Canon EOS R6 HANDS ON first looks review vs R5 vs A7III
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2020
- I tried out the Canon EOS R6 for my hands-on first looks review!
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This guy makes the best reviews-previews on the internet, period.
indeed!
Thanks!
Truth!
Agree, not paid ads, like Mckinnons and others like him.
Agreed!
I feel like the R6 is 90% of the R5 at 60% of the cost! And the final 10% that the R5 provides are total luxuries that I’m more than happy to live without until prices drop or lookout used. Can’t wait for an R6!
William Johnston Guitarist Depends what you need, I want the 45mp, It’s not the same processor it’s a Digic X but I heard there’s different versions, it has to be cause it has to move so much information. I got the R5 on preorder, I might sell my eos r and get the r6 for astrophotography
Mario Solorzano what would you want 45mps for? really curious.
@@toxictouch6639 i'm not Mario Solorzano, but i presume he needs the high res for prints ... but seriously for digital content, the r6 is the killer with higher iso ...
Top screen. How could I live without??? I’d rather have 20 mp but not without my screen
My thoughts exactly!
I tried out the Canon EOS R6 for my hands-on first looks review!
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Gordon, thank you for your brilliant review.
As always concise, accurate & enjoyable.
There is however one issue I wish your opinion off. That of these darn flippy flappy LCD's instead of a "Tilt" LCD.
Yes for UA-cam posers flippy screens are handy, but for majority of us who are usually 'behind' the camera they are so awkward to use as well as being at risk of damage sticking out the side like that.
Doubtless you used the flippy LCD for your eye focus shots in your above review,.
Then I'll bet the LCD spent the rest of it's time tucked into the back of the camera, i.e. 99.99% of the time.
Tilt LCDs are so much easier to deploy for overhead/low shots, tilt, aim, fire, tilt back, finish.
So if you wanted a high or low shot with your flippy LCD camera, you have to flip the LCD out twist it, twist it back because you went the wrong way, then spend forever getting your shot lined up because the LCD is now way off the mid line axis of your camera and you can't quite get the angle of the flippy LCD right
In a sense the worst sort of parallax error, stuff that we thought died with rangefinder vewfinders...
Cheers
quicklook His opinion = he loves the darn things 😑
Amazing review, do you think if you hook up a sigma 18 35 on the R6 in aps c mode that you will lose any visible quality for UHD recording? What about IBIS on a gimbal will that help or fight against each other? Do you know if there is any digital zoom option in video mode in 25 fps?
Thanks Gordon, an all round rundown of the camera’s capabilities and drawbacks without the melodramatic winging that some other bloggers come out with.
A concise review without all the filler. Exactly what I would expect from a Brit 🇬🇧. Thank you-from across the pond. 🇺🇸
This is the camera I have been waiting for
Does the R5/R6 still support IBIS when using adapted EF lenses? If so, how many stops?
The 5 stop, in body stabilization works with any lens, even third party. As to whether it works in conjunction with EF lenses attached via adapter? Great question. I bet they do. All the electronics are connected. But it's something to look at when the tests start rolling in.
Hope they will release the ALL-I compression + 4K DCI on the EOS R6 in a firmware update
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@@timjanjeselnik4680 same
I shoot both photos and videos but mostly video. No ALL-I is the only thing keeping me from getting this camera. If they add it in, it would be perfect for me
This is one single thing Canon needs to do to make it irresistible to buy. Do it Canon and in short order!
NEVER that the product differentiation feature.
This is finally the mirrorless that I have been waiting for. I will save up for the next few years and hope for a sale down the road but I am so excited for this coming from my 40D.
Looks like we're on the same 40D boat. 🤣
Just buy a 50D. It's cheap second hand. My all time favorite Canon dslr.
I've held on my 40D for 12 years now. I used it for 4 years as a professional photographer until I left the industry in 2012. I also have a 7D which makes a 50D pointless. 😊 Mirrorless is the way to go for me to utilize all those vintage Rokkor and Nikkor lenses in my collection.
40d was my first DSLR, I really enjoyed that camera.
