It’s Canon EOS R6 Mark III Week With a Fresh Teaser

[Torsten]

6D First DSLR including a *** and then 5DmkIV. After R5 family, R6 serie always no *** on board…

Yeah, lack of internal *** is one of the things that I miss with newer R's (except 1 and 3). I had a 5D Mark IV and its internal *** was great usability wise. Using the GP-E2 on my R5 Mark II and it's an eye sore to me. But happy I got it back in the 5D Mark III days as it's not been available for more than a year with any shop in the US or EU. Which is something I pointed out in the product survey Canon Germany send me the other day.
That product survey was interesting in a way. Wording and questions seemed to be primarily aimed at customers with an R1 or R5 Mark II.

 

[Torsten]

It's a shame but it could be because of battery drain.

Battery drain was never an issue for me on the 5D Mark IV in *** Mode 2. On Road Trips I sometimes had it in Mode 1 to avoid the short lag in acquiring a *** fix on quick stops and that meant I had to use a 2nd battery which I had with me anyways.

Another reason why I don't think battery run time has to be bad: My GP-E2 lasts multiple days on one AA Eneloop on road trips when not in logging mode, which means the *** is mostly off when the camera is off. In logging mode it still lasts about 1 day or so.

I also use an external *** logger most of the time as a "backup" and b/c modern ones have improved quite a bit in terms of GNSS accuracy and reliability. The one I use lasts 48+ hours when logging once a second on it's built in 7.5 Watt/hour battery. In comparison, an LP-E6P seems to be 12.9 W/h.
A modern GNSS chipset in an Canon camera body with LP-E6P or better doesn't have to be a battery drain - unless of course you keep the Digic processor operating while the *** is receiving a fix. That doesn't have to happen though.

Another reason Canon really should do something w/ their ***'es: the GP-E2 is quiet old and the only 3rd party alternative I'm ware of (Solmeta GMAS-EOS2) are using quiet old GNSS receiver chipsets. Modern ones use multi-constellation (***, Galileo, BeiDou etc) and multiple-bands of these sat. systems to calculate a more reliable and precise position. Whenever you're not having a full and completely unobstructed view of the sky to the horizon that matters a lot. Where that matters to me a lot is in canyons when hiking as well as in cities. It helps also when near or on large bodies of water - but I don't do that a lot.

 

[mxwphoto]

But that could be included anyway, they just needed to make the lenses long enough to cover the movement, and we’d all be happy


We have basic internal focus like the RF 50mm f/1.2, delimited by the filter

As expected, the lens is being shown mostly with the R8, so I wouldn’t expect a lot of quality for you, R5 users.

Cheers and amen to internal focus!

 

[SvO2]

It’s a surprise the Mark III being built the same way as the two previous generations?
The R6s have been using magnesium bodies since their first model.

Exploring the History of Innovation: The Canon EOS 6 Series - Canon Rumors

we explore the Canon EOS 6 Series, including the 6D, 6D Mark II, R6, R6 Mark II and the R6 Mark III. Updated for the EOS R6 Mark III.

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Read the description more carefully

The previous R6 bodies were described as “Magnesium Alloy chassis, outer panels are polycarbonate resin with glass fiber.” The R6 III has a “Magnesium alloy body and chassis with some components consisting of polycarbonate with glass fiber.” — same description used for the 5 series cameras.

 

[m4ndr4ke]

Read the description more carefully

The previous R6 bodies were described as “Magnesium Alloy chassis, outer panels are polycarbonate resin with glass fiber.” The R6 III has a “Magnesium alloy body and chassis with some components consisting of polycarbonate with glass fiber.” — same description used for the 5 series cameras.

I don't need to read, I have the camera at arms reach, I can touch it. The original R6 features metal on top, metal at the bottom, metal battery door, metal at the rear, metallic rear LCD structure, plastic SD memory card door and, I THINK a plastic cover bellow the R6 logo, near the connectors (I mean the side cover, where the R5 has rubber and the R6 doesn't).

