Hi!
I am Charl from Pangolin Photo Safaris, and this is the $5,000 Canon kit challenge
in which I will put together the ideal Canon kit for wildlife photography.
I will give you three options.
One DSLR kit, a mirrorless kit, and lastly, a DSLR mirrorless mix...for
those of you that might not want to make a complete switch just yet.
You don't necessarily need the lightest, greatest or most expensive gear to
take great wildlife photographs.
And if you stick around till the end of the video, I will let you know which
of the three options I would choose.
Let's start it off with the DSLR kit because more and more people start
moving towards the mirrorless system.
There are plenty of great deals for DSLR bodies and EF lenses out
there, which means that this kit was a lot easier to put together.
The DSLR body that I chose for this kit is the Canon 90D, which
costs only around 1,200 USD.
It comes with a 32.5 million pixel crop sensor.
It has 10 frames per second.
4k video.
Can do 120 frames a second in full HD.
It has an articulated touchscreen All around, this is a great camera.
Let's move over to our first lens.
And this is none other than the Canon 100-400mm lens, which is
priced around 2,400 US dollars.
This has to be one of my favorite Canon lenses out there.
It's very sharp.
A strong lens.
Good weather sealed.
Image stabilization up to four stops.
This is just one of the most popular Canon wildlife lenses out there.
So these two, definitely a great combination.
I've also added a second lens to this kit and this is the Canon
EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM Lens.
Very nice lens.
Nice and sharp.
f/4, all the way through...strong lens.
Also weather sealed and this lens is ideal for when you are closer to your subject
and you want more of a wider angle, surrounding your subject, so definitely
a nice lens to add with this kit.
So with these three together, we stand around $4,700.
It leaves us with $300...and this $300 I will use for accessories...your
SD card, card reader, cleaning kit, and then a camera bag.
So this all will come close to just under $5,000.
Moving over to option number two, and this is our mirrorless kit.
The camera that I chose is the Canon EOS R.
It also has an articulated touchscreen.
It has a 30 million pixel full-frame sensor, and it can shoot
up to eight frames per second.
I found a great deal at B&H Photo Video, with a EOS R - with a kit lens- at 24-105.
It's not a f/4 L Series lens...it's a f/4 to 7.1.
It comes with a camera bag, a small camera bag and an SD card for just $2,100.
So already saved some dollars on that wide angle lens.
For the telephoto zoom lens, I selected the Canon 100-500mm lens.
Very, very sharp.
You have a hundred millimeter extra.
Then on the Canon 100-400mm weather sealed, strongly built and is
part of the L lenses from Canon.
So I did put this one together with the Canon EOS R and this
lens price at around $2,700.
Not cheap at all.
So after the great deal we got with the Canon EOS R and the kit lens with the
extra SD card, plus the Canon 100-500mm lens, bringing a total of $4,798 leaving
you with just over $200 left, which you can buy extra battery, an SD card.
And of course a camera bag and some other accessories.
So let's move over to our option number three...the camera of
choice is the Canon EOS R6.
This camera has a 20 million pixel sensor.
Full frame sensor.
Can shoot up to 12 frames per second mechanical, and you can shoot also
electronical up to 20 frames per second.
Very crucial for wildlife photography.
And this will definitely help you to get more 'keepers'.
Great autofocus system.
The new animal eye-tracking is just phenomenonal.
It has IBIS five stops in the body and even 8 stops of image
stabilization with certain RF lenses.
This is definitely a great choice of camera.
If you're interested in a Canon EOS R6, please check out my hands on review for
wildlife photography in the link on top.
So the wide angle claims that I've chose together with the EOS R, is the Canon
24-105mm f/4 L Series lens from Canon.
Weather sealed, nicely strong and very sharp lens.
Great for those wide angle shots.
Although I would have loved to get the Canon 100-500 mm,
together with the EOS R6.
Unfortunately, this doesn't fit in the budget.
So I've selected.
This Sigma 150 to 600 millimeters together with this, you're
going to need the adapter.
EF to RF adapter.
This is an extra a hundred dollars.
So for the Canon EOS R6, the 24-105mm Sigma lens, and the
adapter, comes to $4,600.
This leaves you with $400 left, to buy an extra battery, some SD
cards, cleaning kit, and a nice camera bag...All for $5,000.
So now the big question is which option do I choose?
Option one, two or three?
Although you can take really great photos with all three options,
regardless of which one you selected.
I prefer option number three...and it's because of the Canon EOS R6.
I have tested the camera in the field, and it's an absolutely
phenomenal camera for wildlife.
The 12 frames per second, or even 20 frames per second,
and amazing autofocus system.
The animal tracking is definitely going to help you to get more keepers
than with the other two cameras.
Even with the Sigma lens and the adapter, it worked perfectly.
Pleaselet us know in the comments below what you think...and if you really
like this video, please give us a like.
Until next time.
See you.
Bye.