topic Re: R6II Rattle When ON (Not IBIS?) in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

R6II Rattle When ON (Not IBIS?)

dennisphoto — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 01:17:10 GMT

I just bought an R6 Mk II. When to camera is off, it makes the usual rattle from IBIS, but when the camera is on, there is still a slight rattle just not as strong. Is that normal? I own an R7 and another Sony model with IBIS and both are silent when on.

Re: R6II Rattle When ON (Not IBIS?)

SignifDigits — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 02:14:29 GMT

I will leave it to others to address whether it is normal, but mine does the same, so I hope so! Mine is pretty faint when on compared to when off, and seems to be about the same whether I have an IS or non-IS lens mounted, though I'd say a bit less with the IS lenses (I tried the RF 35mm f/2.8, RF 15-35 f/2.8, and RF 24-105 f/4).

Re: R6II Rattle When ON (Not IBIS?)

dennisphoto — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 02:11:50 GMT

That’s reassuring! Thanks! I hope other owners can comment too.

Re: R6II Rattle When ON (Not IBIS?)

Waddizzle — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 03:46:43 GMT

I have never heard my R6ii rattle. I always have a lens on it. I make sure to turn off power when mounting and dismounting a lens.

Re: R6II Rattle When ON (Not IBIS?)

FloridaDrafter — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 04:05:00 GMT

@dennisphoto wrote:

I just bought an R6 Mk II. When to camera is off, it makes the usual rattle from IBIS, but when the camera is on, there is still a slight rattle just not as strong. Is that normal? I own an R7 and another Sony model with IBIS and both are silent when on.

It's normal.

My wife has had hers for several years and we've never noticed it, but for this post I just shook hers, paid attention, and it has a slight rattle.

My speculation is that it's mostly the parked shutter blades. They definitely rattle when down (power off) when given a shake. There also may be a slight bit of movement from the sensor assembly even though when powered up, the IBIS controls it's movement when needed. That's just a guess based on my understanding of the way IBIS works.

Newton

Re: R6II Rattle When ON (Not IBIS?)

SignifDigits — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 13:48:52 GMT

Thanks Newton. I really had never shaken mine to listen until I saw this post - I have had it for almost a year now and it works just fine. I learn all sort of things from other posters on the site!