this is the case. All of these camera makers have the same profit motives and they all have to make hard decisions on how they can remain profitable while they spend big money on R&D. The competitive landscape is really tough in this photography game so you can't screw over your users. Canon is early in their RF development so they are in a difficult position. It will take quite some time to get their new lens lineup to the level of their EF lenses, but they will get there. But for now, there are certainly holes in the lineup and shortcomings.
One other thing I would say regarding the RF lenses and 3rd party manufacturers - these new lenses are much more complex than the old lenses. The body and lens are now operating in a much more integrated, and thus complex, way than they were in the past and for this reason I think Canon has concerns about user experience being negative if something isn't working right. In other words, if a third party lens is causing problems because they have a design flaw, Canon does not want this to reflect on them negatively and thus they are going to be really careful on this. I think they are right to go slow in this area.
I have a few RF lenses and they are all great - I'm very impressed actually. All that being said, I'm very impressed with everything that's going on with Nikon and Sony (and others too) - I think anyone choosing to go those directions will most certainly be happy. We live in a time of ultimately good choices all around us in this field!
@@RobHuntOutside What you said about Canon being concerned about everything working well sounds exactly like what a Canon representative might say, although in one of their last interviews they were more honest than that and said outright that it was about profit. And it never affected the camera manufacturer's reputation. How long did we live with Sigmas, which almost always had problems with focus? We never said that it is a 6d or 5D3 were to blame. It's always been a sigma problem.
Besides, these same sigmas on the RF mount have now received a second life. You can take the most problematic 35 1.4 ART copy and put it on the RP and it will hit the eye perfectly. So I do not believe in this thesis twice.
About "Canon is early in their RF development" - RF mount is already 6 years old. For Sony FE mount it is a distance between introduction of original A7/A7r and A7R IV. In 6 years they have managed to reconsider their approach to high-end lenses, getting rid of those terrible Zeiss lenses in favor of the G-Master. They also managed to make many great mid-range lenses, like the 85 1.8 and 35 1.8 with protection and good focus, but they also did not prevent other manufacturers from filling this segment. In 6 years, Sony FE-mount has become close to abundance. So I can't see any excuses for canon here.
Ok I got a little chuckle from your comment about me sounding like a Canon representative. I promise I’m not! All good. I appreciate your comments on this stuff. We may not agree 100% on all this, but that’s ok.
Color straight out of camera. They get the basics right while others don’t.
I agree, I really like the look of Canon image quality straight out of camera. It has always looked good to me!
I Loved Canon and still do but I'm moving to Nikon. I'm soo sick of canons greed. If money is no object then Canon's a great company to go with..
Well they’ve all got the same profit motives I think. Canon certainly isn’t the cheapest, so there is that. Nikon is great too so I don’t think you’ll be unhappy with the move. I don’t really see the greed thing though - competition is really tough so I think all the big brands are putting out the most they can afford at a given price point. They have to make a lot of decisions behind the scenes to put a good product out there that the users they are targeting will like.
You look really familiar , im an outdoorsman .
I've been around Fall City quite a lot so maybe we've crossed paths somewhere along the line.
@RobHuntOutside Thats what I'm thinking too. Spent alot of time in Bellevue, Renton, Issaquah and Snoqualmie alot,in fact I used to race Nastar racing ski team in Snoqualmie and Crystal then started teaching. Someday it will come to me with my "sometimers" 🤣. I like your channel ♥️ I've hiked all over the cascades and Olympics and really miss it ! After getting hit by lightning 🌩 5 years ago pretty much ended my hiking and so it's my photography that keeps me going .
@@LiveAlohaOhana Those are all areas I frequent so we've probably walked right by each other at one time or another. Struck by lightning - Yikes!!
I stopped at M6 mk II.
I bet it still works well! Thanks for watching!
@@RobHuntOutside yes, it does.
