I have had most of Canon’s DSLRs since the original 30D. Last year I took all my full frame Canons to my local camera store plus every lens except my 75-300 and bought the M6 MKII. It is an incredible camera for stills and video. I have every Canon M series lens except the macro and got the EFL to EFM adapter to use with my 75-300. The detail and color is the best I have ever seen and even at high ISO the noise is acceptable.

Sigma 16mm f1.4 Canon 22mm f2 Canon 32mm f1.4 Sigma 56mm f1.4 That's a very strong line of prime lenses for "professional" results. I'm a prime lens guy (35mm and 85mm is my way to go) at least for standardish focal lengths, for longer i'd adapt a super telephoto zoom lens, like the sigma 150-600mm, that'd be some damn awesome lenses, and always remember, sell your organs before buying those "good" full frame lenses.

I just upgraded from M6 mark 2 to eos-r and I’m quite happy with my decision. I would pick eos RP now from both of them just because lenses and upgrade perspective. Crop sensor cameras have few good lenses as well. I used Sigma 16mm f 1.4 and adapted sigma 18-35 f1.8, but I find eos-r with kit 24-104mm f4 lens more versatile for me for travel photo/video and KZfaq videos. Getting back fully articulated screen is great :) I used that before on SL2 and missed on m6M2

I had the RP with lots of rf glass but "downgraded" to the eos m6 mk2 as i no longer do any sort of professional photo work and wanted something that could still perform really great, and also be the compact do-all body that i was hoping the RP could have been for me. Certainly loving the little M6, but i will miss the RP, it gets a lot of unnecessary hate from some of the pro mirrorless community but that thing is possibly the best bang for buck mirrorless full frame you can get as of today.

Really great review - entertaining, articulate, well paced, and no fat whatsoever in the scripting - great work! This is what every camera review on KZfaq should be like.

RP + newly announced 85IS macro lens would be a killer combo for budget portrait shooter

I have both. But difference is not really on the camera but lenses available. I have almost every efm lens and still most of them are just ok except the fix lenses like 22mm. Rf lenses are all great oprically if you ignore high price. Both support ef lenes if you like adapter..adding a ef lens to m6 is kind of silly unbalance. To me the rp take much better pics for my usage, great lens and cheap lenses are coming and more future proof.

Love the M6 MKii - I sold my X100V to get it and haven’t looked back.

"you use the camera as a normal person" hahaha we love when you make comments like that

I am looking to a M6 II in 2023 for two reasons. 1. It's the end of the line. No more M cameras going forward. 2. the improved, 32Mpix sensor 3. The most Mpix for the EF-M32/1.4 lens.

I was missing your videos. Your taste for darks on your vlogging shot is outstanding. Reminds me of Da Vinci paintings. Nice.

I have the M6 MKII and that little thing its impresive! the 120fps is gorgeous!

the M6ii Is 32 mp but on a crop sensor vs 26mp on FF. The pixel density is where the diff comes in

When you look at pricepoint is beter to get the RP. You can get the right lenses from the start.

Im trading an inherited 5ds to a m6. Auto focus has always been a pet peve of mine and im happy to get a high end camera I'll be able to use without white glove service. Thanks for the comparison and btw you look like Rick Yune 😉

Outstanding review. Clear concise outline of use case and camera capabilities. Thank you I just ordered a mark 6

One thing regarding the tripod mount: If you use a small arca plate (3cm width) you can open the battery compartment just fine.

We dislike the whole process of switching batteries when we have the camera on the tripod or the gimbal. So good point there

I’m trying to shoot sun rises and sun sets also scenery in twilight I was really considering the m6ii but I think eos rp would be better

I literally was searching for a video like this last week. tyty!

Hey your reviews are really good. You mention the key factors which while important, other revviewers just miss, like the RP not having access to good AF shooting 4K.

Still waiting for the m50 mark II hopefully with upgrades 4K AND real 4K with crop as this helps with video macro shots I do sometimes. The RP just is not interesting, have for my m50 the sigma efm 16mm and it’s a great combo.

Just Buy Both!

Another difference between full frame vs crop is that even though people talk about "reach" and focal lengths being longer in crop cameras, they're not. Focal length is a property of the lens, not the camera. Putting a wide angle lens on a crop camera won't make it a standard, it will still be a wide angle lens, with the exact same perspective that comes with it, it's just that the image will have a cropped field of view. Something to bear in mind when for example shooting portraits, where focal length has a lot of impact of the face's compression.

