Canon EOS R6 Mark II Final Review 

I like the idea of making intiial reviews and another one after having used the camera for a while.

Thank you for your review and your opinions. Both Chris and Jordan do a lot of work in testing the functionality of cameras for photography and videography. Appreciate it very much.

Did you know? The EOS R6 Mark II have two SD card slots, and you can take pictures on both at the same time in case one card gets corrupted ;)

So glad you guys brought up the Dynamic Range loss in electronic shutter. (Also noticeable in video) Currently, it is the only real weakness I’ve found that I actually have to shoot around. It’s unfortunate, but also not surprising the camera would have SOME weakness. Overall, it fills its role as a complimentary camera to my R3 bodies and a general everyday shooter for real estate and other subjects. Its performance is truly remarkable for the price point and can do a very good job hanging with the R3.

Awesome video! After watching some of your content, I've finally decided to subscribe and help save your memory cards!

I'd love to see a 4 way comparison video between the R6II, A7IV, S5II and the Z6III when it finally comes out!

Just bought the r6 ii last night can't wait to use it!

you deserve more subs for the hardwork you do

Love the shot of Chris on the beach. Beautiful framing and colour.

This is a really good video. Good analysis. This is the camera I'm looking at getting.

At 7:58 to 7:59 there is a autofocus jump for a stationary human mid shot. Thanks for not cutting it and a subtle way to showing, without telling. Like that.

Thanks guys, good to know they are so close these days. Which is a good sign.

I have the original R6 and don't need to upgrade since I mainly shoot photos, but uncropped 4k60fps at this price point is really impressive. The readout speed is a nice bonus too.

Excellent. Thanks in particular for the discussion of image quality in mechanical vs electronic shutter mode. Would have welcomed an in-depth discussion of IQ in the R6 vs the R6 II. But overall a very helpful, complete intro.

Really good reviews... Thankfully....

Congratulations on the video! I follow them all! Just to say that I paid attention to the whole video, at 8:25 min the description of the comparison comes out 6D Mark II, nothing that discredits the video! Just a comment! 😅 I love your work ! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Thanks for sharing another wonderful video like always 👍👌

Great review guys! Also, your kids are adorable ❤

I have been waiting for this one!!!!!

A great review, and by the sound of it, a very good camera too. Thz.

Nice review, I keep running into your vids and they're always presented well. Would you recommend an amateur upgrade to the r6 mkii from an RP? I got into photography with the RP and love it but it's FPS robs me of good action shorts very frequently.

Thank you for the review ❤❤❤

Looks nice! 4k60 with that low of a readout time is impressive. 0:50 Dual card mirroring/backup is ignored until someone experiences a card failure, but then it's too late... 😅 Doesn't take much to slot in a second card when it's an option. Not to say that's perfectly foolproof but it adds another layer of protection. It could have been the camera itself too.

So S5 II for video, A7IV for stills, those two recommendations in this video really illustrate how the EOS 6 II stacks up.

Got this camera back in December after 18 years as a pro photographer and it's the best camera I've ever used... by far. It's definitely class leading, beating out the A7IV (which has cropped 4K, bad LCD, and lower dynamic range and higher noise than the R6 II in all the tests I did plus the R6 II has way better rolling shutter and battery life,and costs less where I live!) and significantly better than the S5 II which still has focus issues (check out DSLR Videoshooter's review, he's the best) and has heavily crippled and cropped high speed modes, even in 1080. Ugh. Alex Barerra did a comparison with the A7IV and not only did the R6 II beat it when it comes to dynamic range and ISO noise, shockingly the R6 II was also SHARPER. I upscaled Raws to 33 MP to match the A7IV and sure enough the R6 II is sharper in real world. Perhaps due to weaker AA filter, and lenses and focus accuracy too. 12 FPS mechanical is already insane for photography. I shot sports with the best 1D at the time, and it was 10 FPS and it was always more than enough. And that 12 FPS blows away the A7IV (which gets only about 7 FPS in real world) and the S5 II.

Great Video as usual. Does the electronic shutter effect my canon R7 the same way as in the R6ii?

Good solid honest review.cant go wrong with either camera both hit the right features .

Very good review summary, I already own the Sony A7 IV but still have too much of a love for Canon to retire my EOS 80D, I would like to see what the camera does for the new Airplane and Train autofocusing as I haven't seen this reviewed yet?

Excited!

yeah, getting the R6II, the Tamron 70-180 and the Sigma 24-70 would be a great mid-budget sports/travel combo... Oh wait...

Thanks for providing another very useful video. Can you inform which camera was used to film this episode ? Greetings from Brazil

Funny that the AF jumps at 8:00 🤔

Hi! Awesome review! I have a question about video: When shooting in FullHD, is there any "line skipping" from the sensor or the frame is made of full read out and then downscaling? In old DSLRs, there was some line skipping, most noticeable as "aliasing" when shooting video with straight lines, for instance. And in 4K, what does the "oversampling" exactly do? some kind of pixel binning? Thank you very much!

