Buying advicer6 for hockey, upgrade to used r6 ii or new r8 ii?

shoot my sons hockey, r6 and ef 70-200 2.8 on the adapter. rink is dark and the r6 looses them in traffic by the boards. new r8 ii is $1899 and used r6 iis are about the same. which one. dont care about video

jbrennan said:

new r8 ii is $1899 and used r6 iis are about the same

R6 II all day for hockey. Bigger battery, dual card slots, and a better grip with a 70-200 hanging off it. The R8 II finally got IBIS but it's still built around a smaller body. I've shot a lot of events on R6 IIs, they're workhorses.

If the budget stretches, R6 III. I came from the R6 for sport and tracking in traffic is a big step up, it stays on the right player when two of them cross. Rolling shutter is much better too if you ever use electronic. If not, R6 II over the R8 II for the grip.

r6 iii is way over what i want to spend. leaning r6 ii

mike_shoots said:

better grip with a 70-200 hanging off it

This, the R8 bodies are nice but they're small with a big lens on the front and you'll be hand holding that 70-200 for an hour, I went R7 from the 90D and the grip is the only reason I can hold the 100-400 all morning

got a used r6 ii, 9k clicks. first game sunday

way better. thanks