I replaced my backup Canon 5D MKIII with the M6 MII and could not be more happy especially for the price of €700. With Speedbooster (Metabones or Viltrox) and fast lenses like the Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 and 50-100mm f1.8. I know own a 340mm f2 lens :D (Sigma 150-300mm f2.8 + Metabones 0,71x). I have a fantastic travel cam which even replaced my Canon 5D MK IV in daily use (and even outperforms it in 4k video). Additionally with EF-Lenses and Sigma Converter MC-11 due to the asp-c crop sensor you only use the "sweet spot" of the lens... and all the corner sharpness, vignetting, disturtion problems are gone :D - Just recorded 3 shows - no overheating so far... fingers crossed.

4:27 😆 right!? Great video.

Nice comparison, but I think you sell the M6 Mk II short here. First off, the M6 Mk II image was sharper in almost every side-by-side comparison shown in this video. Unless you "regularly" shoot in low light without lighting and/or a tripod (who does that?) then the M6 Mk II actually gives better IQ. Sharper images and better dynamic range. There was "considerably" less noise in the side-by-side comparison where you pushed the shadows 5 stops. The AF system on the M6 Mk II is nothing short of amazing. You can capture high speed action coming straight towards the camera with a Sigma 56mm 1.4 lens at 1.4 and nail focus on every shot at 14fps! I've done it with cyclists, cars, runners, JOGGERS and skateboarders leaping off stairs and falling in different directions. This is never talked about. As for battery life, with the M6 Mk II I always get at least 900-1000 shots on a single charge and 1600+ if doing lots of bursts of birds in flight. My record is 2019 shots shooting BIF (mostly bursts). I couldn't stand a slug of a camera like the RP unless I was never shooting action. One final point. The Canon 32mm 1.4 and the Sigma 56mm 1.4 lenses made for the EF-M mount are as sharp as the RF glass (costing many times more) on an EOS R! An added bonus is that a 1.4 lens will let you match the RP using a 2.8 lens in low light and costs a LOT less.

Great video! Something is up with the closed captions tho. They’re hilarious

I just upgraded from a T7i to an RP and Ef/rf converter recently and love it so far. I hope canon makes aps-c sensor cameras with the rf mount, or an rf-s for crop sensor like with the ef-s mount. The ef-m mount seems to be dying a slow death, but are good for the ultra portable cameras in the m mount line like the m6II. Canon’s gotta make a choice. It’s hard to thrive financially with a bunch of different lens mounts the choose and confuse from.

I like how professional you are in your review and delivery of the information. Thank you 🙏🏼

In the hsnds of an experience photographer, any of the two cameras eill give you excellent photos. A FF camera does not automatically give you the advantages. The M6 Mk2 being smaller will give you the opportunity

Thanks for the review about the touchscreen and flipping issues on the M6 II. It was helpful.

Caution. Do not buy the Canon M6 Mkii for outdoor daytime photography unless it comes with the EVF DC2 viewfinder. Under bright daylight/sunny conditions, the LCD is useless; can't see a thing!!

Wow, I am seeing reasons to not buy a mirrorless camera. I'm happy with my Canon 70D yet, still thinking about upgrading (adding to collection) of the 90D but not the mirrorless newer cameras. What would you do? Or, would you buy a video camera to shoot video most of the time and the 70D when you need that specific lens situation? Years ago, I just couldn't justify the 5D Mark 2 but today these have come down in price. I would love a full frame camera but that would mean purchasing full frame lenses. I shoot as a hobby.

I used both cameras side by side for a month, and chose without hesitation the M6 II. Too many compromises on the RP and I don’t miss the viewfinder. And I LOVE the M-lenses as well the sigma additions. Only thing I miss is the headphone jack, but most of the time I record sound through other devices with headphone monitoring. Interesting thing with the overheating: I never had the camera overheat once in 4k with normal temperatures. Let’s see how it performs during summer.

Nice video, RP for me, the full frame sensor feels quite different.

It might be worth mentioning that the price of a new or used RP and R will probably drop quite a bit when Canon finally starts shipping the R5 & R6.

Dude, the quality of your videos is off the charts compared with your view count!

I am considering the RP and Nikon Z5. I love the way the RP handles more and I'm used to Canon menus. And the RP is lighter and smaller. However, it seems based on the sample images I see online that the Nikon produces better looking jpegs. Every says how Nikon's dynamic range is better than the Canon's. Also, I do like to crop my pictures. Which do you think will produce better photos with the kit lenses?

If I was a photo instructor, I would make it mandatory for my students to shoot film. Something like the Nikon FM2 and a 35 mm lens. Plus I would have them us real light meters. However, when it comes to digital cameras, I would have them purchase something 5 to 10 years old. Something that they can take what they learned from the real film camera to the digital world. Too bad I am a technical instructor working in the petrochemical industry overseas. Yes home is Houston and Las Vegas. Still, it would be fun to teach a photo course.

