Tag: Canon EOS R6

Canon has teased the Canon ESO R5 multiple times, but the company has stayed completely quiet about the rumored EOS R6—the R5’s little sibling. Fortunately, the latest leaks tell us what we can expect from Canon when the announcement rolls around in July.

It’s been a big day for Canon Rumors. First, the site revealed that the EOS R5, EOS R6, six lenses, and two teleconverters would all be announced “on or around” July 9th. Now, the rumor site is posting an updated list of leaked specs for the more affordable camera: the EOS R6.

According to the most recent update, the 20MP full-frame mirrorless camera will feature:

IBIS

12fps mechanical and 20fps electronic

Oversampled 5K, 4K/60p, and 1080/120p video capability

Canon Log

10-bit video shooting

AutoFocus system identical to the EOS R5

Dual SD UHS-II slots

Head and Animal Detection AF

No top-mounted LCD

Identical 5M-dot EVF as the EOS R5

You can see the first leaked photo of the camera (to our knowledge) in the lineup pic below, published earlier today by CR:

While the camera is said to have lower build quality than the EOS R5 and will not feature RAW video capture, it’s expected to come in at a much more affordable price tag. The latest rumors have the price somewhere around $2,500 or less, putting it squarely in competition with Nikon’s Z6, Sony’s a7III, and Panasonic’s S1.

Canon’s much-rumored and anticipated EOS R6—the mirrorless variant of the 6D line-up of DSLRs—was originally expected in May, but it sounds like we’ll have to wait a little while longer for this full-frame mirrorless camera to officially arrive.

According to Canon Rumors multiple sources are saying that Canon has been forced to delay the announcement of the EOS R6 until July, pushing shipping for the camera until Q3 of 2020. Assuming this remains the case, the camera should still arrive in plenty of time for the 2020 Holiday season, but it’s disappointing news for Canon mirrorless fans all the same.

It seems the rumored EOS R6 will, more or less, come to replace the current EOS R. And while it is expected to use a lower resolution image sensor, in many ways, it will be the camera the EOS R should have been. Here are the anticipated specs, which were originally leaked in March:

20MP full-frame sensor

IBIS

12fps max with the mechanical shutter

20fps max with the electronic shutter

4K/60p and 1080/120p video capability

Dual card slots

Compared to the EOS R5, sources say the R6 will use a lower-resolution EVF, lack the top-down screen, and represent a drop in overall build quality. These trade-offs will hopefully also mean a very attainable price tag.

For stills shooters who want buy into the RF ecosystem but aren’t happy with what the EOS R and EOS RP have to offer—and aren’t interested in the eye-watering video specs Canon is building into the EOS R5—it sounds like we’ll be waiting a bit longer for another option to hit the market. Then again, we all kind of expected that, didn’t we?

Since it’s already officially announced, we’ve been focusing on coverage for the upcoming 8K Canon EOS R5, but that’s not all Canon has in store for 2020. Reports indicate that Canon is also working on an EOS R6—a full-frame mirrorless camera with a 20MP sensor, 20fps electronic shutter, 4K/60p video and more.

In case Canon’s latest press release didn’t make it abundantly clear, the EOS R5 will be the spiritual successor to the 5D lineup of DSLRs: a hybrid camera with exceptional stills and video capability that seeks to shake up the market in the same way that the 5D Mark II did when it hit the scene in 2008.

The EOS R6, then, is probably slated to be its little brother—the equivalent of the 6D line-up, and a far more affordable (and realistic) entry point for most photographers. According to the most recent leaked specs, the Canon EOS R6 will sport:

A 20MP full-frame sensor

IBIS

12fps burst (mechanical)

20fps burst (electronic)

4K/60p and Full HD/120p video

Dual card slots

Lower resolution EVF than the R5

Lower build quality than the R5

No top-down screen

According to Canon Rumors, the current expectation is that the camera will be announced in May and released in June, though the disruption caused by the novel coronavirus will almost certainly delay the ship date, if not the announcement, of this camera so stay tuned for further updates.