CANON R6 MARK II FINAL REVIEW | BEST HYBRID CAMERA?

[@RoninNYC]

This camera is amazing, jumped the gun and bought it, Had a Canon R previously and oh my god the R6II Blows it out of the water. Low light performance is AMAZING...

[@77dris]

Same! Better in every way! It's also way better than the 1 Series cams I shot with for 15 years.

[@scherge]

I switched from a 5D Mark IV to the R6 Mark II because of the video quality, and the MUCH faster auto focus with the RF lenses. I'm super happy with the 24 - 70 2.8 USM L lense, and I'm planning on getting the 15 - 35 and the 70 - 200 2.8 as well, because of how amazing the friggin 24 - 70 is. I love this camera lense combo.

[@dineshprasadgupta4625]

as u already have 24-70 u still want to go to 70-200 f2.8?

[@RWAquariumPages]

great review, as a photo only shooter, i noticed a huge difference in the tracking af compared to my r6, which was pretty amazing already. thanks for this video!

[@rnic74]

Does eye focus work with the R6 II and your Tamron lens?

[@davey3765]

Took a class for my R6mkii just to unerstand the new features having come from a 5D mki (shutter finally died 2022 I got my money worth :) WOW. It's a beast and its so FAST. The stuff these cameras do now and how fast they do it is insane. I wish I had this tech back in 2005.

[@JaredHoyman]

Isn't it amazing!? Our smartphones blow away the dslr's we used in the early 2000s.

[@PossMcLeod]

I'm planning on putting a deposit down on one of these bad boys this weekend, so am digesting every KZbin review on it I can before then.... just for peace of mind lol. Great review from someone that's actually been using it for more than a day, much appreciated! Oh and that shirt, as cool as it is, and as much as I used to love Flock of Seagulls when I was a nipper.... ain't no T-SHIRT! lol. It's a short sleeved button up collared shirt. Just sayin :P

[@adude394]

As someone who has been happily in the "obsolete" DSLR camp for some time, I've finally decided that 2024 will be my year to add a mirrorless camera to my kit. After doing quite a bit of research, I decided the R6 Mk II will be the one (even as I make plans to pick up a 90D as well😁). All of my lenses are Canon EF or EF-S save for an old Tokina 19-35 that I've had for years, and Sigma's 150-600 Contemporary, which my wife got me for Christmas. I've learned that it's completely possible to use, say, my 100-400, with a 1.4x converter on an R-body, using the EF > RF mount. Not needing to buy a bunch more glass is a big factor, so, I'm officially saving my pennies to pick up the R6 Mk II, and really looking forward to it!

[@JaredHoyman]

You will enjoy it! The EF glass adapts well.

[@adude394]

@@JaredHoyman Great to know. Looking forward to getting the camera in a couple of months and sharing my experiences with you. It's already in my B&H wish list!

[@simonryan6850]

Just come from the Sony 7iii I have never been able to work around the bizarre Sony menus this a much easier to use plus the user of custom buttons it’s a pure god send . The Cannon R6ii

[@JaredHoyman]

Every time I second guess myself and wonder if I should buy a Sony I go to Best Buy and play with n the menu system. I’m over it quick and love the canon menu system. So straight forward and easy to access.

[@cjm8160]

I love my R6 MK II (I still keep my original R6 as a B cam). I just wish we had All-I and 6K RAW internal.... it is a minor gripe but let's see what future firmware updates give us

[@JaredHoyman]

We are on thebsame page. I don't care about all-i as much as I wish we had 6k internal. Doesn't even have to be raw. Just 6k would be great.

[@hythekent]

Any good for birding? In particular high up and in flight?

[@JaredHoyman]

I personally have not tried it yet for birding but there are a lot of reviews out there that say it’s great for tracking birds.

[@marknongkhlaw1674]

Well I suppose it depends on the lenses. It does track the eyes 👀 though when set to animal tracking

[@darrinlalla9008]

10 points for reminding me about the Yoda song!!!

[@mostlymessingabout]

Did you turn on auto save custom settings? Did you turn off auto cancel Bracketing?

[@JaredHoyman]

That was it. Someone else said that and it was the auto cancel bracketing.

