I was under the impression the 6D had this In low light, the 6D will definitely focus faster. In good light though, it's sort of about the same. Among Sonys, fastest still is the A Chances are the new 7D2 would beat all those cameras at AF speed, and it is able to AF in very low light as well.

And not just AF speed but tracking as well. Canon is not 'punishing' anyone for not spending more than the entry level model costs any more than Toyota 'punishes' you for buying a Corolla instead of an Avalon.

If the Corolla isn't good enough for the money, you find something else that is. I own both a 6D and a a7. Although the a7 has a really nice sensor the 6D's autofocus especially the central one is very snappy, consistent, and faster than the a7 in my experience.

Not sure if the 6D is faster than the 7D. I think the 6D is a little faster for focusing, generally an advantage of SLRs. One virtue of the Sony A7II is 5 axis stabilization in the body, and I think you get 3 axis stabilization with 3rd party lenses.

Sony 2x "clear image zoom" works very well in spite of negative reviews, if you're using a high quality lens. Anyway, camera shake is a bigger issue than autofocus, which I can live without altogether, so internal IS is a pretty big deal. I use a 50D for my high school sports work but wanted a full frame for portraiture.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Basically upgrading my 60D. I can only afford the 7D Mii or 6D. I know they are completely different but, for a more all around use Is the 7D Mark ii good for weddings and portraits?

I understand its forte is sports and nature. Just wondering. Also, is the 6D good at action shots? I understand it forte is weddings, portraits and being a ff camera. I have a 60D and looking to move up. I shoot a bit of everything. I have only one efs lens, so, that is not an issue. As far as sports go I would say the 6D lacks the burst rate needed for most action sports. I have both the 6D and the 50D and shoot mainly high school and college sports with the 50D because of the faster continuous burst speed.

However I have used the 6d with success in lower light situations such as night football, indoor basketball where flash is not permitted. I have had good results with both cameras but prefer the 6D more for portraits and weddings it's a great camera IMHO.

I found your comments interesting. I am seriously interested in buying the 6D but I am concerned about reports of AF deficiencies. I currently have a 60D with a maximum burst rate of 5. Therefore, 4. Any comments you may have about any problems caused by the AI system on your 6D in the gym or night football would be very much appreciated. I would also appreciate comments from any other users who have something to offer on this topic. Regardless of my lens selection- from the 50 1.

The bad part about that is that the subjects are NOT moving. For sports, your only option is to use center point, as relying on the non cross points would be crazy. It's a shame too, because the body itself is great and easy to use. And wow, the iso performance is utterly spectacular.

I took this body to japan last year, and while it did well overall, the 6d hates my I landed many usable photos, but just off in the focus in too many basic situations.

I was sad that the IS didnt help more, and I dont exactly have shaky hands. In the studio with some strong lighting, the results can be incredible. However, that also goes for aspc. No exposure comp in Auto ISO irks me. The WiFi app blows. It's not worked at all for months since Android Lollipop came out. For months now. It's a piece of junk anyways with very little control over shooting parameters. And there is the one point auto focus system. The rest is complete garbage, as if it wasn't there.

One autofucus point is very '80s Most of the issues with the 6D, of course, could be addressed via a firmware update. A firmware update that will never come. Hey, Canon is not Samsung, it's more like Apple For the skeptics and the nitpickers on the 6ds' video capabilities, check that video out.

By far one of the best wedding videos i've come across. Most of the couple moments were taken with the Canon 85mm F1. I'm not so concerned with how well the camera does under a hazy streetlight at midnight. Wow, what a beautiful video. Stills are excellent with a 6D.

Good sensor. I don't care for the video capabilities clumsy or the video quality artifacts. Another problem with the 6D is integration of features. For example you can shoot for high dynamic range, or RAW format, but not both. Every time I try some feature, other features are turned off without notice. When I called Canon about video moire' they played it dumb, as if my call was the first they've heard of it.

