The Canon EOS R6 Mark III is widely believe to be coming in the first quarter of 2025, either ahead of CP+ or shortly after. Yes, there have been times that Canon has made major announcements shortly after trade shows. Perhaps the billion questions about an upcoming product at the booth can eat into available human resources to answer the other questions about the lineup.
We know the basic rumored specifications, there have been a couple of different spec lists that originated here as well as on Weibo. Both coming from sources that don’t have impecable records.
We have finally received information that we have more confidence in about the coming EOS R6 Mark III. It shouldn’t come as a surprise, but it won’t be a revolution over its predecessor, but it will address some weaknesses and evolve from the current EOS R6 Mark II as well as introduce at least a couple of firsts to the lineup.
If you remember, the EOS R6 Mark II was the first to introduce precapture in an EOS R camera.
Two firsts were mentioned.
Canon will introduce their new flip/tilt screen that will be similar to what Panasonic and Sony have brought to their cameras. That means it’ll be able to flip out and rotate as well as tilt up and down. This hits the best of both worlds for vloggers and photographers.
Why isn’t this in the EOS R5 Mark II or EOS R1? One can only speculate that Canon has a certain degree of concern when it comes to the reliability of moving parts on a camera. Or maybe market research has shown that photographers tend to use the excellent EVF’s over the screen on the back. I’m just throwing out theories, I don’t know for sure.
The second first, Canon will be using an OLED screen on the back instead of an LCD. Nikon, Sony and Fuji have been using OLED screens on various cameras for a while now.
I did want to see the EOS R1 get an OLED screen, as the LCD on my R3 froze dead while in Mongolia, though the OLED EVF suffered no such fate. Not really a big deal in “normal” climates, unless that is your normal climate.
For the rest of the specifications, expect what has already been out there. 24mp stacked, 30fps e-shutter frame rate, DIGIC accelerator, CFexpress Type B slot paired with an SD slot and it will use the LP-E6P natively. No word on older battery compatibility.
The EOS R6 Mark III will not have eye-control AF. Though we do expect a bump in resolution for the EVF.
There will be the usual incremental upgrades as far as video goes. Though you’ll be happy to hear that a full-sized HDMI port will be on the side of the camera.
The EOS R6 Mark III will also have some changes as related to cooling, but we can’t confirm if it’ll use the same venting/grip system as the EOS R5 Mark II.
Do no expect to see C-Log 2, and we don’t know about C-Log 1.
That’s it for now and I don’t expect much more information until the New Year.
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But I guess it was called "Raw burst" back then, now that I think about it..
To me, most interesting is the sensor.
Will it get the rumoured R3 sensor?
Will it be exactly the same, or will it be improved somehow? Or something different?
As a Mk II owner, I'm not impressed enough with the overall package, and I suppose, I won't bite the bullet.
But I hope, a lot will have their fun with this camera as I have with my Mk II.
It's the R3 sensor (or variation as people always say), stacked... so.... maybe some considerations.. who knows.. but I don't think fps really matters all that much between 30 and 40 as far as a spec sheet goes. Maybe they'll add the 195 though! There are limitations with the current 40fps anyway.
Yes, different tech.
They will need to do that to stand a chance against the Sony A7 V that will debut around the same time. The mirrorless world is shaping up to be a duopoly of Canon vs. Sony after Canon closed the gap in both sensor and AF technology.
The Nikonlike orientable LCD is also a nice new feature, though I prefer not to have it on the R5 II, apart from it being OLED. I have a dislike of moving parts, especially when also electronically connected to the body. But I must confess I also preferred the rigidly integrated ones...no longer!
The R6 II enjoys a very intelligent upgrade, despite the "only 24MP" expected Internet whining.
Being able to charge batteries over USB-C is a feature I would not want to give up in an R6III.
They've already made their money on the sensor from the R3, and there doesn't need to be a ton of R&D investment in design and manufacturing. OLED isn't expensive anymore, you can find OLED screens on $150 phones.