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Canon EOS R6 Mark III vs Nikon Z5 II

The Canon EOS R6 Mark III and the Nikon Z5 II side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Canon EOS R6 Mark III if you want more resolution, for cropping and big prints (32.5 against 24.5 MP). Pick the Nikon Z5 II if you want more lenses made for it in this guide (153 against 99). If you already own Canon RF or Nikon Z lenses, the camera on that mount saves you buying them again.

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Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
SpecCanon EOS R6 Mark IIINikon Z5 II
MakerCanonNikon
MountCanon RFNikon Z
SensorFull frame, 36 x 24 mmFull frame, 36 x 24 mm
Crop factor1×1×
Resolution32.5 MPmore detail24.5 MP
Stabilisationin the bodyin the body
Announced20252025
Typemirrorless cameramirrorless camera
Weight699 g700 g
Lenses in this guide99 for its sensor, 45 more with a crop153 for its sensor, 80 more with a cropmore lenses

Sensor size

Both camerasFull frame36 × 24 mmCrop factor 1×
Both sensors drawn to the same scale.

Crop factors: Canon EOS R6 Mark III 1×, Nikon Z5 II 1×.

What a 50mm frames like

Both have the same sensor size, so a 50mm lens frames the same on each: like 50mm on full frame.

50mm on either · 40°
Horizontal angle of view on each.

Lenses

Different mounts (Canon RF and Nikon Z): a lens for one does not fit the other without an adapter. 50 lens designs in this guide are made in both mounts, mostly from third-party makers.

The Canon EOS R6 Mark III: 99 Canon RF lenses in this guide cover its sensor. The Nikon Z5 II: 153 Nikon Z lenses in this guide cover its sensor.

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