Which Canon Mirrorless Camera is Right For You? | Inside Fashion and Beauty Photography with Lindsay

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→ Which Canon Mirrorless Camera is Right for You?

You are a portrait or fashion photographer, and you are ready to buy your next camera. You've decided upon a mirrorless camera and have decided to go with Canon. Congrats! But now the big question is, which camera is right for you? What criteria should you be looking out for?

Today we are looking at these cameras:

For most of us, the top considerations are budget, megapixels, focus, frame rate, video, and special considerations.

Budget: With budget considerations, is it about having the best or simply the best for your money.

Megapixels: All of these cameras have sufficient megapixels for most portrait photography, with all of them having 24 megapixels or more. If, however, you need to be able to blow up prints VERY large then you may consider the R5 at 45 megapixels. Or perhaps you tend to shoot a bit wider and then need to crop in, then higher megapixels would be a good choice.

Focus: All of these cameras have face and eye tracking and great focus options, so I think you are good to go. The R3 will be by far the fastest tracking feature for things like sports. The EOS R is the OG Canon mirrorless camera, and while still a great camera it definitely has first generous tech around its focus– that's the reason I’d probably suggest going with one of the other choices on this list unless you can get a great deal on a used one.

Frame Rate: Do you shoot action? Perhaps you shoot dance, or athlete in motion, or maybe add high school sports games to your high school senior photography business. Then a high frame rate will matter. For most other portraiture, even if your subjects are in motion, all of these cameras will have a high enough frame rate to capture your needs. The R3 and R6 Mark II both beat out the other cameras when it comes to this feature.

Specialty: There are other things to look at like battery life, focus bracketing features, or what other specialty needs do you have? For example, how important is weight to you? Do you need 8K video?

My overall verdict:

For a portrait photographer, I’d recommend the Canon R5. It’s got the most megapixels, which is great for large prints. Plus it has tons of focus points making it lightning-fast for eye-tracking with subjects. If that's a bit out of budget the Canon R6 Mark II still gives you a lot of those great features but with more than $1000 of savings as long as you are willing to sacrifice megapixels and 8k video.

If budget is your biggest consideration, the R7 is a great ‘middle ground’ for megapixels and frame rate and is around another $1000 less expensive than the R6 MarkII. If you choose the R7, however, because it is a crop sensor you won’t have as much dynamic range or high ISO capabilities, which may not be important for standard portraits.

And lastly, for portrait photographers who need to capture motion, perhaps you shoot dance, sports, or hobbyist wildlife then the R3 is great if you have no financial sensitivities, or the R6 Mark II for a very capable option at half the price (and probably a better fit for most of us).

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[LeCitadin]

I upgraded from the 6D Mk II to an R6, I kept my two Tamron G2 f/2.8 (24-70 and 70-200) and I'm totally satisfied for now. Those two lenses were good before, but with the R6 and the eye tracking, the experience is way better then before. You can find used Canon EF glasses that will do the job, as long as you get the Canon adaptor EF to RF. I will eventually upgrade my lenses as well for an even faster focus and to reduce the weight, but for now, I'm totally happy with what I have. I also bought an R7 as a backup camera. Both cameras have double SD cards for backup.

[ADivaForLife]

Thank you have answered all my questions 🤩🤩🤩 R6ii I do sports, portraits, wedding and videos

[fotosbyduane]

The r5 is my go to. I shoot portraits and wildlife

[josephchan]

Sweet!! Great cameras for studio work and some product Photography.

[leejp]

R6ii it is. This just reinforces my decision. Thanks!

[Roddriley]

I personally own the Canon rp but if I'd have to upgrade the Canon r6 mark II with no doubt

[orlandojonesphotography]

Great video. This is super helpful especially since I don’t understand what Canon’s naming methodology is. Thank you for sharing 👍🏾

[ConnieEtter]

Thanks!!!! (I have the R5 and love EVERYTHING -- except sometimes the contrast in images)

[mardocharuc]

After a lot of research I decided to go for the R, I wanted to switch to mirror-less and this is the one that made more sense for my needs/budget. The fact that you recommended this one makes me even more confident about the purchase I did. Thank you for sharing this information!

[kathleendylan]

Hey Lindsay, could you talk about the lenses? If I move to mirrorless, do I also want to upgrade to the R lenses? Thanks!

[cfsrueda]

I use the r6 for portraits and I think is great. Sports and wildlife camera performs pretty good as well

[macwestcanon]

have them all R3 is the one. dont be fooled by megapixel marketing. bigger pixels ar better. Great video.

[olayinkabello]

@LindsayAdler can you please do a detail review about the Canon R7 and Sigma 18-50 f2.8 Studio Photography. Thanks

[albertr]

The Canon R5 is defiantly the one for me.

[SakuraHayashi-um]

Thanks Lindsey. You saved me several times

[stevemilberg]

Happy You had the R on this list Lindsay! I got it on a crazy cyber Monday deal on canon refurbished with two decent rf lens like 50 1.8 at equally crazy prices. It’s good to have someone like you reaffirm I made a good choice even tho I know I did. I have always wanted a canon full frame camera and with the sensor of the R I have a great one for taking portraits with RF and Legacy EF L lens I have.

[turtle]

Heyyy great video! It's very well explained and easy to follow. One quick question, what do you think of the R50, im on an entry level because it would be my second camera leaving behind my T7 rebel dslr. But i want to buy a camera that will be very useful but don't know which one to buy with a budget of around 1000$. I hope you could help me or someone that knows what I'm talking about. Thank you very much!

[risbill]

I still shoot with my R. I primarily shoot fashion and headshots so it's all I need. The R also is good for ideo when I need it. None of the newer ones have any features that make me feel a need to "upgrade".

[archie.]

Is it ok to work with dslr in 2023? I making choose between RP and 6DMKII (only for photo, not video) and I spent some time with both. I know, what techically RP is better, but I still prefer 6DMKII. And I know many people, who doing portrait photography for living and some of them not recomended RP. So now I little struggling with my choice.

[BigAntTVMedia]

u said it like the r5 is slow for sports Lindsay?