Upgrade path from older APSC

Genoma

Genoma

Genoma

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I currently have a old Canon 650D DSLR which has served me well for the past years coupled with half a dozen lenses.
Iphone 14 pro has filled in a lot of the casual photography gap and I keep thinking about a refresh to a mirrorless platform, mainly aiming for something with eye AF and making the jump to full frame.

Keep considering the Canon RP as a good step in the right direction, or splashing out on a R8 and a few primes + adapt some of my EF lenses and sell the EF-S ones, but the fact that Canon has locked out 3rd party lenses really puts me off.

Anything else I should consider, non-Canon or otherwise?
 
To me the jump to FF from APSC is kinda less of a need, the AF features on a mirrorless plaform (Eye AF) are more compelling. The price issue on Canon FF is more of an issue, given they locked out third party lenses..
 
I'm now split by the A6700 (lighter, portable, smaller lenses) and a R8 with a few primes. Looking to head to the photography show for some hands on.
 
Going to try get to the photography show next week and get a hands on look at the bodies and some lenses. My main concern of going FF is now size, if it's too big / heavy it's probably going to end up left behind more often than not. The R8 with a few primes for walkabouts / travel is appealing at the moment. The 6700 would make a nice compromise in terms of size. Also got a eye open for the Fuji system..
 
I went to the photography show back in March and had a chance to play with a few body and lense combinations.

I've settled on a Canon R8 + 28 pancake and the 24-105 F4, which were discounted and a fantastic full frame portable solution with the 28. Been on holiday and it was perfect, got a peak design 3L sling and it fits the 28 with another 2 small primes or the 24-105 for walkabouts. Fantastic colours, handheld evening shots and the AF is superb. Very happy with the choice and I kept my 100L macro + my Sigma 150-600 sport which I can still use with an adapter.
 
I really didn't get on with the viewfinder on The A7CII, and having the canon system familiarity and a few lenses I could re-use kept me from jumping ship to Sony.
 
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