Gordon - You are the best. To the point. Concise. Nice job!
Thanks!
Thank you for your time and review. This was helpful. Personally, the R6 seems to meet most my needs. It is nice that both the R%5and The R6 will work well with the EF lenses via the EF to RF adapter. I must say that as a 5D Mark IV user I will miss the small screen on top of the R6 that provides information at a glance, That said it is not a deal breaker
What a simple breakdown and what a great value for money camera !
Thank you sir and thank you cannon !
4:32 - Battery Grip - THANK YOU! This is the first time I've been able to see the back of the battery grip! Canon's website doesn't even show this, neither do B&H or Adorama.
I subscribed to your channel just because of that alone!
HDMI - I do wish they stuck with mini-HDMI but I guess I'll just pick up *one more* adapter.
Great review, I'm not sure I will be picking one up just yet. My 5D Mk ii is still doing pretty well.
What us that HDMI kind of port inside the battery compartment. Please clarify@ minute 4.30
Awesome. Great vid Mr. Lang. Once again your work knocks it out of the park. My home world actually subscribed to your channel based upon my recommendation. LOL.
As always, Mr. Lang, keep up the good work and keep'em flying....
We need a comparison between the Eos R and R6 :-)
Thanks for sharing. So in detail and give useful information
Awesome review as a always...you have perfected this into an art form !
Thanks!
Another great first look Gordon! I'm pretty excited about this and strangely those f/11 primes as a wildlife shooter. The image.Canon is a great addition as well.
Such a relief to get the update that the sensor is not exposed while changing lenses!
I know I'm 2 years late to this video, but I just wanted to say thanks for a thorough and concise review. I came here from your in depth "photography" video, which I'm now headed back to watch. Cheers!!!
You're very welcome!
Thanks for the video Grodon! Looks like im going to be going with the R6 as my first entry into mirrorless.
Thank you Gordon, amazing review!
You're welcome!
Great review/ preview! Thank you!
As always, you deliver a very good review. Thank you, Sir.
Thanks!
You do a fantastic job with your reviews. Bravo!
Thanks, I try hard to!
Great preview! Canon used to cripple the lower end full frame camera to push buyers towards the higher end. But they did things well this time. I'd say the R6 is the perfect camera for the advanced enthusiast. No unneeded high end video features and resolution, but the basic strong specs remain. And the smaller and lower res screen and evf help in giving better battery performance while still giving clear and comfortable view of the world. I'd definitely be getting one in a year's time tops.
100% buying this! It has everything I need as a photographer!
Great review Gordon! Im sure these will sell well but honestly, it makes me glad I hung onto my Z6 after all. The only thing I miss is the 4K60 but the rest of the features are very comparable since I record into a Ninja and I've grown to love the Z6 workflow, low light performance, and that gorgeous color science.
Awesome review ! Thank you !
Always I love your Canon reviews.💕
Thanks!
The built-in IS with the IS of the slower 24-105 lens, make it now even useable in low light. This makes those slow lenses literally practical for use in low light when shooting at the longer focal lengths. It's a big advantage for photographers on a budget. I do hope that the lower MP sensor means even better low-light performance - well done Canon!
My sweet spot would be somewhere inbetween the R6 and the R5 in terms of functionality. I'll need to decide if it's best to round up or down.
I really appreciate your video for helping my decision.
I certainly hope the IBIS helps me to be able to use my 200 1.8 handheld!
I prefer the R6 to the R5, and so long as the R6’s dynamic range is comparable to the A7’s, i’ll be Extremely happy to buy!
I wasn’t prepared for how good the IBIS looked in that test 📷 👀
Great review Gordon. Covers everything for someone in doubt to buy a product or not.
The eye tracker, tracks beyond EV sight. Simply amazing.
Thanks for the awesome video.
Certainly hasn't made my decision on what model to save for any easier!
I upgraded from a 5D MK1 to an EOS R last year and it's been a blast, really excited by these new cameras. However going from the EOS R to EOS R6 sees a significant drop in megapixel count :( I may just need to save for the R6 and disregard any trade in value I could get for the R and keep it around for when I need those extra megapixels. (There's no way I can afford the R5 without selling a lot of stuff.)