[@thatonerandomginger]

Trying to decide between this and the just announced A7C ii

[@JaredHoyman]

I haven't had a chance to sit down and look over the specs of the A7c II yet. Since I'm all in with canon it's hard for me to play on another platform. I will say I LOVE the R6 II. Best camera I have ever used for what I do.

[@thatonerandomginger]

Yeah, I’ve used Canon my entire life. So a switch to Sony would certainly be an interesting experience 😂 Appreciate your feedback!

[@rachelmorgan695]

Have you tried switching off bracketing auto cancelling in the menu? I'm sure there's an option to do that.

[@AKSKMY]

There’s an auto bracketing off when camera is turned off function but from video to photo not sure if there’s a way

[@JaredHoyman]

You're a genius! Lol...read your comment and it took me less than a min to find that option on the 6th tab 1st page half way down. Registered it to my C1 under photo and now bracketing stays when I switch to video and back to photo. Thank you!

[@AKSKMY]

@@JaredHoyman glad it help cuz the first thing I did on my R6II was watch the full walkthrough of every setting on the camera. Even things like ISO to reset back to “AUTO” is something that wasn’t present on my RP.

[@marknongkhlaw1674]

Battery drain does not happen in mine. I have kept it unused without airplane mode for more than a week, no battery drain. Maybe it's a quality control problem because I've seen others complain about battery drain, although I've not experienced it

[@JaredHoyman]

The drain for me obviously was when I had airplane mode off while using the camera. I don't think I had issues with that mode draining my battery while it was off. That all being said...I rarely do remote shooting so I keep it off 99% of the time.

[@shaunmaddox]

Haha.. I started with the t2i, replaced it with the t3i, replaced it with the 60D, then the 6D. For seven years I’ve been shooting with two Canon 6D cameras. I didn’t want to upgrade for a long time. Till this day, the canon 6D suits most of my needs. But from all my shoots, I have developed a wish list and I finally upgraded to Canon’s R6 Mark II. The improved auto focus, dual card slot and low light performance sold me. I’m totally blown away by the quality of the RF series. I’d love to have more resolution but low light performance is way more important to me. Is there something on your wish list that would make you upgrade?

[@JaredHoyman]

It is my favorite camera to date. I had the t2i, 6D then EOSR, R6 this is a huge upgrade from that camera. I can only imagine the shock factor from skipping a few generations to the R6ii.

[@shaunmaddox]

OMG it’s mind blowing. I’m surprised Canon packed so much technology in a little box. The features speeds up my workflow tremendously. Unfortunately, there’s a new learning curve, but totally worth it. Thanks for the video, your user experience convinced me to upgrade. Sad thing about it. I still miss the old cameras. But I no longer have to carry a flash to focus

[@JaredHoyman]

@@shaunmaddox I was the same way for awhile but you will get over the old cameras. It was more nostalgic for me. An end of an era but the mirrorless era is better.

[@John-Reese-]

The second model is always better than first models. Not only in the photography

[@TheTae310]

Trying to decide between this and a7cii

[@JaredHoyman]

I’m not familiar with Sony cameras but I will say the r6ii is the best camera I have ever owned.

[@F_A_D]

Oh Jared this is from 8 months ago, how did I miss that? Something that might sound silly, but I have set my bracket mode to shoot in electronic shutter, since the properties very seldom make super quick movements and rolling shutter wouldn’t really be a problem. Saves the life on the mechanical shutter. I might be totally miss understanding it tho…

[@JaredHoyman]

I actually never thought of that. For inanimate that strike a pose that be a viable option. Any image quality issues with electronic shutter and long shutter speeds? I haven’t researched it.

[@F_A_D]

@@JaredHoyman I have not run into any, and I do 5 brackets, longest of which be 4 stops overexposed. My editor never complained so I assume it should be fine😅 I think I saw you had 3 brackets 2 stops apart so it should be real quick, but other than that, the funny artificial noice the elec. shutter has sometimes makes it a bit harder to keep count of the number of shots taken. nothing much more than that!

[@JaredHoyman]

@@F_A_D if you are not doing this already put it on a 2sec delay. It will take your sequence of photos all at once.

[@saidharshini4187]

nice video. I'm starting out new so i'm thinking of A7iv or R6ii.

[@77dris]

I was the same, got the R6II and it's better as the A7IV was crippled with a 4k60 crop and also mediocre ergonomics and menus (where Canon has better ergos and menus) and the R6 II has better battery life.

