gryffinwings
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Hi guys, I've been having an ongoing internal debate on upgrading for a while now from my Nikon D7100 with my Nikkor 16-85mm and Nikkor 80-200mm AF-D f2.8.
My use cases are shooting photos of my family which includes my son, who's 3 years old now. I'd like to do a bit more with wild life, which I know will need a longer lens. I do enjoy doing landscape and street photography, which my Nikkor 16-85mm is fine for.
Future use case: Will want to do video eventually.
Current issues with my current bit of kit is that it is a bit slow for what I would like to use it for, maybe this is a setting issue and maybe an available lighting issue, but the camera is a little slow to lock on and I can't seem to get a lot of keepers in higher tempo events. Could use some ideas to mitigate until I upgrade.
In any event, I can take this 2 ways. Since I would be switching to a new mount and full frame, there isn't any benefit to staying Nikon from my current kit. So I'm looking at the Nikon Z6 II or Canon R6 Mk II.
Nikon Z6 II:
Pros:
-I am more familiar with Nikon.
-I have batteries that would work with the Nikon.
-Cheaper Initial Investment.
-Able to buy older G mount AF-S lens to use with FTZ adapter to save money.
-Kit lens is an F4 lens
Cons:
-Native Z mount lens are really expensive.
-AF isn't as good as Canon.
-I've heard reports that AF in low light is not so great.
-I've heard reports that Adapted glass is a little slower than native z mounts in AF.
-Older G mount lens can be more expensive in general than Canon EF lens from my research.
-Needs a CF Express Type B card (more money)
-Kit lens does not have as wide a focal length as the canon kit lens.
Canon R6 Mark II:
Pros:
-Excellent Auto Focus.
-Uses Dual SD Cards.
-More Native RF Lenses.
-More Budget friendly EF lenses.
-More options that I will likely use from Canon glass, EF or RF, in terms of focal range.
-EF to RF adapting is really good from the reports I've seen.
-Kit lens has a wider focal length of 24-105mm.
Cons:
-Brand Switch, not familiar with Canon.
-More expensive initial investment than Nikon.
-kit lens has variable aperture f4-7.1
That is currently what I am looking at in terms of what I am debating. Feedback and thoughts are much appreciated.
My use cases are shooting photos of my family which includes my son, who's 3 years old now. I'd like to do a bit more with wild life, which I know will need a longer lens. I do enjoy doing landscape and street photography, which my Nikkor 16-85mm is fine for.
Future use case: Will want to do video eventually.
Current issues with my current bit of kit is that it is a bit slow for what I would like to use it for, maybe this is a setting issue and maybe an available lighting issue, but the camera is a little slow to lock on and I can't seem to get a lot of keepers in higher tempo events. Could use some ideas to mitigate until I upgrade.
In any event, I can take this 2 ways. Since I would be switching to a new mount and full frame, there isn't any benefit to staying Nikon from my current kit. So I'm looking at the Nikon Z6 II or Canon R6 Mk II.
Nikon Z6 II:
Pros:
-I am more familiar with Nikon.
-I have batteries that would work with the Nikon.
-Cheaper Initial Investment.
-Able to buy older G mount AF-S lens to use with FTZ adapter to save money.
-Kit lens is an F4 lens
Cons:
-Native Z mount lens are really expensive.
-AF isn't as good as Canon.
-I've heard reports that AF in low light is not so great.
-I've heard reports that Adapted glass is a little slower than native z mounts in AF.
-Older G mount lens can be more expensive in general than Canon EF lens from my research.
-Needs a CF Express Type B card (more money)
-Kit lens does not have as wide a focal length as the canon kit lens.
Canon R6 Mark II:
Pros:
-Excellent Auto Focus.
-Uses Dual SD Cards.
-More Native RF Lenses.
-More Budget friendly EF lenses.
-More options that I will likely use from Canon glass, EF or RF, in terms of focal range.
-EF to RF adapting is really good from the reports I've seen.
-Kit lens has a wider focal length of 24-105mm.
Cons:
-Brand Switch, not familiar with Canon.
-More expensive initial investment than Nikon.
-kit lens has variable aperture f4-7.1
That is currently what I am looking at in terms of what I am debating. Feedback and thoughts are much appreciated.