Is the CANON R6 MARK II Worth it for Video?
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- Опубліковано 8 сер 2024
- In this Canon R6 Mark II review, I share my experiences after 5 months of capturing video, focusing on the camera's 4K capabilities, autofocus system, overheating, lens situation, and why I even switched to Canon.
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You touched upon such important points and yet ignored by most youtubers out there. Thanks much! It really helped me get closer to a Sony vs Canon decision.
I had a few ef lenses and a 5D Mark IV, sold everything, bought the R6MII with a 24-70 2.8 zoom lens and a few rf prime lenses, and I couldn't be happier with my decision. The R6MII really is a fantastic camera, and the rf lenses are so much faster when it comes to af, while also improving on basically every other aspect like sharpness, bokeh, and chromatic aberrations. Not to mention the video quality and functionality, which is just a joke on the 5D compared to the R6. Great stuff! ^^
Honestly, everything you’ve shown on your channel has been very impressive regardless of which system be it Canon, Sony, or Fujifilm. I especially liked your Fujifilm stuff albeit I do understand about the af issues. Keep up the great work.
Thanks a lot. The camera really doesn't matter that much anymore today. They're all very good.
FANTASTIC review man. As a guy who is on the fence between a Canon and a Sony camera, and is looking to upgrade from my 5D Mark IV, this was so valuable. Thank you. Subbed. 👍
This is the review I'm waiting for.
Thinking about upgrading to the R6 Mark II for more videos. This was really helpful!
you can set a button for instant crop. for example, the multifunction button to toggle between full and various crop modes. if you don't have the need to have all the different crop modes, you can remove the ones that you don't want so you can have the multifunction button be between full and the desired crop. also, you do have the control ring to use so you don't waste a button. I use the control ring for ISO.
That only seems to work for photo but not video. Video is more important for me and even for photo it’s not ideal. On Fuji/Sony I only press a button and it automatically switches to aps-c. I think that could easily be implemented via firmware.
@@pascalbasel for video, on my R5 I only see cine zoom and cine tele but I guess those wouldn't work for you. but yeah, the cropping mode for video is 4 taps away (menu button, cropping, enable, ok). but for photos, i don't understand why it wouldn't work as you can flip from full to 1.6x which is equivalent to aps-c.
Thanks for the video, i just bought the R6ii and can't wait to take it underwater.
As underwater filmmaker there's no camera brand can come close to canon colour's when filming underwater and that's the only reason i stick with canon, even its pain when it comes to custom manual white balance.
Canon shooter here. I started photographing with Canon (10 years ago), and now as I am creating videos (started last year) I use what I have. I was thinking about switching to Sony but... I have a collection of Canon lenses, my favorite is 70-200 F2,8 IS, I love this lens and it's my primary lens for photography and filming unless I do not have enough space (and I also have 35mm Sigma art, the only not-Canon lens). I see that actually I can stay with Canon 😃 If I do upgrade in the future, definitely will be thinking about R6 Mark II, or maybe at this time Canon will have something new with all things you talked about fixed 😁 Thank you for your review!
Panasonic is the way to go! And you can use all your EF lenses perfectly
great video and review. i especially love the footage. i just picked up the r6mk2 coming from the r6. i primarly shoot photos, well of my children running around, but the af stickness is so much better on the r6mk2 compared to the r6. I wonder what the upcoming r5mk2 will be like. new sub here!
This is an incredible review. I ordered my R6 II in July and it still hasn’t arrived haha. This has assured me I won’t have any buyers remorse, especially about CLOG3 dynamic range. Im upgrading from the 7D, so the video quality is a huuuge upgrade obviously among other things.
Really have a decision paralysis lately. I want to change system from sony to canon. This video helps me decide 🥰
Great info, thank you!
Great review from an R6 Mark I User!
So right about the movie crop!
