Mirrorless Camera

My daughter is a sports photographer for a small college and loves her Canon R6. She has the mark ii which is on sale because the mark iii just released. $2000 vs $2800.

ETA: price is body only, you should also be able to get a lens for the mark ii under your budget.

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My daughter is a sports photographer for a small college and loves her Canon R6.

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For outdoor still photography and hybrid shooting in the ~$2,500 range, the Sony a7 IV (about $1,999 body-only) or Sony a7C II (about $2,299 body-only) are stronger choices than the Canon EOS R6. The Sony camera offer a 33 MP sensors vs the R6’s ~24 MP. This makes a big difference when shooting landscapes, wildlife, or travel, or if you need to crop or reframe. Outdoors shooting can often mean tricky light. The sony sensors deliver better dynamic range and recoverable detail in highlights and shadows. This gives you more editing flexibility than the R6 at basically the same price. Additionally, Sony’s system has a much broader and more affordable lens lineup, including excellent all-in-one outdoor lenses like a 24-105 mm f/4. Building a quiver of lenses around the R6 can get expensive fast.

In the preferred price range, you'll get more resolution, more creative flexibility, and a more practical, expandable kit with Sony. It would be the superior choice for what the OP is wanting to shoot.

I will add this. Regardless of the camera you buy, be even more thoughtful of the lens ecosystem you are buying into because, for the most part, once you are committed, you're committed.

I mentioned Sony because they were the first major manufacturer to commit fully to mirrorless cameras, giving them years of head start in building the E-mount ecosystem. They offer the most mature and versatile mirrorless ecosystem. They have a wide range of lenses and there are extensive third-party options as well. This gives one flexibility for everything from travel and landscapes to portraits and video.

Yes, but it will never focus as fast and accurately as native mirrorless glass.

Sony A7IV. Can be had for $2000 right now and will do everything you want and more. You can also get third party lenses from Tamron and Sigma that will make that part of the deal way more affordable.

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Lonnie Utah

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Didn’t see your post before I wrote my recommendation. Ditto to all the things you noted!

Texted my uncle asking his thoughts on the Sony a7 IV, and he responded with “good camera, but something is being announced in the next few days, so hold off on buying until it does”. Told him I wasn’t looking to buy, but heard about it and wondering.

He wouldn’t give me details, so not sure how the camera tech world goes to know what is being announced.

Any idea?

A7V released today at $2,900.

It has some great new features but the A7IV at $2K is a better value for most unless you want the higher frames per second (30 vs 10) to shoot sports and wildlife. A7V also has Pre Capture which takes a picture up to a second before you took the actual picture. It’s pretty fascinating technology and helpful in some circumstances.

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A7V

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Looks to not be available (limited) until 12/18. So probably pretty hard to get for a month or so at this point.

Any recommendations for something in the $800-$1000 range? Looking more for youth sports photography/videography. Wife wants something new but not breaking the bank.

TIA