The Canon EOS R6 Mark III is “definitely” coming in Q1 of 2025

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Traveler said:
I need two things. The top LCD and a better implementation of the pre-shooting (turn on/off with one press of a button or be able to program it for C1-C3). I'm worried the first one won't happen :(
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Have you tried back button focus so that a quick full press of the shutter button avoids pre-shooting but a half press does actuate it.
 
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koenkooi said:
I wonder if the R8 series will follow the R6 series or go its own way. Apart from flash-with-ES there isn't much to improve in the R8 for my use case :)
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For me, it would seem obvious for the R8 to get the R6 or R6ii's sensor from the spare parts bin.
Joystick vs touchscreen focus point will always be a tricky one from a cost perspective.

Alternatively, the R8 could have a permanent price drop and the RP is discontinued (finally!)
 
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john1970 said:
A Canon R6 Mk3 with a 24 MP stacked sensor and a single CFE type B slot would be a solid value proposition. I really hope that one of the lenses that is announced is the mythical RF 200-500 mm f4 L.
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Why would a CFe type B slot be needed? It uses up space and heats up a lot.
There isn't 8k raw video which needs bandwidth greater than USHii SD cards speeds. Even the A1 didn't need to use their CFe type A cards for video as their 8k was recorded using a codec and not raw.

There are only 2 reasons I can think of to add a CFe card:
- Faster USHii SD cards are generally more expensive than CFe B cards
- Clearing the buffer will be faster using the CFe card. Clearly the SD card will be limiting factor if dual raw recording is setup. Dual CFe cards would alleviate this.

The latter need could be reduced with a bigger buffer but that may cost more than the CFe/SD slot cost.
 
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janhalasa said:
Canon need to add features to the R6 line because of the competition - Nikon Z6 3 is a more capable camera and Sony A75 will probably come early next year as well.
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I just love the typical forum dweller blanket statement - "Nikon Z6 3 is a more capable camera" (compared the R6 II). That's kind of funny, because after watching numerous comparison reviews, and looking at the specs, it seems like each camera has a number of advantages over the other.
So, more accurately, Nikon Z6 is more capable in some areas, but less capable in others compared to the Canon R6 II. But that sort of goes against the point of the post.
 
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Hi there, We would like Canon to add the actual LCD on R6 MIII screen like we have on 6D. Canon R6 is actually continued family from 6D. By adding the LCD on TOP, it would be easier to work with adjustments.
 
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David - Sydney said:
For me, it would seem obvious for the R8 to get the R6 or R6ii's sensor from the spare parts bin.
Joystick vs touchscreen focus point will always be a tricky one from a cost perspective.

Alternatively, the R8 could have a permanent price drop and the RP is discontinued (finally!)
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An EVF resolution upgrade and an added joystick would make a really easy upgrade for the R8ii, keep the same sensor and specs and drop the price on the R8. It doesn’t need the super fast sensor read out of the R6iii
 
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"The usual stock purge and volume sales to get those year end numbers up so Canon can prepare their “We sold more than you” press release early next year."

Canon also hates ending the year with excess camera inventory. In their financial documents, they report inventory numbers once a quarter.
 
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neuroanatomist said:
Why, though? It's been made clear on forums like this that for over a decade, Sony and Nikon 'equivalent' cameras have beaten their Canon counterparts on a feature-for-feature basis. What effect has that had on Canon's market dominance? That was a rhetorical question, the answer is...no effect, at all.

Given Canon's dominant position (likely 70-80% of the installed base uses Canon), Canon's only significant competitor is...Canon. What drives most of their sales is current Canon users buying new Canon cameras.

It continues to baffle me why this basic reality seems to escape so many people who post in this and other online forums.
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Do you have the data that shows Canon is dominating within those segments (mid-range to high end) specifically rather than making a killing with the R100s and R50s?

Canon's behavior (refreshing this line on a 2-2.5 year cycle) does seem to suggest that it's actually a pretty tight segment of the market and they're trying to keep the product competitive.
 
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Pretty obvious with the massive discounts on the R6 II right now. I even picked one up myself, I know I said I wouldn't but the uncropped 4k and no recording limit were just too good to pass up, the first thing I did was film an entire 2.5 hour show in a single take.
 
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David - Sydney said:
For me, it would seem obvious for the R8 to get the R6 or R6ii's sensor from the spare parts bin.
Joystick vs touchscreen focus point will always be a tricky one from a cost perspective.

Alternatively, the R8 could have a permanent price drop and the RP is discontinued (finally!)
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Doesn't the R8 already share the same sensor as the R6ii? The question seems to be whether the R8ii (if it happens) would get the R6iii's sensor.
 
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yankiefrankie said:
It's more likely they will tweak the R8 body and add IBIS before they give it a joystick.
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They probably need to 'tweak' it to a similar size as the R6 in order to have IBIS, in which case there would be little compactness advantage. (Fuji XT-5, which has IBIS, has a similar size as the R8, but it is for an APSC sensor.) However, if Canon is able to keep to the R8 form factor and build in IBIS, I will be most happy.
 
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HMC11 said:
Doesn't the R8 already share the same sensor as the R6ii? The question seems to be whether the R8ii (if it happens) would get the R6iii's sensor.
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I think that you are correct with the sensor but wouldn't the R6iii use a stacked sensor?
For a stacked sensor to also go into the R8ii would be remarkable and stay at the same price price.
Alternatively, they could drop the R8 price and have the R8ii price increased to have a different price point.
 
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Last time, specs mentioned indicated similar capabilities to a C80, 6k30p or 4k60p cropped raw
While now it says CFExpress card slot, which contradicts that.
I feel it is going to remain dual SD like the C80, otherwise it just puts the R3 to rest.
This sensor has higher power consumption, so I am not sure if it goes into an R8 II without other significant changes.
 
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yankiefrankie said:
I don't think that is going to happen. Canon will most likely keep the R8 as a lighter/cheaper R6. That means the same sensor (stacked if R6 gets it), with a similar body to the current R8. It's more likely they will tweak the R8 body and add IBIS before they give it a joystick. Canon's strategy is if you need a joystick and more controls, get an R6. Want more compact and less controls (and cheaper), get an R8. This is a similar strategy as Sony and their A7/A7C bodies.

I like this strategy. I much prefer the Canon way of recycling their high-end sensors into lower model camera's rather than Sony's way keeping the same sensor for 2 generations of the same camera (A1/A1ii, A9/A9ii)
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I don´t believe the R8 will get a stacked sensor. Imo it will keep the current sensor, which is good enough anyways. I don´t get why "more compact" necessarily means "less controls". The R10 is quite a compact camera and has a joystick. So, to me, there is a chance the R8 will get one. I always use the EVF while shooting, so navigating AF points is done with the joystick. I used the cross buttons on the R for years and it was a pain. After a day of shooting with joystick, I´m never going back :)

If Canon doesn't give the R8mkii a joystick, that's fine. R6mkii is only slightly more compact than the R5, so it doesn't make sense for me getting one. R10 seems quite capable and compact, but I´d like to avoid having to get two APS-C lenses. I own the 16mm F2.8, 35mm F1.8 and 85mm F2 and at some point I'll probably get the 28-70mm F2.8. They are all a perfect match for the R8.
 
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