Hey guys, just an honest question. If money wasn’t an issue and you just wanted to pick between these two cameras, which would you pick?

My use will be photography as in portraits, not really any landscapes and also videography.

Whats your reasoning between choosing one or the other?

Thanks!

Hey Reddit,

I’m looking to upgrade my camera and considering a few options: the Sony A7 IV, Canon R5, Canon R6 II, and Nikon Z8. I’ll primarily be using it for event photography, portrait photography, and possibly some videography (side gigs, so reliability is important). I’ve narrowed down to these models because they seem to hit the sweet spot between performance, features, and long-term usability.

My Priorities:

• Image quality for portraits and events (with some low-light shooting)
• Video quality (I’m not a full-time videographer, but would like something versatile)
• Lens options and affordability (I know lens prices will add up, so total cost of ownership is a factor)
• Reliability and durability for long shoots

Questions:

• Has anyone worked with two or more of these? Which one did you end up preferring and why?
• How do these cameras handle in real-world conditions like weddings, events, or professional portrait sessions?
• I’m also curious about post-processing software for each brand—are there any that offer better integration or workflow?
• Lastly, any recommendations on which camera might have the best deals coming up (especially with Black Friday around the corner)?

Looking forward to your insights!

I’m upgrading my personal camera soon. I was wondering what the pros and cons of these are?

I mostly shoot video but will shoot photo occasionally. I use cannon lenses. Thoughts?

I’m a canon user but I hear a lot of people say canon looks sharper and the lenses are a better value. I want to know what the best one between these two Im looking to upgrade

Right now I’m leaning towards R5ii over a7rv. I want a camera for extreme macro (insects) as well as wildphotography including birds and birds in flight.

Canon r5 excells in both burst speed (30 vs 10fps), pre shooting buffer and stacked sensor.

• It got also hugher native iso (ir will perform better at lower lights = less noise?)

• Has eye tracking AF (not sure if overal AF is better or not?)

Wheres a7rv supposed to have insect tracking in its AF as well as higher MP (61 vs 45, although 45 is good even after croping)

Overall ai get the idea that a5ii is a much bwtter camera that also cost less. Am I thinking wrong here? Also I read everywhere that canon have less lens alternative due to no 3rd party support. I’m not very good in the field of lenses but shouldnt canons own lenses be enough? are they worse in a way or whats the problem?

If I was you, what would you do? which camera would you go with and why? Thanks in advance 🙏🏼

Hello everyone!

I’m contemplating upgrading to an R5 but was asked to consider an A7R5 as an alternative.

What does the latter have that the former doesn’t?

What would I miss out on if I pick the Canon?

A comprehensive list would be appreciated. Thank you!

Hi, starting over having sold my Nikon set. Torn between the R5 (original) and the Sony A7RV.

Would buy the following lenses with each:

Sony: 24 GM, 35 GM, 50 GM 1.2, 70-200 2.8

Canon: EF 35 1.4, RF 50 1.2, RF 70-200 2.8

Any thoughts? I can get the cameras for within $200 of each other so camera price itself isn’t a factor.

I came to a realization about a month ago. I hated my camera. So I sold off all of my old gear and am in the market for a new system. I am here asking for your aid in my time of need.

• Budget: $4,500 USD

• Country: USA

• Condition: New or barely used.

• Type of Camera: Mirrorless

• Intended use: Photography only.

• If photography; what style: Landscape, Travel, Portraits, low-stakes wildlife, and low-stakes sports.

• If video what style: No video.

• What features do you need: Viewfinder, dual card slots, articulating screen, full-frame sensor

• What features would be nice to have: Weather sealing, many customizable buttons.

• Portability: I am unconcerned with size.

• Cameras you're considering: Canon R5 Mk II or the Sony a7R V.

• Cameras you already have: I am coming from a Pentax K1 Mk II. The autofocus was atrocious and seemed determined to sabotage me. Additionally it was an incredibly slow camera. Turning on, waking up, writing to the card, switching to live view, viewing the photo gallery. Everything was at a snail's pace.

• Notes: I am confident I will be happy with either lens ecosystem. Both of them have lenses I am drawn to so there will be compromises either way.

