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Canon R6 Mk II vs R5?

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Steve_tEkGuY Contributing Member • Posts: 599
Re: Canon R6 Mk II vs R5?

kentmcpherson wrote:

I am making the switch to mirrorless. I have been a Canon shooter for a long time. I have been very impressed with the articles and reviews on the new R6 Mk II. It seems its only drawback is the lower 24MP sensor. I want to make the right purchase to last several years so I looked at the R5 too. It is older and doesn’t have a few of the few features the new R6 does but it does have a 45MP sensor. Its biggest drawback is the price tag which is $1200 more than the R6 Mk II. Does anyone have any thoughts or direct experience with these 2 bodies? Thanks!!

I purchased both recently and for the last month I picked up the R5 instead of the R6Mk2. On my outings the R6 just sits in the back pack.

I do use the R6 when going out with the family where I takes photos and videos and I find the buttons and dials work faster compared to the R5 mode dial. I also like the human subject hold option in video so the focus doesn't shift or drift which is not available on the R5.

So for photos R5 - for video or hybrid perhaps the R6 Mk2 is better.

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