They weren’t originally going to be announced together, COVID changed the schedule.
The R6 and the R5 are very different segments. There is far more competition and unit sales at the $2500ish pricepoint and staying current is important. The R5 has the R5 C to make up for “issues’ with the R5 for videographers. Another R5 series is camera is coming, but it’s not an R5 Mark II.
