Canon R6 Review for Wildlife Photography
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- Canon R6 Review for Wildlife Photography - tested on safari in Botswana by Pangolin Photo Host and award-winning wildlife photographer Charl Stols. Charl has had enough time field testing the Canon R6 in the field and is ready to share his thoughts and ultimate verdict.
Do you own a Canon R6? Are you thinking of buying one? What other cameras would you consider? Please let us know in the comments down below
Timestamps:
0:01 Introduction to The Canon R6
0:53 First thoughts
3:30 The controls layout
5:30 Battery Life
7:20 Autofocus
7:55 Animal eye detection
12:08 Lens adapter for the EF lenses
13:05 Image Quality
17:30 Pros and Cons of the Canon R6
19:17 Charl's Verdict
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I recently purchased the R6 and I must say I am very very very impressed with it. Money well spent.
just got mine today. Really appreciate your balanced review and your great wildlife shots! Subscribed!
One of the best videos I've ever seen on cameras, really well balanced. So many, many thanks.
Thanks Charl for another great review
Glad you enjoyed it
Such a great review. Thank you!
Thank you for this detailed review !
Glad it was helpful!
Great to watch a really informative real world review on a camera that is firmly in my sights. I currently us a 5d mk4 and will be keeping it and adding an R6 when funds allow. Great video. You have another like and another subscriber.
Thanks for another great review Charl, much appreciated. I have recently traded in my Nikon D500 and was considering the mirrorless Z7 as a replacement. However, after reading and watching many reviews I decided that the R6 was a much better option. I have only been able to shoot wildlife once since getting the R6 (and RF100-500) and am amazed with many of the results. I was shooting gannets from a cliff top and at times the camera did struggle to gain focus and some of the shots were disappointing. Possibly I need more practice with the camera and I’m more than happy with the decision to buy it even though it is more complex than the D500 and not so intuitive to use.
Great review - awaiting the comparison as well as RF lens reviews.Thanks for keeping the review so focussed on the practicals.
Thank you Dieter glad you enjoy it. Thank you for watching. RF lens review coming soon as well.
Excellent unbiased analysis.
Appreciate, thank you for watching.
Thank you for your review!
You got a like for sharing your professional perspective.
You described the features of the R6 very well. Most helpful!
Fantastic vid. Thanks!!
Great unbiased review Charl, I am still on the fence regarding switching from DSLR to Mirrorless; but your review of this R6 which is on my available price range is tempting, very tempting!
Keep up the good work & hope to join you guys n girls out there sometime in the not too distant future.
Appreciate your kind words and support Nick. I think the R6 is under rated. Think its a great camera for the price you pay. Off course its not perfect but what camera is. Hope to see you soon on Safari.
Excellent video you touched on all the points and they were correct thank you for sharing.
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching.
Great review Charl and I can absolutely agree on the eye auto focus pros and cons. I think it is a great camera especially in low light conditions.
Thank you Tim appreciate. Yes great camera indeed.
Thank you so much for the review. It cleared so many of my doubts about mirroless camera and animal focus system.
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for your support.
Very informative vlog Charles..and unbiased review 👍👌👍
Glad you enjoyed it
Excellent review on R6 !!
Great video from a wildlife photographers perspective that is exactly the information I was looking for. Very helpful!! - LGR
Great review that i cant see usually!!
Wonderful review. Ty
You are so welcome!
Excellent review - i was planning to get the R6 and was a bit worried about the 20MP vs the 45 in the Z9 and R5 but i am sold
A truly excellent review. I am a pro photographer and this is the best of all the reviews on the R6 I've heard. Simply brilliant 👏
Wow, thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching and your support. Charl
Excellent review Charl
Thank you for your support really appreciate
Been using the R6 for some time. Love the camera and agree with you in totality
Thank you Avanish appreciate thank you for your support.
Great review. I have the 1DX iii so waiting to see what happens over the next few years before changing as I love this camera. I have been surprised how good the image quality is, I am convinced that more megapixels aren’t needed for most wildlife photos, I also have a 5DSR and now only use it for macro. All the best. X
Thank you Richard. The new R3 could be the one.
Excellent and honest review as always
I appreciate that! Thank you for your support
@@PangolinWildlife always deserves a better audience
Great Canon R6 Review Thanks for sharing
Appreciate, Thanks for watching!
Hi Charl. Thanks for the video - very informative.
