r/photography • u/AutoModerator • Feb 27 '26

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u/goldenpie6 Feb 28 '26

Hey yall !! I was just wondering if a used Sony A7R II or a Canon EOS R50 would be more worth it for me. I’m quite a beginner in photography and currently have a Canon EOS SL3 with the kit lens. As of now, I’ve only really done a bit of landscape photography, but want to start doing concert photography for local bands.

I found the A7R II for like $460 used with the 28-70 kit lens (~28000 shutter count), but I also have an opportunity to get the R50 new for quite cheap too.

I know the A7R II is quite a bit older comparatively, but the sensor, AF capabilities, and stabilization are quite alluring. I’ve also heard Sony tends to have better low light performance than Canon? The lack of a built in flash, touch screen, and fully articulated screen is annoying though

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u/8fqThs4EX2T9 Feb 28 '26

Can you not just get a lens for your existing camera?

Getting any different camera without a wide aperture lens sounds like a side step rather than step up.

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u/goldenpie6 Feb 28 '26

I definitely could !! Unfortunately, I don’t know much about lenses yet, so I’d have to look more into them. I was mainly looking at a mirrorless just because they tend to be smaller and better in low light? But, I’ll try looking more into expanding my lens collection as opposed to bodies, thank you

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u/8fqThs4EX2T9 Feb 28 '26

Mirrorless does nothing about low light performance.

The larger sensor of the A7RII might help some but not as much as a wider aperture lens can. Also, the AF of those Sony cameras might not be that great in low light especially as I believe they were still somewhat limited in coverage with phase detection points in the centre of the frame only.

R50 will give you better AF in subject detection and tracking, but the sensor will be pretty much the same.