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R6 - have difficulties to autofocus in very low light

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Shaul Regular Member • Posts: 271
R6 - have difficulties to autofocus in very low light

While I like my R6 a lot, there is one type of shooting where I had better results with my old 650D: shooting in parties.  On my old camera, my external Speedlite 430 EX II, would throw AF assist beam and I never had a problem focusing.  
The R6 cannot use the AF beam of the 430EX, and I have many cases where the camera just cannot focus.  I am talking about club-like dance parties that are really dark.  The AF-assist option in the menu is on, and the focus mode is one-shot A.

Any advice on how to overcome this difficulty?

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Canon EOS R6 Canon RF 24-240mm F4-6.3 Canon RF 85mm F2 Macro IS STM
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