Great way to instantly lose a customer! Still now 6d has one of the best, if not best at all, sensor on market. See please text photos at dpreview. See clear and closer. See to colors at ISO Even Nikon Df has not same good sensor, he has just half stop less noises. And see to price please! Who want image quality, for then 6D is a pearl. I own this camera and am very happy with it. Being a mostly still photographer I also do video but with a video camera.

About the only thing I can complain about here is the lack of focal point for the Automatic Focus. Otherwise it is a great camera that takes great photos. The 6D is not a good sports camera. But for portraits and outdoor photography it is a decided winner in my book. I have a rebel t2i and do LOTS of portrait and outdoor photography. I love my t2i but have been wanting to upgrade as I have had it since it came out. Does anyone have any recommendations or experience with the 6D vs the rebels?

I have the canon rebel XT i think and the 6D. There is a noticeable difference in performance and final image even whilst using the same lens. The 6D is deffinitly a solid camera at a good price. Very comprehensive review. The most thorough review that I have ever seen. I commend you for such great documentation. I look forward to other reviews when I have the time.

The quality and fit is exemplary of the 6D. It is more than a Pro-sumer camera. Agree, agree. I have a 5Dmk2 and i want to change my camera for a Canon 6d. I want to ask you, if it worth for wedding photography. It is just for photos, movies are occasionally. I am going to tell you that I have shot weddings with a Canon 50D successfully.

Is the 6D up to the task. I certainly think so. I recently upgraded to the Canon 6D and I can say it is quite worth the moderate expense to move forward with the Canon 6D. The only limitation would be the 11 point AF system. But hey, you need to ensure that everything you want is in focus in the first place. Good shooting!

You make some very good points Chrissy As someone coming from 35mm film via Rebel XT I anticipate being quite satisfied with the 6D's capabilities. Having taken quite satisfactory action sport shots on film with late 's technology I am not daunted by the limitation of AF at the 6D's price point. As for video, one expects some compromise from a camera primarily designed for still images.

Thanks for your apposite comments! The 6d had better low light performance, slightly sharper than the 5d MkIII and better controls and autofocusing than the A7r. I've also owned the Nikon D I'm so impressed with the 6D that I'm going to get one this week, it's bang-for-the-buck rating hits the mark for me. Well, at least until the 5d MkIV Okay, someone explain.

Don't compare the 6D to its peers, compare it to a camera 2, 5, 10, 50 years ago when people were creating beautiful images.

The ratings annoy me because they're based on current technology and not historical technology. They're not even based on picture quality. You're nitpicking, pixel counting. Except for a lab analyst, your reviews are totally useless. I actually agree with you and would like more reviews comparing current digital technology to the old SLR cameras of the years past. Great suggestion, I hope they listen! I think in some ways it would be, and in others, no. Again, the beauty of a photo is always subjective; I probably lost a contest because of the judges, who knows?

But, I'm getting off the subject here - this is a truly remarkable camera for the price. I've used one for a weekend, and can't wait to own one! Comparing the cameras is all well and good, but the thing that captures the light is the film.. The glass-which lets the light in is comparable today to anything you used in the past- superior even.. Answer to that.. Whether you can duplicate that printing process -- and what about that- Traditional enlarger and papers?

I think artists are generally low on money and put themselves at risk with expensive items--so we have sites like this to get some idea of the strengths and weaknesses of various cameras. As for historical technology, my Kodak 1 view camera, a 5x7 wood camera, really rocks. My enlarger will handle negatives this size Omega E and nothing in the world of digital even comes close to this level of detail.

This camera was made about the time Ansel Adams was born, but I use Fuji glass and modern film. I want to buy 6D for filming. I don't know what's the problem. What is it? I'm not sure whether or not the 6D has such a filter. Anyone who is interested in the 6D, will end up getting a 6D, simply because they can't afford or justify the price of a 5D3. Call me old-fashioned, but I use an SLR to take photographs. The ability to shoot the odd video is merely a useful extra. I can understand the advantage of a headphone socket but it is hardly a deal-breaker for a still photographer.

