Hands-On First Impressions: The Canon EOS R6 Mark II is a pleasant surprise that packs serious power into a compact body. Finally, Canon's '6' series of cameras has an identity of its own.
Nov 01, 2022The EOS R6 Mark II surprised me. Historically, Canon’s “6” series has been a stepping stone camera that, at least to me, lacked an identity of its own. That changes with the R6 II, which now punches way above its weight.
I can say with confidence that the R6 II is not average. It does not feel like a compromise. Canon has successfully given the R6 series an identity. Even though the company claims, I disagree. No, this is a focused camera. It is a sports, action, and events shooting monster thanks to a dramatically improved autofocus system, an improved buffer, as well as the ability to shoot up to 40 frames per second.
Aside from needing to unlearn what I had learned, the actual handling and layout of the camera is perfectly acceptable. Everything is easy to reach, and Canon’s simple menu system makes operating the camera relatively easy. If you’ve used a Canon camera any time in the last decade, you’ll easily get the hang of the R6.
In this hands-on, I’m not going to compare the performance of the R6 II to something like a Sony Alpha 7 IV or the smarter, improved artificial intelligence-powered autofocus of the Alpha 7R V — we’ll save that for a future story. What I will say is that in a vacuum, I can see a wide range of photographers totally happy with what the R6 can do.
The times when this issue presented itself were inconsistent, and as a result, I’m willing to chalk that up to pre-production firmware for now.The R6 II is able to shoot up to 12 frames per second with a mechanical shutter as well as up to 40 FPS with an electronic shutter . It is able to hit this number despite the fact it is not a stacked sensor. While the R6 II does use a brand-new 24.
I know SD cards are still the most common memory card format and that probably isn’t going to change soon, but the R6 II does feel slightly held back by the older, slower SD.Canon added two notable new features to the R6 II that some photographers might find useful: HDR for moving subjects, and a RAW burst mode with pre-recording.
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