Tess is reassured she has bought the right camera! We're looking forward to joining you when we can, take care. Les
Hi Les good to hear from you. Yes the R6 is great camera and she will enjoy it for sure.
Nice review Charl!
Thank you Jaco appreciate.
Awesome review 👍🏻👌
Another great video Charl, thank you..... I have the R5 and have experienced the issue you raised with the focus going to infinity and not finding the subject again...... frustrating....hopefully they can fix that in upcoming firmware upgrades or at least the R3 and R1 when they are released. Love getting your videos and allowing us to live vicariously through them until we can return to Botswana !
Thank you Guy always good to hear from you. I just had Quests from the US and the lady had a Sony A9 MKII and the same problem. This i think is a general mirrorless problem. But yes it would be great if they can fix that with firmware updates. Cant wait to host you again. Greeting from Botswana
@@PangolinWildlife Thanks Charl.... they have to fix that issue, clearly it's not isolated. Apart from that, and a few very minor things, I am very happy with the R5 and the R6 is great value as you point out. I'm hoping 2022 will be a trip back to you guys, just need to get the vaccine rolled out here and good to go !!!
Really outstanding review. Anxiously awaiting your comparison of the R5 and the R6 before ordering one for my upcoming safari trip. Wish you also had the RF 100-500mm.
Coming soon! Hope it will help with your purchase. We also hope for the 100-500mm maybe in future videos.
I enjoyed this video, thank you 👍
Excellent review 👍
You're a brave man Charl! Hanging your arms over the side of the boat for a low angle shot is like dangling a couple of lamb shanks for waiting crocs : ) Could not get away with that in Australia : ). Great review as well!
Thank you Brian appreciate.
I was thinking the same LOL! I was waiting for the croc to come out any second.
Excellent review Charl. I believe for the wildlife shooter that Canon has really taken a step up. Especially for the still image.
Thank you Ron yes Canon did and they still keep improving. I think we are going to see amazing cameras coming out in the next 2 years.
Thanks, You got my support again
Excellent review!
Thank you kindly! Really appreciate your support
Ok, very helpful. I look forward to the mentioned r5 vs. r6 comparison.
Thank you Graig appreciate it. Janine is working on the comparison at the moment. Will come soon.
Thanks for sharing excellent
Great review Charl, hope to catch up with you and Sabine somewhere soon.
Thank you Graham, I hope so too!
Wonderful comparison, thank you! Would love to hear your thoughts comparing the R6 and Z6ii. What an amazing job you have, just beautiful!
Thank you Chad. appreciate your support. Unfortunately I haven't worked with the Z6II yet so i cant compare it with the R6, but what i have heard is that Nikon autofocus and tracking is still behind and not developed yet as Sony and Canon cameras. I really hope to get some Nikon and Sony cameras to compare in the near future.
Excellent review. I am going to leap into the mirrorless world with the R6. I still own a 7d mk1 and know it will be an amazing leap forward. Thank you for the review and I look forward to hopefully coming on one of your safaris in the near future.
Thank you Phil. You wont regret it its a great camera.
Phil, I'm in the same boat- still using my 7Dmk1 (with L lenses, and my 100-400). After watching this video and some online research, I think the R6 is the camera for me, even with my focus (no pun) on wildlife. I'll lose a little on the FF, but get it back with autofocus with my extender and the extra features. Mirrorless seems to be the future.
You sir, are a skilled photographer and presenter
Thank you so much really appreciate your support. Thank you for watching. Charl
Thanks Sir for info.
I definitely experience the inability of my two R5 bodies to recover from a severely out of focus situation (i.e locked on infinity when the bird is but 5 metres from me. It's a daily experience for me and very frustrating! Unsure if there can ever be a remedy for this but I'd surely love it to be fixed.
The photography in this video fills me with envy! Such beautiful shots, video and still, of such a variety of critters!
Bravo!
I'm considering this camera and your review with example photos are quite impressive. The video is excellent as well. I don't want monster raw files. Thank you very good review.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you. Not yet ready to trade my 5DIV, but I would consider buying the R6 and having both. But first, I must improve my skills!
Thank you Joseph that would be a great combo having both as well 5D MK4 and R6.
I bought the R6 about 2 months ago as my first full frame camera. I am enjoying it. The speed of shooting is mind blowing. I like the AF eye detection though It has frustrated me at times - mostly this is when matched to my EF 100-400 Mark II. It might do better with a native lens. Thanks for the video. Will be subscribing.
