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Canon R6 Mk II vs R5?

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John Sheehy Forum Pro • Posts: 26,698
Re: Canon R6 Mk II vs R5?

Ran Plett wrote:

OTOH, you have both options now, so for an additional $500, you can effectively shoot at 1120mm. Of course you may see some diminishing returns because the tighter photosites would give you effectively 1 stop less low light performance or heavier noise. There’s no such thing as a free lunch here.

The R5 has a little more read noise than the R6-II, but it is not as tremendous as it would seem at 100% pixel view, where the comparison is distorted by different sharpening and different magnification. The R6-II with a 1.4x will have slightly more pixels-on-subject than the R6-II (with the same shutter speed and lens, and no TC), and slightly less noise. The AOV in the viewfinder will be 41% wider, though, with the R5, making it easier to get the subject in the frame and keep it there. The advantage in low-light AF that normally favors the R6-II will decrease by a stop, too, with the 1.4x TC. Also, the rolling shutter will go through the subject about twice as fast with the R5, since it is about half the frame height.

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