Canon EOS 90Dvs EOS R6 Mark IIvs Ricoh GR IIIx

GearFrame · Updated March 2026

Canon Canon EOS 90D Canon Canon EOS 90D (2019) From £849 Best for Sports, wildlife & DSLR enthusiasts View Canon EOS 90D
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Canon EOS R6 Mark II Canon EOS R6 Mark II (2022) From £2099 Best for Portraits & action View EOS R6 Mark II
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Ricoh Ricoh GR IIIx Ricoh Ricoh GR IIIx (2021) From £999 Best for Street portraits & reportage View Ricoh GR IIIx

Which should you buy?

Sports, Wildlife & Dslr Enthusiasts — Canon EOS 90D (2019): The best APS-C DSLR Canon ever made — 32MP, 10fps, weather sealing, and an optical viewfinder experience no mirrorless can replicate.

Portraits & Action — EOS R6 Mark II (2022): 40fps burst, 8-stop IBIS, and Canon's best-in-class Dual Pixel AF — exceptional for action, sports, and portrait work.

Street Portraits & Reportage — Ricoh GR IIIx (2021): APS-C in a shirt pocket with a 40mm perspective — the GR IIIx is the ideal street portrait compact for photographers who want a slightly tighter frame.

↓ Full specifications below

Canon EOS 90D (2019)

  • You're invested in Canon EF DSLR lenses and don't want to switch systems
  • You shoot wildlife or sports and prefer an optical viewfinder
  • You want a mid-range DSLR upgrade without going mirrorless

EOS R6 Mark II (2022)

  • You want a do-everything full-frame body for weddings and events
  • You need reliable subject tracking across stills and fast-moving video
  • You shoot both photos and video professionally and need a single body that handles both
  • You want Canon's colour science with a modern mirrorless system

Ricoh GR IIIx (2021)

  • You want the GR experience with a slightly tighter, more versatile field of view
  • You shoot portraits, food, or street scenes where 40mm suits better than 28mm wide
  • You want a premium compact that fits in a shirt pocket with better tonal rendering than a phone

Quick take: The canon eos 90d has the highest resolution at 32mp; the canon eos 90d is the most affordable; only the canon eos 90d, eos r6 mark ii are weather sealed. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.

Full specifications

Specification Canon EOS 90D (2019)EOS R6 Mark II (2022)Ricoh GR IIIx (2021)
Price £849 £2,099 £999
Sensor 32.5MP APS-C CMOS (Dual Pixel AF) 24.2MP Full-frame BSI CMOS 24.2MP APS-C CMOS
Resolution 32.5MP 24.2MP 24.2MP
Video 4K/30p (1.6× crop), FHD/120p 4K/60p 10-bit oversampled, 6K RAW out, FHD/180p 1080p/60p
Autofocus Dual Pixel CMOS AF (live view), 45-point phase-detect (OVF) Dual Pixel CMOS AF II, 6072 zones, deep-learning subject tracking Hybrid contrast/phase-detect AF with subject detection
Stabilisation None (no IBIS) 5-axis IBIS, 8.0 stops (coordinated with IS lenses) 4-stop IBIS (Shake Reduction)
Burst Rate 10fps mechanical 12fps mechanical, 40fps electronic 4fps
Battery Life ~1300 shots (CIPA with OVF) ~760 shots (CIPA) 200 shots (CIPA)
Weight 701g body only 670g body only 262g
Dimensions 140.7 × 104.8 × 76.8mm 138.4 × 98.4 × 88.4mm 111.2 × 61.4 × 33.2mm
Weather Sealed Yes Yes No
Viewfinder Optical pentaprism, 100% coverage, 0.95× magnification EVF, 3.69M dots, 0.76× magnification None
Screen 3.0" vari-angle touchscreen 3.0" fully articulating touchscreen 3.0" fixed touchscreen
Mount Canon EF / EF-S Canon RF mount (full-frame) Fixed 40mm-equiv f/2.8 lens
Memory Cards Dual SD UHS-II slots Dual SD UHS-II slots Single SD UHS-I
Connectivity USB 2.0, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi USB-C 3.1, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi USB-C, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
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