A comparison with the Nikon Z6 would be good to watch. Intrigued on what the rumoured Z6s will bring to the table. Dual card slots and better AF through doubling the processing power should make it very competitive.
Excellent review. Well covered indeed!
Great review looking forward to some images.
Me too!
Very nice first impression :-)
I'm looking forward to tests of the tracking AF when paired with old EF lenses like the 50 1.8 II or 70-300 IS USM, as well as third party lenses. Wonder how much these old focusing motors are capable of keeping up with the tracking.
Very in-depth review, as usual, thanks very much Gordon ! As I'm French I'm not sure I get this point, could you please just clarify if the USB-C is able to power the camera while it's tuned on or it is only able to charge (camera turned off) ?
I believe / Je pense it WILL power the camera when it is turned on. I hope!
@@cameralabs thanks a lot ! Meanwhile I've seen lot of other hands on reviews and The Camera Store confirms this : ua-cam.com/video/vX1aBo_VnHg/v-deo.html&t=432 🙂
Great overview! I'm debating between R5 and R6 to replace my GH5s and your excellent explaination has me leaning toward R6 for my needs.
The R6 is my dream camera. I’ve just ordered one. Thanks for your review.
You're welcome - and bonus points if you went via one of my links!
This is a very impressive effort from Canon. The R5 and R6 are camera's I'd certainly consider in the future. The R6 looks very much like a Goldilocks camera.
Great review. I Think i will go grap myself an R6. If the 1080p 120fps is good im sold.
Good review. Thanks. This is very well specced and priced. I'd be happy to buy it over the R6 as I don't need massive files and high res video. I'd miss the top LCD panel, though.
Was badly hoping somebody would test the eye-tracking to compare with Sony and you just did. Thanx a lot!!!
The perfect camera for most people or inspiring photographers/filmmakers....well done Canon
Thanks Gordon. I am really looking for All-I on this camera.
Thanks for the comparison Gordon. This camera looks very tempting. I wonder how it compares in size to my legendary G9?
I am switching from APC to full frame and i was tempted to get a Sony a while ago but now i pre-ordered the R5!
Canon seems to last longer and they dont seem to release a camera every year! The R5 is basically the replacement for the 5Dm4 which came out 4 years ago!
I am sticking to Canon from now on. Hope everyone is staying safe and healthy
No they don't! Had two Canon cameras in the past, both broke just after the warranty expired. And that's with light usage. There are lemons in every brand.
That's certainly a way to self validate your purchase. There's nothing stoping you from skipping a generation even if Sony releases them every year, which you also know isn't true.
For camera hands-on or first look review, there are only a handful reviewers I trust, and Gordon is definitely in the top tier.
Thanks!
You explained very well 👍😊
u answer all my question. youre so good.
Great review I would love an EOS R vs R6 comparison video
Love your reviews
Thanks!
Top notch review as always...
Thanks!
Thanks for detailed review.
You're welcome!
I'm trying to pretend that "I don't need it..." but whilst the R5 may be the king of the hill, this one is most likely going to be the volume seller. As ever Gordon, an excellent review.
I am seriously looking at this model for the upgrade to FF, for me.
Hi Gordon, great reviews, thanks so much. Just to mention, at 5 min 48 sec you say "Sadly, unlike the R5 though, its not possible to record video to both cards simultaneously". I purchased the R5 on the basis it would record video to both cards but when both cards are inserted, it will only record to the CF Express and not the SD, except for 8k RAW where it writes an MP4 proxy to the SD card. This is Canon not disclosing fully the capability of the R5 for video recording and even the operations manual gives the impression that both cards can be written to. It gives this impression by stating the files that can not be recorded to SD Cards (RAW / high frame rates / 4k All-i) Nowhere in the ops manual does it say "Video recording is not possible to dual cards except for 8kRAW + MP4 to the SD". I will keep this camera for stills (amazing!) but my video upgrade will be the Sony A7sii as I need the redundancy of dual card recording. Cheers.
