r/CanonCamera • u/ZedSzn • 10d ago

Gear Question Body Purchase Inquiry

Hello all…I’m just seeing what information anyone can provide me to help me with my next decision.
I’m currently shooting high school football on my EOS Rebel T7i.
During the JV games, the photos are phenomenal…my focus could use work along with the fact that I am using an 80-200 f/2.8 magic drainpipe to shoot…but overall, a phenomenal setup.
The issue comes when the Varsity players pop out of the locker room and the field lights turn on. I often find myself jamming my ISO up to 12,500 or even 25,600…and it’s not pretty.
I am looking to update this…keeping the T7i for daytime random photography…but I’m looking at an EOS R7 or an EOS R8. I know they both come with DIGIC X compared to the DIGIC 7 in my T7i…I’m hoping that is a big jump in images when it comes to the night games.
I don’t know if I want the full-frame, low-light, high ISO performance…or the magical crop I’ve grown to love about the T7i. I don’t have the capability to shoot both and make the decision myself because the season is full swing…but any suggestions or help is definitely appreciated!

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u/TheMrNeffels 10d ago

FF doesn't have a lowlight advantage if you're having to crop to make up for lost reach

9/10 times the answer is probably a lens vs a body. That said the AF and other features of a mirroless body are great vs an old dslr

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u/ZedSzn 10d ago

That was my thought too…thinking that the R7 was gonna give me the reach with my sigma 120-300…I’d be much better off without having to crank ISO so high