The timing on this is probably about as good as it could be. We've been working without a contract since the beginning of the year, and that isn't going to be resolved until at least the end of November. Which means I will be owed a pretty good sized chunk of change that I'll be seeing sometime in January. Coming from my old RP, my list of "wants" is a bit different from other folks. The worst thing I ever did with my RP was buy an R10 when it came out to be my second body. The full frame sensor still gives better results. But the R10's AF is leaps and bounds ahead of the RP, and I find myself leaning on it more than I want to for certain things like small birds. And I find that the RP's AF is vastly inferior in that regard, but I am still missing a certain percentage of shots with the R10. I've read a lot about the improvements in AF on the R5mkII, and it sounds like it would keep pace with the shooting I enjoy doing. But though I'd love the additional resolution, I'd have to sell a kidney to finance it. Canon's non-L lens lineup is fantastic for a consumer lens lineup, but the R5's resolution would probably pick them apart. I'm not eager for that either. And since I travel a lot, I am not interested in dumping a bunch of cash into heavier L lenses. But a third generation R6 with 24 happy little megapixels, an EVF and AF similar to the R5mkII, and a good forward jump in image quality? That's an upgrade I'd happily make and stick with. And since I am not a guy who upgrades all the time (exhibit A: my 6 year old RP) waiting for the R6mkIII instead of leaping directly to the R6mkII makes sense.
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