R3 vs R6II

[Garnerfoto]

I’m looking to make the move to mirrorless. I shoot mainly birds and wildlife, some landscape and occasionally some performing arts.
I’ve looked at images from both cameras and they’re both beautiful.
On the surface I see eye control, full body and CF Express as the differences.

In the real world what is the $3000 buying?

 

[Anton Largiader]

Eye control, full body and CF Express
Much faster BSI sensor, practically no RSD.
More buttons to customize
Big battery
Probably more AF configuration options. Certainly more than the R5 and R6 had.
Possibly better weather sealing.
Built-in RJ45 for FTP
Can use flash with ES (maybe the R6ii can, at least some can't).

But the R6ii is newer and therefore has features like pre-shooting and USB connection to Camera Connect that the R3 lacks.

Dunno about high-ISO performance but you can research that.

 

[Garnerfoto]

Thank you for your input Anton. I didn't know what a BSI sensor was, now I do.

 

[flowrider]

The R3 has an LCD information panel that the R6 and R6II don't have.

 

[A1original]

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Thank you for your input Anton. I didn't know what a BSI sensor was, now I do.

BSIBack Side Illumiated sensor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back-illuminated_sensor

 

[paddler4]

I have an R6 II but never looked carefully at the R3 and don't shoot birds. However, I would definitely give thought to preshooting, which allows you to capture about half a second of a burst both before and after you fully press the shutter.

 

[digital paradise]

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[Jeff USN Photog 72-76]

There is only one thing that keeps me using the R6ii instead of the R3, the $6,000 cost of the R3

 

[Furlan]

Canon R6 MarkII is now priced at $1,999.00 Canon R3 is now $4.999.00.

 

[bobpal]

I also find the R3 large and heavy. I have used 1D bodies in the past. I now prefer the smaller R6 and R6II bodies.

 

[Immaculens]

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Interesting indeed. I think she immediately fell in love with the R62 ergonomics and focus and bam. Canon may have shot themselves in the foot. She wasn't even using the battery grip. And surely the BSI will trickle down to the R52 at some point so Canon needs a compelling reason for Pros to buy the R3 & R1 other than using CFExpress cards... just my thoughts.

 

[Anton Largiader]

I have no experience with 1 bodies but I think the R3 is smaller. I could stand for it to be slightly smaller but it isn’t bad at all.

 

[Immaculens]

I have no experience with 1 bodies but I think the R3 is smaller. I could stand for it to be slightly smaller but it isn’t bad at all.

R3 is 1015 g vs 1DX III = 1440 g

 

[digital paradise]

I have never liked grips.

 

[Garnerfoto]

There is only one thing that keeps me using the R6ii instead of the R3, the $6,000 cost of the R3

That's about how I'm feeling about it, even at $5000 it's serious coin.

I need to go down to my local shop and handle both of them.

 

[Jeff USN Photog 72-76]

That's about how I'm feeling about it, even at $5000 it's serious coin.

I need to go down to my local shop and handle both of them.

The more I use my R6 mk II the more I like it

 

[Anton Largiader]

I have never liked grips.

If you've tried them and not liked them OK. I find rotated controls make things a lot easier. No arm bending and twisting needed; you can simply hold the camera normally in whatever orientation you want. This evening I was shooting indoor track, lying on my side on the floor at the pole vault. I could turn the camera so it was still landscape in the real world, which would have been a real pain to do lying prone without a grip.

 

[digital paradise]

Sensor sized both are close but you may find this interesting too.

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The R6II is no R5 for mp count but it can hold up. I sold my R5 for the R6II and R7.



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[digital paradise]

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1733214-REG/canon_eos_r6_mark_ii.html

 

[paddler4]

If you've tried them and not liked them OK. I find rotated controls make things a lot easier. No arm bending and twisting needed; you can simply hold the camera normally in whatever orientation you want. This evening I was shooting indoor track, lying on my side on the floor at the pole vault. I could turn the camera so it was still landscape in the real world, which would have been a real pain to do lying prone without a grip.

It's all a matter of preference and what you shoot. I've never used a grip. I don't mind carrying a second battery, which in practice I rarely need, and I don't want the additional weight and bulk in my hands. I also don't find it awkward to hold the camera in portrait position. However, I'm guessing that for some types of photography that I don't do or don't do often, I might want a grip.