Thank you Darrin. Appreciate your support
Great job 👏
Thorough and thoughtful review from the pro’s perspective. Thanks very much for the detailed presentation and numerous in the field examples.
Glad it was helpful!Charl
My previous digital cameras were EOS 20D, 40D & 80D, I only bought the R6 a few weeks ago, but have loved the improved auto focus, the increased frame rate and being able to see any adjustments to exposure compensation in the viewfinder. I very rarely shoot video, so can't really comment on that. For me I have missed the 1.6 crop factor when photographing smaller birds, but all the other benefits make up for that. And I still have the 80D, so can use that option if I really want to.
Thank you Paul great combination between the cameras. 80D is a great camera a bit slow for wildlife but very strong camera. You will enjoy them together
I bought it last year and love it ! I always had the 5D and 1D series but I love the R6 ! Only negative point might be the battery life but I can still use my old 5D batteries.
Maravilloso análisis. Saludos desde Chile.
Thank you very much really appreciate the support
Thanks for a very informative video. Thinking of the R6 next time round, very helpful. Phil AKA keepclickingphotography
Excellent review. thinking of getting the R6 upgrade from my 7D mark ii.
Good choice! You wont regret it. 7D MKII is a great camera but the R6 is even better.
Great video, thanks for the effort to inform us about the R6. I have 2 canon dslr bodies and am considering the R5 for the higher pixel count as I do bird photography and often lots of cropping. However the R6 is tempting with its 2 sd cards, low light capability, and affordability.
Have to say the R6 is very tempting and do consider to buy it very soon.
Lovely video. Give us more pls.
Thank you Steinar. More to come!
Wow, great review, I use a 7D2 for bird photography in Australia, I have been thinking about the R6, but after seeing this video I am definitely going for it.
The tracking was amazing, I thought the 7D2 was good, but now I want the R6.
You answered a lot of questions for me, Re the adapters, and using extenders with the camera.
Great stuff, keep up the good work.
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching. Charl
Nice video. I waited sometimes to find lightweight mirrorless full frame that will work flawlessly with my canon lenses for wildlife ...
No.1👌👍👍👍👍🙏
Thanks for the review as I am trying to decide if the R6 will work for my horse photography and eye detecting focus.
finanaly this video was out...thanks for the reviewing of the Canon R6
Thank you Alen. Hope it helps.
Great camera 📷
I love my R6. As you say, the eye AF and silent electronic shutter are game changers for me as an amateur wildlife photographer. I also loved my 5d Mk IV, but after owning and using the R6 for just a short time and getting so many more keepers I opted to sell the 5d. Processing software is also so good these days that noise and resolution are no longer an issue.
Couldn't agree more! Thank you Steve.
Thank you for your comment! im have a old 5d mark III and just bought the R6 ^^
Its an amazing camera sir..Both R5 and R6 are beast..beautful birds and animals
Thank you Ajay appreciate. Yes they are both great cameras
@@PangolinWildlife ya..you are welcome sir
Great review. Own the 5DIV and R5. I am looking forward to your comparison between the R5&6. Especially in perceived noise. My understanding is that microlenses have gone a long way to removing the benefit of larger pixels as the light is no longer lost on the sidewalls of the pixel wells, but rather redirected into the pixel center. That should really negate the benefit of pixel size. That said, I am loving the R5 more and more. Amazing camera. Many of the features you talk about allow for more easily capturing many different images.
Thank you Brant appreciate. Yes it will be interesting to see the comparison. Soon it will be ready.
Great review Charl. I have the R5 and Mk4 and cannot wait to make it back to Botswana from Australia some time in the not too distant future. I have previously spent a week at Chobe on a photographic trip and captured some of my best bird shots yet. However when next I go I will definitely make it with Pangolin as you guys are all so professional. Keep up the great videos.
Sounds great! Thank you Richard we are waiting with open arms.
Awesome review. My little Sony RX10 IV also refuses to focus closer once it focuses on the background.
Thank you for your review, which I found very informative. I bought 2x R6 bodies plus the Rf24-105, 24-240 and 100-500 units, along with battery grips back in December. For me, the choice between the R5 and R6 was clear cut: I did not need the video features of the R5, along with the consequential requirement for expensive Express CF cards, and I didn't need 45MP for what I create. I did value the benefit of the improved EV performance of the R6's larger pixels, and furthermore, here in NZ the cost of the R5 bodies was almost 50% more that the R6, allowing me to purchase the RF glass. Finally, Canon had two deals on at the time: one a % off and the other a cashback if one bought a RF body and lens together. Those, combined with a further discount as a loyal customer made it a deal - I can honestly say that for my purposed it was a good one.
