Canon Officially Announces the Canon EOS R6 Mark III
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Look like this will ship just in time for the holidays! I feel bad for anybody waiting on the Sony a7V because the holiday window is closing fast and there is no announcement scheduled, let alone shipping date. Not to mention the rumor mill is looking a bit sparse. I think its safe to say Canon is on top in this category right now.
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Price 3 129 € (inc VAT) in EstoniaBecause we like to think we are rich now
Wow
And I thought here in Slovakia the 3019 € would be the most expensive 
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I don't want to be negative. It's a great camera, packed. But for me – I just wanted a usable pre-shooting (the R6ii really sucks) and I'll end up with a camera that is heavier (okay, I probably won't notice), will have larger file size (that I don't need) and less battery life. Sigh.
I'd rather pay for a FW update that fixes the pre-shooting implementation :/
I'd rather pay for a FW update that fixes the pre-shooting implementation :/
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You can ask them to show you pictures where it really matters and it's worth posting.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
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Hooray! And what's the next camera?
I know, I know!
Not in 2025 though. Enjoy your R63 and C50.
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I highly doubt itNow 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
EDIT: I just checked Canon Europe's specs for R6 II and III and you might actually be right, as there is no additional explainer on the Mark III regarding lower bit depth with electronic shutter. This would be really impressive, as it would outpace the semi-stacked Nikon Z6III sensor with a significant MP increase.
Under "Still image type":
Mark II RAW: RAW, C-RAW 14 bit (14-bit with Mechanical shutter and Electronic 1st Curtain, 12-bit A/D conversion with Electronic shutter, Canon original RAW 3rd edition)
Mark III RAW 14 bit: RAW and C-RAW (Canon original RAW 3rd edition) and Dual Pixel RAW
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Well Denmark is at €3105, so here's to that.Wow
We're vieux riches so I would have expected the price to be even higher than Estonia.
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Seems like the pre-capture has been fixed and AF is a bit better. Sensor performance is probably going to be argued about on forums like these for awhile (seems a bit noisier than the R6m2, but increase resolution, etc).
I've been shooting with an R8 for the last two years and love it, but pre-capture, IBIS, and option to use CF cards for extra speed would all be nice upgrades. For $1000 more, I could get an R5, but I don't see the value for my use cases. R1 is out of my price range and is more camera than I can use; I don't see any logical reason to buy an R3 (even used ones are ~$3500) given its age.
So, yea, I think I might go ahead and just pre-order this one. The R8 can drop back to being a secondary camera: I've frequently wished that I had two cameras to shoot with at events instead of swapping lenses.
I've been shooting with an R8 for the last two years and love it, but pre-capture, IBIS, and option to use CF cards for extra speed would all be nice upgrades. For $1000 more, I could get an R5, but I don't see the value for my use cases. R1 is out of my price range and is more camera than I can use; I don't see any logical reason to buy an R3 (even used ones are ~$3500) given its age.
So, yea, I think I might go ahead and just pre-order this one. The R8 can drop back to being a secondary camera: I've frequently wished that I had two cameras to shoot with at events instead of swapping lenses.
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Huh, this explains my observations on both my mirrorless Canons. Interesting, and annoying.On the R6, the IBIS module drains power when the camera is turned off. The magnets need that power to hold the unit in place.
A mirrorless camera sensor is always on when the camera is on. It isn't on a DSLR.
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On the R6, the IBIS module drains power when the camera is turned off. The magnets need that power to hold the unit in place. If you want your batteries ready to rock after a week away from the camera, take it out and don't shake the camera.
If I leave the camera on and let it sleep, it doesn’t seem to drain the batteries as much.
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Doesn't IBIS just shut off and let the sensor rattle inside the camera? I'm sure my Olympus OMD EM5 II rattled, I haven't noticed it with the R6 II but read many comments on the web about sensor rattling inside while off. Do Canon EOS R cameras really keep the coils powered to fix the sensor in position?Here's the difference between the EOS 5D Mark IV and the EOS R6 Mark II. It is down to battery drain. If you leave the 5D turned on, there's nothing else going on in the camera other than the top LCD.
On the R6, the IBIS module drains power when the camera is turned off. The magnets need that power to hold the unit in place. If you want your batteries ready to rock after a week away from the camera, take it out and don't shake the camera.
Consider that a mirrorless camera sensor is always on when the camera is on. It isn't on a DSLR.
Canon chose to keep the LP-E6 form factor (For better or worse), but now it has the sensor draining the battery at all times. The EVF is also draining battery, which a DSLR obviously didn't have. The trade-off is, they killed the *** to reduce drain to keep the battery form-factor and not really increasing capacity. Think about bluetooth, wi-fi and all that.
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Magnets hold the ibis in place, but they need a bit of power. Shake the camera, and then remove the battery and shake it. I did it on the R1, same thing.
Also on the R1, when you put the battery back in, the power light turns on, even though the camera is off.
It annoyed me with the R5, come back to it a week later and it was depleted. Then I found out why.
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I will try it!
EDIT: the bluetooth module also remains active I think, so these cameras definitely are only in standby mode while off with a battery inside. I personally didn't have any problem with battery drain, while the Speedlite EL-5 munches batteries night and day even after the firmware update.
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I always have Bluetooth and network turned off. I can't imagine it's not off. I would think there would be compliance with such a thing.
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