New Canon EOS R6 Mark III Specifications Revealed

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JMatt said:
I just don't understand 24mp sensors at this point. Why? Even print photographers can use resolution to crop into. There's tons of use cases for higher pixel count. I suppose speed and storage are reasons for smaller sensors. But storage is cheap, and there's plenty of fast cameras with higher pixel counts (see, every Sony sensor ever).
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Maybe because, no, there are not tons of use cases for higher pixel count. You can crop well into a 24 MP photo and still have enough resolution for almost every use case. Maybe that's why the 24 MP cameras are still the best selling.
 
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Exploreshootshare said:
The R5(mkii) is so rugged, you'll probably be fine with one or max two bodies. I'm more concerned about memory card failure. This happened exactly one time... of course, when I was on safari in Kenia :cry: Fortunately, I was able to recover about 99% of the pictures.

:ROFLMAO::) overthinking is rarely good :) When I travel by car, I take a PD camera cube with my seven lenses and decided on a day-to-day basis which lenses go in my backpack. The rest stays in the car or the hotel/ Airbnb whatever. When traveling by plane, I usually take 14-35mm F4, 24-105mm F4 and 100-500mm. I might swap one of the last for the 70-200mm F4. Depending on the location, I add the 35mm F1.8 or 85mm F2. So, usually total of four lenses and one body.

Thx about the heads up about the EVF of the R8. I wasn't aware of that and a good EVF is really important. Maybe I do have to wait for a R8mkii and hope for an updated EVF, better battery life and a joystick (the last one is what I really hope for)
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The R6 II has become quite inexpensive...(discounts and cashback in France and Germany)
It is rugged, uses the same battery as the R5 II, its EVF is fine, has a joystick and much more.
PS: I systematically use both SD/CF cards simultaneously. If one fails, the chances the other fails too are extremely slim. 2 cards, another advantage over the R8...
 
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Maybe because, no, there are not tons of use cases for higher pixel count. You can crop well into a 24 MP photo and still have enough resolution for almost every use case. Maybe that's why the 24 MP cameras are still the best selling.
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24MP cameras are best selling because there are no alternatives. Canon's only non-24MP camera starts at $3000
 
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blackcoffee17 said:
Who said anything about Sony? But it's easy to claim that "24mp cameras are best sellers" when the only cameras you can buy are 24mp, unless you can afford an R5. Speaking about Sony, the A7IV has the same price as the R6 and has 30MP.
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The A7IV has a 26.8ms sensor readout speed—but I guess megapixels are an easier concept for Sonyboyz to grasp.
 
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MikeGalos said:
Just a reminder from an old timer that a top LCD is hardly a new feature. In the old film days, say at the time of the F-1, you could see the shutter speed, aperture, frames remaining, exposure and ISO (ASA) speed from the top of the camera and, if you had a high-end body, you could see at least some of those in the viewfinder. Having that data available in both positions was a feature added in the 1970s. Losing fifty year old features is hardly progress.
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Yep, all of that was available looking at the top of my Canon A1 back in those days. I still preferred to see them through the viewfinder where they showed up in an LED line under the image through the lens. I could operate all of the buttons and slides to change shutter, aperature, ISO, mode (A, Av, Tv, M), etc. without taking my eye from the viewfinder. The D and R series afford me the same ability - my eye never leaves the viewfinder. I have a 1DXii with the top LCD, but seldom used it. So I guess I never really missed the top view.
 
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JMatt said:
I just don't understand 24mp sensors at this point. Why? Even print photographers can use resolution to crop into. There's tons of use cases for higher pixel count. I suppose speed and storage are reasons for smaller sensors. But storage is cheap, and there's plenty of fast cameras with higher pixel counts (see, every Sony sensor ever).
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And give buyers what they want? Never!
 
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Exploreshootshare said:
The R5(mkii) is so rugged, you'll probably be fine with one or max two bodies. I'm more concerned about memory card failure. This happened exactly one time... of course, when I was on safari in Kenia :cry: Fortunately, I was able to recover about 99% of the pictures.