After shooting wildlife for almost 40 years I can honestly say that the Animal Eye Tracking combined with IBIS and LIS are a game changer. These days I live in NZ and most of the animals I shoot are birds that live in the dense NZ bush, in which it its often challenging to get a clear view of my subject and many times they are in dim light. Consequently, I use single point auto focus because it is too easy for a wider area to lock onto the various leaves and branches that often clutter the image. That said, I have found the AET to be amazing and has significantly increased my keeper rate. I too have used the R6 with the Canon 100-400MkII, with and without the 1.4 extender and found it to work perfectly and finally I have used it with the Sigma 150-600C and 60-600S zooms with equal success.
Not that long ago, when I was compiling a course on the history of photography, I came across an article on the Canon D30, released in Oct 2000. It boasted a massive 3.3MP APS-C sensor: the first CMOS unit by Canon to include innards that were not made by Kodak. The unit was reviewed at the time by the respected photographer Micheal Reichmann, creator of the Luminous Landscape site, back in 2000 and he did a very detailed assessment of the Canon D30 against the best film camera, lens, paper and printer available and came to the conclusion that up to 11"x14" it was able to produce images superior to film. I got a virtually unused copy and found it shot amazing photos with almost no noise (considering the size of the pixels, not surprising!) I have not printed past A2 size, but the images are excellent. So the desperate need for more pixels is only relevant if one is looking for very high resolution or more cropping.
What I would like to see, alongside the R6 (for wide-angle and low light work) is an R7 (rumoured) with a roughly 40MP APS-C sensor and all of the other features of the R6. The benefit here would be pixel density - a 40MP ASP-C sensor (not unreasonable considering the 90D had 34MP) would provide roughly the same pixel density as a FF 100MP sensor cropped to APS-C FoV, or to put it another way: that 40MP sensor would give a FoV Equivalent to that of a lens 1.6x the focal length which would be excellent in some of the situations I have to shoot in. Furthermore, with 40MP one could crop even further if necessary and still get decent pixel density.
Thank you Trevor for your input really appreciate that. Think you made the right decision with R6. For me its a great camera and for my style of shooting I would go as well for 2 x R6 and spend the money you safe over the R5 on glass. It will be interesting to see the R7 specs. I'm sure its going to be a very popular camera like the 7DMKII. We can only wait and see what canon brings to us. Happy shooting with your R6.
The EOS D30 was my first DSLR. Image quality was incredible and I had been shooting with Canon SLR’s and rangefinders since 1960. At the that time I was working for FUJIFILM Graphic Systems and our wide format printing sales group used many of my D30 images for prints up to 30x60 inches!
My guy, you just wrote a book
@@GuusStemerding Actually I HAVE written books but I kept this relatively brief! {:-D
I hope you found it worth reading.
thanks so much sir
Hi Charl,
Good review ! 👏👏👏
I have the R5. With my 200-400 f/4 + 1.4 integrated I have the same issue on the focus when the focus is made on infinity. I haven’t tested with my 1DX M III, but I will do it as soon as possible. But with the RF 100-500 it seems that issue does not exist. We will test it together if the covid let me come in June.
Kind regards
Thank you Mario for that info I really hope that this is just an EF mount issue. This will be fantastic news if this problem does not occur with the RF lenses. We will get soon a 100-500mm lens and will test that again properly.
Very useful review for neo-converts to mirrorless
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you!
Hi Charl, thanks for a wonderful and comprehensive review of the R6. I use a Sigma 150 - 600 mm C lens for wildlife photography, specially bird photography. You briefly mentioned in the video about a decrease in the autofocus area when used on R6. Can you please elaborate on it and also on the quality of the pictures you got while using this lens with R6. Thanks in advance.
Thank you for the great review, I have the R6, and definitely love the dual back button set up to help with the eye detection fails. Also I am wondering about the screen you have attached to the flash shoe, can you tell me what it is called? Thanks again for a great Video, also watched Janine’s and thought it most helpful.
