Early Canon EOS R6 Mark III Specifications

I got the R6II at launch hoping that it would get C-Log2 in a firmware update and was greatly disappointed that it didn’t.
Purchasing a camera expecting the addition of a feature that was never announced is probably not the best strategy:unsure:

The 20MP 1dx3 outresolved my 26MP RP when using the same lens. The anti aliasing filters on the ‘old’ sensors are quite strong.
I’ve heard about this before, as well. When I compared RAW files of my R6 with those of my 6D Mark II, I found them to be at least evenly matched, which is indeed quite impressive.
 
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No DIGIC Accelerator? Interesting.

I would have thought that would be one of the main motivations for an R6 III. The new AF algorithms will need the accelerator. I really would have guessed they would would have wanted the R6 line to move to the new AF algorithms, and the new LP-E6P battery being required. Then the R7 and so the LP-E6P cameras (and LP-E19) would all have the accelerator and the cameras with the smaller LP-E17 would not.

But perhaps it is an item to add to the R6 IV :)
 
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To the guys complaining about too fast update cycles:
You gotta realise we are in a totally different development world right now, than we were 10 years ago.
While two years might be a short time for mechanical improvements to a chunky DSLR camera, the same timespan can see huge advancements in software and machine learning capabilities, which is growing more and more important and often requires upgrading or at least updating processors.
 
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The 20MP 1dx3 outresolved my 26MP RP when using the same lens. The anti aliasing filters on the ‘old’ sensors are quite strong.

Canon marketing claims that the new 24MP sensors outresolve the 5d4/R 30MP sensor due to the improved filters.
Although I often repeat this same thing, but I see that this one about the perceptible resolution and the number of MP is also often repeated, so I will repeat my observation...

A weak AA filter may help with higher perceptual resolution, but at the same time, a weak AA filter causes false colors and moire patterns to appear frequently (in my case). If I could choose, I would always choose a sensor with a strong AA filter in exchange for a slightly lower perceptual resolution, but with safety against the appearance of false colors and moire. As we often conclude - everything is a matter of compromise.
 
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I did notice mine freezing a lot when using the older 5div batteries but much less with the latest batteries. Really annoying bug it cost me some important shoots.
You guys got me curious. Does that happen often on the R6 Mark II?

I’ve never had an error on my original R6, which is almost three and a half years old.

A few months ago I almost took an opportunity to replace my R6 with a Mark II for a few bucks. I didn’t do it, because the time wasn’t right, it wasn’t wise to invest at that time, but now I’m wondering if it was better this way
 
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There such a big gap in resolution between the R6 and R5.

Like the 5DMKIV 30mp is such a good sweet spot. 24mp is limiting in various ways would be nice to have more leeway. Like 18-20mp canons been pushing this since the 60D 7D days. Even the 6DMKII had more.

Yes these new sensors are much better in terms of quality but more resolution is always welcome.

Im a multi genre shooter, 24mp is fine for general but for landscape, wildlife etc I crave more than 24.

The 5 series was the go for everything, it now feels like a 1DS style high mp camera with a 1DX speed. It is epic but sometimes maybe a bit too much camera. Almost like there is a gap there now.

GPS would be epic too, when traveling I love this feature.
 
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Another 24MP full frame camera? While even APS-C cameras are now at 40MP and Sonys direct competitor sits at 33MP. I'd prefer if they sacrificed some speed and gave us 30MP, I'd probably even sell my R5 for that.

Regarding the 2-years cycle: Yes it's too fast. Canon always had a ~4 year cycle for every model. I don't want to end up in mobile phone cycles where you get a new phone every year with lackluster improvements. But it currently seems that this is where we're heading: Milking the G.A.S.-crowd

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Get a R5m2 if you want High MP
I am absolutely fine with 24 MP (R6m2)
Canon gives space for all segments of the market.
YMMV
 
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I did notice mine freezing a lot when using the older 5div batteries but much less with the latest batteries. Really annoying bug it cost me some important shoots.
My R6II is a little over a year old. I currently have about 52,000 triggers on it. I use various batteries - original LP-E6NH and LP-E6N, as well as replacement ones - and so far I have never had a situation where my R6II freezes or reports an error. What happens to me, but I can't reproduce this problem, is that randomly, on average once every 1000 shots, the EVF does not activate when I hold the camera to my eye.

I also had an R6 before, and it was my only Canon camera that was truly poor quality with a series of bugs and small faults and malfunctions that eventually led to me selling that R6 after only a year and about 100,000 shots. Although among all these problems, I never had a problem with the R6 showing errors or freezing.
 
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