Canon Officially Announces the Canon EOS R6 Mark III

[jam05]

I'm happy you mentioned the R5M2 overheating because at my job last weekend it overheated and needed a complete shut down TWICE! I'm very tired of the basic missing the marks by Canon. I was SO happy with Canon until the mirorless. My R5 completely and utterly fell apart. I wrote about it here: https://fstoppers.com/reviews/hey-canon-why-are-your-cameras-falling-apart-636447 . YEars later I get emails and DMs of people contacting me that they also have this issue. I was so put off that it took me quite awhile to jump back on and get the next camera. I got the R5M2 and now it's overheating. I think these are such BASIC functions. Why are we missing the mark. Every reveal is some dramatic YouTube 'end of the world earth shattering' announcement but I find myself with my LCDs being held together with rubber bands and my cameras overheating in 65-degree weather. I'm so disapointed in Canon honestly.

My R5mkII has never overheated. And I've shot in over 100 degrees for hours. Rather than simply saying "It over heated", give us a little more context, such as what settings, mode, etc. Mine is in good shape and I could resell it as "like new" body condition. That's how well I take care of all my electronic devices. And they have been through the Amazon basin. Many other owners have been on safari and wild life expeditions, and theirs have no such "falling apart". I take what I often read on "fstoppers with a grain of salt. They have been historically "Canon bashers".

 

[Del Paso]

My R5mkII has never overheated. And I've shot in over 100 degrees for hours. Rather than simply saying "It over heated", give us a little more context, such as what settings, mode, etc. Mine is in good shape and I could resell it as "like new" body condition. That's how well I take care of all my electronic devices. And they have been through the Amazon basin. Many other owners have been on safari and wild life expeditions, and theirs have no such "falling apart". I take what I often read on "fstoppers with a grain of salt. They have been historically "Canon bashers".

I've used my 2 R5 II for long hours at temperatures of 35° celsius without any single overheating warning. Cameras exposed to full sun hanging from backpack straps on capture peak clips...Oh, they also were exposed to some heavy rain showers.
R5 IIs "falling apart"??? Very hard to believe.
And I also distrust fstoppers' Canon alternate reality.

 

[John Wilde]

"Let's not forget built quality"

The body of a Glock pistol is plastic, so plastic should be robust enough for a camera.

 

[Canon Rumors]

There seems to be a lot of different experiences with the R52 in challenging environments. I've heard a lot of overheating stories for just photos, as well as the camera being inoperable in the cold, and not even extreme cold.

Josh had it in Mongolia and it was "useless". The R5 had no issues outside of batteries in the cold.

No idea.

 

[Ozarker]

There seems to be a lot of different experiences with the R52 in challenging environments. I've heard a lot of overheating stories for just photos, as well as the camera being inoperable in the cold, and not even extreme cold.

Josh had it in Mongolia and it was "useless". The R5 had no issues outside of batteries in the cold.

No idea.

Is it a suprise the R5 is good in the cold? Just joshing you!

 

[ctk]

I was thinking about this. They are very close in price. It's actually kind of a tough choice. I am mainly stills focused, but I prefer sensors in the 30 MP range. I do feel like the R5's EVF would be nicer but I haven't used it. I'd need to try them both out to see.

 

[digigal]

I'm happy you mentioned the R5M2 overheating because at my job last weekend it overheated and needed a complete shut down TWICE! I'm very tired of the basic missing the marks by Canon. I was SO happy with Canon until the mirorless. My R5 completely and utterly fell apart. I wrote about it here: https://fstoppers.com/reviews/hey-canon-why-are-your-cameras-falling-apart-636447 . YEars later I get emails and DMs of people contacting me that they also have this issue. I was so put off that it took me quite awhile to jump back on and get the next camera. I got the R5M2 and now it's overheating. I think these are such BASIC functions. Why are we missing the mark. Every reveal is some dramatic YouTube 'end of the world earth shattering' announcement but I find myself with my LCDs being held together with rubber bands and my cameras overheating in 65-degree weather. I'm so disapointed in Canon honestly.

Was in Kenya last month shooting in hides in the night as well as early morning and late afternoon and had my R5MII overheat on multiple occasions. I've actually had more problems with it overheating than my R5. Was shooting stills, no video. Was using mechanical shutter and not doing prolonged high speed shooting.