Great review, Pascal! I‘m shooting with Canon for more than 20 years and right now a year with the R5C. With the R5 I have had a really big issue: The wobbling you mentioned! For me, unacceptable! I love the R5C and I will not buy a backup if it has IBIS. I mean, there is a reason Canon decided not to put it into the R5C and for video this makes the R5C a real cinema camera! Love the menu too. But battery life is really bad, that is my more or less only issue… You mentioned also the R8… For video I would definitely prefer the R8 over the R6II. Cheers
Great Content: If you purchase a camera today, would you recommend the sony fx3 or the canon r6 mark ii for doc/vlog content or any other suggestions? I also like to take pictures on occasion. Also, what lens did you use for this video? Thanks, great content
@@MODESTYXO205 no viewfinder on fx3 with 12 megapixel not recommended for photos. get the r6ii. youve asked this before.
I got four R5c. Besides the battery (which i use a v mount or a gimbal with a Tilta v mount plate underneath ) is the best camera out there right now . I also have Sony cameras but at this moment I only want to use the canon ones. Is not perfect but it has all te features a real cinema camera should have
It's interesting. When the R5C came out, I thought what's Canon doing? for not putting IBIS in it. Now that I have the R8 for about a week, I understand it ;-)
If you also want to shoot photos, better R6ii. However, both are excellent cameras. Can't go wrong with either. For this video RF 15-35 F2.8, RF 24-105 F4 and RF 70-200 F4.
I believe you can assign a button to crop to 1.6. I have the canon r6 mark i. I seem to remember doing that, however, I could be totally wrong...
I enjoyed your video.
As always, ( for the first time 😄), keep up the good work and keep'em flying...
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Thanks so much i have one too few days is amazing 😊
i just bought it thanks
Very interesting video, I am still leaning towards Sony as my next system (currently on Fuji). What's the closest equivalent to the 15-25 F2.8 on Sony? - I'm currently really enjoying my Viltrox 13mm F1.4 on Fuji.
Sony 16-35 F2.8 GM. Miss the Viltrox a bit ;-)
Hey Pascal, I set custom dial 1 with view assist on and custom dial 2 with view assist off and assign a button on camera to turn false color on. So in two clicks you can switch the shot with view assist on to seeing the shot with false color. Thanks for the vid btw its a great camera hope to see more vids on how you get amazing video with it
Thanks for the tip, but I think you have to match exposure every time between the custom profiles, right?
@@pascalbasel that’s true it’s definitely not perfect for run n gun but ok as a work around I hope they do update for easier use
Great!!!!Thank you so much
I have never not had an EF lens, Canon or Sigma not work perfectly on the R6 2 with the EF-RF adapter.
I use r6mii with rf35mm f1.8. I had a difficulty time tracking subjects in a promo shot. Any suggestions?
Very good review thanks! Something that you didn't mention and many people are complaining about it's the amount of noise that you get on C-Log3, even at the base iso of 800. It's that been a problem for you? Are you denoising many footage in post? thanks again!
I think the people who really have problems with noise in CLOG3 either expose wrong or are just not experienced working with LOG profiles. Straight out of camera, every log profile, even on Sony gives you a bit of noise in the shadows, but that disappears during the color grade when the shadows get darker. If you underexpose, you might still see it after grading but that's use-error. I either expose CLOG3 with zebra set to 60+-5% for bright skin, or I expose so that it looks good on the screen while having view-assist on and never have any actual problems with noise. I also didn't Denise any of the clips you see in this video. I do have the in-camera noise reduction set to the first stage tough. That might help a bit.
@@pascalbasel thank you so much for your helpful answer!
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Its been 5 months since I sold my Sony A74 and still enjoying my R5 and R6mk2. Im now ready to invest in more Canon RF lenses. Probably the 24-70 F2.8.
What was it that made you switch?
@@pascalbasel technically i didn't switch because while I owned the A74 for a year I also owned the R6. Overall usability and feel of the Canon and once I heard of the R5 firmware upgrade and over heating removed i switched back fully to canon. Are there ISO steps you recommend for the Canon. Any ISO values I should avoid when using Clog.
@@tekguyphoto Ah okay, in CLOG3, I use only 800 or 3200 as much as possible because these are the base isos.
Had the a7iv. Had the worst evf. And shutter blackout. LCD also not very good. Plus has 4k crop. At 60fps.