I really like the layout of your videos. Very good information all the time. I have an RP, 6D MII, a 5D MKII, and a M3. I like the big bodies and even though I do not need another, I have to check out what is coming out tomorrow. Take care, good work.

Thanks for this review. I am in that process of deciding whether to buy the RP, M6II or M50II and your video has been a great help and well presented. Cheers.

Get any rig cage and speedbooster with EF adapter for M6II and you are good to go. No need for the ef-m lenses.

In my opinion the biggest advantage of the fullframe EOS RP is as seen in the video... low light performance. There is just no real competition when it comes to price, ofc the RP is crippled by canon so they sell the higher end models for 2000$+ Next to the "full frame look" the high ISO performance was the reason to finally upgrade to Full Frame since i have anyways only EF lenses (for my until i got the RP only APS-C entry level DSLRs) Imagine Canon would make the RP with: - more fps... it would work! - better AF in 4k video - the curtain can be closed to protect sensor from dirt while changing lenses - charging allowed while using the camera This would make the RP the BEST BEGINNER FULL FRAME CAMERA if the price would be the same. And technically, at least when it comes to hardware it would be possible!

ad cho tôi lời khuyên tôi dùng để chụp và quay nên mua RP hay M6,ii ạ

I don't really know what to choose, I think a mirrorless fullframe camera can be good and canon cameras look very good and budget friendly, eos m5, m6 and rp are good and I don't know what to choose, should I look at sony too? Thanks

Finally, you are the best.♥️

Phenomenal video. Taught me a ton, thank you sir :)

Very informative video Ralph!

I was desperately looking for a comparison like this last week! I have a 6D and a EOS M, and I was torn between these two cameras as an upgrade path, primarily for video it sounds like the RP still has the full frame edge in image quality, I would have liked to see more comparisons at iso 1600, or 3200 which is typically the upper limit of where I shoot. I think you sold the RP when you mentioned heating issues, was that at 1080p? I could see at 4k maybe, but that was one of the things Canon had going for them was that they didnt overheat.

Great comparison as always. I own both. With my family, I take the M6II with the 22mm in my pocket for videos and the RP with the 85mm for portrait shots. I don't really know how to get over this if I were to buy something like the R6 for the better video quality. Take 2 lenses and constantly swap? Get the 24-70 for a mere $2300? That's $4800 for better video quality and better versatility but slightly worse looking photos at the telephoto end. Yikes.

Great video. Really helpful

@Hyun Ralph Jeong what camera did you use to shoot this video? Nice work!

A very good review. You are good. Thank you.

Wow the high ISO performance of the RP looks shockingly bad for a full frame sensor. I mean I've heard unfavourable things about the dynamic range but I didn't expect the noise to be so similar to an APS-C sensor with an even higher megapixel count. Add the fact that Sigma has just boosted the EF-M ecosystem with a bunch of small affordable F1.4 primes and the RP looks like a tough sell.

for M6II... i have the smallrig-BUC2627 i have that . or Audio Technica AT-9912/9911

what about canon m6 mk2 with speed booster vs EOS RP

Nice fair review. The sigma lens on the M mount are great addition.

great comparison, would suggest if you could compare this again but with a speedbooster on the m6 perhaps?

i like ur expression when comparing burst rate 5 fps vs 14 fps. It just like a comedy series kind of expression lol 😂

You left out a lot of details - such as the 30 minute record time limit. That would be the main deal breaker for many "professionals". When you mentioned the overheating after 50 minutes, the 30 minute record limit suddenly rang a bell. There's also all the different ports each camera has.

I like asymetric design: canon rp, sony 6000 series. But m6mii for me Its smaller and for me ist better. Maybe canon in future making a new camera like sony 6400 assymetric design. :)

HP5 plus spotted. You shoot film?

I was about to buy the EOS RP OR THE R until I heard about the R6! 😎

Thanks for great comparison. I'm M6ii user, switch from 6Dii because full frame lens too heavy for me. Now I'm waiting for M5ii and EF-M lenses, if those not come in late 2020 as roumor, I will switch to Fuji. Last week I bought X100V before jump to XT4 😁

Nikon Z5

I just bought the RP two weeks ago and have been getting around 500 - 600 shots per battery at least over the past few days when I've been taking a lot of photos (Well a lot of photos for me anyhow at 2,300) The RP is my first full frame and I''m loving it except for one small issue, that being I can't seem to get it to turn on the focus confirm feature while shooting in manual mode. Anyone know how to do this ???

Great comparison here Ralph, def put a few things on perspective. Exciting to see what the two new canons are bringing to the table. Though, yes the price will be completely different from the RP

M6m2 end M50 color is better! Rp this is Full Frame. vai?