Even the difference in the way the materials are worn after 4.5 years of usage is clearly visible.

Just because someone translated the text differently, it doesn't mean the product isn't the same.

They may have changed the memory cards door, since the R6 III needs it bigger, but the left cover is most likely still plastic, as it still doesn't have rubber, like the R5s.

 

[SvO2]

I don't need to read, I have the camera at arms reach, I can touch it. The original R6 features metal on top, metal at the bottom, metal battery door, metal at the rear, metallic rear LCD structure, plastic SD memory card door and, I THINK a plastic cover bellow the R6 logo, near the connectors (I mean the side cover, where the R5 has rubber and the R6 doesn't).

Even the difference in the way the materials are worn after 4.5 years of usage is clearly visible.

Just because someone translated the text differently, it doesn't mean the product isn't the same.

They may have changed the memory cards door, since the R6 III needs it bigger, but the left cover is most likely still plastic, as it still doesn't have rubber, like the R5s.

Okay, we’ll go with your magic touch rather than Canon’s description.

I have an R6II and R5II. They’re clearly constructed differently

Go lookup the actual tear downs. The R6 line has injection molded plastic everywhere, while the R5 line has painted magnesium. The R6III will likely be more similar to the R5 unless canon copied and pasted the wrong blurb.

 

[Chunk]

Ive been shooting the R6 since, I think, 2020. I passed up the mkii - just no reason vis the R6 original, and the r5 too pricy. I will be buying this one. Ill probably just wait until after Christmas though.

 

[Mirnavi]

All detailed specifications btw -

https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/content/canon/EOSR6-Mark3-Spec-Sheetpdf

 

[derekf]

Ooops - seem to have pre-ordered an R63

 

[Traveler]

You're just guessing though. Even the tech guys from Canon don't know what exactly does it do. My opinion is similar to yours – it helps the Digic X. And as you said, there used to be dual Digic in some cameras. This is probably something similar but the camera doesn't need double the speed so the accelerator is just a little brother.

My point was that the Digic accelerator probably isn't designed for a specific task like "AI autofocus" so an absence of it may not mean losing features. It may be that 30-ish MP is still fine for the Digic X alone, but for 45Mpix it needs a help. Or for cross-type (as you mentioned).

Or, the accelerator helps with the "basketball autofocus" feature and the R6iii won't have it.

One more point is that Digic X is not the same processor in every camera so the one in the R6iii may be more powerfull.

Anyways, just saying that having no Digic accelerator doesn't mean much.

Looks like a was wrong: the tech guys from Canon now know
And the accelerator helps with the "basketball autofocus" so I was wrong and right

 

[Michael Clark]

IBIS and the wheel are the only things holding me back from the R8.

IBIS and the wheel are the two main differentiators between the cheaper R8 and the more expensive (2X+) R6. Canon is not going to start selling Citizen quality for Timex prices.

 

[GMCPhotographics]

I was wondering what would be the downside of omitting the digic accelerator. Worse AF maybe? We are about to find out how much the accelerator contributes in real life (compared to cameras having one).
Also, introduction of R6 III kills off the R3 line pretty much IMO. On paper, the R6 III is an upgraded R3 apart from the chasis.

Not really. the R3 still has a stacked sensor, larger buffer and higher Rez EVF. Pro build, superior battery and top pro build.
The R6II was a R3 lite, the R6iii is still very much related to the previous model.

 

[AdamBotond]

Not really. the R3 still has a stacked sensor, larger buffer and higher Rez EVF. Pro build, superior battery and top pro build.
The R6II was a R3 lite, the R6iii is still very much related to the previous model.