Now, on to some specific concerns:

• Canon concerns: I hear rumors that the dynamic range is lower than other equivalent cameras which would be a bummer. I do not like baked-in noise reduction as it ruined a lot of images on my Pentax system, but maybe Canon's is less obtrusive. And finally I am concerned about buying lenses for a manufacturer that is leaning-in to AI imaging. The replacement of pixel shift with AI upscaling makes me worry about Canon's future for landscape shooters.

• Sony concerns: Ergonomics. I grew up with LEGO and Sony's bodies seem to adopt that style. My hands aren't exceptionally large but I just see a lot of people complain about this. The other concern is Sony customer service. I hear it is both unfriendly and expensive should something go wrong.

Some questions you might have:

• Why not the original Canon R5? My friend has it and the highlight roll-off seems bad. He blows highlights like mad with fairly careful shooting.

• Why not the a7R IV? I want the better autofocus of the newer systems.

• Why not a Nikon? Honestly no good answer for this. They always seem to be a step behind or good at most things and great at nothing.

Overall I want a camera that just works and lets me put my vision into action without getting in my way.

Thank you for reading and for your help!

Hello Everyone,

I’m looking into getting one of these hybrid camera but not really sure which one to get. I have an old canon t3 so I have some canon lenses but do not mind the switch. I’m just wondering what are people thoughts on the R5, and if anyone have the A7IV if so, how is it ? Also, with the rumor R5c should I just wait for that instead of getting the R5.

I mainly photograph Products but will branch out out into making videos and podcasts etc.

Thank you for the help. I truly appreciate it

I used mainly a Nikon D850 for my work as a concert/event/nightclub photographer (apart from weddings and other events in daylight).

I had to do start using a mirrorless especially for nightclub photography, mainly because of the eye AF/tracking capabilities of the new cameras that make easier to work in really crowded conditions, where you need to shoot fast and without looking in the EVF, especially in low light without flashes. I also started to do videos for the events, nothing fancy but still my D850 didn’t have a decent video AF and didn’t have IBIS, therefore i needed something that could do both photos and videos.

So i decided to buy the Sony a7IV with the sony 24-70 GM II after a lot of videos and reviews watched/read. The camera of course it’s a completely different world from the D850. The AF is stellar, can’t complain even in low light, but I’ve never tried other competitors like the R6II (which was a possible choice) and the R5 (another one of the possible ones), etc… The colors SOOC are really bad for my personal taste and editing style, the D850 produces beautiful colors SOOC, also the “camera standard” profile was the best base for all my lightroom edits. The sony messes up especially the skintones, but still the colors with or without the flash are not pleasing at all. Also the files are great if we talk about dynamic range, but the color science is really hard to correct especially for magentas and the skintones as I’ve said. Another thing is the amount and the quality of noise at high iso, which are better on the D850. (Again this is subjective)

I’m considering to switch to the R5, which btw has one of the best ergonomics among mirrorless cameras in my opinion. The are two things that I’m concerned about:

• ⁠Will the autofocus performance in low light, dancing subjects, be on par with the Sony a7IV? Because to me it’s close to perfection in that regard. • ⁠Is the R5 better or equal in term of noise quality and amount in high iso pictures? (More megapixel will be useful for me, not only because I crop a lot, but also because of the greater detail retention during denoise in editing)

And then

• ⁠Will the files from the R5 be as editable as the a7IV ones in term of Dynamic Range? Will the R5 color science be better? (Because yes the colors and the rendering of the a7IV are off, but the dynamic range is really good, allowing me to save a lot of shots in the conditions in which i shoot.)

If someone have tried the two cameras and can tell me a feedback about them I’ll be extremely grateful since It’ll help me a lot.

I’m also considering the Nikon Z8 if it’ll be able to replicate the D850 experience with an autofocus comparable to the a7IV in low light.

Howdy all! It's been a while since I've camera shopped and wanted to gather some opinions. A few years ago I switched from an A7rIII to a Fuji X-Pro3, and now that I'm getting a bit more serious again I want to go back to FF. I've got a few years of experience with Sony as an individual and also a couple years in Canon's RF system for video at a past workplace.

Both the A7R IV and the Canon R5 sit at about two grand or less on the used market. I'd be using whichever one I get professionally for mostly portraits (senior, family, weddings, etc.) and then probably some landscape and everything else whenever I travel just as a hobby. I'm also getting into video on the side with the intention to do it as a side gig.

