Will the Fujifilm X-T6 and Canon EOS R7 Mark II face off in the 2026 APS-C Showdown?

[Richard CR]

Rumor on the street is that Fujifilm is also readying their X-T6 for release later this year, rumored for September. This will follow Canon's expected release of Canon's R7 Mark II, expected to be put sometime in the first half of this year. This will set off an interesting comparison between two APS-C contenders. I […]

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[Richard CR]

Yes I know this is CanonRumors. but what happens in the industry impacts Canon as well. Also I spent almost 3 weeks sick, so finally getting back into things, so I'm allowed to diverge around in topics

 

[MSH411]

Hey Richard, always appreciated the information. You may want to take a look at the second paragraph

I honestly doubt that Canon doesn’t knows what Fujifilm, Nikon, and Sony are doing in terms of camera releases.

I honestly doubt that Canon doesn’t know what Fujifilm, Nikon, and Sony are doing in terms of camera releases.

 

[Traveler]

I’m not sure why “partially stacked” sensors or BSI are treated as such a big advantage. Canon has shown that comparable performance is possible even with traditional FSI technology — the R6 Mark III sensor doesn’t seem slower than the A7 V’s.

So why would the R7 Mark II need a stacked sensor at all? Since it’s APS-C, Canon might be able to achieve very fast readout anyway. I know readout speed depends on pixel count, but I’d expect sensor size to matter as well.

 

[Richard CR]

I’m not sure why “partially stacked” sensors or BSI are treated as such a big advantage. Canon has shown that comparable performance is possible even with traditional FSI technology — the R6 Mark III sensor doesn’t seem slower than the A7 V’s.

So why would the R7 Mark II need a stacked sensor at all? Since it’s APS-C, Canon might be able to achieve very fast readout anyway. I know readout speed depends on pixel count, but I’d expect sensor size to matter as well.

The R6 Mark III sensor is slower, and it's also processing 1/4 of the data as it's running in 12-bit mode.

So there is compromises to what Canon is doing, namely, there is a significant hit to electronic shutter noise and dynamic range.

while the A7 V still has that compromise as well, it has it for different reasons (DGO).

 

[Maximilian]

... the Canon Cripple Hammer™..

™! That made my day. Thank you very much, @Richard CR

 

[Traveler]

The R6 Mark III sensor is slower, and it's also processing 1/4 of the data as it's running in 12-bit mode.

So there is compromises to what Canon is doing, namely, there is a significant hit to electronic shutter noise and dynamic range.

while the A7 V still has that compromise as well, it has it for different reasons (DGO).

Thanks for the explanation, Richard. I had kind of forgotten about the 12-bit readout. If the Sony sensor actually reads out 14-bit data (and it’s not just a 14-bit container), then there’s definitely more data to process.

I’m still not sure whether the compromises show up mainly in dynamic range when using electronic shutter. There seems to be roughly a 0.5 EV gap between the partially stacked Sony sensor (A7 V) and the FSI Canon sensor (R6 Mark III). If I remember correctly, Sony sensors have usually been slightly better in DR, even back when both were using FSI.

 

[DhlcadR6]

I think it's not fair to exclude Sigma Tamron lenses for the ecosystem comparison. They are making RF-S so much more attractive and competitive. And the telephoto lenses in FF RF also makes R7/R7ii worthy over Fuji.

 

[Richard CR]

I think it's not fair to exclude Sigma Tamron lenses for the ecosystem comparison. They are making RF-S so much more attractive and competitive.

Yes, but conversely, those lenses and a bazillion more lenses get added onto the Fuji side if we do that.

It would honestly look far worse. There are a ton of vendors that don't make for the RF mount, but make for the X mount.

 

[Brown]

I turn your attention to the darling of the APS-C lineup for Canon, the EOS R100

Can anyone explain why the R100 can't use the RF extenders?

 

[Brown]

I’m not sure why “partially stacked” sensors or BSI are treated as such a big advantage.

Back-side illumination has been the only architectural improvement to imager sensitivity since gapless microlenses.