5D4 to Canon R6 mark ii thoughts and experiences

I upgraded from the 5D4 to an R5 about a year and a half ago. It was very hard to choose between R5 and R6, now with R6 II, it’s even harder to choose.  If I had to choose now, I would most likely take R6 II, because it’s low light is said to be a little better and its AF system is better.

I liked the 5D Mark IV a lot.  It wasn’t easy switching.

The AF system accuracy is amazing. It doesn’t always behave the way you want; it’s not quite the same behavior as the 5D4, but when it locks on eyes it’s fantastic.

Adapting the lenses works flawlessly.  I have no desire to buy the RF lenses.  I bought the adapter with the control ring, because I want an Aperture ring. It’s easier to remember Aperture when it’s a dial on the lens.  It has all the same menus as the 5D4 plus a lot of new ones.  I still don’t understand them all, especially the video settings… but I don’t shoot video so it doesn’t matter.

I set up the back button focus with two buttons: AF-ON starts Servo focus with Eye Detection, and the * button starts Servo focus with center point focus, without face detection, like the 5D IV.  From what I understand, this model is improved in the newer AF system of the R6 II, which is a big reason for choosing it over the R5.

As for resolution, I was reluctant to drop down to the 20mp of the R6, but now it’s 24, and the experts here said that the R6 has better low light performance than the R5.  Plus, the 45 mp images of the R5 are difficult to edit; it’s a lot of processing time and every operation takes time.