The Canon EOS R6 line is Canon's most popular full-frame camera based on the data from a couple of retailers, though the EOS R8 isn't far behind. There were plenty of rumors that the EOS R6 Mark III would be announced towards the end of 2024, but now we have been told a few times that the announcement will be some time in Q1 of 2025. The logical announcement would be ahead of CP+ in February, but Canon doesn't always do any sort of big announcement ahead of that show like they did a bunch of years ago.
We have seen an image of what is purported to be the EOS R6 Mark III, though there is no model number showing. There are some subtle differences between the camera in the image and the EOS R6 Mark II which adds a bit to the authenticity. It doesn't look anything like the EOS R8. There is a new button on the top of the camera, but there is no way to discern what it is.
Before the usual dunderheads chime in, we don't own the images sent to us and if it's requested that we don't post them, we're not going to. I'm sure you'd like your own images treated the same way.
Specifications this far out are always a bit of a mixed bag, but we're pretty confident that the EOS R6 Mark III will stick at 24mp and be focused on speed. It sporting a variation of the EOS R3 image sensor has been talked about a lot. A welcomed addition will reportedly be a CFe card slot, to go along with an SD slot, just like the EOS R5 Mark II.
Beyond that, the usual video feature upgrades that most of you could probably guess with some pretty good accuracy.
The EOS R6 line may also be where Canon throws in a new thing or two as a test bed. We saw it with the EOS R6 Mark II getting precapture ahead of the EOS R1 and EOS R5 Mark II.
We're interested to see if we'll see some version of the DIGIC Accelerator in the camera.
We hope to hear more in the new future, as we do believe this camera announcement has been delayed and we make a bit more in the way of more prototypes getting into the hands of photographers and videographers.
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I expect it will also get the pre-capture software in the R1/R52 where it writes individual RAW files and doesn’t lock the camera up to write out the buffer.
I could live different dual card slots while I was working with the 5D line bodies. But I prefer dual the same card slot like in the R6m2.
I can understand that speed points towards CFexpress. And that dual CFexpress would be overkill for the R6 line.
Now let's wait for the other specs along the road...
Disclaimer: right now, I don't see anything that would make me buy the Mk3.
→ If it has real advantages for my shooting compared to the R6 ii and it is ergonomically compatible with R6 ii maybe a 2nd R6 type camera for me. Stacked sensor for faster video readout might be one strong advantage (4k 120, 2k 240, etc., close to global shutter or global shutter)
→ If it hasn't real advantages for me/and-or is ergonomically incompatible I will buy a 2nd R6 ii @ roughly 1500 €/$.
Price drop of R6 ii might trigger a 2nd body buy of R6 ii in my case ;-)
I have no desire to swap over to CF express at the moment. It requires a new set of more expensive cards and a new card reader for pretty much the same feature parameters. Just because the R1/R3 and R5mkII have a CF express card slot doesn't mean that this camera should.
For me, I couldn't care less about the 14 bit super fast electronic shutter sensor read out speed if I loose out on the current model's DR and exceptional iso noise capcbility in 1st curtain shutter mode. Honestly 12fps 1st curtain shutter is mostly all speed I actually need or want. The current 40fps is total over kill.
A super fast sensor readout speed in ES mode puts this camera very close ot the R3 in terms of real world specifications.
What would I like as an upgrade? I'd like a top mount LCD and a higher rez EVF. Other than that....I'm super happy with the current R6ii.
At these prices, I may well replace my R8 with another R6ii. I like the R8, but the R6ii is a far better handling camera.
The only thing I like about SD cards is that both my iMac and laptop have built-in SD UHS II readers, so that's great for me from a practical point of view because I don't have to think about having a reader with me all the time.
Not sure if another 24 megapixel camera is a good call while it's save to say we're gonna see more Sonys with 33MP. Why is Canon so hung up on that number? If this was 30MP with top screen, I'm sure many people with an R5 would've thought about "downgrading".
Sony, not having any real advantages over Canon, has to go after those who believe (and maybe really need) that slightly higher sensor resolution.
Personally, I love the R5, but not because of the resolution at all, but because of a number of other characteristics that are important to me, compared to the R6, R62.
For anyone who doesn't need pure camera speed, I think the R is a great camera.