Canon is ok not outstanding, I switched to micro four thirds long time ago. My eos 5d mark ii had more noise, banding, less dynamic range also my crop sensor canons. Not much need even to mention the weight comparison.
Big CON of owning Canon cameras is that they are not loyal to any mount from the FD to EF to EF-M which are all dead and now to RF. How long will RF last before they force blind loyalists to buy the latest and greatest new mount?
Canon used their EF lens mount for 33 years, from its introduction in 1987 until 2020. And you can still use all of your EF lenses on their mirrorless RF mount with a simple adapter which I use myself and am quite happy with - it works perfectly. These lens mounts have to change eventually as technology evolves. Nikon also had to change their classic F mount to the new mirrorless Z mount for the same reason. The Canon RF mount will be in play for many years to come.
Kinda like how they forced you buy a new camera?
I shoot Canon too nice channel SUB for more in lenses
Thanks so much for watching!
Yet they always manage to use the cripple hammer...
Not 100% sure what you mean by that, but for sure all of these camera makers put in as much technology as they can for a given price point. They have to do this to stay competitive - it’s the same for all of them.
@@RobHuntOutside research Canon cripple hammer. It's not something I just made up
@@christophercarlimages9003 Ok, I looked it up. I tend to believe this stuff is purely engineering limitations and trade-offs, but who knows.
@@RobHuntOutside15 fps on the $1400 R7 and 12 fps on the $4300 R5 MK2. Pretty sure that's not an engineering trade off. It's the cripple hammer!
@@RobHuntOutsideon a bigger note, I do agree with your reasons having used Canon starting with the A1. However, Canon is now like Toyota. They are living on their reputation and brand loyalists. Toyota was once know for their reliability and quality and now they are a train wreck in that regard. I don't think Canon is nearly as good as Sony/Nikon in 2024. Their last two releases seem like they are playing catch up and have a love affair with 24 mpx cameras. I think they make 7 of them now. Only one high resolution camera and it's not even in an integrated body with with a proper battery. That's unacceptable. I can't continue to give them more of my money if they don't offer products that compete. We as consumers need to hold these companies to the fire. Too many of us are blind loyalists who just buy the newest offering even when we know it's disappointing. It's tough to move on but sometimes we are left with no options.
I do appreciate the sentiment of the video no doubt having used Canon for decades
You're providing a personal opinion of the camera market and camera specifications. So what
@@mostfrequencies4981 Yep, that’s exactly what I’m doing. There are probably a few people who may want to hear opinions based on a long personal history with a brand. Others won’t and that’s fine.
Are you sponsored by Canon and get free cameras and lenses in exchange for positive videos and positive advertising on your website? Is this ANOTHER infomercial by a sponsored photographer? Are you a shill for corporate Canon and employed by Canon in the sponsorship programs. If you are, and have not disclosed that these products are sponsoring the video, then you are in violation of advertising laws, and UA-cams own policies of false advertising and shilling for brands by making phoney reviews.
Haha, no I'm absolutely not sponsored by Canon! I've just had good experiences with the Canon cameras I've owned - that's it. But as I said in the video, I think any of the big camera brands these days will be excellent - it comes down to what you like and what fits your style.
Oh Steven, I bet you're fun at parties lol
Canon is posers choice.
Haha. I guess you could say that about any brand.
How do you come up with this poser argument? Pls enlighten us
Been using Cannon since the 80's, first one was the AE1. Just dropped my 5d Mk IV into a river for 3 secs, it was off, and it's toast. Bad for me. I tried everything before turning it on to dry it out but....
Yikes - sorry to hear that! Hope you can somehow revive it.
Aloha i just joined and was born and raised in Washington, Falls city and tumwater. Im switching over to all canon just the fact of the durability and weather sealing these cameras and lenses posess ! Here in Kauai im reminded that this is the wettest place on Earth next to back home where i rusted all winter 😆. Aloha
They definitely do pretty well in the wet! Thanks for watching and your comments!