EOS R5 Mark II

Depends. Canon has their Lens Ecosystem locked off.If you need open gate Canon is your pick.If you want a two in one cam you could get the R5ii or the just released A7RVI.Both will serve all your needs and handle everything you described in your situation.I personally would probably go for the R6iii

Honestly. Accurate. I will never understand how R5m2 is considered “hybrid”. I was one step far away from ordering C50 and considered R6m3 for 20mins but nah… One thing I hate about Canon was they play games too much with customers. How come $3,899 worth of “hybrid camera” in 2025 cannot do 4k 60p o

For Canon it's IMO still the R6II, it does most of what the R5II does for (nowadays) half the price. The R6III came out in November but it improved almost only the video capabilities. If you need to drown in 7K footage, it's only $1000 more. But for 2K or less it's definitely the best. As for lenses

"A1 is more of a competitor to the R5II than the R1" looks like they both have stacked sensors, but the r5ii still has a significantly slower readout speed, so a slower flash sync for instance, 1/250th vs. 1/400th... r1 is a 24mp camera, not in the a1/z9/z8 league, the match for r1 is the 24mp a9iii