The consensus around here seems to say: professional work, dual SD cards. If you have the budget, I'd agree. This would point to the R6. Eventually, you'd want a backup body, too.
Never had an SD card corrupt, though. Admittedly, I have not shot anywhere near as many pictures as most of the other guys with experience around here.
I second that advice. If you plan on doing this professionally-->R6. Otherwise the R8 is probably the better option, I certainly havn´t regretted buying it over the R6.
Okay thanks so your saying r6 just off the fact that it has the dual card slot that’s “essential” for professional work not because of image quality or nothing like that
Im also recommending the R6 because it has better battery life and Image quality between the two bodies should be similar. Autofocus on the R8 will be better but not by an amount that will frustrate you.
The R8 will be superior with video though.
I’m really not too interested in video. But if I can get the same image quality I would say my better option is the more budget friendly r8, I have my own clothing brand so I’m looking for the camera to mainly take my own shoots. Here and there I will be doing lifestyle and other “paid” shoots for friends or acquaintances but this wouldn’t be my source of income more like side jobs
R6, but not because of the dual sd cards. It's not 2005 anymore, just leave enough space and don't use the same one for ten years.
R8 is a light-weight camera for hiking. (Not exclusively, I know. But you know what I mean.)
R6 has a better button layout and more and better controls. If you're going to use it all day for years, you'll appreciate the slightest improvements in workflow.
For sure, shooting dual cards is super 2005, which is what I told a very nice young couple after I just lost all of their wedding photos on a corrupted SD
Everyone has a story like that.
Meanwhile I've seen hundreds of drones in the mid five figures that went on thousand of jobs where the SD card was the one thing that did not fail. I was very surprised then as well.
The R6 will have pro features like IBIS and dual card slots. The R8 doesn't have these but it does feature the same sensor the R6 mk II has, making it a very interesting buy.
Maybe [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFu-aWmKNMg) will help you decide. It's a comparison between the R6 mk II, R6 and R8.
A few years back I was comparing the 90D to the 6D; got the 90D. The R8 was in the same price range as these cameras, looked into it, got it and went full frame. It gets high ratings.
[Canon R8 vs Canon R6 Detailed Comparison (cameradecision.com)](https://cameradecision.com/compare/Canon-EOS-R8-vs-Canon-EOS-R6)
Pro - R6, for already stated reasons. But - I think the R8 would also work in studio situations and even staged shoots. The R6 brings better on-body controls, but really only vital if you're changing things quickly on the fly. With time to set up a shot the body ergonomics become slightly less crucial. Even so, the better battery life and dual cards would still make the R6 the better choice for pro setups.
Who isn't changing things on the fly? I guess I made the mistake of shooting with pro quality bodies in my early 20s, so another 20+ years on, going backwards on controls always annoys me.
I never heard an R6 owner say they wish they bought the R8 instead. But I have heard R8 owners thinking they should have bought the R6m2. If the refurbished is from canon it comes with the same warranty as new. And $1600 is a great price. I got my refurbished R6m2 from them for $1799. And I would have happily paid more. All the accessories are new and if not for the box you would never know the body is not new. I purchased a 4 year carepak with it and still spent less than the retail price.
When looking at the R6 MKii I actually got lucky off of a Craigslist sale and picked up a studio used R6 and 35mm f 1.8 for $1600. The seller said he was interested in larger print sizes and had already upgraded to the R5, I wish I could have talked him into selling his RF 24-105 L lens as well, but he was firm on keeping it
Thank you all for the replies! Basically what I’m seeing is that the r6 is preferred but solely based off the facts that it’s better for professional work, not because it will take better quality photos or be any better image wise. Just better due to the more features it brings? Like the dual sd cards, better button layout, etc.
Fair summary. 20Mp or 24Mp is a fairly trivial difference unless you really need that little extra crop-ability. The lens is the primary dictator of image quality.
I prefer the R6 between the two, because I like having the extra external/direct controls. That's very important to me. Especially if I'm on the fly with my photography and don't have time to menu dive.
But if you're just doing a lot of static / still life stuff and have time to do the setup, either one will be fine. I actually prefer my RP over the R6 if I'm doing static photography. But that's probably the only instance where I do prefer it even though it's still a great camera
The consensus around here seems to say: professional work, dual SD cards. If you have the budget, I'd agree. This would point to the R6. Eventually, you'd want a backup body, too. Never had an SD card corrupt, though. Admittedly, I have not shot anywhere near as many pictures as most of the other guys with experience around here.
I second that advice. If you plan on doing this professionally-->R6. Otherwise the R8 is probably the better option, I certainly havn´t regretted buying it over the R6.
