Hi Everyone. Looking for some opinions on the 80D vs the 90D. I currently own a 60D and a 760D, but unfortunately the 60D has died so I'm looking for a replacement.
A bit about my requirements:
- I shoot both wildlife and landscapes(including cityscapes).
- Wildlife is my preferred genre, but I would say I do more landscapes as I live a long way from the wildlife I like to photograph.
- In the medium term I'm looking to upgrade to full frame for landscape- either an R6 or the "R II"
- In the medium to longer term I'd like to go mirrorless for the APS-C wildlife camera too - Most likely the R7
- I don't do video so the 4K capability of the 90D doesn't matter to me
- I'm just a keen amateur who mainly posts to instagramme and occasionally prints off pictures
I've narrowed it down at the moment to the 80D and the 90D, but struggling to decide which one to go for. This would most likely become my main camera, with the 760D being the backup.
Therefore I'd like to get the forum's opinion on which to go for? Even though I do wildlife photography I've never felt like the low fps of my 760D holds be back much, so not sure if that will make a difference to me. Essentially it comes down to will I notice the big increase in mp of the 90D over the 80D? Given that I'm looking to upgrade them in the medium to longer term (genre dependent) is it worth the extra £300-400 for the 90D? I still hear really good things about the 80D.
To me the 80D seems like a good camera, but is the 90D a bit more future proof? More megapixels, lighter and slightly more professional layout. Added to that am I really upgrading to the 80D from my 760D if the sensor is the same. Perhaps that is psychological more than anything as the 80D gives me better autofocus, battery life, fps and weather sealing.
Thanks for any thoughts.
p.s I've had a look at the 7d II, but ergonomically I'd prefer to keep the cameras fairly similar (joystick and slight position of the play button aside).
A bit about my requirements:
- I shoot both wildlife and landscapes(including cityscapes).
- Wildlife is my preferred genre, but I would say I do more landscapes as I live a long way from the wildlife I like to photograph.
- In the medium term I'm looking to upgrade to full frame for landscape- either an R6 or the "R II"
- In the medium to longer term I'd like to go mirrorless for the APS-C wildlife camera too - Most likely the R7
- I don't do video so the 4K capability of the 90D doesn't matter to me
- I'm just a keen amateur who mainly posts to instagramme and occasionally prints off pictures
I've narrowed it down at the moment to the 80D and the 90D, but struggling to decide which one to go for. This would most likely become my main camera, with the 760D being the backup.
Therefore I'd like to get the forum's opinion on which to go for? Even though I do wildlife photography I've never felt like the low fps of my 760D holds be back much, so not sure if that will make a difference to me. Essentially it comes down to will I notice the big increase in mp of the 90D over the 80D? Given that I'm looking to upgrade them in the medium to longer term (genre dependent) is it worth the extra £300-400 for the 90D? I still hear really good things about the 80D.
To me the 80D seems like a good camera, but is the 90D a bit more future proof? More megapixels, lighter and slightly more professional layout. Added to that am I really upgrading to the 80D from my 760D if the sensor is the same. Perhaps that is psychological more than anything as the 80D gives me better autofocus, battery life, fps and weather sealing.
Thanks for any thoughts.
p.s I've had a look at the 7d II, but ergonomically I'd prefer to keep the cameras fairly similar (joystick and slight position of the play button aside).
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