What could the specs be for the 6D2?
One way to speculate is to base it off of previous trends and behavior by Canon. I love the 6D, but Canon neutered it to protect the 5D3. That will continue to the case.
The 6D line is supposed to be the entry level FF for Canon. Some say it's going up market. Perhaps, but how much can it go up without hurting its own sales? The current 6D was over $2K at release. If it goes higher, who will want to spend that much and not go all the way to the 5D4? Those who can, will just get the 5D4, those who can't just won't buy a 6D2 at all.
I think it will stay in the same price range.
What about no 6D2 at all? I doubt it. Canon's lineup will then consist of several consumer grade crop cameras to a huge jump to a pro-grade body, crop sensor 7D2 at $1,800, then to another jump to 5DS and 5D4 cameras running over $3,300.
Let's look at the past:
The 6D is in many ways similar to the 5D2, but with a better sensor. Almost the same AF, resolution, speed, and one card slot. 6D is a little better overall though. However, it was the equal in sensor IQ to the 5D3.
If this pattern continues, the 6D2 should be similar to the 5D3 in most ways, but with a better sensor likely the same as the 5D4. Only difference would be one card slot, and they couldn't possibly give it the 61 point AF system. The 61 point system is just too good, and whatever the 5D4 has, it will NOT be leaps and bounds better. Figure, Canon wanted to protect the 5D3 to the degree that they gave the 6D 11 lousy points with only 1 cross type. They'll do the same to protect the potential 5D4 market who doesn't care about video. And don't say it was cost cutting measure. There are lower cost crop cameras with better AF from Canon!
Autofocus: Better than 11 points, inferior to the 61 point system. If I had to guess, they'll go lower than higher. 19 points. Something that will yield the same let-down, deflating, unimpressed feeling in everyone - making many long for a 5D4 instead. No intelligent tracking.
Articulating touch screen. This is an 'up market' feature LOL. Adds cost to the camera right?
Better sensor with similar MP (24 or less). Like the previous generation, Canon is OK with it being as good as the 5D series on low-light and DR. This makes the non-high megapixel still shooters happy.
1080 video that is slightly better than 5D3. Absolutely no 4K. No dual pixel.
One card slot - Canon's way of deterring non-video shooting pros from saving money by skipping the 5D4. Likely an SD card too. Canon says that is what consumers mostly use. True, but they're doing it more to deter pros who like the speed and reliability of CF and who have a collection of CF, not because they really care to make it more appealing to consumers. Whomever drops over $2K on a body, isn't going to gripe about the few dollars more for CF.
No more than 6 fps. 5 is more likely.
The only thing in my view that can cause pressure to improve those specs would be competition from Nikon, but that is unlikely because Canon didn't care that the D600 had several better specs than the 6D.
People are already lining up the D750 to the 5D3, and that is embarrassing for Canon, regardless that the 5D3 is 3 years old and the D750 is new. The D750 is a lower tier camera, and at lower tier price. The 5D4 will have to be better than it in all areas. That leaves the 6D2 to sorta compete with it, but again - Canon seems to care more about the 6D not competing with their own cameras than with competing with Nikon.
D750 has great autofocus - reviews say as good as 810 and the 810's is a match for the 5D3. For the 6D2 to match that, it would also need the 61 point system - no way because of the 5D4 which is probably getting the 65 point system.
D750 is 6.5 fps. We don't know what the 5D4 is going to have, but if it is a modest increase, it will be 7, if it is proportional increase like from the mark 2 to the mark 3, then it should be 8. Either way, a 6.5 fps 6D2 is too close.
One way to speculate is to base it off of previous trends and behavior by Canon. I love the 6D, but Canon neutered it to protect the 5D3. That will continue to the case.
The 6D line is supposed to be the entry level FF for Canon. Some say it's going up market. Perhaps, but how much can it go up without hurting its own sales? The current 6D was over $2K at release. If it goes higher, who will want to spend that much and not go all the way to the 5D4? Those who can, will just get the 5D4, those who can't just won't buy a 6D2 at all.
I think it will stay in the same price range.
What about no 6D2 at all? I doubt it. Canon's lineup will then consist of several consumer grade crop cameras to a huge jump to a pro-grade body, crop sensor 7D2 at $1,800, then to another jump to 5DS and 5D4 cameras running over $3,300.
Let's look at the past:
The 6D is in many ways similar to the 5D2, but with a better sensor. Almost the same AF, resolution, speed, and one card slot. 6D is a little better overall though. However, it was the equal in sensor IQ to the 5D3.
If this pattern continues, the 6D2 should be similar to the 5D3 in most ways, but with a better sensor likely the same as the 5D4. Only difference would be one card slot, and they couldn't possibly give it the 61 point AF system. The 61 point system is just too good, and whatever the 5D4 has, it will NOT be leaps and bounds better. Figure, Canon wanted to protect the 5D3 to the degree that they gave the 6D 11 lousy points with only 1 cross type. They'll do the same to protect the potential 5D4 market who doesn't care about video. And don't say it was cost cutting measure. There are lower cost crop cameras with better AF from Canon!
Autofocus: Better than 11 points, inferior to the 61 point system. If I had to guess, they'll go lower than higher. 19 points. Something that will yield the same let-down, deflating, unimpressed feeling in everyone - making many long for a 5D4 instead. No intelligent tracking.
Articulating touch screen. This is an 'up market' feature LOL. Adds cost to the camera right?
Better sensor with similar MP (24 or less). Like the previous generation, Canon is OK with it being as good as the 5D series on low-light and DR. This makes the non-high megapixel still shooters happy.
1080 video that is slightly better than 5D3. Absolutely no 4K. No dual pixel.
One card slot - Canon's way of deterring non-video shooting pros from saving money by skipping the 5D4. Likely an SD card too. Canon says that is what consumers mostly use. True, but they're doing it more to deter pros who like the speed and reliability of CF and who have a collection of CF, not because they really care to make it more appealing to consumers. Whomever drops over $2K on a body, isn't going to gripe about the few dollars more for CF.
No more than 6 fps. 5 is more likely.
The only thing in my view that can cause pressure to improve those specs would be competition from Nikon, but that is unlikely because Canon didn't care that the D600 had several better specs than the 6D.
People are already lining up the D750 to the 5D3, and that is embarrassing for Canon, regardless that the 5D3 is 3 years old and the D750 is new. The D750 is a lower tier camera, and at lower tier price. The 5D4 will have to be better than it in all areas. That leaves the 6D2 to sorta compete with it, but again - Canon seems to care more about the 6D not competing with their own cameras than with competing with Nikon.
D750 has great autofocus - reviews say as good as 810 and the 810's is a match for the 5D3. For the 6D2 to match that, it would also need the 61 point system - no way because of the 5D4 which is probably getting the 65 point system.
D750 is 6.5 fps. We don't know what the 5D4 is going to have, but if it is a modest increase, it will be 7, if it is proportional increase like from the mark 2 to the mark 3, then it should be 8. Either way, a 6.5 fps 6D2 is too close.