Glad you enjoy the video. The screen is called Atomos Ninja V
Everything you see it’s from a vintage point and everything you hear is an opinion.This review is fantastic to me. I just ordered the R6 after seeing it. I have also had an Olympus for a while the X. Was Bird tracking and it does exactly The same and I do exactly the same to correct it. Please except my sincere thank you for such a beautiful TH-cam video you created
Appreciate your kind words and thank you for your support.
Great video Charl, I only wish I could buy one right now. I just got myself a 7Dmk2 wich is a used one but a real looked after with care. Im just starting with this great hobby, but Charl can you tell me what are youre favorite lenses you use daily.
Thank you Sky. The 7D MKII is a great camera and a good lens for that camera is the Canon 100-400mm MKII lens. Great combo
Thanks for the review Charl. I regularly have the same problem with focusing with the R5 and the 400 mm f2.8.
Freezes, as it were, and has to be manually put back on the subject, after which AF takes over again.
Regarding the size of the spot, when you use Spot AF instead of 1-point AF, the size of the square also changes.
Finally, it is advisable to first place the lens with extender on the adapter and then the whole thing on the camera (says Canon) :-)
Thank you for your in put Martin really appreciate.
@@PangolinWildlife I own the R6 and experience the same problem when focused on infinity, it will not find the original object in the foreground. Frustrating but I have to refocus manually then back to autofocus. Overall though, this is a fantastic camera and absolutely love it.
Excellent review and outstanding images. I am tempted to sell my Canon 1D MKIV and 6D MKII and get the R6 for sports. I have the 1Dx MKII ( like you) and with the R6 I can have a 'sports / general ' purpose camera and reduce my camera gear. Canon S. Africa should make you an ambassador !!!
Thank you so much for your kind words. I would sell the 1D4 and 6D2 and get the R6 with your 1DX 2 that would be a great combo to start with until a pro level R1 coming out. Ambassador that would be nice.!!!
Thanks for that great review
How does the camera autofocus perform in low light??
All the best
Mina
Regarding the misplaced infinity focus issue. I use the Canon R3s with the latest firmware, and they both exhibit the same issue when trying to back focus something close, the focus is on the background. One way to minimize that is to use spot focusing. The other is to focus on another nearby object, then aim for the original target. Thanks for your video as I found it informative.
Excellent channel !! Could you make the the review canon rp for wildlife too?
Thank you for your support. Will see if we can get our hands on one.
I had the same issues with the Sony bodies for small bird focusing as you described. Namely Sony A9II Sony 600mm f4 and Sony 200-600
Love your video - clear and concise. My 90D is a very good camera, but presents a number of challenges when trying to focus on fast moving wildlife (or my 5 yr old grandson). As an advanced amateur I think the R6 would be an upgrade and good move into mirrorless photography. Like others, I was worried about the 20 mps, but see it should not be an issue for most of my shooting. Thanks.
Have you considered the M6 Mark II? It shares the 32 megapixel crop sensor with your 90D, but I think the the autofocus is better, since it relies on phase detect with the full image sensor. Admittedly, it lacks bird eye tracking, but the autofocus and subject (and human eye) tracking are very good. Gordon Laing's review specifically addresses its use for birds in flight, and I've been very pleased with it, too.
Sorry, I also meant to mention that it shoots 14 frame per second. Or 30 frames per second using the electronic shutter in RAW burst mode. It's a good choice if you're on a budget :)
THESE ARE VERY LOVELY PICS AND THE NATURAL LIGHTING WAO, U MADE ME DECIDED AM GETTING IT, DID U SHOOT IN CHOBE NAMIBIA
Thank you Michael the photos are shot at Chobe. Charl
Very good presentation. To replace my 5D Mark IV I hesitate between the R6 and R5... that is completely crazy in term of price.
Thank you Daniel Appreciate, For my style of shooting I prefer the R6.
Wonderful review. I am using 1DX MK II and 5d MK III for last few years. Now thinking of going for R6 instead R5. Just wanted to know from you _ What is the screen on the DSLR you fixed on top of it (at the flash connection point).
Great review. I guess my next camera would be mirrorless Canon of some sort, but would miss the long battery life of my DSLRs the most 🙂. Amazing technology though.
Thank you Lachlan if you have a extra battery you should easily go through a day. Especially with the R6
Nice review! One thing I have noticed with rf lenses(800mm f11, and 100-500) is when you lose focus. You can’t just turn the focus ring. You have to switch to MF. I tend to just aim at something like the ground to pull focus back. My sigma ef 150-600 I could just pull focus back by the focus ring.
