As an enthusiast that takes portraits, travel, some macro, some wildlife, and a desire to do more sports and birding; I’ve always wanted to upgrade my SL1 to a full frame sensor/mirrorless.
Price is a big deal for me, and I want to buy once cry once–i want a camera that will last me the next 8+ years. Reviews on the RP look great, and I don’t pretend to be an expert–im confused though, because while the R6 mkii has a few nice features I can’t see why it costs twice as much. Is the R6 mkii worth the upgrade, and/or will it be more future proof?
Sports and birding? A full frame sensor will make these more difficult than with APSC, simply because of reach and weight.
Get yourself an EOS R10 with the 18-150, and for longer reach the 100~400mm IS USM.
Nothing else needed, you’ll be set for years.
I agree on the smaller sensor. I’m not so sure about the R10 due to the closed lens ecosystem and the smaller format in a multiformat mount usually being a second-class citizen. It seems like Fuji is the only camera maker that really puts effort into its APSC system.
M43 is also particularly good at both macro and birds, with lightweight telephotos and high-magnification macro lenses - the new 90mm from Olympus has 2x magnification, or 4x with a teleconverter.
I agree with M43 for birds and the OM-1 for sports. That’s an extraordinary camera although it’s twice the price of the R10 with a lens.
The Canon closed system isn’t really a problem though. The two lenses mentioned are good enough for anything and well worth the money.
The overall value of the whole kit makes it very competitive and the impression I had from the OP was that budget is important.
There’s also the added familiarity with Canon that shouldn’t be underestimated.
As a tech nerd who tends to pick up new user interfaces quickly, I may underestimate that factor for other people. I think any newer mirrorless is going to be vastly different from a decade-old entry-level DSLR though.
It’s a testament to Canon that their menus and ergonomics are so much better than most other makes that they are so easy to use, regardless of age.