I BOUGHT the Canon R6MKII...Will I Keep It?!

In today's video I FINALLY purchased the Canon R6MKII. I unbox the camera and share my first impressions, trying to decide if I should keep it or return it!

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[dris]

I've been shooting Canon for 18 years and for 12 of those I used the best Canon 1 Series. I used Rebels, 20D, 30D, 5DIV, and EOS R. I got the R6 II when it came out and it's THE best camera I've ever used by a fair margin. The AF is way better than any of the 1 Series cams, EF lenses adapt PERFECTLY, the video is better than it's direct competition like the A7IV and S5 II both of which don't have full frame 4k60 like the R6 II, the battery life is phenomenal, and dynamic range and noise are the best of any camera I've used.

I've printed billboards with 8MP cams that looked incredible, and 24 MP massive wall size prints that also are so detailed. I've compared the R6 II files upscaled to 45 MP to the R5 files taken with the same lenses and there is very little differnce. When printed there is 0 difference. But if I want, I can use the Superscale ability of LR/Camera Raw to get even sharper files. My buddy and I have 30 years of photo/design experience and when we did a comparison of superscaled files from the R6 II to the R5 (both equated to 45 MP) we chose the R6 II files as sharper/more detailed 9/10 times when zoomed in to 100% on large monitors. To me MP is now more marketing than a necessity.

I shoot hockey with the R6 II and adapted 70-200 2.8 IS III and this thing is almost perfect. I get about 98% hit hate using eye AF... it tracks even through visors and cages!

I never use electronic shutter as it lowers IQ, but as a pro shooter who used the best sports cams in the world that were "only 10 fps", 12 fps is just beastly imho and anything more than that is mostly marketing.

I'd also say that the "soft" images you had when your daughter was jumping was due to the slow shutter speed. You will get a fair amount of blur at 1/320s if somebody is moving around.

[greenthumbninja]

You've been one of my favorite photographer/vlogger since I started in photography. Thank you for your tutorials and tips, and congratulations on reaching nearly 100k subscribers! 🙂

[dlh]

Glad I'm not the only one who was thinking at the very start that your sweet girl is looking so grown up!

Thank you for this video!

[Augnos]

The Adobe Standard profile definitely has a green tint with the R6 Mark II. I prefer ColorFidelity profiles or camera matching profiles instead. But once I got the color profile situated, I’ve been absolutely in love with this camera! Just got my 2nd one on sale a few months ago.

[DTme]

Finally could afford to upgrade from the RP to the R6 markii. WOW! I didn’t realize how much I was missing and how much better the R6 is than the RP.

[lorindak.photography]

I'm glad I'm not the only one having a problem with the on and off video on the opposite side as the original.Your daughter is stunning by the way. A natural.

[nobodynoone]

I also switched from R6 to R6 mk2… I enjoy the improvements in AF accuracy, stickiness and speed. The extra 25% of mpixel helps with detail. It seems to me that R6mk2 has a better AF than the R5 and seems to be closer to the lovely R3.
I do wildlife, birds and nature photography where I enjoy the improved AF and picture quality as well as colors.
Thanks for sharing your first experiences. I’m certain you will enjoy 🤗

[paullanoue]

If you have to zoom in to see noise that means there is no noise. The human eye doesn’t zoom in. What do you call a person looking at a four x six foot print hanging on a wall with a magnifying glass? A photographer.

[bigd]

This is my first Canon, which I bought for fast action with the reliable autofocus. I sold my Fuji X-H2S which disappointed in this regard (but was awesome in quite a few other areas). I am not sad I made the switch, and the inexpensive Canon RF lenses are great! I'm still learning the abilities of the Canon system but so far it's been fun.

[justesmond]

I loved the review. I’m a former OG R6 owner. I now own the R5 and an R8 for wedding photography. I’m waiting on the R6 Mk iii to come out so I can get the R6 Mk ii. I loved my R6 back in the day. The file size is perfect.

[lawlessjff]

I skipped the R6 and went straight to the MarkII, added the grip (I have big hands) and love shooting it

[joelmanrique]

I have been planning to buy a new camera for a while now. I watched some videos from different reviewers and photographers, but then I stumbled upon your videos, and NOW, I LOVE STAYING HERE AND I HAVE SUBSCRIBED. I mean, best subscription ever 😂

[onlysublime]

the camera profiles are not any less raw or any more edited than adobe profiles. The profiles are meant to match how the camera's sensor data is handled. Unfortunately, camera profiles for Canon bodies have no input from Canon and are approximations by Adobe (you can compare Canon's Digital Photo Professional software and how DPP handles the sensor data much better than Lightroom, but unfortunately, Lightroom is better for mass edits of photos so we're stuck with these approximations). That said, starting from these camera profiles for me has been a revelation. For many years, I had used Adobe profiles without knowing the difference with camera profiles. I had thought that camera profiles were akin to presets where the sliders were preselected. But they're totally different. And until I used camera profiles, I didn't understand when people said "Canon color science." It also made it easier for me to edit photos as I had a better starting point than Adobe Color.

[sfink]

As a brand new subscriber to your channel, I was impressed with the content and detailed description, even though I'm not a portrait/landscape style photographer. I opted to go with the less expensive cousin, the R8 over the R6 MKII, to go along with my R7.

[swistedfilms]

I'm not unhappy with my R6 Mark One. That sensor is a beast! And you can really do a lot with 20MP even if you crop a little. It's my go-to for most things, except wildlife where it's time to break out the R5. Not that I've ever gotten to use it because my son keeps using it and I wind up using my R7, but that's okay because he gets amazing shots, but I finally got him an R5C so now we can go shooting together and I can use a full frame camera. Anyway, these shots looked amazing! And I can hardly believe what you got at such high ISO after de-noising. That extra 4MP is definitely tempting. I would've gotten the Mark II earlier this year when it was on sale but I just had other purchases ahead of it. Maybe next year!

[bradleybruce]

Getting back to shooting after 12 years for a hobby again, looking at a used R6 then a new R8 but your video has pushed me to just order a new R6ii for Thanksgiving. Thank you for taking the time out to make this video and your other videos.

[GolfwidowandMom]

I LOVE my R6 Mark ii. My sharpness and clarity rate is super high with this. You should definitely keep it!😊

[DexterLaurence]

I started watching your videos about a month ago after I got my Mark 2 and was wondering, how comes she doesn’t have any mark 2 videos? Now realize from watching this video that you didn’t own one. I think this video was very transparent, honest and nice to watch. Keep it keep it. Thank so much for all your help. Appreciating your work all the way from Antigua and Barbuda in the Caribbean. PS got mine from Best Buy in Canada.

[Jwitherow]

Your so fun and educational, I love my mark 2

[colleentheresaphotography]

Ok you made my final decision for me! Now what lens to buy?!?!? Keep my old lens and adaptor or spend and get the rf lens?