Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

I actually prefer 7-segment displays as a user over high-resolution alternatives. I love the 7-segment displays in my Casio watch, calculator, multimeter, lab PSU and until recently Canon 5D Mark IV (which had a 7-segment-ish display on the top). I switched to Nikon Z8, which unfortunately has a higher-resolution display, which I dislike the look of. It’s all overly smooth sans-serif[1]. I like the jaggedness of 7-segment displays. I’ve also never experienced any of the listed issues with them. Unfortunately, all mirrorless cameras have those high-resolution smooth ones now (if they have the top display at all). The one in Z8 is actually the least bad one I’ve seen. [1]: On higher resolution I generally prefer serif fonts. In particular, for coding I use Go Mono, which is one of very few serif monospace fonts.

That is quite funny, computers are very thorough. I knew the 5D4 would be the end of the line, and I ditched my 1DX which was just too heavy, the 4 is better in every way. I had the original 5D and the mk2, and very impressed at how refined the 4 is. I did try the R5 and I also used the original eye-tracking Canon EOS 5 back in the 90s so I can see things have come a long way :) The deal-breakers on the R5 were: 1) Huge cost 2) Lack of GPS 3) New lenses required And the extra value of quality and video and speed weren’t enough to compensate. On those points, I also think there’s a bunch of trade-offs. Firstly, the file sizes. My first digital camera, the Nikon D1X, had file sizes of 5-6 Meg, and my Q2 is coming in at 85 Meg. That’s 17 times as much drive space needed to deal with this, not to mention network bandwidth to move everything around. Do I need this many pixels? Well obviously I want them, but I just sent out a 49 x 30 inch print to a client that was upsized in Topaz and was taken on the 21MP 5D2. Was it stunning? Definitely. Secondly, the lenses. They are ridiculously good these days, as they need to be to resolve for 60+MP sensors coming up. But they are also getting pricy and heavy. Do I really want to replace an entire bag of primes? I save 100 grams on the camera to lose it all tenfold on the lenses. This was always the biggest cost involved with a system. The R5 is hardly cheap but I’d honestly rather switch to Leica S at this point. Thirdly, at these pricin

I shoot wildlife using a combo of DSLR and Mirrorless and I have to say, I almost always reach for my R5 (mirrorless) over my 5d mark4. One of the things I love most is seeing exposure in real time, it's a nice little quality of life thing you don't think about until you experience it. Over the years I think anyone who takes photography seriously has gotten pretty good at gauging exposure, but to actually see it change in real time when you adjust ISO or Aperture is pretty slick. But all of that being said, I'll hold onto my DSLRs forever too- as one person pointed out the battery life is far better and when you're out for 10 hours at a time that really matters.

I don't think I'm going to invest in a new system. The combo of my 5D4, and latest iphone pro seem to have me covered. I'm tempted to rent a latest canon mirrorless body, but I can't see how Canon can keep up with IQ innovation through processing the way Google and Apple have.

It's been mentioned in this thread already but the Canon EOS webcam software is kind of cool and it allows you to use fairly high end SLR cameras as a web cam. I bought a battery adapter and tried it with a Canon 5DmIV not too long ago and it worked pretty well. If I were doing some serious webcamming I'd probably go with something smaller and less expensive, there are whole youtube series on what best cameras to use when streaming or recording. I forget which one seemed to lead the pack. A panasonic maybe?