What were you able to sell your A7IV for? I have one that’s basically new with a 24mm GM
whats the best quality vlogging camera for canon and sony?
canon from low to high, r50, r10, r8, r6, r6ii, r5.
sony from low to high, zv1, zve10, a7c, a7iv, a7s3, a1
Hi pascal ,i have a lumix s5 and for video work (weddings ,spots ,shortfilms etc) is amazing camera and if i sell it i immediately will buy the s5iix ,and now I sold my b camera ,sony a7iii and i am thinking of buying the r8 and it will be the first time i movy to canon because of color science which is more somehow filmic for my taste(sony a7iii is a very good camera but the colors are not so rich as canons) the only thing that i would like from canon to has is a little more dynamic range,whats is your opinion about my move?
I think if you’re happy with the S5, the S5ii or x will be the best for you. In my R6ii vs R5, XH2S & a7iv video, you see the differences regarding colors in the vectorscopes. Canon just has more equally distributed colors, what gives it a rich look. That can be achieved with HSL curves for the other cameras. However, the a7iii has Sonys old color science, which is quite bad. Panasonic and newer Sony cameras do better.
@@pascalbasel Agreed everything you said ,thanks
Excuse me, what do you use for editing Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, or Da Vinci Resolve?
Resolve
What would the settings be to record an entire crowd during church on a tripod?
Great video. Canon definitely needs to improve their dynamic range. It's quite noticeable (compared to Sony). The other thing, as a recent Canon (from Sony) adopter, their RF lenses are insanely noisy (especially the 50 and 85 1.2). Sony GM lenses are essentially silent. These RF lenses are pretty much unusable in quiet environments with an onboard mic. The ticking focus noise is ridiculous and something Canon really needs to address. Other than those two things, I much prefer the fit, finish, feel and function of Canon cameras (over Sony).
Almost all of the RF L lenses specifically are silent like Sony but yea the non L are loud as hell. Its really a bummer
@@BuiltInception I have the RF 24-70 2.8 L and the RF 85 1.2 L and neither are silent. Very audible in video. Especially the 85 with the nano motor omission.
What if switch to crop and do video with 70-200 ?
What is your favorite tripod and head for outdoor video shooting?
Peak Design Travel Tripod Carbon
for a beginner with $2500 i would still recommend the canon. they can get the r8 with 16mm f2.8 total about $1800. sony dont have a similar setup for that price.
Just got the R8 and I have similar thoughts. Videos coming soon ;-)
Lumix s5II is by far the best option
@@daniellrodriguezs $500 more expensive with cropped 4k 60p. dual sd is really the only advantage.
@@truthseeker6804 and 6k open gate, better colors and DR than clog3
@@daniellrodriguezs colors is subjective, most people say canon colors are the best. most people don't care for open gate, youre going to crop in anyway, so then get the framing right. if you expose correctly you won't notice any difference in dynamic range. having extra $500 bucks in your pocket, that you would notice. secondly, the s5ii you dont get phase detect autofocus in all recording modes, not in the 1080 slow motion 120p, or 1080p in general. the canon autofocus actually works in all modes. the canon r8 has subject only autofocus, meaning in video mode it would never hunt to background even if the subject leaves frame, thats a game changer feature, that would make the video look pro not open gate, youre going to crop in anyway. the canon also has more fps for photos, 40fps.
the lumix is no match for the canon, but for that price its a good camera for sure.
Did u shoot in IBP 4k 60 ? Or used external recorder, and what do u think about the ipb format
Shot in long gop. Can't tell a difference.
I have been following your channel for a while. From Sony, you went to Fuji xh2s and now from Fuji to Canon. What is left? Time for Panasonic s5iix!!😅
The thought was there, but no. Panasonic doesn’t offer enough as a system and I already spent many years with the GH5 before.
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Never say Never again 🤙
@@pascalbaselIve tried a7iv, fx3,a7c, eos R, R6mii, and s5iix. Lumix is just something else. Try it.
Do you know ? Why i shooting on 1080p on Clog3 Video quality it's bad.