What's the dynamic range and low light capabilities of the R6 II when shooting 4K 60p??? Does it have dual native ISO?

Great Video

As an R6 mk II owner my heartbeat jumped a bit at 8:46 with Chris casually throwing it from one hand into the other ;-)

Nice review, I was just surprised you guys were not using both SD cards for a back up purpose as you are really shooting for commercial use, even with my personal " stuffs" I always save my raw to both cards, and I had 3 memory card failed in my last 20+ years of digital photo life, not " a lot" but enough to cause me big enough headache if I didn't use dual card/back up.

Gordon addressed my biggest problem with the original R6: the AF occasionally just drifts off me for no discernable reason. I chalked it up to poor low light performance because it happens most often when my face is in shadow, and I'm dark-skinned to begin with. But the R6 II looks way better in multiple areas, including the AF performance. I really must consider upgrading, unless the R5 II comes out later this year as rumored.

Got mine yesterday! Perfect timing lol.

Can it completely solve the problem of jelly around the picture and picture swing under wide angle. Can you produce some cost-effective lenses that are easy to use and light?

7:58 typical Canon autofocus moment just before the cut 😁

Thank you!

I have the R6 Mk i. I love it so much. If I ever need a second Cam, I would absolutely consider the Mark ii. Or an R5 i/ii. Yeah buddy!

Chris and Jordan good job as always! With new announcements of R8, R50 is Canon the only manufacturer with a full mirrorless line up except of course something like a R1? There are rumors of a new R5 Mark II.

Would you be able to do a mini review of the Fujifilm X-H2S firmware 3 update for further improved autofocusing? Or maybe the review could wait until that update trickles down to the X-H2/X-T5 sensor systems. I wonder if they've updated IBIS video behavior?

Don't know what gear and settings were used for that short moderation piece of Chris telling us that the SD card died, but it's by far the nicest shot in the video.

So just exactly how old and well used was that card?? No chance it was related to the R6M2 at all?

I thought the camera had 2 slots or did they both corrupt

What camera did you shoot this video with? What lens did you use? Is this a better camera for stills and video than the r5?

7:57 Yup, that human detect AF is really doing wonders, Jordan! 😛

Hi Jordan and Chris. It happens! Forget to put second card in and first card realises and thinks "I'll have some fun here" - and gives up the ghost. Odd way of having fun but that's technology for you. The well known Murphy's Law. Thanks for the follow up, this one is on my list of replacement cameras. PS - I thought it was cold here!

Hmm seems like you should have been shooting to 2 memory cards at that same time. Thanks for the super in depth follow up, super helpful now that the camera is commonly found in stock!

For wild life and bird photography does this camera offer a big improvement compared to the eos r?

Hey Jordan or chris I’m thinking about getting in to photograph and videography and this will be my first camera that I will buy and one of the things I’ll also use the camera for is to do live streaming which camera do you recommend me to use

Chris and Jordan, do you guys plan to have personal channel after the DPReview is closed? love to check out your stuffs for future camera gear release.

How does the autofocus compare to that of the original R6?

What was the intro footage and other non-R6ii footage shot on?

Hi,please help with something, I want to buy this camera as i need a more compact camera for our studio and rung and gun, gimbal footage. We have a live streaming setup with an Atem Extreme ISO and 2 Blackmagic 6k Pro cameras. My question is, can i use this camera for live streaming for a few hours? I know there was a 30min limit for recording, i may seen a video with an firmware update which solves the 30 min recording limit. The camera will be connected to the Atem Extreme ISO through HDMI and may or may not record internally depending on needs. Mostly it will only stream through HDMI and the Atem will record all streams. Thank you in advance!

I like that red jacket Chris! Can you tell me what brand that is? Thank you!

You guys rock

how did you have issue with sd card corruption when the camera has two card slots?

weird how the AF just lost it at the 7:58 mark. It sort of contradicts the reports of the new subject only "stickiness" of the AF.

I recently purchased this Canon R6 Mark II Full Frame Mirrorless Also, Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 IF ED UMC Lens for Canon EF And Samyang 100mm f/2.8 ED UMC Macro Lens for Canon EF And of course, the Canon Mount Adapter EF-EOS R But when I attach either of these lenses using the adapter of course, nothing happens when I press the Shutter Button. Not even a sound. The camera does not take picture. What am I doing wrong?

So, am I correct that there is a split decision here (for general photography)? @7:57, Jordan prefers Canon over Panasonic if users prefer a good photographic & video (jack of all trades) camera @8:54, Chris slightly prefers Sony over Canon Also, R6 has weather proof coating right?

18ms and subject detect only are very impressive!

How does this camera do autofocusing in a wedding reception where the dj lights change all the time?

Will there be a RF 20mm F1.8 ✅ coming soon, Im covered and can afford to move when this happens.

