The Canon EOS R6 Mark III is Canon’s Next Full-Frame Release

[john1970]

I am interested in the 300-600 mm f4-f5.6 L IS USM lens assuming it is an internal zoom and works with 1.4x TC; I don't foresee any of these being an issue. Already have a R1 and R5 Mk2 so no interest in the R6 Mk3.

 

[ashmadux]

If the news about the sensor is true then I will be disappointed… I’m so sick of all these companies chasing resolution. 24MP was a perfect range for the R6 and if they had just pulled the R3 or R1 sensor it would have been amazing. I’m a hybrid shooter, when manufacturers add more resolution, video features then tend to suffer. 24MP/6K is a great middle ground between high resolution and managing a sensors video performance, especially in regard to readout speed, something that would have been phenomenal if they went with an R3 or R1 stacked sensor.

Since when is 24mp a great middle ground? No shade intended but it sounds like you made that up. if you want a 24 MP sensor, feel free to buy the existing, exciting line of crop cameras or the r3 or the r1 or the current r62.

You have choices. Jussayin.

 

[stillviking]

Why a RF 45mm? It wouldn't be a pancake for sure with f1.2. Anyone can explain?

 

[Eloniel]

Since when is 24mp a great middle ground? No shade intended but it sounds like you made that up. if you want a 24 MP sensor, feel free to buy the existing, exciting line of crop cameras or the r3 or the r1 or the current r62.

You have choices. Jussayin.

Exactly and the R8 series will most likely stay at 24 to provide better differentiation between R8 and R6 series.

 

[Tom R5R7]

The Canon EOS R6 Mark III has felt like it has been coming forever. I guess I’m at fault for that to some degree. We now know that the EOS R6 Mark III is in final stage testing, and I was told a few things about it. Someone I know personally has the camera in […]

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The 300-600 sounds very useful.
The lack of an R7 update, assuming the rumor is 100% true, is not.

 

[Tom R5R7]

Why a RF 45mm? It wouldn't be a pancake for sure with f1.2. Anyone can explain?

An RF 45 f/1.2 would be pretty sweet for portraiture on a crop body though. Somewhere in the 72 mm range.

 

[mimbu]

If the news about the sensor is true then I will be disappointed… I’m so sick of all these companies chasing resolution. 24MP was a perfect range for the R6 and if they had just pulled the R3 or R1 sensor it would have been amazing. I’m a hybrid shooter, when manufacturers add more resolution, video features then tend to suffer. 24MP/6K is a great middle ground between high resolution and managing a sensors video performance, especially in regard to readout speed, something that would have been phenomenal if they went with an R3 or R1 stacked sensor.

The cost of production of stacked sensors is still high. It's a difficult process that has low yields compared to basic FSI or BSI sensor production. We are not at the point where a mass market camera in at the R6 price level will get a stacked sensor. It may never happen.

 

[mimbu]

Coming from the astrophotography side: I don't like all the digital corrections of the VCM lenses and things like the strong vignette are simply a no-go for panoramas (of the milkyway). Unfortunately the VCM lenses seems to be popular (astro is a niche), so Canon will try to build more of them. Canon might have reached a limit concerning the dimensions of the VCM lenses with the 20/1.4 lens, so that anything wider - and 'wild' - might be a non-VCM prime lens. I would be fine with a good 14/1.4, but I don't complain about anything faster.

It's crazy to me that Canon charges as much for their compromised VCM primes as Sony charges for their flagship GM primes.

 

[mimbu]

The obsession with "readout speed" and "stacked sensors" is getting ridiculous. I think we all know who talks endlessly of this... (Sony users).

Ah yes, Sony users. The same users who buy truckloads of 60mp a7R & a7CR cameras with an extremely slow sensor that produces stunning images. Yep. Sony users are the ones to blame for this. The a7 IV's 33mp sensor is also very slow, and the a7 V looks pretty likely to have the same sensor. Amazing image quality. Great dynamic range and very low noise. But also slow readout. Yet the a7 and a7C series are regularly the top selling FF cameras.

Canon seems to be making the same mistake as Nikon made with the Z6 III and chasing readout speed at the expense of image quality. Hopefully Sony does not make that same mistake.

 

[mimbu]

Very interested to see what Canon will charge for that 300-600/4-5.6L.

Being as a 600/5.6 has the same size front element as a 300/2.8, I don't expect this to be an affordable lens.

 

[Elmonducky]

Any idea how much the 300-600 lens might cost?

 

[Exploreshootshare]

Ah yes, Sony users. The same users who buy truckloads of 60mp a7R & a7CR cameras with an extremely slow sensor that produces stunning images. Yep. Sony users are the ones to blame for this. The a7 IV's 33mp sensor is also very slow, and the a7 V looks pretty likely to have the same sensor.