Apart from the front button, can the other buttons be customised like the panasonic bodies? Shame if that's not possible.
From my experience, 20mp is OK but can fall down a little in large prints and some billboards, cropping ability and resolving greater detail in busy landscapes or architecture work.
Great video Gordon, look forward to the final reviews.
hey you should test how old Lenses are working on those via R adapter.. guess many photog still owning glorious glasses like 50 mm 1.2 or 300 2.8, i was wondering if AF will be fast 🤔🤔🤔
It looks to be a great camera Gordon, thanks for the terrific review. This is the camera for non pro's not shooting weddings and for Pros shooting weddings :):) I can see wedding shooters have an R5 and R6 in the kit. It is the 1DXM3 for the rest of us at almost a great price (canon are you listening, $500 lower please:)
A very enjoyable review. Appears to be a lovely camera but, I think I’ll be staying with my Fuji.
Nice video as always. Can you shoot videos in shutter priority? Can you put video mode as a custom mode? Can you record a timelapse while charging? Is the grip smaller than the R5? Thanks.
Fantastic job gordon, the R6 is fantastic, i ld'like to see a comparison with A7RIV and a comparison between the future A7 SIII and R5
Stunning camera. Both of them. My only little regret is the missing GPS tracker that I appreciate a lot in my little 6D mk 2. So handy for travel photography. Needs an external tracker then.
You can tag via Bluetooth on your phone, it works well
Nice review Gordon
Thanks!
Need Wildlife photography comparison between R6 and the legendary D500 please. By the way great review as always 👍🏻
Curious about info that seems to be missing. Any info on time recording limits, overheating, rolling shutter in electronic burst modes or video? Is there pixel binning or not for video? Especially on R5. Thanks,
Just watched Fro. 20 minutes in 8K (5D), 29:59 in 4K and HD (both bodies).
I'll definately purhase the R6, and no doubt over the R5. Just have to save up a year or so. Also wanting the new 85mm f/2, it'll be an expensive day at the cash register 😉
I'm trying to make this decision myself. Can you explain why the R6 over the R5?
Matthew and Ramona that is easy to answer: I don’t need 45 mpix, and 2 sd-cards are cheaper than a CFast and a sd-card together. And not to forget: R6 costs just about half of the R5.
Finally my decade old 5d mark 2 can finally retire. If not for financial difficulties of the pandemic, the R5 could have been very easy for me. But thank goodness canon has finally used their heads and released a reasonable spec'd full frame body.
Great comment
When you put the mode dial on video, do you lose the C1, C2, C3 preset options ?
This bad boy is using the 1DX Mark III sensor, in case you had any reservations about the 20MP. So it will still resolve more detail and have more room for cropping than a higher megapixel, but lower quality sensor.
Thanks for a terrific video, Gordon. Can you comment on the quality of 4K in Movie Cropping mode? Reason is I have an 80D with an 18-135mm EF-S lens that has a PZ-E1 Power Zoom adapter. I love that lens! But will the 4K look bad compared with the 4K oversampled from 5.1K using say the RF 24-105mm kit lens, apart from the fact that that RF glass is better?
I'm sorry, I didn't test the apsc movie mode. It may be a direct crop as opposed to an oversample
Best camera gear reviewer! R6 has a battery grip or not?
I want to know how good the Dynamic Range is. When shooting with my Nikon D7100 DSLR, some wide-angle shots I just prefer shooting with my phone as I get exactly what I see, no matter what's the lighting condition is. The image processing of high-end phones is just incredible. When I was in Japan, the shots that I was most proud of are ones captured using my OnePlus 6 phone, even with post-processing RAW of my Nikon, I just couldn't get to that amazing dynamic range and color reproduction of my phone. Maybe I need a newer DSLR and I'm sure modern sensors have improved on that. I really want the R5 or R6. It's over my budget but maybe someday. Waiting for more detailed analysis Gordon, thanks so much. I always prefer your videos, they are the most professional without unnecessary "entertainment show" and why I always watch your videos from start to finish. Thank you.
