The Canon EOS R6 V and RF 20-50mm f/4L IS USM PZ are Coming May 13

[padam]

My only R6 V wish is a mechanical shutter. Not sure if "photo capabilites nearly ideantical to R6 III" means that.
It feels as if Canon wants an R5 C to be relevant forever.

 

[JensR]

Size and weight.
I have an R5m2. I'm definitely not considering another fullsize body.
Plus, think about it. If you have fullsize and a compact, you have 3 options when needing to decide what to take. 1) full 2) compact 3) full+compact. It's great to have the option to just take the compact for a family happening, street photo, hiking, whatever.

I might be over-explaining - you buy compact camera because it is compact and a fullsize body is not an alternative.

Ok, that is understandable.

I may be wrong but the size and weight difference i expect to see would be quite small to an R6, because of same battery, IBIS, cooling vents....
Ok, you'd lose the EVF bulge...
But for Photo i really want a VF, optical or otherwise, i tried multiple cameras without it, i prefer a Viewfinder.

Perhaps an R10 or R7 (1000 € on sale if you are patient) could also be a nice small camera with the plus of giving all your lenses a different field of view.
And the R7 even has the same battery as your R5II, so no problem there.

I have the origial R and an R6II for FF use, and R7 and R10 for APSc.

So i always have to choose what to bring (decisions, decisions... ;-)

But if your heart longs for this R6V i wish you get what you are looking for!

 

[fox40phil]

It better have a modern display like Nikon and Sony have! Otherwise a big disappointment… Canon finally needs to carry up with the Display functionality !

 

[koenkooi]

There are probably some situations that it could be useful with tethered control.

On the (now-sold) R50V I used it for family portraits and being able to zoom using your phone is pretty neat. My kids (both below 10 years old) massively preferred using the zoom rocker next to the shutter button to touching the lens.
I still want a smaller-than-R8 EVF-less camera, but with R8 features, like a useable fully electronic shutter. The R50V was already quite thick, which made it awkward to hold with the relatively small grip, I hope future R*V bodies have more finger depth on the front.

I do plan on getting the 20-50 lens an use it on the R8, maybe zooming through Camera Connect will work...