RDM5546
Senior Member
Funny Valentinethat image is from the Canon R5, as it's only published under the R5's canon page. The R6 has magnesium parts but doesn't have a complete magnesium body frame like the R5.Don't worry, the R6 still has a decent (but very lightweight) Magnesium Alloy frame beneath those Polycarbonate panels. If you should add the BG-R10 grip extender, the resulting heft is considerable but the balance with heavier lenses is better. The new mirrorless designs are lighter than before and the Polycarbonate panels can handle greater impacts and are less reactive to thermal differences than all-metal frame cameras. From memory, Polycarbonate materials can resist a shotgun blast at around 20 feet (which is ideal for photojournalists). There's still a fair bit of metal above the outer panels on the R6. I'm watching how scratch-resistant it is after that R5 reviewer noted hard wear on the rear edges of his camera ... and so far I've not seen a mark on mine - as of yet. I noticed no dew forming on my R6 when in the cold night air with long exposures...and encountered no painful overheating of the outer shell in the harsh Australian sun last week.
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The EOS R6 Magnesium Alloy Frame
Thank you for observing that error.
I had thought the Magnesium body/frame looked too similar to the R5 so I was confuse and surprised at how large the metal of the R6 frame was in this image. Metal is better for higher power electronics and achieving better cooling. The poly carbonate cases can very rugged and have better shock suppression than metal cases. Rugged cases must be good for comfortable grip feel, good shock suppression and cooling all at the same time. All of my Canon DSLRs have been very ruggedly packaged and I have had both metal and polycarbonate cased Canon camera bodies.
