Eos RP questions

So I currently have a Rebel t3i. Had it since the year it came out. But recently I have been a little less than satisfied with the images from it. Not that it hasn't served me well over the past 8 years just don't think it is the right camera for what I'm doing. I have been doing some event shooting for a friend and it's been in low light situations and flash is not allowed. I have some decent glass that I can open the appature to help but I can't open it all the way to 2.8 as half of the people in the photo would be out of focus. Most of the shots are candid of groups. So I have been contemplating going full frame for awhile. The biggest 2 things holding me back though are cost as I don't do photography full time so I don't make much off of it to justify spending thousands. The other thing was the weight of full frame. I use my camera on vacation and don't want to lug around a super heavy rig.

So when I heard about Canon releasing the RP which is a full frame camera that seems both affordable and lightweight I thought it would be a great fit. But then I hear a lot of negative feedback online about the rig. Between its supposedly not that great of a sensor and slow shooting speed. I am curious if these things are people just being nit picky or if they are real concerns? I'm sure a lot of these reviews are from people who shoot canons pro line that are used to the best of the best. While on the other hand you have someone like me upgrading from a 8 year old body.

Just looking for real world users to get feedback on how they have liked it. How it shoots in low light. Etc.

I haven't bought the RP yet mostly because my photography has been curtailed by the virus. I intend to get the RP and almost pulled the trigger earlier this month when it was priced down about $100. I don't do movies which is the biggest complaint in the reviews. There are several good reviews by guys who take pictures and not measurebators. Ken Rock likes the camera very much, and I was surprised how much Bythom liked the little Canon mirrorless camera even though he's a Nikon guy,

Canon RP Review | Sans Mirror | Thom Hogan

I believe it would be a big improvement for someone like you, Make sure you get the adapter so you can use your EF and EF-S lenses. Of course Ken likes the R5 at almost 4K that much better. Good luck.

I can't open it all the way to 2.8 as half of the people in the photo would be out of focus

things will get one f-stop worse with the RP. Counting that in; will there be a slice of low light benefit left?

Between its supposedly not that great of a sensor

dpreview.com have those test chart shots that let you compare sensors to 3 others of your choice at various ISOs. - I'd play around with that. "#Dynamic range" seems overrated / ranted, when it is a bit better than in your previous camera and most likely less important, when you have an EVF to preview your image, compared to exposing less properly and needing to compensate for that. - I don't have an RP. I think when I looked it or the EOS 6 II up on DxOmark, they weren't worse than the CCD Leicas I am shooting.

For a somewhat neutral review I'd check Froknowsphoto or Tony & Chelsea Northrup on Youtube.

My issue with the RP: It takes the batteries you already have instead of what I stocked up for my 5D IV.

slow shooting speed

Dunno what to say about that.

1. It doesn't machine gun sports,
    
   
2. acquires focus for a 1st shot quite swiftly?
   
3. buffer is probably bigger than what I am used to?
   

(Its been a while since I exposed my scatterbrain to RP reviews!) #2 is important for me; if we were still in film days, I'd motorize one of 3 worn cameras and thumb wind the others.

weight of full frame. I use my camera on vacation and don't want to lug around a super heavy rig.

Maybe you'll be pretty lucky with the RP. For vacations I see a full frame advantage when you get quite reasonable image quality out of a rather dim less expensive zooms, compared to APS kit zooms (IQ) or good zooms (weight & bulk). Canon's new 35 & 85mm budget IS lenses for the R mount seem also quite tempting.

You are up for a tough decision. I'm pretty confident that you 'll get what you'll pay for. I'm pondering an R5 and feeling too broke, to buy a backup RP along with that and suppose I should survive that virus (hopefully without catching it) before I spend on more outdoor toys.

I recommend handling the RP and other EOS Rs in a shop, to make up your mind about the EVF you 'll have to live with.

I’ve had an RP since last Christmas, and I love it ❤️ It’s replaced both a 70D and a 6D2: so much smaller and lighter, and being able to preview the shot’s exposure on screen is brilliant. The Control Ring EF-RF adapter works perfectly with all my EF glass. I’ve not used it for super low light shots, which you want to do, but because the mirrorless screen shows what you’ll get in darker situations, it should work pretty well for you.

As a travel camera with the RF 24-240 lens it’s a brilliant combination. Don’t take too much notice of all the pixel peepers who rubbish this lens: I did a series of test shots against a whole set of other lenses, including both the EF and RF 24-105s, and apart from the corners between 24 and about 35, it’s almost impossible to pick the difference.

So I currently have a Rebel t3i. Had it since the year it came out. But recently I have been a little less than satisfied with the images from it. Not that it hasn't served me well over the past 8 years just don't think it is the right camera for what I'm doing. I have been doing some event shooting for a friend and it's been in low light situations and flash is not allowed. I have some decent glass that I can open the appature to help but I can't open it all the way to 2.8 as half of the people in the photo would be out of focus. Mo Tweakbox st of the shots are candid of groups. So I have been contemplating going full frame for awhile. The biggest 2 things holding me back though are cost as I don't do photography full time so I don't make much off of it to justify spending thousands. The other thing was the weight of full frame. I use my camera on vacation and don't want to lug around a super heavy rig.

 

So when I heard about Canon releasing the RP which is a full frame camera that seems both affordable and lightweight I thought it would be a great fit. But then I hear a lot of negative feedback online about the rig. Between its supposedly not that great of a sensor and slow shooting speed. I am curious if these things are people just being nit picky or if they are real concerns? I'm sure a lot of these reviews are from people who shoot canons pro line that are used to the best of the best. While on the other hand you have someone like me upgrading from a 8 year old body.

 

Just looking for real world users to get feedback on how they have liked it. How it shoots in low light. Etc.

issue got solved

issue got solved

As in, did you buy it or not!