Del Paso said:

Additional gouda tax...

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That is the price at 3 large retailers. At canon.nl you pay 2949,99€, so 99 cents more. What tax is that?

Does the R6iii have cross type AF? I can't find it anywhere so I´m guessing no.

fotodj said:

This is ridiculous, You can't even log in into B &H website, I've been trying for twenty minutes... Common B&H you don't make enough money o have decent servers??? Pathetic.

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I woke up at 4 AM, grabbed my laptop, placed my order at B&H, and then went back to sleep for a couple more hours.

Snapster said:

Digital Picture already has the RF 45mm 1.2 STM in their catalogue

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I saw that - looked it over. I put it at a point somewhere between the EF 50/1.4 (a good copy) and EF 50/1.2L (though the Digital Picture site has a screwed up copy of the 50/1.2L as mine doesn't have that excessive purple fringing issue). I think the MTF is fairly accurate.

I'm taking a chance and getting one. It'll serve for those rare occasions when I actually use a wide aperture 50, and will also make a reasonably nice portrait lens on the R7.

One thing I'm noticing on my 50/1.2L (EF version) is that the DOF is so razor thin that you just about need to use a tripod to nail focus just where you want it. I took a picture of 3 darts in my dartboard, and it focused on the edge of the double-cork ring, throwing the dart's point shaft (1/4 inch behind the focus plane) out of focus. I hadn't pulled that lens out in a while, so I'm sure I could improve my technique. But 1/4 inch of movement makes a huge difference at reasonably close objects and f/1.2.

Rural sunrise, November 5th, 2025...

For Milky Way photography a 10x Magnified Image Display would be disappointing. Hope they bumped that to at least 15x.

3.000 € in South Africa. But at least today 75€ cheaper than the Mii (the price will drop tomorrow to 1750€).

Now just need further confirmation if the 40fps electronic shutter is 14bit RAW. All the Sony fanboys I know IRL keep nagging me about this. I need facts to shut them up

Del Paso said:

Additional gouda tax...

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Worse still in the UK, as we say over here "hard cheddar". Exchange rate equivalent is ~€3200, the usual mark up of about 10% by Canon EU. So, unless we are desperate wait until the grey market reliable sellers have it, usually 20-30% below UK list price.

Pre-ordered... Its MSRP is 420USD equivalent in HK with no tax. I can put my EF 50mm f1.4 to rest now.

What about other news (24-70 II, 28-70 II, 14 TSE)?

blackcoffee17 said:

Slightly disappointing, i wasn't expecting RF 50 1.2 performance but was hoping for a little surprise in image quality.

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Image quality is indeed a surprise no matter how you dice it. For me it is pleasantly surprised. To get an EF 50mm 1.2 equivalent in a lighter modern mirrorless package, awesome. Add to that the low price...omg! The EF 50L was a legendary performer for $1599 msrp back in 2006, equivalent to $2500 in today's dollars. That makes this value of the decade.

Given this precedent, if you can wait for it, Canon may introduce a RF 50 1.2 equivalent lens in 2037 weighing 1lb for $700.

For me, it is the flare outdoor that decides whether a buy or not. I will wait for Chris's review. If flare is better controlled than the 50 1.8, it would be a no brainer for me.

Canon in front of Sony:

mic drop

I expected near zero distortion, like the RF 50 1.8, and maybe a little extra resolution specifically when stopped down to f/2.8 or beyond. Nothing else to complain.

The promised similar optical performance to the EF 50mm f/1.2 L seems to be delivered, with very slightly more centre sharpness, exactly as I expected.

Size, weight and ergonomics seem great. Poor man's internal focusing is very highly appreciated, all these cheap lenses should be like this!

I'm happy it's not the 48.5mm patent we saw, because this probably has a wider field of view, so it's not a 50 labeled as a 45.

I don't know, I'll have to try it for myself.
I don't know if this level of image quality will please me. I didn't went with the EF 50mm f/1.2 L, years ago, I bought with the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art instead because it was sharper, but I also don't use R5s so, I have to try it.

I'm looking forward to handle this lens.



I wouldn't buy EF glass at this point, unless I needed something specific that I couldn't afford on RF, like a supertelephoto prime.
EF glass is being discontinued, needs the adapter, and this will be serviceable for much longer.
I bet a lot of EF 50mm f/1.2s will appear now for sale, because owners will probably be able to replace it with this for free or even with some extra cash in their pockets, while removing the adapter.

Regarding previously discussed speed of flash-sync. This is from Canon Europe spec-sheet:

When [Cropping/aspect ratio: Full-frame] is set: 1/200 sec mechanical shutter / 1/250 electronic 1st curtain,
When [Cropping/aspect ratio: 1.6x (crop)] is set: 1/250 sec mechanical shutter / 1/320 electronic 1st curtain.

So the 1/320s sync speed is for 1.6x crop electronic 1st curtain.

As expected for non-stacked sensor, no flash sync using fully electronic shutter.

