Canon 1D MII vs Canon M6 MII

Lets look much closer at the Canon 1D MII and Canon M6 MII, former being a Pro DSLR while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless and both of them are sold by Canon. There is a substantial difference among the resolutions of the 1D MII (8MP) and M6 MII (33MP) and the 1D MII (APS-H) and M6 MII (APS-C) come with different sensor dimensions.

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The 1D MII was announced 16 years earlier than the M6 MII and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Canon 1D MII being a Large SLR camera and the Canon M6 MII being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick overview of how the 1D MII scores versus the M6 MII with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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For anybody who is intending to carry your camera often, you should take into account its weight and dimensions. The Canon 1D MII has got outside dimensions of 156mm x 158mm x 80mm (6.1" x 6.2" x 3.1") with a weight of 1565 grams (3.45 lbs) and the Canon M6 MII has dimensions of 120mm x 70mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.8" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 408 grams (0.90 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at that time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the 1D MII and the M6 MII.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the 1D MII and M6 MII is 50 and 83 respectively.

Usually, it's difficult to visualize the gap in sensor sizing purely by looking through a spec sheet. The visual here might give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the 1D MII and M6 MII.

Clearly, both of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The 1D MII having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Canon M6 MII will result in extra detail with its extra 25 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older 1D MII will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.