I use my 6D primarily for video, but I record proper sound with an external recorder and only use the camera recorded sound as back up or for synching. If that is the worst thing you don't like about the camera - you must really like what it was designed for ;. Additionally, the 6D uses exactly the same digi video processor as 5D For my needs, the 6D really fell into a nice little niche.

I don't shoot video, so the headphone jack was a non issue. I don't shoot sports, so the AF system wasn't a big deal. It saved me a lot of money by omitting features of the 5DIII that weren't of huge or any importance to me, personally. As someone who has shot numerous videos with DSLR's 5D mk2, Mk3 and a canon c i personally dont think the headphone jack is that big of a loss.

Most of the time anyone really serious about audio for a production will use external recorders and HD processing for audio as the DSLR compresses audio a bit. There have been a handful of times I use the internal audio for the final edit, even with external wireless or boom mics.

I prefer separate source, slate it and combine in post. But that's my personal preference after 12 years in the biz. So, all that to say for the price different between it and the Mk3, I am getting the 6D for my stills and 2nd video camera on set. An interesting question to ask is why didn't Canon detect video artifacts in design and testing? The moire is pretty bad and there is loud criticism from 6D owners, who see it immediately.

My solution was to buy a Sony A7II which provides excellent video! Why would I ever bother about headphone jack if I am not interested in taking video at all? This rating of the 6D is weird to say the least. Almost every reviewer out there rated video capabilities of 6D as definitely better then Nikon d How on earth here it gets much lower video rating then d??

Yet focusing is rated relatively high? What's going on? What am I missing? Does anyone know if the wi-fi on the 6D supports the Pictbridge printing interface? I'd love to get the camera if it does. Thanks much. PLUS: Solid likeable camera with decent performance. There are lots of affiliate links — if you click on one of these you will be taken to the product in Amazon.

And if you buy that product I get a small commission, and you get my thanks! Despite all the technological advances that can be found in shiny new cameras the Canon 6D is still a great camera.

So if you read no further this one point could have saved you lots of money by not buying the latest shiny loveliness when you do not need to. My first full frame camera was a Canon 5D Mk 1. This camera was first released in would you believe! And I still have this camera, which I am very fond of. This is an image that I took with my Canon 5D which can be found in my current architectural photography portfolio. Chideock Manor Library — architectural photography in Dorset.

Ok — before I justify my statement about the Canon 6D being still worth buying in I need to say something else. Photography is not about gear. Photography is about recording the light. Composition and creativity. No-one cares which camera you or I have used to capture an image. I have never been asked that question by a client. The only people who care about thSee things are other photographers. And I am not working for other photographers! I am however helping photographers save money and spend more time taking photos which is what photography is all about.

Everything else is irrelevant to the most important person to me in my photography business — my client. I know. I complain too much about gear talk. But here I am not talking about new gear. I am talking about gear that I already have, and have learned to use inside out.

And I am asking the question about the relevance of an older camera in Day in, day out. And having used it for so long I know how it works inside out. I can operate my camera in the dark with no problems.

I can change lenses in the dark. Once I have found them that is! I use my Canon 6D without thinking about the camera — it is instinctive to me. I know that this is by no means a unique feature on the Canon 6D, but I still love this feature, and the way the Canon 6D does it.

I compose my image, and then decide where I want to focus. Then I choose an appropriate aperture. And then I press the shutter button, which meters for the scene and starts the self-timer. I have separated focus from exposure and image capture. I take the vast majority of my photos on a tripod, meaning that this makes perfect sense for me. This applies to not only my architectural photography but also to my travel and landscape photography. These to me are one and the same. I love the images that my Canon 6D produces.

I love the look and feel that the RAW files give. I like the range of shadows and highlights, lights and darks. And with the way I take the photos I like the way I can take bracketed sets and put the bits together in Lightroom.