Pretty simple: Low light events/controlled portrait shooting? Canon RP. Action/sports/burst/daytime shooting? Canon M6mk2. That said, I personally got the M50 mark 2 to save a buck. Generally speaking 10 fps will be as usable as 14 fps. Whereas RP's garbage 5 fps, which only really works well at about 3-4 fps is not useable for sports/action.

Buy both- I have both

Apc are much smaller and will be the future of mirrorless. As people prefer to carry small camera and small lens. Full frame is almost like DSLR .

This is really interesting 🤔

I would of put it a lot stronger than "i think if image quality go rp" For sure if image quality go eos rp. Said it himself its all about lenses makes biggest difference. Rf is the highest level of lenses and efm lenses are far from it. No comparison for image quality. And image quality is the main factor. So the other camera can have everything else. Id be curious to see the rp with 35mm and the m6 with the 32mm efm lense. Really scrutinise a set of images side by side. Pixel peeping the lot

M6 is not comfortable at all y with external VF looks like space 🚀

No view finder? No thanks, impossible to take pictures when it is sunny

Come on! EOS R will drop to $1400 this September!

photos from cm6m2 are more sharp, clear or from rp?

for travel purposes you can't beat the M6 Mark II

Wow, that's a lot of vignette

No comparison between this two. RP wins hands down!

I love your videos but how the heck did you manage to insert the middle name of Ralph in between your Korean first and last name?

Will you ever get a canon 90D and do a review on it

No video on thoughts of the r5 and r6? Just curious 😅

I hate buying the camera and then down the road you wish you had would have bought the better model. I'm just going to bite the bullet and buy the canon R6.

Not good small camera

Sony a6100 = canon m6 mark ii (without evf)

I like the content you provide I would suggest you to add some humor and fun in the video so it’s not only informative but also entertaining. Just a small tip but depends on your personal opinion

This works out to me as.... start with an m50 then sell everything and move to Sony. Purposely crippling the camera's to force you to the most expensive camera for all the absolute best features is just crazy, especially when they don't seem to be on the same wavelength with glass options

Thanks very useful.

3-2021 I have a Canon 5D Mark II and I want mirrorless like the Canon M50 Mark II. But I really value and appreciate the full frame sensor of my 5D Mark II. Now that I've watched 3 of your videos comparing full frame to crop sensor I can't do crop sensor, I need full frame or at least I am used to full frame of my 5D Mark II. I mainly shoot still life flower n foliage photos so the crop sensor would not be so bad but I love the bokeh oh so much better on full frame.

Canon made a big mistake of downsizing the battery in the RP. This camera could easily have been able to accommodate the same larger and higher performance battery as the one used in the EOS R. As a result, its battery life is no better than a typical point and shoot camera.

The Canon RP is a Canon M50 plugged into a bigger sensor. RP is for Camera snobs that want to look like they have a pro camera. Canon M6 all day long. I have a Canon M50 and a Canon R6 and the M50 does a great job as long as you have good light.

I have an M6 Mark II, and my dad has an EOS RP... and yeah, they are extremely similar, but dad can use his old EF lenses. I much prefer the M6 due to how light and portable it is, allowing me to keep it on me all day even on hikes and be ready to grab the pictures that I want, with the EF-M lenses being very light and portable as well. That being said, it's a bit sad that I can't use any of the lenses if I decide to upgrade to a full frame later... but that's also what's saving my wallet, so it's both a pro and a con.

would have purchased m6 mk2 but lack of view finder I moved to fujifilm s-x10

Great video bro. The m6 mark ii has been a game changer for me. I have literally gotten a super cinematic image out of this camera when paired with the sigma 18 to 35mm. I shot some music videos on my channel called "The world is Yours" and "Hindsight" if anyone is curious.

it shuts down at 15 minute mark or 50? sorry i couldn’t get that part

Very nice and useful content. Thanks! I have a question for you, will appreciate if you can share your thoughts based on your experience and understanding. I have been using a Canon full frame entry level Camera - Canon 5D that I had bought in 2006, it still works but has started showing old age problems. Hence I need to get a new Camera and I want to get another full frame Canon but not the expensive ones. So my choices are now between a Canon 6D Mark -II and Canon EOS RP primarily based on their affordable prices. M6 Mark II is ruled out because it does not have a view finder. So, between the two ( Canon 6D Mark -II and Canon EOS RP) which one will you recommend to someone who has been a full frame camera user for long and knows a thing or two about photography. I am not professional but photography has been a serious hobby and I mostly shoot landscape and travel photos. Thank you in advance.

M6 MK2 can use speedbooster kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ib10qcR21J21dKc.html

Thanks