Canon EOS R6 Field Testing Courtesy of Canon South Africa

New: Field / First Impressions Report: 'Canon EOS R6 / RF 600 / 800mm f/11 IS STM Lenses for Birds in Flight / General Bird Photography' for Canon South Africa

I'm pleased to announce that I will once again be working in association with Canon SA in field testing the new Canon EOS R6 Full Frame mirrorless body that was launched during July 2020. (I've done a similar exercise with Canon SA in 2019 after the launch of the Canon EOS R).

One of the objectives of working with the EOS R6 will be the hands-on assessment of the EOS R6 Autofocus performance using the following lenses for birds in flight photography:

• Canon RF 600mm f/11 IS STM lens
• Canon RF 800mm f/11 IS STM lens

Canon EOS R6 Key Features and Specifications

• Full-frame mirrorless camera
• OLED electronic viewfinder with 3.69 million dots and 120fps refresh rate
• 3-inch Vari-angle LCD touchscreen
• Dual UHS-II SD card slots
• New 20-megapixel full-frame CMOS image sensor
• Native ISO range of 100-102,400
• Dual Pixel CMOS AF with approximately 100 percent coverage and 1,053 autofocus areas
• Subject tracking and eye-detect autofocus
• DIGIC X image processor
• Up to 12 frames per second continuous shooting with the mechanical shutter
• Up to 20fps shooting using the electronic shutter
• In-body image stabilization with up to 8 stops of shake correction
• 4K (DCI and UHD) video at up to 60 frames per second
• Full HD (1080p) video at up to 120fps
• Built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity

Canon RF 600mm F11 IS STM and RF 800mm F11 IS STM Key Features:

• 600mm (RF 600mm F11 IS STM) and 800mm (RF 800mm F11 IS STM) focal length
• Image Stabilization (IS) up to (RF 600mm F11 IS STM: 5-stops, RF 800mm F11 IS STM: 4-stops)
• STM Autofocus Technology
• Lightweight (RF 600mm F11 IS STM: approx. 930g and RF 800mm F11 IS STM: approx. 1,260g)
• Compact - equipped with barrel structure that extends in use and retracts when stored
• Lens Control Ring – giving direct control over Tv/Exposure compensation/ISO settings
• F11 aperture lens with IS with full AF when paired with a Canon EOS R camera

Canon EOS R6 Official Media Release

Canon RF 600 / 800mm f/11 IS STM Lenses Official Media Release

Canon EOS R6 Sample Images  Birds in Flight Photography Canon EOS R6

Grey heron in flight - Woodbridge Island (EOS R6 / RF 800mm f/11 IS STM Lens)

Photographer / Copyright: Vernon Chalmers for Canon South Africa

Jackal Buzzard in Flight  - Woodbridge Island (EOS R6 / EF 800mm f/11 IS STM Lens
Photographer / Copyright: Vernon Chalmers for Canon South Africa