R6 observations & test shots (PICS)

Marco Nero wrote:

CANON EOS R6 - waiting for the battery to charge

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This isn't a "review".
I'll get around to doing one of those later after some other tests. I'm simply passing on my first impressions on the R6 camera. To sum it up: I like it. .
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Using the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens (via the control-ring lens adapter for RF to EF lenses), I literally forgot I wasn't using a full-frame DSLR. The speed and responsiveness were great and there was no lag in operation while shooting. Quite a surprising experience. With the RF 85mm f/1.2L USM lens, the camera caught every single shot of every single subject trained it on. To speed things up, I'll post my observations in bullet-form below...
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Observations from today:
* R6 was used with two lenses initially.
* Battery took over 1.5 hours to charge & was mostly depleted when unboxed.
* After 20 minutes setting preferences, camera was slightly warm.
* Heat was not observed during two days of shooting stills.
* Camera turns on instantly. There's no delay in startup.
* Camera is very responsive.
* Images were fairly well exposed.
* Joystick will appeal to DSLR users.
* Touch screen is VERY responsive.
* After taking 387 images, there was 76% power left in the battery.
* R6 is thicker than the EOS R but very comfortable to hold.
* Feels solid & well constructed.
* Eye/Face tracking ignored backlit birds.
* Eye/Face tracking ignored my black cat in the dark on black fabric.
* Eye/Face tracking absolutely superb with humans.
* Eye/Face tracking worked well with all three my cats.
* VERY reliable Autofocus. 100% success rate with over 1000 images.
* Control Dial feels firm and solid. Turns easily (faster than the R imo).
* Nice colors in JPEG.
* Low noise with high ISO.
* EVF is good.
* LCD with Live View was great.
* I suspect that IBIS draws plenty of battery power.
* A second battery is a good idea (I took all my shots with just one).
* 12fps burst rate applied to both lenses I used today.
* IBIS works beautifully.
* No signs of wear on the R6 body paint so far.
* IBIS performed at around 8 stops with the RF 85mm f/1.2L lens.
* LCD playback applies some anti-aliasing that is exaggerated where high contrast occurs on an image. The images don't exhibit this when downloaded.
* I was aiming at a tree while holding the R6 over my head - my hands shook and I could see this on the LCD screen. As I half-depressed the shutter, the IBIS kicked in and the scene immediately stabilized. Impressive to watch (similar to lens stabilization).
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Things I didn't like:
* Screen could have been slightly larger but is still excellent.
* Rear viewfinder sticks out almost half an inch from the body.
* Canon didn't ship the BG-R10 Battery Grips with the cameras & lenses.
* Spare LP-E6NH batteries are way too expensive for what they are.
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For these sample images that I took today:
* Mechanical Shutter was used.
* I selected "Fine Detail" for my User Defined Setting.
* All images shot in JPEG (I don't shoot RAW).
* All images were handheld (no tripod or monopod needed)
* Images have been lightly edited in Lightroom 4.
* One full sized JPEG is included below. All others are reduced to 2500p wide.
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Afterthoughts:
I really like the R6 camera. I've opted to replace the R6 branded Canon EOS strap (that comes with the camera) with a slightly wider EOS DSLR strap with no camera model name stitched into it. A branded strap often causes people to engage you over the model you are using... but several people still approached me to see what I was shooting with and wanted to ask a lot of questions. Two of them knew of the R6/R5 and were keen to take a closer look. The camera is small enough to balance perfectly on the EF 100-400mmL II lens, even without the battery grip attached.
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Is it worth the additional cost over the R/RP? Not quite sure of that but it's worth the price if you want a definitive camera that covers most bases. If you need to upgrade or buy a new imaging instrument like the R6, then this is like a blend between the 5D/6D DSLR cameras. It handles a lot like a 6D with a vastly improved AF system. I think it's a significant camera model and the images it produces are excellent. I imagine it would be hard to go back to a "regular" camera with less features after using the R6.
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* (I have more than 10 images to share, but will post a few more in a separate reply below).

Very nice review. Thx

Got my R6 on Thursday, played around a bit on Friday and had a photoshoot with it on Saturday (sadly I cannot show any of the pics).

My main camera is the 1DX and the R6 was used for part of the shoot to test it out.

Here a my findings:

Focusing in the dark during preparation with the EF 70-200 2.8 II was not working all the time. Over half the time to camera focus point lit up but no focusing took place. Will have to try to figure out what caused it at a later date.

For the photoshoot in good light and with an external Canon flash the camera worked flawless.  I shot with the RF 24-70 f2.8 and the EF 70-200 f2.8

100% focus success in good light with both lenses.

Canon 600 RT flash on ETTL gave me perfect results (off camera).

Love the EVF

Canon colours are great as usual especially skin tones

Pulling the screen out is a very flimsy experience. When you pull it out on the right bottom part the screen slightly pulls upward and touches the top right part of its surroundings.

Took 485 shots (EVF on) and reviewed 100 using the back screenl - still had about 50% battery charge left.

During testing on Friday connected R6 to my iPhone and iPad to review pics on the card in the camera via bluetooth (that drained the battery a good bit). Worked good.

Like it was said by the original poster - the strap is too thin for me and got in the way during camera operation quite a bit.

I have very small hands and it was not perfect to reach the focusing toggle button. For normal hands it will be perfect.

Had trouble the get the extra control ring on the lens to work until I figured out I had to hold my finger on the shutter button to get it to respond

Didn't use the video function - no overheating shooting stills

Button layout is very intuitive for me. Love the rating button.

Downloaded the files into the updated LR and was ok with the initial results. DPP is way better though.