Aldherrian said:

I'm waiting for actual hands on reviews but on first thought, I don't like the mixed cards.
Never owned CFE cards and SD cards are more than enough for me. I was plenty satisfied with dual SD but I would get used to replace the SD card in place of letting the camera fill the second one when the first comes full

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I agree, getting to play with the raw files in Lightroom will give us all an informed perspective on the R6iii's noise and image quality.
However, the max iso has been reduced from the R6ii by 2/3rd of a stop. thisis uaully an indicator from Canon as to it's expected hit on the increased noise threshold those extra mp cause. If the ios noise between the R6ii to R5 was a whole stop then this increase in rez will affect the noise too. So maybe 1/2 to 2/3rd of a stop is about right.
this morning, I've heared numerous youtube influencers talking about the great features of the R6iii....most of these great features are alredy present in the R6ii....which goes to show how good the R6ii is / was.
Here in the Uk, the launch price is around £2700 GDP...whcih is very high considering I can buy a new R5ii (via grey import) for the same price. A mint used R5 for £1600 and a new R6ii (grey) for on;y £1350....for only a few new fetures...that's a lot of £££ for not a lot of benefits. I can literally buy a pair of R6ii's for the launch price of one R6iii.
I think if I was looking to jump from DSLR to mirrorless, this would be a great camera. I think upgraders from the EOS R and R6mk1 have a lot of milage in this upgrade. but for existing R6ii users....it's more of an expensive side grade. Slightly improved, more of an evolution that definatly builds on the shoulders of it's great predecessor. If Canon continues selling their R6ii alongside the R6iii, then the R6ii may become the true bargain of the canon range.

This seems like a great addition to the RF lens lineup on paper but I'm also a bit disappointed.

If you want the vintage 1.2 look, you can already buy a used EF 50mm 1.2 L for a similar price. You get better build quality, weather sealing and USM on top. In that sense, this new lens doesn't really add much to the table. I would rather get the EF lens, personally.

On the other hand, the RF 35mm 1.8 STM has superior IQ at 1.8 for the same price + IS + semi-macro. It still seems like the better lens overall, unless you only want the extreme soft look and don't want to use an adapter.

Slightly disappointing, i wasn't expecting RF 50 1.2 performance but was hoping for a little surprise in image quality.

Maximilian said:

@Canon Rumors and @Richard CR:
Does this "new" mean, it is indeed a new sensor or the expected re-use of the (still quite new) EOS C50?

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It is effectively Canon's latest and newest sensor.

m4ndr4ke said:

I don't need to read, I have the camera at arms reach, I can touch it. The original R6 features metal on top, metal at the bottom, metal battery door, metal at the rear, metallic rear LCD structure, plastic SD memory card door and, I THINK a plastic cover bellow the R6 logo, near the connectors (I mean the side cover, where the R5 has rubber and the R6 doesn't).

Even the difference in the way the materials are worn after 4.5 years of usage is clearly visible.

Just because someone translated the text differently, it doesn't mean the product isn't the same.

They may have changed the memory cards door, since the R6 III needs it bigger, but the left cover is most likely still plastic, as it still doesn't have rubber, like the R5s.

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Okay, we’ll go with your magic touch rather than Canon’s description.

I have an R6II and R5II. They’re clearly constructed differently

Go lookup the actual tear downs. The R6 line has injection molded plastic everywhere, while the R5 line has painted magnesium. The R6III will likely be more similar to the R5 unless canon copied and pasted the wrong blurb.

mangobutter said:

I don't want it tack sharp in the corners. this is (hopefully) going to be a character lens. i want field curvature, i want smearing, i want isolation (wide open and at large apertures) This is for placing subjects in the general central area and not the corners. that's what i want. we've had enough of the clinical robot g master era where everything is perfectly sharp everywhere. time to get back to the roots of art.

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Btw one of my next purchases will be a good RF-Leica M39 thread mount adapter. The 20mm flange focal distance of the RF mount allows to adapt M39 lenses and keep infinity focusing, since that classic Leica mount has a flange focal distance of 28.8mm. I'd like to try some of my vintage M39 lenses on my R5 II, like my 1.4/50mm and 1.8/85mm from Canon (late lenses from Canon's rangefinder era). Adds a bit of radioactivity to my images since the highly refractive lens parts were made of thoriated glass...

I was initially dissapointed in hearing that the R6iii is retaining the same EVF unit found in the R6ii, however when I compare the EVF between my R5 and R6ii, I don't percieve much difference. I think a 3.7million dot EVF is a great threshold. I found the 2.3 mil dot EVF of the R8 and R7 to be quite poor and pixelated.
The four standout specs for the R6iii are the increased sensor resolution, a viable pre-capture and a doubled buffer size. If you put the R6iii in cRAW, ES at HS (20fps) the buffer never runs out. pop it in HS+ (40fps) then the buffer is twice that of the R6ii and should be good for about 10 seconds depending on ISO noise. The new card slots with the CF Express b card, will greatly improve the buffer to card write down speeds.
The other area that isn't really talked about is the subtle AF advancements between the R6ii and R6iii. As well as the slightly re-worked menu and button assignments.
I was suprised how better the R6ii's low light / iso and AF ability are over the R5 and I'd be interested if there is a similar jump between the R6ii and R6iii.

mangobutter said:

I don't want it tack sharp in the corners. this is (hopefully) going to be a character lens.

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That's exactly the reason why I did not yet upgrade my EF 85mm f/1.2, I love its non-perfect slightly vintage character very much (don't use it in settings with a lot of contrast!). But coming from that lens I first was disappointed about the EF 50mm f/1.2 that I got later, because that one doesn't deliver that special, visually "punchy" look wide open with which I fell in love with the 85mm. The tele lens offers wide open a great combination of a visually (not lab wise, in the lab this lens is a mediocre performer) very sharp rendering in the center and a gorgeously soft fall-off into a creamy bokeh in the background, typically in the edges when one shoots portraits. The EF 50mm isn't visually that "crisp" wide open, but that comes basically with the fact that it isn't a tele design lens, and features a relatively simple design (Gauss-like, no floating elements). The advantage of that design is that the 50mm is so beautifully compact for such a superfast lens, and that's the reason why I still like to use it. Plus, its color rendering is superb and the bokeh great. A little bit stopped down, you soon hit a sweet spot with a sufficiently sharp center.