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PREVIEW
CANON EOS R6
The Canon EOS R6 packs flagship speed and AF – but does it
have enough full-frame resolution for the mirrorless masses?
hile its big brother R5 is
getting all the headlines,
the Canon EOS R6 is in
many ways a far more
fascinating camera – and one
that’s going to appeal to a much
larger portion of the market and
enthusiast Canon photographers.
Although impressive, the Canon
EOS R5 is simply too much camera
for most people. Its powerful 8K
video in particular is the tech of
tomorrow, rather than today, and
most people simply don’t have the
storage capacity (or the power) on
their laptops to handle an 8K
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can even be shared.
The same can be said of the
45Mp sensor. It sounds great on
paper but, if you want an everyday
camera or you shoot a lot of fast
action, handling thousands of
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applies it to much more current,
manageable specs. Does its 20Mp
sensor go too far in the other
direction, though, or is that
resolution enough to satisfy the
mirrorless camera masses?
There’s no doubt that the R6 is
immediately one of the best 4K
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its parity with the mighty Canon
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speed and sensor resolution it must
also rank as one of the best
cameras for sports photography.
We got our hands on the EOS R6
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The Canon EOS R6 may sit in
parallel with the Canon EOS 6DW The R6 get a new
button on outside
of the grip – Canon
UK used this well
for AF to free up
their thumb for
other buttons and
settings at the rearThe R6’s IBIS is
good for up to
8-stops of
stabilization in
select RF lenses,
and also works
with Canon EF and
EF-S lenses too
than you can chew. The 45Mp size
images are only really required if
you’re a professional photographer
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format equivalent machine. Not to
mention the R5’s £4199 price tag.
Enter the more affordable (yet
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R6, which features much of the
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new mirrorless
camera that will
appeal more to
enthusiasts