You likely underexpose or do something wrong in the color grade.
Also, never judge log straight out of camera, that always looks bad. It needs a proper color grade.
@@pascalbasel nope i rec on good expose and correct color grade.Can you try to rec 1080p on c-log3 and color grade you will see it
What variable ND are you using ?
15 to 35 has the 3d pop
Shame about the IBIS wobble. Do you see it 24mm? No perfect camera, seems that Panasonic S5ii is best IBiS although Sony ZV E1 with dynamic active is very good at expense of crop.
its barely noticeable at 24mm but still very slightly there. You can use the 15-35 at 15 if you use enhanced active stabe on the R6ii it puts a crop similar to the zv-e1 active stabe and basically removes the wobble also but you wind up with a focal length of about 24mm again (lol) though extremely steady like the Sony dynamic active mode.
Is there anything that can help the wobble? B/c i love the camera, it’s perfect but i wanna vlog with it
Stand, don’t walk or get the R8 with OIS lenses.
@@pascalbasel i gotta go mark ii. The quality of it in this video, it look too good. I gotta have it but Thts smart tho. Stand dont walk. Thank you!!!! U the goat! U think a macbook pro 2019 can handle the edits? And everything?
@@2famous- no you need an M chip apple computer for a smooth experience unless you enjoy working with proxy media and blowing tons of time. Also the R8 has the same sensor and processor = same image but no ibis wobble which btw happens even standing still if you move it at all its crazy annoying. The next "better" alternative is the R5C for another $1500+
Man it has been a year help me with the R6 mk2 man
Why did you sell the Sony A7s3? I thought you said in another video that was your main camera
It was, until the Fuji X-H2S came out. I love Fuji a lot, so I switched, but noticed after a while that autofocus and lens choices with Fuji is still not where I need it to be for my main content and then Canon finally came up with usable cameras. Nothing wrong with the a7Siii, excellent camera. But after all the firmware upgrades, I have to give it to the R5 overall as mentioned at the end of the video. It does it all in just one body, while I need to bring two on Sony.
Hi I recently upgraded to r 6 mark ii from eos r. I am having trouble when importing 4k 60fps footage in to davinci resolve. All the 4k clips starting to flickering in resolve. Did you experience this or any solution for this. Appreciate your feedback.
I never had this issue. Do the files play back will when you view them outside of Resolve? If yes it’s not the camera, but a problem or settings in Resolve.
@@pascalbasel Files play back well outside the resolve. It might be my laptop is not fast enough. Experience the same issue with some stock footages too. No problem with 1080 p footages. Thanks for the reply.
Mmm surprised that the autofocus seems better to you on the Sony, most reviewers put the R6 mark2 way higher than the Sony A7iv which is being branded as a crippled body especially when considering the lower frames rate.
I think what they mean is the autofocus functionalities, such as automatic subject selection etc. from that perspective, Canon is better. But when it comes to the stuff that I mostly need (eye tracking etc.), the Canon needs some settings changed, while the a7iv doesn’t to be reliable. And Canon could be better for photography, especially wildlife. I only talk about video, so that might also play into the conclusion of other reviewers.
However, the af on both is so good that I wouldn’t base my buying decision on that.
@@pascalbasel, 100% agree.
New sub here. I shoot both system.
Been searching for the perfect hybrid which has been hard as each is designed to have some short comings.
For Canon, for stills, I use R5. For videos, R5C which has better codecs, more DR (but wished they allow Clog2 but they will save for their Cine line) and no annoying 30min recording limit
For Sony, for stills I use A7R4 and A9 for wildlife and fast action. Was tempted to sell both for A1 or now A7R5 but will wait for next version with more significant upgrades. For videos, I prefer the the A7S3 over the FX3 due to the EVF as I shoot handheld more and no external monitor. It helps being able to see in bright sun and also I have a point of contact to be more stable handheld.
I’m looking at the R6m2 as backup to R5 for stills and R5C for video.
So this video was very helpful. Thank you! 🙏
Hi, thank you for the review. Did you have the time to test the external probes raw? better dynamic range?
