Whether you’re someone who loves stills or the magic of the motion picture, Canon’s latest full-frame mirrorless looks sure to impress.
Phones in cameras may well be expanding and getting closer than ever, but it’s difficult to look past a dedicated camera when you need sheer quality and capability.
While many are happy with the camera in their pockets, if you need more image quality and video capability to work with, not to mention the breadth of lenses on offer, the simple reality is you still need a proper camera and lens system in your control.
Like with phones, that’s an area that is evolving all the time, and to end the year, we’re seeing some of those evolutions in a new generation of Canon’s mirrorless “R” cameras.
The latest model is the third outing of its R6, a full-frame camera built for enthusiasts and pros looking for a large-ish body that isn’t quite as big as the EOS R3’s design and what a photojournalist or sports photographer might carry, but can match some of the capability.
In this year’s newly revamped R6 — now the R6 Mark III — Canon is providing a new full-frame sensor set to 32.5 megapixels of image capability with support for up to 40 frames per second of continuous capture. Or to put it simply, it’ll capture more frames per second in a standard shot than a second of video normally covers.
Officially, that’ll cover up to 150 RAW images in a single burst using CFexpress cards, though support for that and SD cards are here, as is support for JPEG, suggesting a reasonable amount of versatility for images.
It’s a similar picture in capture, with an ISO range maxing out at 64,000, while the camera supports up to 8.5 stops of image stabilisation when used with supported lenses.
The camera can even track specific faces, allowing you to register up to ten faces and lock them in with “Register People Priority”, maintaining lock using tracking algorithms and even firing shots before the shutter is pressed.
While that covers the bulk of the image changes, Canon will include support for ultra-high res video just shy of 8K in this model. Instead, Canon will support 7K footage in RAW Light captured at up to 60p, with 4K able to handle up to 120p for slow motion, and Full HD at an even slower 180 frames per second.
You can expect the Canon EOS R6 Mk3 in stores shortly with a price of $4299 in Australia, and to support the range of EOS R lenses. Good thing, too, because there’s now one more of those, as well.
Canon is adding an F1.2 portrait lens to the pile, offering the RF 45mm F1.2, a new low-light lens weighing under 350 grams and bringing what’s would normally be a more expensive aperture range to a lower price point, around $699 in Australia.
By comparison, Canon’s RF 50mm F1.2 hits around the $3K to $4K price point, giving you an idea of just how sharp the glass will be.
Barely a quarter the cost, the new RF 45mm F1.2 is clearly a different lens, but aims to bring a similar focal length and fast F1.2 aperture to more photographers, complete with a control ring at the front of the lens, as well.
Both the camera and lens are expected at the end of November, while the EOS R6 Mark III will be available in a kit with the 24-105mm F4 lens for $6149.