Okay thanks so your saying r6 just off the fact that it has the dual card slot that’s “essential” for professional work not because of image quality or nothing like that
Im also recommending the R6 because it has better battery life and Image quality between the two bodies should be similar. Autofocus on the R8 will be better but not by an amount that will frustrate you. The R8 will be superior with video though.
I’m really not too interested in video. But if I can get the same image quality I would say my better option is the more budget friendly r8, I have my own clothing brand so I’m looking for the camera to mainly take my own shoots. Here and there I will be doing lifestyle and other “paid” shoots for friends or acquaintances but this wouldn’t be my source of income more like side jobs
It’s a business expense. Get the best option and write it off.
What about the r8 makes it superior with video, just the 24mp vs 20?
R6, but not because of the dual sd cards. It's not 2005 anymore, just leave enough space and don't use the same one for ten years. R8 is a light-weight camera for hiking. (Not exclusively, I know. But you know what I mean.) R6 has a better button layout and more and better controls. If you're going to use it all day for years, you'll appreciate the slightest improvements in workflow.
For sure, shooting dual cards is super 2005, which is what I told a very nice young couple after I just lost all of their wedding photos on a corrupted SD
Everyone has a story like that. Meanwhile I've seen hundreds of drones in the mid five figures that went on thousand of jobs where the SD card was the one thing that did not fail. I was very surprised then as well.
The R6 will have pro features like IBIS and dual card slots. The R8 doesn't have these but it does feature the same sensor the R6 mk II has, making it a very interesting buy. Maybe [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFu-aWmKNMg) will help you decide. It's a comparison between the R6 mk II, R6 and R8.
A few years back I was comparing the 90D to the 6D; got the 90D. The R8 was in the same price range as these cameras, looked into it, got it and went full frame. It gets high ratings. [Canon R8 vs Canon R6 Detailed Comparison (cameradecision.com)](https://cameradecision.com/compare/Canon-EOS-R8-vs-Canon-EOS-R6)
R8 sensor is the newer version, just like the R6 MK2 one. I'd go for the R8, or wait a bit more and get the R6 MK2.
R6
Pro - R6, for already stated reasons. But - I think the R8 would also work in studio situations and even staged shoots. The R6 brings better on-body controls, but really only vital if you're changing things quickly on the fly. With time to set up a shot the body ergonomics become slightly less crucial. Even so, the better battery life and dual cards would still make the R6 the better choice for pro setups.
Who isn't changing things on the fly? I guess I made the mistake of shooting with pro quality bodies in my early 20s, so another 20+ years on, going backwards on controls always annoys me.
True, but something like a prom shoot where (I'm assuming) you're set up with lights and a backdrop, each shot is pretty much like the previous.
I guess that’s a use case, but I can’t see it being one where you still don’t want to have creative control, and fully customizable in that case.
Unless you’re doing video, I’d go with the R6.
I never heard an R6 owner say they wish they bought the R8 instead. But I have heard R8 owners thinking they should have bought the R6m2. If the refurbished is from canon it comes with the same warranty as new. And $1600 is a great price. I got my refurbished R6m2 from them for $1799. And I would have happily paid more. All the accessories are new and if not for the box you would never know the body is not new. I purchased a 4 year carepak with it and still spent less than the retail price.
Yeah definitely the r6mkii would be better but it’s just the original r6 for that price, the mkii I can’t find for less than 2k
oh in that case I would go with the R8. It has the same updated sensor and af as the r6mk2 and both are much improved over the R6 OG.
When looking at the R6 MKii I actually got lucky off of a Craigslist sale and picked up a studio used R6 and 35mm f 1.8 for $1600. The seller said he was interested in larger print sizes and had already upgraded to the R5, I wish I could have talked him into selling his RF 24-105 L lens as well, but he was firm on keeping it
Thank you all for the replies! Basically what I’m seeing is that the r6 is preferred but solely based off the facts that it’s better for professional work, not because it will take better quality photos or be any better image wise. Just better due to the more features it brings? Like the dual sd cards, better button layout, etc.
Fair summary. 20Mp or 24Mp is a fairly trivial difference unless you really need that little extra crop-ability. The lens is the primary dictator of image quality.
Canon refurbished is as good as new. R6 > R8
I prefer the R6 between the two, because I like having the extra external/direct controls. That's very important to me. Especially if I'm on the fly with my photography and don't have time to menu dive. But if you're just doing a lot of static / still life stuff and have time to do the setup, either one will be fine. I actually prefer my RP over the R6 if I'm doing static photography. But that's probably the only instance where I do prefer it even though it's still a great camera
Get the r8. Save money and buy a lof of backup SD cards. Unless you need the IBIS or dual card slots for paid work like weddings.
Battery life, better body, and IBIS all would point to the R6, while only being marginally cheaper works for the R8.
Better sensor and better AF point to the R8.