CANON EOS R6
Canon has unleashed two very similar yet distinct beasts, which have turned the industry on its head. Last issue we tested the Canon EOS R5, a mirrorless answer to the EOS 5D (and, according to reports, the closest we’ll ever get to a 5D Mark V) that packs overwhelming 45Mp and 8K firepower. However, it’s the EOS R6 (again the all-but-official successor to the 6D Mark II) for keen amateurs and semi-pro photographers who don’t need that kind of, frankly, nuclear armament.
Which isn’t to say that the EOS R6 doesn’t have any muscle to flex. Far from it; it possesses the same sensor (sans a fancy low-pass filter) and the same blistering burst shooting top speed as the flagship Canon EOS-1D X Mark III. And not only does it take the flagship’s extraordinary Deep Learning AF system, it actually trumps it with a new and exciting animal autofocus system and improved Dual Pixel AF II technology.
Some have suggested that the R6’s 20.1Mp sensor might be too modest, though, plus there’s the overheating issues that limited the R5 also apply here to the superb (but shortlived) 4K modes. So now that we’ve given it a thorough testing, how does the Canon EOS R6 fare – and how does it compare to the existing R and RP bodies?
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As noted, the R6 shares plenty of DNA with the 1D X Mark III right down