And a gazillion Sony users are complaining exactly about this sensor, the readout speed and the RS which seems to be BS. When it was leaked that Sony would reuse the same sensor in the mkV, people went ballistic on forums talking about what great disappointment it would be.

 

[mimbu]

And a gazillion Sony users are complaining exactly about this sensor, the readout speed and the RS which seems to be BS. When it was leaked that Sony would reuse the same sensor in the mkV, people went ballistic on forums talking about what great disappointment it would be.

A small subset of people were vocal. As always, the people making all the noise stand out.

The BSI a7 IV and a7C II sell extremely well for Sony. They (and the A7R) have always been photo-first hybrids that also do video. Sony has the a7S series which is a video first hybrid that also does photos. I believe Sony is smarter than the small subset of vocal specturbators on forums and won't screw up the great formula of the base a7 or their resolution-leading a7R.

Meanwhile Canon seems to have abandoned the idea of a photo-first high resolution hybrid, and is now chasing readout speeds above image quality in the R6. As a photographer, it's disappointing to see. Nikon also seems to have decided to let the Z7 series languish without updates. You almost never hear about it at all anymore, but who knows, maybe they'll opt for the Sony 60mp sensor in a future Z7iii. That would be a very nice camera.

 

[P-visie]

Any idea how much the 300-600 lens might cost?

The rumor is $6499-$6999 USD.

See: https://www.canonrumors.com/evolved-canon-rf-300-600mm-f-4-5-6l-is-usm-on-the-horizon-2/

 

[DhlcadR6]

A small subset of people were vocal. As always, the people making all the noise stand out.

The BSI a7 IV and a7C II sell extremely well for Sony. They (and the A7R) have always been photo-first hybrids that also do video. Sony has the a7S series which is a video first hybrid that also does photos. I believe Sony is smarter than the small subset of vocal specturbators on forums and won't screw up the great formula of the base a7 or their resolution-leading a7R.

Meanwhile Canon seems to have abandoned the idea of a photo-first high resolution hybrid, and is now chasing readout speeds above image quality in the R6. As a photographer, it's disappointing to see. Nikon also seems to have decided to let the Z7 series languish without updates. You almost never hear about it at all anymore, but who knows, maybe they'll opt for the Sony 60mp sensor in a future Z7iii. That would be a very nice camera.

Sony a7iv and a7cii sold well not really due to how good those cameras are, it's due to Sony well established the brand in the mirrorless world and YouTube shills promote them well. Canon is definitely lacking when comes to paying shills to speak on social media The recent C50 videos vs Nikon ZR floods was obvious.

Where do you get the idea that R6 R6ii have problems with image quality? MP isn't everything. And based on what C50 is, R6iii will be in the 30+MP club while maintaining readout speed like R6ii.

 

[Ozarker]

I have an R. It is great at portraits. I have no RF glass. I'd be a fool to buy this R6 Mark III. Then again, I've been a fool before. It wasn't so bad.

Edit: Next year, when it's cheaper.

 

[m4ndr4ke]

Meanwhile Canon seems to have abandoned the idea of a photo-first high resolution hybrid, and is now chasing readout speeds above image quality in the R6.

Clearly they’re not, as the camera is expected to be released using the same sensor as the C50.

The 6-series was never made of high resolution bodies, the 5-series is.
The mirrorless 6-series, so far, has been made of super fast, lower resolution cameras.

I wish the R6 III had the stacked CMOS sensor of the R3, but it clearly won’t.

 

[blackcoffee17]

The rumor is $6499-$6999 USD.

See: https://www.canonrumors.com/evolved-canon-rf-300-600mm-f-4-5-6l-is-usm-on-the-horizon-2/

I expect a price and quality closer to the 100-300.

 

[NotSure700]

Add a $500 1.4x tc to your $6999 Canon RF 300-600mm and you get a $3300 Sony lens (FE 400-800mm F6.3-8 G OSS).

 

[ZiemJank]

The BSI a7 IV and a7C II sell extremely well for Sony. They (and the A7R) have always been photo-first hybrids that also do video. Sony has the a7S series which is a video first hybrid that also does photos. I believe Sony is smarter than the small subset of vocal specturbators on forums and won't screw up the great formula of the base a7 or their resolution-leading a7R.

Here you have video from Sony Ambassador, a wedding photographer, saying basically that A7IV silent shutter is unusable for weddings. Even if A7IV is a great camera (I had one and loved it) the slow readout limits certain photography types. This may not affect you, still may affect others.

I'm in 24Mpix / fast readout camp. I'm photographing events where silent shutter is a prerequisite, and A7IV gave distracting banding, while R6 was good enough.

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