R6 Mark III Rumors – Announcement Very Soon?

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Some internet chatter has been circulating; it's a good idea to address it here. The rumors suggest that Canon will make a soft announcement sometime between now and September 15th. This would lead Canon to place the R6 Mark III in the announcement stream just before the IBC conference (International Broadcasting Convention), which usually covers cinema cameras more than stills.

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here's how it works. Some internet chatter has been circulating; it's a good idea to address it here. The rumors suggest that Canon will make a soft announcement sometime between now and September 15th. This would...
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This next gen of cameras is going to be interesting. Z6iii already here. S1ii is here too, and a better implementation of the sensor than Nikon managed. (Pana AF still sucks, unfortunately.) R6iii coming soon. Just like with the R6ii there were lots of wild "predictions" that Canon would use the R3 sensor but that never made any sense. Too expensive, plus market segmentation is a thing.

So, what will go into the R6iii? What will go into the also upcoming A7v?

Nikon ZR coming soon too, supposed to compete with the FX2 or FX3 but with the Z6iii/S1ii sensor. Mini-cine style body like the FX3/30/2.

A7Siv/FX3ii should be along sometime soonish too, probably with the Z6iii/S1ii sensor. Hopefully with a better implementation.

R7ii coming sometime probably early next year.

Lots of interesting cameras coming to market.
 
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This camera will not be for me. Already have an R5mkII. Does everything I need for stills. But this seems to be a nice lower tier device for some people. I'm waiting for the new compact FF cinema device information. As that will be my last purchase for awhile. Waiting to see if they will implement view assist LUT in camera as in the C70.
 
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The bump in resolution to the low 30 MPs is interesting. Will be interesting to see what the readout speed is and the final specifications. However, since I own the R5 Mk2 I will not be purchasing. No Canon cameras to be purchased until 2028 at the earliest. Lenses are a different matter although honestly only interested in the next gen of telephoto lenses.
 
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I just hope the stills/video switch can be "neutralised" or reprogrammed for another task. It can be switched far too easily, and I'm not at all interested in video.
Mine are covered with 3M's strongest duct tape. And I hate having to do this to Euro 4000+ cameras.
 
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Canon to announce a new entry level cinema camera on September 9th (Canon EOS RC?)
Looks like the next model in line to be announced is the EOS C50

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In the end, confirmed to be 32MP, so it may be the R6 III sensor.
 
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I'm pretty sure they will not announce it next week since they will announce a cinema camera (see Instagram teaser).

For R6 MK3 I would love to have a top LCD like the R5 line to have a consistent layout with things changing only internally but I'm pretty sure they will not add it... Which is disappointing because with a 3000€ budget you will have to decide between a R5 MK1 with big EVF + top LCD + 45 mp vs a R6 MK3 with better AF and (hopefully) new tilt screen.

And the first camera that would combine these external characteristics would be the R5 MK3 in 2028-2029...
 
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I'm pretty excited about this camera. All the R6 Mark III has to do is beat the A7V. Based on what Sony has released so far in 2025 I don't think they will be pushing the specs forward very much. And it will cost too much, probably $3,000 USD. If Canon can make it $2,700 USD or less they will be fine, maybe even steal some video first hybrid shooters from Sony.
 
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Personally I'd prefer it if Canon stuck with 24 MP as this makes for optimal 4K video without line skipping and they used a stacked sensor.
4K 120 fps would be nice too.
I'll probably pass on the R6iii if the sensor isn't substantially faster read out than my R6ii and carry on saving for an R1 and even if it is stacked I might skip it.
 
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Eloniel said:
I'm pretty sure they will not announce it next week since they will announce a cinema camera (see Instagram teaser).

For R6 MK3 I would love to have a top LCD like the R5 line to have a consistent layout with things changing only internally but I'm pretty sure they will not add it... Which is disappointing because with a 3000€ budget you will have to decide between a R5 MK1 with big EVF + top LCD + 45 mp vs a R6 MK3 with better AF and (hopefully) new tilt screen.

And the first camera that would combine these external characteristics would be the R5 MK3 in 2028-2029...
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It's so easy to quickly check settings with a top-LCD, not having to press any button or having to raise the camera to one's eye !.
After the 5D III, I never bought and never will buy a camera without this feature. Good for Canon, since it made me buy a second R5 II instead of an R6 II or III.
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It's so easy to quickly check settings with a top-LCD, not having to press any button or having to raise the camera to one's eye !.
After the 5D III, I never bought and never will buy a camera without this feature. Good for Canon, since it made me buy a second R5 II instead of an R6 II or III.
:sneaky:
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I use it all the time, I always have the screen turned around.
 
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