Well, you mentioned "pro build" twice, just to make the list of which the R3 superior is look longer. ))

Anyway, for me who shoots mostly wildlife, it would not be reasonable to buy even a used R3 anymore, which has only the benefit of stacked sensor and pro build over the R6 III. I am not sure if there is a major difference in buffer between these two, 150 RAW pics of the R6 III is plenty even at 40 fps. I rarely photograph birds, so rolling shutter is less of an issue for me. More video options, precapture/prerecording, 40fps, 32 MP, lower price etc outweights not having stacked sensor or pro build, which I also like.
Maybe a sports photographer, who can not afford the R1 would gravitate towards the R3, but still precapture, 40 fps, the price point of the R6 III is very tempting.
I also noticed the increasing number of used R3s for sale just prior to the announcement of R6 III...maybe just a cooincidence.

 

[tareqphoto]

Well, you mentioned "pro build" twice, just to make the list of which the R3 superior is look longer. ))

Anyway, for me who shoots mostly wildlife, it would not be reasonable to buy even a used R3 anymore, which has only the benefit of stacked sensor and pro build over the R6 III. I am not sure if there is a major difference in buffer between these two, 150 RAW pics of the R6 III is plenty even at 40 fps. I rarely photograph birds, so rolling shutter is less of an issue for me. More video options, precapture/prerecording, 40fps, 32 MP, lower price etc outweights not having stacked sensor or pro build, which I also like.
Maybe a sports photographer, who can not afford the R1 would gravitate towards the R3, but still precapture, 40 fps, the price point of the R6 III is very tempting.
I also noticed the increasing number of used R3s for sale just prior to the announcement of R6 III...maybe just a cooincidence.

I agree, between the outdated still too pricey R3 or very new latest model less pricey R6III i will go for R6III, heck i even can't afford R5II which is newer model although it is cheaper than R3, i do sports, and i know people in sports prefer build quality more for reasons and battery time, but all those years i learnt that money affordable value is what i should go for over whistles and sparks, i came from 1DX which was top of the line for Canon and bloody expensive, time passed and it is outdated and just a thing of a past and all that spending didn't make history for me, it served me excellent for sure, but it wasn't that i can't make the difference with lesser bodies, such as 1D mkIII or 7D mkII, i do have 1D3 and 1Dx is superior, but my outdated very old model of Sony A7R did put both into shame and also my 1Ds2 and 1Ds3 into shame for pure resolution, not about focus or speed, and that was an old model camera, imagine what a Canon mirrorless current cameras can do now, and i don't think R1 will make superior quality over R7 or R6II, but it is better overall performance, so i won't choose R3 for sports by myself.

 

[GMCPhotographics]

Well, you mentioned "pro build" twice, just to make the list of which the R3 superior is look longer. ))

Anyway, for me who shoots mostly wildlife, it would not be reasonable to buy even a used R3 anymore, which has only the benefit of stacked sensor and pro build over the R6 III. I am not sure if there is a major difference in buffer between these two, 150 RAW pics of the R6 III is plenty even at 40 fps. I rarely photograph birds, so rolling shutter is less of an issue for me. More video options, precapture/prerecording, 40fps, 32 MP, lower price etc outweights not having stacked sensor or pro build, which I also like.
Maybe a sports photographer, who can not afford the R1 would gravitate towards the R3, but still precapture, 40 fps, the price point of the R6 III is very tempting.
I also noticed the increasing number of used R3s for sale just prior to the announcement of R6 III...maybe just a cooincidence.

I hear what you are saying. I’ve never owned or bought a 1 series camera, or 3 series.
Most independent photo journalists use a pair of R5 or R6 series cameras.
Like your shooting needs, the R1 and R3 are not a great choice. However, these are mostly sports cameras and as such, they have superior features. But these features are not necessarily beneficial to different types of photography genres.
Please don’t make the mistake of thinking your type of photography is the only type or need. Other shooters value other features more.
I have little need for the improved features of the r6iii over the R6II, but that does mean that those features aren’t valuable to other shooters.
I like the R6ii and my R5, I admire the R6iii and R5ii very much, but at the moment, they are not for me!

 

[Michael Clark]

Using the legal system and DRM to block the use is still blocking. Something they didn't do with the EF mount even though they could have.

Patents expire. EF was introduced in 1987. Patents expired in 2001.