Test Driving a Canon R6!

[ST-EOS]

I recently tried out the Canon Test Drive system. I decided to try out an R6 along with a Canon RF-EF converter. This combination meant that I could use any/all of my existing EF lens on the R6. I won't bore you with the hundreds of images I made whilst I had the R6.

One of the features that I tried was the ability to created a set of images, in my case I set the camera to make ten focussed stacked images. These could then be focus stacked either in Canons DPP4, or as I did using images produced in the camera and stacked using Zerene software.

Here's a selection of the stacked output images. As always your thoughts/comments are wlecomed.

#1 A selection of Rechargeable batteries, with no perspective correction.



#2 Lucky Duck



#3 Beachcombers Treasure

[Bill53]

Looks good Peter, lovely detail on the shell.

Where you impressed enough to go mirrorless?

Bill.

[Trev B]

Knowing very little about focus stacking - something I'm always going to try, but never get round to. I think you've achieved a very satisfactory set of images with the set up, you never said what lens you used. I would be very pleased with those if they were mine. Just one point the eye of the duck just seems a tad off.

[ST-EOS]

Looks good Peter, lovely detail on the shell.

Where you impressed enough to go mirrorless?

Bill.

Thanks Bill, to be honest I decided to stick with my 5D3 & 4. However I was impressed with the R6, despite having to resort to the manual to find out how to set it for high speed shooting

[ST-EOS]

Knowing very little about focus stacking - something I'm always going to try, but never get round to. I think you've achieved a very satisfactory set of images with the set up, you never said what lens you used. I would be very pleased with those if they were mine. Just one point the eye of the duck just seems a tad off.

Thanks Trev, you're correct the actual eye is soft, in fact I think the reflection of the eye may be slightly sharper. I'll take a look at each of the ten images to see if the stacking has caused the softness.
I used the 100mm L IS for this set, with the camera tripod mounted.

[@imagesBV]

I like the shell image. I believe focus stacking is on the RP too..but it’s not on the R. Was there anything missing from the R6 spec that made you stay with the 5D3&4?

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I like the shell image. I believe focus stacking is on the RP too..but it’s not on the R. Was there anything missing from the R6 spec that made you stay with the 5D3&4?

Hi Brian, there wasn't any shortcomings in the camera specifications, I thought it was a great little camera.

One thing I did find tricky was when I set up a double back button focus on it, was finding the positioning of the AF On and AE Lock buttons with my thumb when looking through the eyepiece. It was the AE Lock button that I was not finding consistently. I'm not sure why that was as the layout of the two buttons is very similar to the 5D3/4's, possibly the AE Lock and the AF point selection buttons may be closer together on the R6.

I'm sure given more time to get used to the positioning of those buttons my thumb would get the message .

[@imagesBV]

Thanks for that...probably just muscle memory or maybe ergonomics peaked with the 5D3&4 layout.