What Features I Want in the Canon EOS R6 Mark III

[Canon Rumors]

All signs are pointing to the Canon EOS R6 Mark III being announced in the next couple of months. This camera will be a huge release for Canon and will likely sell extremely well, now and into the future. There have been a few specifications rumors in the past, but they were a long time […]

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[LCDVS00]

Eye-control autofocus, Precapture, Digital Accelerator
These features can make R6MK3 (also R7MK2) a good body. I hope it will be true.

 

[Bob Howland]

I own an R6-2 and don't see anything in your wish list to make me want to upgrade. I guess I'll skip a generation. I'm much more interested in improvements in an R7-2.

 

[screenshooter]

I know they won’t, but take a page out of Nikon’s playbook and make the only difference between the R6iii and R5ii the sensor resolution (and if they forgot eye-autofocus oh well)

 

[SnowMiku]

I wish it did have the top LCD screen, it's very useful for checking settings in Astro photography without turning on the rear LCD screen which is quite bright in the dark even on the lowest setting.

 

[Maximilian]

I want better/faster AF and better IQ. PreCapture is also welcome.
As a very pleased R6mk2 owner those should be noticeably better to make me change.

If more MP please also better MP (readout, high ISO, s/n, DR)
If no more mech schutter please at least a mech sensor protection in "off".
If eye AF, then let it work well with glasses 8).
About EVF and display resolution: longer battery life is more important to me than that.
Please stay at dual SD slots. Those are fast enough for normal bursts, IMO.

 

[Eloniel]

I wish it did have the top LCD screen, it's very useful for checking settings in Astro photography without turning on the rear LCD screen which is quite bright in the dark even on the lowest setting.

I would love it too but they will not provide it... Same for Eye-autofocus they need more differentiation between R6 serie and R5 serie and the 32mp sensor will close some part of the gap.

I would be surprised if they add precapture to R6 or it will be significantly worse than R5 MK2 one maybe like 0.2 s.

As long as they are both generalist cameras they need differentiation, if they were more specialised like on more video oriented or action oriented they could provide the more quality of life features to all the bodies.

If you want both the top LCD and new tilt screen you will have to wait for the R5 MK3.


Personally I would be satisfied with 32mp + new tilt screen + R5 MK2 EVF even though I would like to have the top LCD too.

 

[HMC11]

The day will come when the mechanical shutter becomes a thing of the past. We have moved on from flappy mirrors, and mechanical shutters will likely be next.

I don’t think the time is now for a 6-series camera, and I’d like to see it remain.

We also don’t really know about the performance of the Cinema EOS C50 for still one way or another, and the readout speeds will obviously play a big role in all of this.

For now, I’d like to see the mechanical shutter remain.

Why wouldn't the time be now if (big 'if') the sensor readout speed is fast enough, i.e. around 3-6ms? If it is 'slow', say, not much better than the R6 mark ii's 14ms, then, yes, my preference would also be for a mechanical shutter. If it is closer to R5ii's 6.3ms, then it is debatable, at least for my use case.

 

[Maximilian]

I'm baffled at the logic of your wishlist. ...

I get your logic and I tend to agree with it.
But...

... and I am forever hitting the dreaded BUSY when shooting events like motocross at 20 frames/sec. The buffer for JPG only is a measly 99 shots (even less for RAW) which you blast through in around 7 seconds. Now before any puritans start brain haemorrhaging trying to jump up and say I should be more selective in when I press the shutter, my camera my shooting style. ...

IMO this is a shooting style that is referring to Pros (and I don't think they do such long bursts, because of too much time for selecting in post).
But if this your style, go and get the Pro tool (R3 or R1, or Sony A9 II or A1 II, and pay for that) and not the ProAm R6 series.

 

[P-visie]

I would be surprised if they add precapture to R6 or it will be significantly worse than R5 MK2 one maybe like 0.2 s.

The R6 Mk II already has Pre-capture, it is called “RAW bust mode”: “Shots are captured as a single file (roll) with multiple images”.
See the manual: https://cam.start.canon/en/C012/manual/html/UG-04_Shooting-1_0330.html

The R6 Mk II can also pre-record video.

The R6 Mk III will likely have the same method for pre-continuous shooting as the R5 Mk II and R1, i.e. store the captured images as individual files.

 

[phils.pix]

I own an R6-2 and don't see anything in your wish list to make me want to upgrade. I guess I'll skip a generation. I'm much more interested in improvements in an R7-2.

I absolutely second that. I also own the R6-2, and there's nothing I can't do with it, it doesn't limit my photography in any possible way. I would even go this far and say, that it's the best camera I ever owned.

 

[Eloniel]

The R6 Mk II already has Pre-capture, it is called “RAW bust mode”: “Shots are captured as a single file (roll) with multiple images”.
See the manual: https://cam.start.canon/en/C012/manual/html/UG-04_Shooting-1_0330.html

The R6 Mk II can also pre-record video.

The R6 Mk III will likely have the same method for pre-continuous shooting as the R5 Mk II and R1, i.e. store the captured images as individual files.

Oh I was not aware that the R6 had this feature. Then yes R6 MK3 will most likely have it. Which means it's less likely that the R6 MK3 will receive R5 MK2 EVF if they want to keep a gap between them other than 45mp, eyes AF and top LCD.

 

[David_B]

The feature I want to see with the Canon R6III is the MSRP under $2000. That'd be a killer feature for me. That plus 32MP.

 

[Kiton]

I will generally disagree about the mixed card types for those of us that work in the newspaper/wire service world at least.

I have 2x R5 an R6 ll and a R3 and one thing that is clear is that when I am rushed to download, the CFexpress is blistering fast to download compared to even the top SD card.

I use the 128g Sandisk because of the claimed faster speeds than the 64gb Sandisk. I do not really need 128g, I want the download speed.I also have one Hoodman, good card too.

That said, If I am not at all rushed, I only pull the SD card.

 

[Canon Rumors]

The R6 Mk II already has Pre-capture, it is called “RAW bust mode”: “Shots are captured as a single file (roll) with multiple images”.
See the manual: https://cam.start.canon/en/C012/manual/html/UG-04_Shooting-1_0330.html

The R6 Mk II can also pre-record video.

The R6 Mk III will likely have the same method for pre-continuous shooting as the R5 Mk II and R1, i.e. store the captured images as individual files.

The implementation in the R7 and R62 isn't remotely close to the same thing that we see in the R52 or R1 or from the other manufacturers. It's more a software trick using DPP than the camera actually working to write and clear the buffer in real time.

In other words, it's terrible.

 

[Canon Rumors]

I had to remove the post yelling about SD card slots. Learn paragraphs.....

The R52 at 45mp can write 30fps to UHS-II cards in 80+ shot bursts. That will probably be the required memory card type if they choose to go dual SD. The CFe max burst isn't that much more.

I'm also a big proponent of just rolling with CRAW, that will pretty much double your maximum burst rate.

 

[Besisika]

Sync speed faster than 1/250th sec.

 

[ctk]

I can think of a lot of cameras Id rather see come out than an R6III. I have a Sony a7c II, but I still miss my old EOS R even though it was far from perfect. I would love a Canon "a7c", albeit with a modern sensor and IBIS.

 

[Canon Rumors]

I can think of a lot of cameras Id rather see come out than an R6III. I have a Sony a7c II, but I still miss my old EOS R even though it was far from perfect. I would love a Canon "a7c", albeit with a modern sensor and IBIS.

That's a cool line of cameras.

 

[Eloniel]

That's a cool line of cameras.

Have you got any informations regarding changes of the EVF from R6 MK2 to R6 MK3 ?