Gordon, does the EOS R6 have any visual aid in the viewfinder during manual focus? Perhaps something similar to Leica M3's split image in its viewfinder?
Good job!
This is probably a stupid question but is 20mp on a FF Camera the same resolution as 20mp on APS-C? I've owned a 700D (my first DSLR) and now own an 80D, so both APS-C and 18mp and 24mp respectively. I'm looking to upgrade to FF.
Does the R6 have a waveform or just histogram?
Sadly just a histogram, but at least there's zebras now too
Thanks for the detailed review!
I have a few questions.
1. Will the AF work well in video with adapted EF lenses
2. Is there an internal video proxy option like the A7III (that's a deal breaker for me, it's so useful
3. When will there be stock available?
Thanks
I heard it will be in stock beginning of August
I really like the feature set. But... there are questions I need to have answered before purchasing.
#1: Is it going to suffer from heat issues at 4K 30p?
#2: Is Canon actually going to implement ALL-I compression through a software update? Seems they mentioned it but nothing specific.
Also, hoping for some decent more budget friendly lenses from Sigma and Tamron coming to the RF in the near future.
Thanks for another helpful review. Looks like a great all-rounder, especially with IBIS and improved AF. For movie shooting though I see no ALL-I option in those menus - or true 24p (23.98 only?) If the rolling shutter proves as bad as the 1DXIII then I question whether there's enough for me to upgrade from my R Classic for video, especially as I shoot mostly 1080p - plus my iMac is going to struggle with the R6's H265 files... Will wait to see footage before deciding.
Yes, it's IPB only for all but the timelapse video on the R6
Gordon Laing thanks Gordon, hope to see some footage on your channel :)
Thanks Gordon! I'm seeing to hear different things about Dual card slot for recording video. Does the R5 definitely offer this? and does the R6 not offer it at all? Thanks!
The R6 definitely does NOT offer dual card slot for video according to Canon. The R5 does, but there are some weird combinations I've not got to the bottom of yet. But both will record stills to both cards of course.
Gordon Laing thanks.
Just checked spec sheet and it says with high speed UHS-II cards it will shoot upto 240 RAW photos. Somehow it feels like Canon has made a 1Dx Mk3 for masses.
Which is why they delay the R6 for the end of August. They wanted to sell this camera AFTER the Olympics, so photographers there didn't have to go cheap, and buy the 1DxMkIII instead. The R5 is expected a month earlier.
@@EugeniaLoli But the Olympics have been moved to 2021, and either way pro-sports guys will still buy the 1dx-III as the optical viewfinder gives them better reaction times for shooting.
The target audiences for the R6 and 1DX III are completely different.
Gordon, you're the king
Thanks!
I think the R6 was what we expected from a 5D Mark IV replacement, for the most part. The R5 to me, would've been close to, if not, the perfect camera to replace the 1DX series. I pre-ordered the R5 to replace my 5D Mark IV as my main camera for stills that shoots great video. I went for the R5 simply because I'm hoping to be able to hold out from replacing my camera again for a long time. I purchased the 5D Mark IV on launch, and though competition has released cameras with video features that lead me to purchase cameras outside of Canon in the meantime, I'm hoping the R5 can stop me from doing that for a long time. :-) Thanks Gordon!
Not gonna lie, this long time Nikon Shooter is very impressed with this R6. This will sell very well indeed!
Brilliant review. :-)
Thanks!
Hello Gordon, I have an eos R, mostly I don't use video and I'm not worried, it's worth switching to the R6, 20 mp versus 30 of the eos R ...? Thanks!
Thanks for doing an actual review and not a vlogtype format with crappy background music and stuff that has nothing to do with the premise of the video.
Thanks, glad you appreciate my format!
Does focus tracking work with L series EF lenses?
can you please do a comparison video on the R6 vs R. The pros and cons of going either way!!
I just preordered the R6, I am currently using Fujifilm XT1, do you reckon it’s a good upgrade from the XT1 for the video capability