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Now let's talk about what I'm shooting with today and why I made the switch.
The 5D Mark III served me well, but I kept running into the same walls: Autofocus that struggled in low light Continuous shooting capped at 6 fps No in-body image stabilization, which made handheld shooting in dark venues a fight I went back and forth between staying in the DSLR world with the 5D Mark IV or making the jump to mirrorless.
After a lot of research and some serious budgeting, I went mirrorless with the Canon EOS R6. It changed everything.
Why the R6 works for live music: Dual Pixel AF II with 1,053 AF points vs. 61 on the 5D Mark III Eye-tracking autofocus that locks onto performers in dim venues, though I don't use it all the time.
Sometimes I want the focus on hands or instruments, not faces In-body image stabilization lets me shoot handheld at slower shutter speeds Burst mode at 20 fps electronic, 12 fps mechanical vs. 6 fps on the Mark III 4K video, haven't dug into it fully yet but it's there when I'm ready.
If you're shooting live music in dark clubs and fighting your gear instead of watching the stage, the R6 is worth the conversation.
Next up, the lenses I rely on.