Canon EOS R6 Mark III prototypes are in the wild

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The Canon EOS R6 line is Canon's most popular full-frame camera based on the data from a couple of retailers, though the EOS R8 isn't far behind. There were plenty of rumors that the EOS R6 Mark III would be announced towards the end of 2024, but now we have been told a few times that the announcement will be some time in Q1 of 2025. The logical announcement would be ahead of CP+ in February, but Canon doesn't always do any sort of big announcement ahead of that show like they did a bunch of years ago. We have

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A CFexpress slot will be very welcome especially if the camera is targeted towards speed.

I expect it will also get the pre-capture software in the R1/R52 where it writes individual RAW files and doesn’t lock the camera up to write out the buffer.
 
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I am fine with the 24 MP of the actual R6m2. So sicking with those but making them better will be good.
I could live different dual card slots while I was working with the 5D line bodies. But I prefer dual the same card slot like in the R6m2.
I can understand that speed points towards CFexpress. And that dual CFexpress would be overkill for the R6 line.
Now let's wait for the other specs along the road...

Disclaimer: right now, I don't see anything that would make me buy the Mk3.
 
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Good news also for the bottom feeders amongst us (me me me) who will look forward to deeper discounts on the R6 II after such an announcement is made formally!
 
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They were jealous of Nikon\'s number of new bodies? They would have been better off releasing a small APS-C camera replacing the M6 (M6 II), with a detachable viewfinder, for bloggers but also people who want a handy but good camera.
 
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Good news:
→ If it has real advantages for my shooting compared to the R6 ii and it is ergonomically compatible with R6 ii maybe a 2nd R6 type camera for me. Stacked sensor for faster video readout might be one strong advantage (4k 120, 2k 240, etc., close to global shutter or global shutter)
→ If it hasn't real advantages for me/and-or is ergonomically incompatible I will buy a 2nd R6 ii @ roughly 1500 €/$.
 
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Maximilian said:
I am fine with the 24 MP of the actual R6m2. So sicking with those but making them better will be good.
I could live different dual card slots while I was working with the 5D line bodies. But I prefer dual the same card slot like in the R6m2.
I can understand that speed points towards CFexpress. And that dual CFexpress would be overkill for the R6 line.
Now let's wait for the other specs along the road...

Disclaimer: right now, I don't see anything that would make me buy the Mk3.
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Yes, R6 ii is a great camera I use with joy. I am missing the autolevel from the R7 but the rest is simple, flawless, with high real world image quality. A camera you do not feel between you and your photo.
Price drop of R6 ii might trigger a 2nd body buy of R6 ii in my case ;-)
 
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A CFexpress slot will be very welcome especially if the camera is targeted towards speed.

I expect it will also get the pre-capture software in the R1/R52 where it writes individual RAW files and doesn’t lock the camera up to write out the buffer.
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I dissagree, the SD card slots in the current R6ii already cover 24mp @ 40fps more than adequately. The CF express is only required for high resolution 8K video. Which lets face it...is a niche requirement. if you need high end 8K...get a dedicated video camera that's capable of keeping the sensor and chip set cool.

I have no desire to swap over to CF express at the moment. It requires a new set of more expensive cards and a new card reader for pretty much the same feature parameters. Just because the R1/R3 and R5mkII have a CF express card slot doesn't mean that this camera should.

For me, I couldn't care less about the 14 bit super fast electronic shutter sensor read out speed if I loose out on the current model's DR and exceptional iso noise capcbility in 1st curtain shutter mode. Honestly 12fps 1st curtain shutter is mostly all speed I actually need or want. The current 40fps is total over kill.
A super fast sensor readout speed in ES mode puts this camera very close ot the R3 in terms of real world specifications.

What would I like as an upgrade? I'd like a top mount LCD and a higher rez EVF. Other than that....I'm super happy with the current R6ii.
 
