Started by jenna_whitlock, 23 Sep 2026. 12 replies, 466 views
Gear in this topic: Canon EOS R8, Canon EOS R8 Mark II, RF 85mm f/2 Macro IS STM
Ok you guys, I have the original R8 and I've complained about no IBIS and no joystick in literally every thread lol, and Canon finally did both. 24.2MP, IBIS, joystick, and it's styled like the old EOS 650 from the 80s apparently? $1,899 body.
The retro look is cute but I don't need cute, I need my 85 to stop being blurry at 1/60 in the living room at 7pm. Is this worth upgrading or am I just excited because it's new? I'd sell my R8 to pay for it.
jenna_whitlock said:The retro look is cute but I don't need cute
IBIS in an R8 body is the update everyone wanted since day one. the retro thing i could take or leave. 80s styling for people who weren't alive in the 80s lol
jenna_whitlock said:I need my 85 to stop being blurry at 1/60
IBIS will help with your hands. It won't help with your kids moving. At 1/60 indoors you're probably getting both. Worth knowing before you spend $1,900.
Easy test tonight: put the R8 on a table or a shelf with the self-timer, photograph a kid at 1/60, then do the same handheld. If the tripod-ish one is still blurry, it's subject motion and IBIS won't save you. In that case a faster shutter, a bit more ISO and that reflector you got will do more than a new body.
Not telling you not to buy it. The joystick alone would be worth it to me on a small body, and IBIS makes the 85 far nicer for anything static, like the kids asleep on the sofa or the tree at Christmas. Just go in knowing what it fixes and what it doesn't, so you're not disappointed at 7pm on the first night.
jenna_whitlock said:it's styled like the old EOS 650 from the 80s apparently?
The EOS 650 was the first EOS. I had one. It was a fine camera, and nobody complained about blurry pictures because nobody looked at them at 400 per cent.
Kind regards
Ugh you're right, it's probably the kids half the time. They don't sit still for anything. I'll try the 1/125 thing tonight and see what happens, but the ISO goes up so high in our living room after dark
For family stuff it looks like a good camera. Anyone thinking about it as a backup wedding body, check the card slot situation before you order. I haven't yet.
Coming from an RP, this is the first Canon in ages I've actually wanted. I like the look, sorry! The joystick is what sells it for me though, moving the focus point on the RP with gloves on is miserable.
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gemma_beckett said:I like the look, sorry!
Don't be sorry, I like it too lol. Glad someone said it. Everyone online is so grumpy about it, it's a camera not a tattoo
nice camera, still not an R7 II
This might be my first full frame!! Is it better than a used R6 II for the same money? I've been saving since last year and this would be my birthday present to myself
kevinlearns said:Is it better than a used R6 II for the same money?
Used R6 II if you care about battery life, two card slots and handling. R8 II if you care about weight. I'd take the R6 II. Both have IBIS now, so that's not the decider anymore.
Update: I pre-ordered it. My husband says I have no self control. He is correct lol. The R8 is going to my sister, so it's staying in the family which makes it ok right? I tried the table test rawtherapist said and it was about half and half, so IBIS will fix some of them and the 1/125 will fix the rest
Shoot at 1/125 anyway.