Thank you Green that's good to know will look out for that when we try out the 100-500mm
The latest firmware updates fixed this for the 100-500. Just made sure.
I really liked the video, very helpful. I've seen plenty of vids but yours gave me informations i did not have yet. Thanks. I'm gonna check know the R7 review. I have to make a choice between the R7 and R6 MKII. I actually have EF 300 mm f4L IS USM and EF 400 mm f5.6L USM with Eos 600D and would like to improve my cam. I don't know if my lens would operate as well as yours with extender and RF mount adapter as there are not generation II. I principally shoot birds flying and 400 mm is ok with APSC but might be too short with the FF. Finding a good lens ( not too heavy and not too expensive ) is an issue with the R6. I know RF 800 and 600 F11 exist..seem to do a pretty good job..i'm not a professionnal so..The seller told me today that i could crop by changing the ratio apsect on the R6 to increase the focal length but i will loose a lot of pixels ( 24M to 12M ).
My Sony A7iii with the 200-600mm lens definitely favors focusing into the distance over finding a subject that is closer once it loses focus. I have to focus on the ground closer by or a nearby object and then go back to my subject. It resists focusing closer once it has chosen a distant Focus point. I did not notice it as much with other lenses.
Thanks for your input on that! Seems to be a general issue with long telephotos on mirrorless bodies, let's hope they can fix it in the future. -Charl
I’m using the R5 and 6 and love them both. People think 20mp isn’t enough because all the hype the larger mp count bodies get but for most cases 20 is plenty.
I traded my 1DX2 and 5dsr in for the R5 and 6 and the only thing I really miss is the larger battery in the 1DX2. I wish they made a grip for them that could use the larger 1DX2 style battery but I guess they are saving that for the R3 and R1.
I am sure you will be very happy with your R5 and R6.The battery grip with 2 batteries did a very good job, not the same as on the 1DX but close enough to enjoy a day out.
I have the 5DIV and I LOVE it! I use it with the Sigma Contemporary 150-600mm and the Canon 100-400ii. Since I now have 30mp, I'm really nervous about going down to 20 since I do a lot of small bird photography. Unfortunately, I have to crop a lot of photos because the birds are so small. What is your opinion?
Thanks for the great review. I am considering buying the R6 and have been concerned about the 20.1 megapixels but have concluded that the number of times I might want a "large" print does not justify the added cost of the R5 nor the hidden cost of 45 Megapixels on processing speed and storage. Between your review and Janine's I think the R6 is the best solution for me.
Glad the videos help made your decision
Is this review good? He does not mention that this camera, despite having less to work with and the same processor, still has worse rolling shutter problems than the R5. He dont seems to know anything about that problem at all?
And if a camera can't find things without help? How good is it then? Was this only with large lenses? Everything is carelessly done here.
Janine made a lot better work.
A great review!.. As Nikon user, watched all the video with a great excitement and seamlesly but at the same time with a great jelously. I have no idea when Nikon introduce the eye tracking software or maybe new hardware. But still the object tracking in D850 helps a lot to track the flying objects. Waiting nikon's next steps with great patience. Do you think they introduce eye tracking soon?
Glad you enjoyed it! Mustafa I'm sure they will they have to if they want to stay in the competition. Maybe in the Z9 it will be introduced and there after the other cameras.
Nikon user also. The Z6, Z7 Ang the second generation versions all have person and animal eye tracking and exceptional low light performance. I shoot with a Z6 and may be selling my D5 and will be selling my D850 for the Z series cameras. Nikon Z series are also a fantastic video cameras. I haven't tested but have heard that Nikon's eye tracking is not quite as good as Don't or Canon but the difference is marginal. If I wasn't invested in Nikon I would likely choose Canon or Sony today but I'm happy to stay with Nikon for now.
Less than a year ago I used a 1DX mk ii as my main camera and a 7D mk ii as secondary. 7 months ago I got a R5 and sold the 7D mk ii as the R5 has the same "reach" when cropping. I rarely (almost never) use the 1DX mk ii any longer and it doesn't make sense as a secondary camera so I got a R6 a couple of weeks ago. The R5 and R6 are very similar. The R5 is best for most things but the R6 is a little better for low light. I agree with you on where the 1DX mk ii is better but that is not as important as the better features of the R5 and R6 for me.
You have the perfect combination there.