Note the Canon 6D has 11 focus points. You might want to read that again. I have found 11 focus points just fine. To be honest I tend to only need to use one at a time.

And another thing about the focussing on the Canon 6D — it can focus in ridiculously low light. If you research the autofocus of the Canon 6D you will find lots of people who say that it is not that great, especially in low-light.

I have no idea what they are talking about, and I have never had a problem focussing in low light. There always seems to be someone somewhere who has to criticise something, or always demand more, or find something better in an alternative in this case camera and draw on the negatives. I have had people say to me that the focussing on the Canon 6D is rubbish in low light.

I have never had a problem with this. Someone else asked how can I work professionally as a photographer using a camera that only has one memory card slot? I have never had a card failure.

I look after my memory cards incredibly carefully. You can find numerous negative reviews and comments on the Canon 6D, probably more bad press than good. But be careful with the agendas of these people — the Canon 6D is a great camera.

And to be honest you are hard pressed to find a rubbish camera these days. The Canon 6D fits in my hands and the controls are all in very familiar and to me logical positions. Not that the camera is perfect, it is just that we have grown close to each other over the years! To be fair I do not believe that there is such a thing as the perfect camera. The familiarity of my Canon 6D is a bit like having a favourite pair of shoes, they mould to you over time and end up being irreplaceable.

I know — I am getting worryingly sentimental here. Having said that we have been through a lot together, me and my Canon 6D! If you do why not subscribe to my blog by clicking on this link right here — you will get one or two emails a month plus any special offers I hear about and that is all. I use the Wi-Fi to take photos in unusual locations and from unusual viewpoints.

This is an essential part of my work. OK the Canon Connect App is hardly cutting edge, but most of the time it works fine and allows me to do what I need to do. I have not used the Wi-Fi to view photos remotely — the way I work I only want to look at photos on my big calibrated monitor in my office. This is changing though, and I find that more and more I would benefit from instant access to viewing photos on my iPad Pro.

This is something that I need to look into with my Canon 6D and Canon Connect App — that and transferring Jpeg files for instant publication and sharing. I use this all the time — I never use Jpeg. It is so good and gives me so much. Just awesome. Another invaluable feature. I do a lot of travel photography — much more than I ever did, and also have other websites about specific travel photography locations.

Now that I have mentioned them I might as well tell you what they are. Photos of Santorini. I use the Map module in Lightroom a lot, which enables me to erm, tell where I took photos from. Santorini photo locations from the Lightroom Map Module.

I also have been known to stop and take photos when travelling — anytime I see something I like I stop and take a photo, and the GPS tells me where I took the shot. My Canon 6D is a workhorse. It just works, day in, day out. I turn it on and it is there for me. It has never failed, never let me down. Canon have been criticised for slow technological advances. For getting into mirrorless late. And for not innovating with the technology in their DSLRs.

It seems that there is again so much negativity. Take s step back though and look at the Canon ecosystem — it is an awesome place to be with lenses for every and any occasion.

I am 54 years old. I have a dominant eye. And a lazy one on the other side of my head. And I am short sighted. And my near vision is much worse than it was. As grim as this sounds this is the reality of being my age!

And I am not going to get any younger! I have recently been trying out EVFs on the cameras on display in shops and at airports. Well every time I go to an airport, which is quite often, I always have a look at all the shiny new loveliness on display.

And then realising even in holiday mode that the airport is not the place to buy a camera. I nearly cracked once and would have made an expensive mistake but thankfully I saw sense. Your email address will not be published. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Our mission at BorrowLenses is to advance photographic and cinematic dreams by providing access to superior, cutting-edge gear and expert advice.

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Price: 6D Wins The cost of the 5D Mark III has come down significantly in the years since it was released but it is still far from an inexpensive camera. Summary Professionals who shoot weddings, sporting events, and things that cannot be reenacted in the case of missed focus or card failure should consider the 5D Mark III.

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