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I dissagree, the SD card slots in the current R6ii already cover 24mp @ 40fps more than adequately. The CF express is only required for high resolution 8K video. Which lets face it...is a niche requirement. if you need high end 8K...get a dedicated video camera that's capable of keeping the sensor and chip set cool.

I have no desire to swap over to CF express at the moment. It requires a new set of more expensive cards and a new card reader for pretty much the same feature parameters. Just because the R1/R3 and R5mkII have a CF express card slot doesn't mean that this camera should.

For me, I couldn't care less about the 14 bit super fast electronic shutter sensor read out speed if I loose out on the current model's DR and exceptional iso noise capcbility in 1st curtain shutter mode. Honestly 12fps 1st curtain shutter is mostly all speed I actually need or want. The current 40fps is total over kill.
A super fast sensor readout speed in ES mode puts this camera very close ot the R3 in terms of real world specifications.

What would I like as an upgrade? I'd like a top mount LCD and a higher rez EVF. Other than that....I'm super happy with the current R6ii.
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Oh yes, a top LCD and a high res. EVF is all I'd need in an R6 III ! :)
 
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Good news also for the bottom feeders amongst us (me me me) who will look forward to deeper discounts on the R6 II after such an announcement is made formally!
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The grey market for r6ii has been low for the last month. Nearly £400 (UKP) lower than the price I paid for my R6ii late last year. It's a good time to buy a R6ii! Only £1400. Whihc is how much I paid for my R8 in Spring 2023.
At these prices, I may well replace my R8 with another R6ii. I like the R8, but the R6ii is a far better handling camera.
 
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I dissagree, the SD card slots in the current R6ii already cover 24mp @ 40fps more than adequately. The CF express is only required for high resolution 8K video. Which lets face it...is a niche requirement. if you need high end 8K...get a dedicated video camera that's capable of keeping the sensor and chip set cool.

I have no desire to swap over to CF express at the moment. It requires a new set of more expensive cards and a new card reader for pretty much the same feature parameters. Just because the R1/R3 and R5mkII have a CF express card slot doesn't mean that this camera should.
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When I was "forced" to buy CFx for the R5 I was surprised to see that the CFx card was noticeably cheaper than the (somewhat comparable) SD card. The situation is still very similar, and the difference is even greater if I consider that the CFx card I have should actually be compared to the V90 SD card, not the V60 I have - then the price difference is actually dramatic (in favor of the CFx).
The only thing I like about SD cards is that both my iMac and laptop have built-in SD UHS II readers, so that's great for me from a practical point of view because I don't have to think about having a reader with me all the time.
 

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If you can't post the photos why don't you just get somebody who recreates them in Photoshop? Problem solved.

Not sure if another 24 megapixel camera is a good call while it's save to say we're gonna see more Sonys with 33MP. Why is Canon so hung up on that number? If this was 30MP with top screen, I'm sure many people with an R5 would've thought about "downgrading".
 
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Not sure if another 24 megapixel camera is a good call while it's save to say we're gonna see more Sonys with 33MP. Why is Canon so hung up on that number? If this was 30MP with top screen, I'm sure many people with an R5 would've thought about "downgrading".
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It seems to me that Canon sticks to 24MP because it's the "perfect" 6K, ideal for downsampling to 4K, 1080... In addition, that resolution is the ideal sweet spot for the vast majority of professionals I'm in contact with. And for me personally, 24MP is the ideal number.
Sony, not having any real advantages over Canon, has to go after those who believe (and maybe really need) that slightly higher sensor resolution.
Personally, I love the R5, but not because of the resolution at all, but because of a number of other characteristics that are important to me, compared to the R6, R62.
 
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I’m sure there are some R owners who have held out because the R5 went up significantly in price compared to the R, and the R6 series can be perceived as a downgrade in many respects (lower res, sensor, lower res viewfinder, smaller and lower res rear display, no top display, plastic instead of magnesium off the top of my head)
 
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