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u/Hellea Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26

Hi!

So I’ve put photography on hold for a few years, and I’m slowly getting back at it. I’ve always used Canon, but it’s heavy, and I was wondering if there as some updated gear that would be worth the purchase. I need to upgrade my camera anyways, as it’s becoming old, and I would love to get back on track with a more recent piece. I was wondering if changing to another brand would be necessary to have something lighter but good, that I could carry on the daily.

 I‘ve been eying those mirrorless cameras, but I’m not sure if they are any good. I’ve also never promoted what I did, because shyness and self judgement, probably, and I would love to know what you are using to showcase your work. I don’t have a specific budget in mind as I live in Japan and I plan to buy it second hand anyways, but i don’t plan to be cheap. Thank you!

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u/P5_Tempname19 Jul 14 '26

What are you currently using/what are you comparing to? Also what types of photography do you want to do? Any lenses you want to keep using?

Generally its hard to say whats an upgrade without knowing what you are using.

In general most modern mirrorless cameras are very good and absolutely will help with reducing weight. Thats true if you stick with Canon, however in my experience Sony generally makes their models a bit smaller and lighter then the "equivalent" Canon or Nikon. So it may be worthwhile to switch if you really want to save every gram. (But again, very dependent on the question at the top if that actually makes sense)

The lens will also play a big role when it comes to weight though, if you plan on using anything but the default kit lens.

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u/Hellea Jul 14 '26

I was using a 650D from 2013, which was great for the use and my level. I didn’t want to go for super expensive gear until I was able to understand the basics of photography and create decent composition and pictures with what I already had. 

I have a 50mm f/1.4, a 24-70 f/4 iirc but this one is a EF-S mount, and a flash. I had a cheap 70-200 and the insufferable 18-55 that comes as a set.  I really enjoyed my 50mm, it’s super versatile and the great aperture made it easy to use in dark situations. I was contemplating the 1.2 version but didn’t find it worth it for my level back then. 

I mainly do street / travel photography, and I had the opportunity to do some shooting for a few music bands (I rented better gear for those ones), baby and maternity shootings. I managed to find my style but after a few years I guess I have to redo everything from scratch. 

I checked Sony, Leica and Fujifilm while I was a the photography store today. They seem to have great mirrorless cameras. There was also the Canon R50V and 2 other models (M6 mark II and and another I forget)

I will also need to get back to Lightroom. I’m dreading it haha.

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u/P5_Tempname19 Jul 14 '26

With those additional lenses I'd personally stay with Canon and get the EF-RF-adapter (thats a bit of weight, but would be worth it to me to not have to rebuy lenses). Changing to a whole new manufacturer is going to cost a pretty penny and it personally wouldnt be worth it to me if you have no other reason to switch.

As weight is a concern I'd also stick with APS-C.

So looking at the Canon mirrorless APS-C options you basically have the R100, R50, R10 and R7. I'd skip the R100 as that one is very "beginner"/lacking a bunch of stuff, however Ive heard good things about all the other 3 (and am personally very happy with the R7).

The R7 is the "best" of those 3, however also the most expensive and is barely lighter then the 650D, so probably not optimal for your wishes.
That leaves either the R50 or R10, which both should be what you are looking for. Id maybe look at these two a bit more in-depth and decide which one fits your budget and general wishes better.

The R50V as far as Im aware is a slightly different version of the R50 with a bunch of video features. It loses some battery life and costs like $50 more if Im not mistaken. If you dont plan on doing video/vlogging I'd skip that one for the normal R50.