Keith S wrote:
Believer,
Thank you, I have looked at the canon RP, but saw mixed reviews. I am headed to Yellowstone late May and want to upgrade and test before then.
Thank You
Keith
Four months is not enough time to learn a new camera. Trust me. I bought a new point n shoot to take to Disney. While it was easier to carry than my DSLR, it was really frustrating digging through the unfamiliar menu.
I bought my first Canon in '82 because it felt good in my hands. If it feels good in your hands and the controls are easy to reach, it's good, and you will want to use it.
Full Frame Canon DSLRs can only use EF lenses. Crop sensor Canon DSLRs can use EF and EF-S lenses. Canon R and RP mirror less can use RF, and with a Canon adapter, EF and EF-S lenses.
Common advice from every direction seems to be to first invest in the best glass you can afford. My EOS XSi came with an EF-S 18-55. I also wanted a 70-300, but I was not impressed with the EF-S. A month later I picked up an EF 70-300 on sale. A much better built lens. A few years ago I wanted more width, so I picked up an EF-S 10-18. For something that would not see a lot of use, the reviews were good and the price was right. Then last year I finally took every one's advice, and instead of buying a body, I bought the latest EF 24-105 f/4 L. Better image quality? Yes. Bigger in diameter and longer than the 18-55? Oh yes. And much heavier.
Then I couldn't shake the GAS attack for a new body. And my soft focus problems still plagued me. I had been looking at the 80D. It had a lot of good reviews. Then the full frame R came out. But more than I wanted to spend. But Ken Rockwell's review made me think again, until I looked up the features and specifications. Wow! Too many things beyond my understanding. Enter the 90D. Affordable, latest technology, focus correctable, understandable, and all my lenses are still usable. Enter the RP. Priced similar to the 90D. Has all the latest technology. Looked up the features and specifications, definitely not overwhelming. Full frame. ? Mirror less, like all my Point n shoots. In November it went on sale with a free adapter. Mine arrived Monday before Thanksgiving.
Those bad reviews you've read? If you are a pixel peeper, or a rivet counter, maybe you will heed their warnings. I am not. I like the RP. The menus seem easy to navigate. The buttons and controls are well placed. I like the electronic view finder more than I thought I would. Am I still learning? Oh yes. Manufacturers web sites are your friend when sorting all this information.
But, I also know that my Canon XS 710 HS point n shoot will allow me to photograph scale models on the contest table far closer, under any lighting conditions, and with greater depth of field than any APS or DSLR can ever dream of. I had three photos in a show I November, all taken with the 710. I have seen several very fine photos posted here on the Hog taken with point n shoots. It's not the gear, it's the operator. Are my photos better? They're sharper. But I still have a long way to go, especially in composition.
P.S. (Personal note. Tried to help a friend who has a Fujimi the other day. OMG NO. Not me. Never. Talk about a learning curve. The buttons and controls are all in different places and operate totally different. No. Just be aware.)