I do photography and videography. Any issues with overheating?

Hope canon will allow 3rd party lenses Sigma 85 1.4 for rf mount is a dream

How do you compare it to Fuji XH2s?

I'm personally using the Sony A7 III for my private photography and video. It's still an amazing camera. But since we need a new alrounder atwork I will buy the R6 Mark II to have a workhorse in both photography and video. Should be good, can't wait to test it out.

Is the image quality the same to the upcoming r8?

Have my eye on it but already have the R7. The 6 mk 2 has a few slight upgrades but nothing drastic. Low light would interest me the most. I’ve read by most users it’s superior, but a night/day difference? sorry bad pun. I do a fair amount of cropping in my wild life shots on the R7. I also get in my opinion at least good low light with my fast lenses. Biggest issue which MAY bother me is the greater noise with low light pics. But that can be mitigated in post. So aside from wishing I could have the whole line up of R models, the 5 seems overkill and the 6 is of interest. How much more benefit will I get? I have a fair stable of RF lenses already (it’s been a lucky year for me)

What camera are you using for filming?

Is it 10 bit prores ?

Is this episode entirely shot on the R6ii?

As far as loss of dynamic range and bit depth? with electronic shutter: Is that the same for first curtain shooting? Same on the R5? Thanks

Does the Electronic shutter dynamic range decrease happen to other non stacked sensors like the A7 IV? I've only heard of rolling shutter and light flicker at lower speeds as disadvantages of Electronic shutter and as mentioned in your A7 IV review video.

I heard that the R6mii overheats has that problem been resolved???

The big question; if you own the R6 is the Mark II worth the upgrade?

what brand and model SD card got corrupted? How long it was in use? Im interested in this info just to have some reference. There are people who still do not believe that cards fail

which jacket brand ?

Waiting for final review for Panasonic S5 Mark II

Was Chris only using one SD card in the camera for those photos that got corrupted? I'd hope this could be prevented by using both card slots on the camera. That's the entire point of dual SD card slots, right? At least it is for the way I shoot. I know some people prefer to fill one card up and then start the next one, but I would much rather have a backup to prevent exactly the problem Chris experienced. I want to like the R6 Mark II and R7, but there are a few things holding them back for me. 1) Closed RF lens mount. We need Tamron and Sigma lenses in every mount if for no other reason than my wallet. I know you can adapt EF and EF-S lenses (and I own the Sigma 18-35mm and 50-100mm lenses in EF-S), but that's an imperfect solution with compromised autofocus. The lack of Tamron lenses even makes me think about Sony over Panasonic. Competition is a great thing. I know Canon make some fantastic native glass in this mount, but there are not enough lenses (particularly in APS-C for the R7), and goddamn their inflated prices. 2) Lack of video assist tools. This is easily fixable in firmware if Canon wants to fix it. Why don't they care? 3) Iffy stabilization. The S5 II and S5 IIX just win here. Not that the R6 Mark II is bad at stabilization, and it's probably better than the a7 IV, but the S5 II and S5 IIX are just far more stable for video.

7:58 dhe autofocus forgot him and goes in the background than the scene crops 🫣😈

I have sold my previous gear... and came here because I was hesitating whether to start new with Sony a7iv or R6ii and in the end, I didn't decide anything :)

What was this video shot for?

Very helpful review :-) What causes the difference in dynamic range and (recovered (?)) shadow noise when shooting with the electronic shutter vs the manual shutter? M

Awesome camera

Please make a comparison between R6II and S5II for video, espcialy the 4K 60p which is important

good 9.5min review on R6 mk II

camera this day, 99% is way above what average even enthusiast needed ... this really a though jobs for marketing to sell a new camera for a slight improvement ... and you guys dig deep just to search the different. Great jobs guys.

Was this review shot on the same R6 MII? Seems to lose focus tracking at 7:58?

You discussed how it doesn’t perform great autofocus on inanimate objects. What would be a good camera for this? I shoot lots of reviews/close up woodworking content. Thanks

hmm, I would think the Canon would be better for general photography over the Sony due to the Speedlite/flash system, which I have always gotten great results with DSLRs (sorry I am on here trying to decide which mirrorless option to move up to). When shooting portraits or general photography, I almost always use my Speedlite for fill.

A pretty excellent camera all around - it feels a lot like what the R6 should've been all this time rather than some kind of generational upgrade. That being said, I'll take a mulligan as great as this any day. Even though the EVF isn't HDR so the OVF sim isn't as great as it could be, and they seem afraid of full size HDMI ports...I don't have real complaints for how I'd use this camera day to day as a photographer.

What brand of SD card?

Got my R6 Mk II just a couple of weeks ago, and my main thought is, why did I wait so long???

Now I just want a video on SD card corruption 😬

Does anyone noticed that canon do not have any entry level camera with interchangeable lenses? Im not countin M lineup because its deadend and no one will start with those cameras. Other brands are going the same way unfortunately