 

[PerKr]

having read this article, my next thought, for some reason, was; "I wonder what a 6DmkII in good condition is priced at?"
Just checked the R6mkIII price in my area while typing; $3500. Indeed. Obviously not a customer.

 

[Del Paso]

They are grumbling pretty hard over at Sony Rumors . The Canon R6 III is such a good camera that nobody expects the Sony A7V to actually compete with it.

Oh my God, that's true! They are indeed praising the R6 III (unlike some Canon forum members...)

 

[H2Oplanet]

Seriously: Why? I might be ignorant, but I have never needed to know where exactly a pic was taken. I usually know when I look at it. But maybe I am missing the point of *** data in my files.

Legal, forensic photography!

 

[SHAMwow]

The R5/R5 II discussion in here is fascinating. I've had my R5 since the day it launched and it's never failed me. Only twice has it overheated and that was of my own doing (accidentally leaving 4k/120 on). The two issues I've seen mentioned the most as egregious is long-form recording causing an overheat. In which case I always feel buy a dedicated video cam. And then the second is overheating during stills shooting, which I still have yet to see evidence of. Anybody have video of an R5/II overheating from stills only? Shouldn't it be able to be recreated in circumstances where it happens?

 

[EOS 4 Life]

They are grumbling pretty hard over at Sony Rumors . The Canon R6 III is such a good camera that nobody expects the Sony A7V to actually compete with it.

I do not think that Sony has fallen so far behind that they can't catch up, but they have fallen far enough behind that Sony fanboys have lost their superiority complex.

 

[EOS 4 Life]

I'm happy you mentioned the R5M2 overheating because at my job last weekend it overheated and needed a complete shut down TWICE!

Were you using the cooling grip?

 

[ctk]

Oh my God, that's true! They are indeed praising the R6 III (unlike some Canon forum members...)

Wow, they are really losing it. Kind of hilarious lmao. A7V specs don't even seem that bad, though they do seem a step behind the R6 III which I think was just generally unexpected.

 

[GMCPhotographics]

The R6 iii has a few sleeper specs that are really nice. The new 1000+ RAW buffer is a bit of a game changer, plus the pre-capture feature. The slightly faster sensor readout speed of 13ms is nice too. Potentially, 14 bit processing in Electronic Shutter mode is surprising and welcome too. All very nice features for sports / wildlife shooters.
I’m really looking forward to seeing some sensor tests and demo raw files for me to try out.
It might not be the camera I want this year, it might be something I’d seriously consider later next year when the price and supply has stabilised.

 

[Frodo]

The R6 iii has a few sleeper specs that are really nice. The new 1000+ RAW buffer is a bit of a game changer, plus the pre-capture feature. The slightly faster sensor readout speed of 13ms is nice too. Potentially, 14 bit processing in Electronic Shutter mode is surprising and welcome too. All very nice features for sports / wildlife shooters.
I’m really looking forward to seeing some sensor tests and demo raw files for me to try out.
It might not be the camera I want this year, it might be something I’d seriously consider later next year when the price and supply has stabilised.

I understand that the electronic shutter is 12 bit.

 

[PBguy]

I understand that the electronic shutter is 12 bit.

Yes Canon confirmed on their Instagram story that RAW capture with electronic shutter is 12 bit.

 

[snapshot]

I'll certainly do that, i had planned the next one to break down all three R6's -

This article was really looking at it from the upgrade perspective, and also, the 5D and R6 Mark III are the same size, weight, and right now, the same price.

I'm still getting used to doing these longer articles more often and doing more product comparisons and such, so it's all a learning experience.

r5 comparison was right. same money for either camera. I have an R5 so it wins! I dont have to buy an r63 even though i like the specs.

 

[GMCPhotographics]

Yes Canon confirmed on their Instagram story that RAW capture with electronic shutter is 12 bit.

I understand that the electronic shutter is 12 bit.

That's a bit dissapointing.
I guess this is the slow drip feed of tech / features for the future Mk IV / Mk V.
It does make me wonder what the R7ii will have feature wise.

 

[P-visie]

Yes Canon confirmed on their Instagram story that RAW capture with electronic shutter is 12 bit.

Most likely the difference between the FSI sensor in the R6 Mk III and the stacked sensor in the R5 Mk II (14 bit in ES).