[@77dris]

I'm SUPER curious to see a video about these new batteries you mentioned.

[@JaredHoyman]

I just got them in today and I'm impressed with the design and practicality of having a usb-c built into the battery for on the go charging. I'll get a video out in the next few days on it.

[@77dris]

@@JaredHoyman 😮 OMG! I've never heard of such a thing! I'm too lazy to look it up and will wait for your video to learn about it.

[@ParisianBaguette]

These batteries with usb usually have less capacity since some space to hold the connector and the charging component. Also, they might not accept all types of currents allowed with usb c and would charge slower.

[@stubones]

As a sports photographer I got excited about the R6 ii for its autofocus and 1.6 x crop mode (I need it because we shoot jpg for on-site print sales) but the inability to always use the electronic shutter nags at me constantly. I don’t want to wear out the mechanical shutter. Canon will release just about all their mid to high end mirrorless cameras with stacked sensors in the future, with no mechanical shutters, like Nikon have done with the Z8 and Z9. The only option for canon sports shooters who want mirrorless and don’t want to wear out the mechanical shutter, is the R3.

[@JaredHoyman]

I would say if you are making good money in that field the ROI is still worth it. In my field I shoot around 5,000 photos a week because of bracketing and it pays for itself in 2 days. Just like my drone. I could crash it a month after getting it and it's already made me thousands. All that being said, get "total tech" for $179 at best buy and they replace any camera that breaks for only a $100 deductible. My $2500 drone crashed and I replaced it in their store for $100.

[@davey3765]

I use that totaltech and I gotta say BestBuy has been fantastic with warranties. @@JaredHoyman

[@alfredknodler540]

Great review and I totally agree. Did you think the upcoming R5 mark II will be a big step forward on the video-side?

[@JaredHoyman]

Thank you! I would hope so. If Canon follows suit with the R7 and R6 II I would expect to see no recording limit and a digital hotshoe for adapters. Video features may not change too much, but they may add a lot more MP for photo. I'm just guessing at this point, but I will definitely be interested to see if it is worth purchasing.

[@alfredknodler540]

@@JaredHoyman You are right Jared. All depends on the 4k 50p-codec for me and the low-light-capacity. The R6ii is really cool and hard to beat

[@jhonnysaenz1748]

Hello, how are we? A question when I turn on my camera in some configuration that has high definition, I get an announcement of the probability that the camera could turn off, that is normal, it appears on the R6 mark II, I think that when recording in high quality, that happens, I don't know.

[@JaredHoyman]

Is it when you are shooting 4k 60 otlr 50? I get the usual warning with those frames per second. Have you always had that warning or did that happen with a firmware update?

[@jhonnysaenz1748]

@@JaredHoyman Not at all since I bought it at B&H I have never updated it I think it already has the latest update I suppose, in what mode do you recommend recording I use the s-log 3 that it comes with or is it c-log 3 I'm not so sure it's one of the 2 options that brings original

[@donjagoe]

Simply outstanding video!

[@FireLiteCreations]

Hi, do EF lenses adapted on the R6 ii work in silent/electronic shutter mode? If so, how many fps are you getting?

[@JaredHoyman]

They do but I have not tested how quickly they operate compared to rf lenses.

[@Mgpostanything]

So I was thinking about choosing between canon r6 mark2 canon r8 and canon r7 I do videography, I can low-key invest in one of them cameras with my budget, I just don’t know which one to invest in honestly, I shoot a lot of sports video and portrait “hybrid shooter” I would love the extra reach on the r7, the r8 is $1000 less then r6 mark 2 with low key the same future, and the r6 mark 2 check off all the boxes I need in a camera + plus I can keep growing with that camera in the next few years inshalla but at the cost of $2500, I’m really going back and forth at this point what’s your opinion?

[@JaredHoyman]

You have to do what you feel comfortable with but just remember....buy nice or buy twice. R6ii is awesome.

[@brendallsterling4117]

I needed a laugh. Thanks. Great video. I forgot to mention I have a canon R6 mark 11 and love it!

[@JaredHoyman]

Thank you!

[@joeyrobertson4926]

Thanks for sharing Jared! Currently shooting with the R and saving for the R6 II. I decided to invest in better glass first before updating my camera body. Question: when shooting homes do you ever use a flash and if so is it on or off camera? If possible I think this would be a great video. Thanks again 🙏🏼📷

[@JaredHoyman]

I use to 10yrs ago. Now I bracket and separately expose for windows. That would make a good video.