I haven't paid attention to releases since a little before the R5 came out, but remember hearing about it overheating pretty quick. I haven't paid any attention to Sony since switching to Fuji back before the A7 IV generation of their cameras came out.

Does anybody have any recommendations? I won't be going into either with any glass, but am very open to adapting (mostly EF glass) on either of them, as I remember being pretty happy with the results of EF glass on my A7RIII.

Thanks!

Simply put which is better, and is there are large difference if they are different?

I consider buying either a Sony A7IV or Canon R6. Sony has an advantage or is equal to Canon in other aspects apart from IBIS. Canon has a class-leading IBIS. R5 might be an option, but it's expensive, and 45 megapixels might be a tad too much for me - 33 MP of A7IV seems to be a sweet spot for me. On the other hand, R6's 20 MP isn't very intriguing. Part of this is psychological: my current Fuji APS-C has 24 megapixels, so going to 20 megapixels would be a downgrade. Yes, 24 vs. 20 isn't a big difference, and that is why I admit it's a more "psychological" thing. However, there's also a real reason I prefer to have more megapixels: I occasionally crop, and when cropping higher megapixel count is beneficial. However, I don't crop often. Autofocus systems are good on both Sony and Canon, and both have ergonomics that I like, albeit I like A7IV ergonomics a bit more than R6 and R5. I mostly take photos and very rarely videos.

The biggest benefit of Canon is the IBIS. The R6 and R5 have the class-leading IBIS. It would be a nice feature when taking photos of stationary objects in low light or using longer lenses. Canon advertises IBIS as providing up to 8 stops of stabilization, but real-world tests show it's more like 5. But even "just" 5 stops is more than what real-world tests show Sony is providing. One thing is the limitation of the mount. I have seen people arguing and Canon claiming that the bigger RF mount allows more effective IBIS. Sony has a smaller mount. How will this affect IBIS development in the future?

PLEASE HELP TO DECIDE

Hi All,

I’m new here and currently shoot with Olympus OMD EM1 mark ii and couple of their pro glasses for the past 7 years. I really enjoyed the MFT system especially, the form factor and the computational photography aspects of it. When I started bird photography recently the low light performance of MFT has bothered me enough to think about switching to FF.

I have used canon T1i & 6D mark ii before Olympus. But most of the instagram accounts I follow seem to be using Sony and I love the Sony design. It just looks glamorous. Doing more research on AF & other aspects I have settled on Sony A7R V or Canon R5 mark II. I know mark ii isn’t announced yet but there are enough rumors that it will launch this year and I’m in no hurry.

My use case is 50-50 on wildlife and landscape. 80-20 on photo and video.

Pros for canon:

1. 100-500 lens is compact and light weight compared to Sonys 200-600

2. Mark ii being slightly newer model

3. 20 FPS compared to Sonys 10 FPS

Pros for Sony:

1. Likely cheaper compared to canon. Both the body and lens together is 5400$ compared to 6400$ canon.

2. Personally like Sony design

3. Pixel shift hires images

Given this, what would you guys recommend based on your personal experience.

Thanks for all the replies and helpful feedback.

Hi guys next year I’m working on a few photo
book projects. One is gonna be shot entirely in night clubs so I can’t use flash heavy . I’ve narrowed down my choices to these two cameras. I shot with the a7r3 for years but It got stolen so I’m back with a fresh slate . Anybody with experience with both bodies ?

Hi everyone, as the title says, I’m looking for advice to buy a (mirrorless) camera.

The primary use for the same will be landscape photography and landscape astrophotography.

Also, it is worth to note that video is not a deal breaker for me.

It is worth to note that I am a complete beginner. A couple of years I bought a Fujifilm x100v and I honestly got very hooked, I discovered the love for photography and want to step it up.

Im in the US, and my budget (for the body) is between 2.5k-4k.

I’ve been looking at reviews and I’m between the Canon EOS r5 and the Sony a7iv (a7Riv could be an option as well, although per reviews I’m not sure if it’s actually worth it for my use, though I’m open to be proven wrong).

What do you think it might fit best my use case?

Thanks in advance for your time!