:ROFLMAO::) overthinking is rarely good :) When I travel by car, I take a PD camera cube with my seven lenses and decided on a day-to-day basis which lenses go in my backpack. The rest stays in the car or the hotel/ Airbnb whatever. When traveling by plane, I usually take 14-35mm F4, 24-105mm F4 and 100-500mm. I might swap one of the last for the 70-200mm F4. Depending on the location, I add the 35mm F1.8 or 85mm F2. So, usually total of four lenses and one body.

Thx about the heads up about the EVF of the R8. I wasn't aware of that and a good EVF is really important. Maybe I do have to wait for a R8mkii and hope for an updated EVF, better battery life and a joystick (the last one is what I really hope for)
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Also don't forget that the R8 has "only" two dials unlike the R6 and R5 series. That in addition to the larger battery, better EVF and better ergonomics for my hands were the reasons for me to go for the R6II even though I'm just an amateur.
 
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Quack said:
Maybe because, no, there are not tons of use cases for higher pixel count. You can crop well into a 24 MP photo and still have enough resolution for almost every use case. Maybe that's why the 24 MP cameras are still the best selling.
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I'm happy with my 24MP but they are best selling only because the manufacturers decided so. If all low to mid bodies switched to 32MP then that would change.

PS: I think it most selling might be even 50MP now given where smartphones are moving to. ;)
 
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bn5fg said:
The A7IV has a 26.8ms sensor readout speed—but I guess megapixels are an easier concept for Sonyboyz to grasp.
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This kind of ridicule is so unnecessary. What the other poster said was absolutely correct and completely orthogonal to the question of read out speed.

Just make it clear: FullFrame to "entry level up to 2.5k USD" cameras across the board have 24MP except Sony's most recent iterations which have 31MP now. These camera aren't necessarily bought because of their low-MP count but very likely due to their prcie tag.
 
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JMatt said:
I just don't understand 24mp sensors at this point. Why? Even print photographers can use resolution to crop into. There's tons of use cases for higher pixel count. I suppose speed and storage are reasons for smaller sensors. But storage is cheap, and there's plenty of fast cameras with higher pixel counts (see, every Sony sensor ever).
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That is not correct about Sony's sensors, in fact quite the opposite: it's primarily their A9 and A1 sensors that are fast. Their other sensors are among the slowest. As well as the 60 Mpx A7R V, the R IV has 99ms; the 42 mpx A7R III and R II, 70+ ms; and the A7 series 60ms.
 
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Del Paso said:
The R6 II has become quite inexpensive...(discounts and cashback in France and Germany)
It is rugged, uses the same battery as the R5 II, its EVF is fine, has a joystick and much more.
PS: I systematically use both SD/CF cards simultaneously. If one fails, the chances the other fails too are extremely slim. 2 cards, another advantage over the R8...
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Yeah, I know all about the R6mkii. Just wondering whether it makes sense trading the R5 for the R6mkii (or iii) in order to get the lightweight R8 as well and have similar ergonomics on both cams. R5 and R8 are totally different ergonomics. Anyway, I don't need to answer this question, since I can't see myself parting from the R5 :)
 
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Exploreshootshare said:
Yeah, I know all about the R6mkii. Just wondering whether it makes sense trading the R5 for the R6mkii (or iii) in order to get the lightweight R8 as well and have similar ergonomics on both cams. R5 and R8 are totally different ergonomics. Anyway, I don't need to answer this question, since I can't see myself parting from the R5 :)
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I would never replace the R5 with an R6 II, even though I could pretty well get along with it as second body.
"Only" 24 MP would not deter me from buying a camera.
But lack of a high definition EVF, of IBIS, of dual SD, of E6-LP would!
I'd nevertheless suggest waiting for the R8 II, there could be some interesting new features...
Speaking of ergonomics, I was myself in such a dilemma.
Would I buy the "inexpensive" R5 (Panamoz Euro 2630) ot the R5 II (Panamoz Euro 3540)?
I chose the R5 II for identical ergonomics (switch!).
 
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JMatt said:
Lol. I read this garbage. Then I looked at the screen name and just laughed. Just move along. For an alleged "neuroanatomist" you're 1) not that smart, and 2) an ass.
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WOW!
It took you just two posts in this thread to get personal and calling names!
And that just because someone came around with arguments, that really can weaken your personal opinion?
That shows, 1) who's not smart and 2) who's the troll here. Congrats for that!
 
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