[@skyiswomb1]

Do you notice significant autofocus improvements? I find with the R6, it can be thrown off eye auto focus pretty easily (tree branches, architectural circles etc mistaken as eyes etc)

[@JaredHoyman]

From whatni remember of my R6 the R6 II is better in autofocus. You also have options that if it doesn't see the subject it doesn't focus on background it just stays where it left off.

[@lokart4250]

Wait for r1😊

[@scrow9]

Where can I buy that shirt?

[@JaredHoyman]

Tommy Hilfiger from Kohls. My wife bought it a month ago so it may still be there.

[@michaelathlan]

if canon could add us 20 minutes before the overheating in 50 I 4K it would be paradise, in order to have a full hour, then concerning the sound I find that it does not develop enough this digital prose, we do not see enough companies selling modules it's a shame, what is its standard? otherwise he's cool

[@kifley19]

It's a great camera. I wish they just give us 4k 10 bit in standard mode like the Sony cameras.

[@JaredHoyman]

I agree! That being said, davinci resolve makes it really easy to grade clog3.

[@michaelathlan]

Hello, I wanted to know what you think of the quality of lpb light, for the 50 i 4K, because I just tried it in a room at a temperature of 25 degrees, I managed to film up to 1 hour 40 minutes and I think I could have done better; do you really see a big difference with this quality??

[@JaredHoyman]

I've shot a lot in the light mode and I have not noticed much if any difference. It produces good quality.

[@michaelathlan]

@@JaredHoyman c'est ce que j'ai remarqué aussi mais je dois faire plus de test avec des moiuvements , la veritée si ce mode est bon , ben on pourra dire qu'on peut filmer au moins 1heures 30 mn en 4K 50I

[@dineshprasadgupta4625]

thanks for the info Jared. which editor you use: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYiTeoWeps2Ch5o

[@JaredHoyman]

You are welcome. I use Davinci resolve studio. 10bit only works in studio not the free version.

[@77dris]

Dan Watson just put out a video declaring the R6 II to be the best hybrid right now and I agree. It's also THE most underrated camera out there right now. The S5 II and A7IV - both lesser cameras - get way, way, WAY more attention than the R6 II (I suspect it's the more aggressive promos from Panasonic and Sony). But even the R8 gets WAY more attention than the R6 II despite the R6 II being much better and being out longer. Even DXO hasn't put out a sensor review on the R6 II but HAS done one for the R8. As for resolution, the .5% of time I need higher res (kind of never really) I use AI upscale and get much better looking, more detailed looking 45 MP photos than I would get natively from the R5. Also, I shoot mainly 4K60 and the R6 II has the best 4K60 out there right now (tied with the R3). All this whilst paying less for this brand new camera than I would have for the A7IV (about the same as the S5 II , but that is a much more crippled camera in most ways).

[@JaredHoyman]

It's hard for me to communicate how awesome this camera is from just one model away. If anyone is looking to upgrade this is the camera to do it with. At this point in the tech there is very little difference in these cameras and cinema cameras. The lines are blurred. I saw Dan's video yesterday, which was pretty affirming on how I have felt and funny since I had this one ready to release today. Great minds think alike. Btw... I like how aggressive canon has been with firmware updates over the last few yrs.

[@lewcehjitl3282]

Your a famous person 😅.

[@evertigo]

What long-term review? You cancelled your order, do you remember?

[@JaredHoyman]

You didn't watch that video did you? I cancelled it with b&h. I ordered it with my local camera store instead and got it faster.

[@evertigo]

@@JaredHoyman so in that way you confirm that you're a clickbait fan?

[@williebravousa]

I'm a Canon holder and I returned my R6II and bought a Sony a7IV, because I got a cheap E lenses. I do photography and 24mp for that price is a joke.

[@JaredHoyman]

@covidcarl7480I wonder what he thinks about the new Sony a9iii that is only 24mp for $6000? People need to realize more megapixels doesn’t mean more professional.

[@h.o.j2375]

@@JaredHoyman Good comeback!

[@sweetdealzzzz9463]

Do you use off camera flash / lighting for real estate photography? Just wondering how this camera performs in the homes you photograph.