MattMPhoto wrote:
Hi All,
Well I thought this day would never come, but it's finally happening for me on two different fronts. First, I'm going to be leaving my job with the school bus company I've been working for and moving into freelance photography full-time. Second, one of my drivers that I oversaw recently passed away and he named me the beneficiary of his estate and investments etc after his wife divorced him 3 years ago and they had no children. Before he was a school bus driver he was a Colonel in the US Army and always did what he could for the "little man" as he called them and he always inspired me to take my photography to the next level. If he knew that I did a sports charter or did some other photoshoot of some sort he was the first person to critique my photos second only to my mother. So I'm taking a lot of the money and donating it to various organizations that work with youth and help them to become everything they can be. Next since he was always one to help me with my photography I'm going to do everything I can to upgrade my gear. Now this is where I need some advice. I'm doing a lot of sports photography(high school football, college basketball, baseball, and softball mostly) so I'm doing a lot of low-light high ISO photography, and I'm also doing a lot of wildlife photography. I've narrowed it down to Canon or Nikon's mirrorless systems(Canon R3 or Nikon Z9) but I keep going back and forth between them both. I want to shoot with as much mirrorless glass as I can(Z mount or RF mount) and not have to adapt as much. Price isn't so much a factor as I'm going to have the money to buy whatever it takes. What are the pros and cons to these systems? I've been watching everything I can on them on Youtube and other media outlets but I still would like the opinions of those people out there using them in real world cases on an everyday basis. Ideally I'd love to stick with Nikon, but my lenses are 15-20 years old and they weigh a ton and then some, and everywhere I look their RF super telephoto top of the line glass is out of stock with no sign of being in stock again any time soon. That's not the case with the Canon glass it's all in stock. I just don't know which way to go. Please help?
Hi All, br Well I thought this day would never com... (
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Having being a long time user of Canon products...as well as mirrorless choices.....I will give my 32 cents worth.
I have progressed up Canon for over 15 years....I was one of the first to get a R3 when it was launched (was using the 1Dx3 bodies). Overall the R3 was almost an identical body to the the 1Dx3...but it was slightly shorter. As I was learning the new menu system....I found that overall it was just a glorified 1Dx3, so it was very easy for me to use it in short time. Over all it was what it was to be.....but "to me" I could not handle the 20+ icons on the view screen. I spent an hour with a Canon rep....he couldn't fix it either. I tried social media....still no resolved luck. I was having major hate issues with Canon due to where we would delete icons off the view screen.....but they would come back on their own issue.....one here....one there....etc. Overall....my mind kept reminding me that for the very few "new" menu items....the R3 and 1Dx3 were twins. Due to not able to control my view screen....I sold the R3 and went back to 1Dx3 bodies. Here I am over one year now and don't regret it at all. The quality...consistency....performance of the 1Dx3's has never had a hiccup. I'm sure you will most likely have a great experience IF you get the R3...since I'm sure that Canon has made advancements on the menu system. Either system will be one of the best you'll ever have, and will not have any regrets on either one.