2:33 thought this man was about to drink from his lens
Lens mugs can be confusing
Exactly what I thought 😂😂😂
Need to switch. I have a nikon z6 ii and i never hear anyone talk about nikon. Never hear anything good about them
Nikon seems to be great for photography. I see a German photographer using Nikon all the time. For video however, Sony, Fuji and Canon do better (Z9 is probably an exception but it's too big for most people).
@@pascalbasel and too expensive for us regular folk. I'm trying to turn it into a business but idk I'm just not happy with it
do you regret your A74?
No, didn't regret any camera over the past few years aside from the ZV-E10. All up to date cameras over 1000$ are actually quite good.
R6ii only have
IPB format
It’s All-I when external recording
Yikes that wobble is insane
Not a fan of mine. My dedicated camera is just so much more intuitive. I forgot how much I hated micro hdmi! Not being able to use a monitor and camera screen is so damn dumb.
Isn’t the whole point of a monitor so you use that as opposed to the tiny 3 inch screen? Genuine question
@@Tactical_Taco no. Hou can use a cleanfeed to bigger monitor to pull focus and keep settings on smaller screen on most cameras. That’s how I like my set up. This Canon is the first one I’ve ever had that can’t do it.
Few people really go into depth about the overheating issues with this camera. I feel like most of these reviewers are doing lazy reviews where they ignore the MOST important issues.
Or maybe they're getting paid to ignore them. Most of these reviewers are basically salesmen, marketers, advertisers, or what have you.
Or they just don't have overheating issues because they use I properly (24,25 or 30p for long shots)
@@pascalbasel Does no one want high-quality 4k60 footage?
I guess that maybe no one cares about 4K60 irl, but to me it makes a HUGE difference that is immediately noticeable.
I've found tons of cameras in my budget where everything boils down to being a matter of taste, or a matter of minor inconvenience, except for one thing - 4K60 capability.
And real-life 4K60 capability is something that a ton of reviewers gloss over like it's nothing. Maybe you guys have a bunch of different cameras, so you don't care about overheating, since you're switching cameras so often that it doesn't matter.
My apologies for being gruff - I'm getting very frustrated with camera reviews that focus on everything except the fact that cameras like the R6 Mark II have overheating issues in 4K60 mode.
I've noticed that every 4K60-capable camera that has overheating issues is excluded from the Netflix-approved list. Gee, I wonder why.
4K60 is only good for sports. It doesn’t make any sense for talking head videos and makes it actually worse for viewers with slow internet connections as it needs more bandwidth. So for me and most others, 60p is only there for slow motion but nothing else.
@@pascalbasel Internet speeds seem to be limiting a lot of what people can see these days. I suppose that 4K60 is worse than pointless for people who cannot stream it, and pointless for people who do not have a 4K60-capable display.
I know a gamer who has a 4k120 display, but he can't stream 4k60 video, much less 4K120 video, because his internet is too slow.
I wouldn't say that 4K60 is ONLY good for sports - there are many reasons why I like 4K60, and 60fps comes into play pretty much any time that motion of any type is involved.
I surmise that you are saying that at the professional level, 4K/30 or lower is the order of the day, unless one is shooting sporting events. I defer to your expertise on that.
I guess it makes sense to ignore 4K60 for everything but slow-motion, if one is never requested to deliver 4K60 footage to any client.
Did you know that NFL games usually aren't shown in 4K? You could probably get better-quality footage of an NFL game with your R6 Mark II than the NFL gets with any of its "Live" cameras. That's kinda crazy, if you think about it, although with the R6 Mark II you would overheat quickly in 4K60 mode. ;)
Hold back for now if you intend buying any pro cameras as operating systems are finally going to be changed to the one similar to that of the smart phones.
So we can shoot and relay contents to the outside world directly without transferring footages into computer first & much faster. It will transforms the whole experience. It would be a world apart for sure.
Present operating systems as we know are pretty much outdated.
spoiler alert: canon's not going to make that possible. lol
1 word: SONY 😆
I have large hands and Sony cameras are hard to hold. But they are probably perfect for tiny hands.