Canon - EOS RP Mirrorless Camera with RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 IS STM Lens vs. Canon 90d: Please give me your input. I do photography and video?? Need a backup camera....

cony25

Please give me your input. I do photography and video?? Need a backup camera....

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

One is full frame and the other is a 1.6 crop frame sensor. The FF sensor is 26.2 mpx while the 90D is 32.5 mpx. If you actually need a back up camera then get another camera the same as your primary camera.

BB4A

cony25 wrote:

Please give me your input. I do photography and video?? Need a backup camera....

Just my $0.02.

If you don’t need to guarantee in a professional contract that you WILL capture photographic or video records of the commission / event, then do you really need a backup body? Canon cameras these days are notoriously reliable.

I’ve never had a Canon body fail on me, in more than 25 years of work, in all weather (certainly wet enough to invalidate Canon’s US & EU warranty).

For those who have to guarantee photo / video records, I recommend buying the same body, configured & customized the same way. Then, if you are that unlucky SOB, just keep calm & carry on shooting. I can only visibly identify my 5D Mark IV bodies by the different mud & grime spots. 😖

BTW, I recommend the same outlook for lenses in professional work; if you only have one of that model lens, then Murphy’s Law can strike. As I use very few different models of Canon L-series lenses, this is not a major financial burden to own 2 of each.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

A back up to what camera? An RF mount doesn't work for an DSLR, so there's a good bit of illogic in this question, especially lacking the context of the primary body.

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rmorrison1116 wrote:

One is full frame and the other is a 1.6 crop frame sensor. The FF sensor is 26.2 mpx while the 90D is 32.5 mpx. If you actually need a back up camera then get another camera the same as your primary camera.

Simple. Ditch the 90 and get two RPs.

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

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amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

cony25 wrote:

Please give me your input. I do photography and video?? Need a backup camera....

What are you shooting, how will the images and videos be used, what other camera(s) are you using, what lenses and other accessories do you currently have?

We need to know those things before we can provide any useful advice. They're all factors that need to be considered.

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amfoto1 wrote:

What are you shooting, how will the images and videos be used, what other camera(s) are you using, what lenses and other accessories do you currently have?

We need to know those things before we can provide any useful advice. They're all factors that need to be considered.

Or, just completely convert over to a pair of RPs and your questions won’t matter. Such questions seldom provoke useful replies anywho.

The replies OPs do offer then provoke a typical useless UHH “debate”. That is why the simple reliable route for all purposes is to just pay the cost of an across the board update.

The $99 EF2R adapters can delay lens updating almost indefinitely.

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BB4A wrote:

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Amen.

I can think of at least four different cameras for which I have identical pairs. I’ve found *identical* twin pairs mostly useful for bodies cuz thaz where most of the controls are.

I seldom twin up on major lenses, but I have lenses with overlapping abilities so I’ve got sufficient back up. I’ve even got plenty of “almost twin” pairs. On-lens controls are minimal and simple so I find *identical* twin back up is not important for lenses.

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cony25 wrote:

Please give me your input. I do photography and video?? Need a backup camera....

You seem to wanna make the *right* choice. That can be frustrating cuz there is no such thing. All cameras are really approximately equal such that personal preference is more important than “objective” comparison. And there’s precious little objective advice on UHH anywho.

Non objectively, I know which one most appeals to me. Fortunately for me, it’s also the one with a brighter future. But if you reeeeeally prefer SLRs, that is far more important than futurecasting. Just get what YOU prefer.

To hell with personal recommendations, which are usually either biased or simply ignorant. If you ask very specific narrow questions, UHH can be verrrrrrry helpful. Unfortunately you’re asking the opposite.

Hip Coyote

Get a duplicate of what you have already.

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cony25 wrote:

Please give me your input. I do photography and video?? Need a backup camera....

FWIW, altho I’d perznally go for the RP, I wouldn’t touch that f/7.1 lens. For me an f/3.5-4.5 is perfectly OK, but acoarst a straight f/4.0 is better.

I’ve become semi-OK with *some* lenses that slow down to f/5.6, especially if it’s a very high ratio zoom.

But a squatty little f7.1 normal is off the table ... unless it’s bundled for free. My 28-300/3.5-5.6 was bundled, by Nikon USA, for less than zero $$, and 5.6 is OK on a 10:1 zoom where I seldom use the long end anywho.

My not so humble opinion. YMMV.

hrblaine

cony25 wrote:

Please give me your input. I do photography and video?? Need a backup camera....

What is your primary camera? Get the same thing! Too expensive? Get a cheaper hobby! Or sell your primary and buy two cheap ones. Harry

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

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FWIW, altho I’d perznally go for the RP, I wouldn’... (show quote)

So, you're saying Nikon bundled a $900 lens, for free!?