Eos 6d Owners Thread!

Chappers said:
I have a 6D as a second backup to my 5D3. It works well. Yes there are some drawbacks and these tend to be related to what you want to use it for , but in general, considering the price compared to the 5D3 it's a good camera. WiFi is useful if you need to shoot tethered , without the cable. Use an external hub as the internal one in the camera takes ages to initialize. ( The instruction on this arn't great but it works well enough ) Video is more than acceptable provided you are careful. I've used it on a number of occasions as a second camera with no problems. Lack of headphone socket is a minor inconvenience.

Limited focusing zones could cause some people difficulty, but it's simply needs you to change your technique a bit. It has the same number as most of my previous Canons. FPS no big deal unless you need that for specialist applications. Don't recall ever seeing a buffer full message. Picture quality almost identical to the 5D3 for most occasions.

But to be honest, unless you really need two full frame cameras I think your 7D would still make an good second camera
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Thank you. I can't say I've ever really got to grips with using the video on my 5D yet so that's not an issue!

The FPS isn't a huge concern for me as I'm not one for rattling off shots, I just picked a few examples that grabbed my attention. The 11 AF points is the big one, I think I use all 61 on my 5D and going down to the 7D is a struggle with 19! But like you say just change your technique.

It's the picture quality for me and smaller size! Having used the 5D for two years now I notice the drop in quality when I use the 7D. I shot my first wedding recently, in quite a bright church but I still needed to up the ISO and it's very clear which camera came out on top! Above 2500 and the 7D image quality was greatly reduced. So this is what has got me sniffing out a new purchase.
 
I would agree the high ISO performance of both the 5d3 and the 6 D is very good indeed. If you notice the drop in quality with the 7D and you need a comparable backup camera to the 5D3 ( and at a lower price £1100 ) the 6D is a good alternative.
 
Chappers said:
I would agree the high ISO performance of both the 5d3 and the 6 D is very good indeed. If you notice the drop in quality with the 7D and you need a comparable backup camera to the 5D3 ( and at a lower price £1100 ) the 6D is a good alternative.
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Yeh and Wex are offering extra trade in bonus just now so that helps as I think I could get the same trading in with them as I could trying to sell it on without the faf!

The husband is back over in the UK in a few weeks so I may take that opportunity to shop :D
 
Remember it's easier to ask forgiveness than permission ;)
 
I am hugely impressed with my 6D and it's perfect for my needs

I've only scratched the surface of what's its capable of but after only a few uses I feel my images are far better than ever before

I also find Canon more intuitive to use compared to my previous Nikon and shooting in LV is an absolute pleasure now

I bought from HDEW and for a full frame camera with GPS, Wi-fi and such excellent performance it was a total steal at £899
 
I actually thought this thread had disappeared, considering how little action it's seen lately...

I've been all over the place with camera's in the past and currently have a 5DC. Used values of these are spectacular, for what they are, but with so many "extra's" on the 6D, it's really hard not to justify one in secondhand, grey import, or UK supplied guise.

I was actually considering a try of a D600 or D610, as I've never tried a Nikon before, but with some nice Canon glass already, I didn't wish to get into something altogether new, when the 6D appears to give so much.

I've read a little bit on the LP-E6 3rd party batteries, but I've always used Ex-Pro in previous camera's....looking at Amazon reviews however, it doesn't appear they're up to scratch with the newest camera's...can anyone here let me know if they have had issues recently with them?

Will need to look at SD cards as well...happy days...
 
I had a play with one in the shop a few days ago when picking up a 100-400 mk2 and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. The lack of AF points and especially the lack of cross points have been highlighted in a lot of the digging i've been doing but some quick tests pointing at some dingy stuff using the off centre points was pretty accurate except for solid blocks of colour that I wouldn't expect any AF system to do a particularly good job on as there's not a lot to focus on! I'm seriously thinking of picking up one of the grey imports as the price is really keen.

B->
 
jerry12953 said:
I can't help noticing how dull the LCD is compared to the 5d3. But it seems to produce the goods despite that.
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Just turn the brightness up! Other than the size it's effectively the same screen.
 
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jerry12953 said:
To be honest the 6d is mainly my back-up and I haven't used it much but when I did I was really disappointed with what I saw on the LCD.

It's what I expect now but I shall delve into the settings and see what I can find........
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It's buried in the menus somewhere though I think I've got it on the quick settings on mine.
 
Well I have just this evening paid for a 6D. :) Should have it in hand for this weekend, all things going well.

Ended up ordering 3 used genuine Canon batteries off thephotographersbag on eBay, so quite happy there. Just the SD card to take care of now.

My main lens for work is the 100mm 2.8 usm, but I'm tempted to go the L route for that touch extra all-round quality and IS.

It's funny thinking back to how blown away I was with the 5D2 and knowing the 6D should be better than that. Folk appear to complain about the focussing on the outer spots...I'm coming from the 5DC and this comes AFTER having had the 5D2, so I thoroughly expect the points to be somewhat better. I think we can take things for granted too much sometimes. :)
 
As i'm thinking of getting a 6D for some full frame action I was wondering what the weather sealing is like and general hardiness? I've got 2 1D3s and they haven't had the easiest of lives as i've always treated them as tools and not precious little things of beauty to gawp at and keep locked up when the shooting conditions aren't perfect. I'll be using it for airsoft photography mainly (it's a bit like paintball but with 6mm plastic bb's) in all weathers so id rather it can take a bit of a bashing if possible. I have considered the 7D2 and even a second hand 5D3 but if I was going to that kind of money I'd probably pick up a used 1D4 to keep continuity with batteries and setup - but I like the idea of full frame and the high iso for dense woodland and grim winters!

Cheers

Nat
 
I was under the impression it isn't weatherproof, but merely splashproof.

After looking about, I found this from Canon...

"Dust and drip proofing protection around control buttons and along outer cover seams has been upgraded from the EOS 5D Mark II and is equivalent to the protection on the EOS 5D Mark III."

If that's right, we're all good. :)



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Found a few stories of weatherproofing not being very good however. Here's one...

http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=12298.0
 
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Yeah it's weather sealed (only full sealing as long as you pair it with a sealed lens as with any sealed body).
 
BLZeebub said:
As i'm thinking of getting a 6D for some full frame action I was wondering what the weather sealing is like and general hardiness? I've got 2 1D3s and they haven't had the easiest of lives as i've always treated them as tools and not precious little things of beauty to gawp at and keep locked up when the shooting conditions aren't perfect. I'll be using it for airsoft photography mainly (it's a bit like paintball but with 6mm plastic bb's) in all weathers so id rather it can take a bit of a bashing if possible. I have considered the 7D2 and even a second hand 5D3 but if I was going to that kind of money I'd probably pick up a used 1D4 to keep continuity with batteries and setup - but I like the idea of full frame and the high iso for dense woodland and grim winters!

Cheers

Nat
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If that was my requirement, I'd be sticking with 1 series.
 
Most of the "cheaper" batteries last longer than the Canon originals in my experience!
 
I have an Energiser battery which throws up error messages on my 5D but works, but refuses to be recognised by my 6D. do be careful.
 
Chappers said:
I have an Energiser battery which throws up error messages on my 5D but works, but refuses to be recognised by my 6D. do be careful.
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Is it genuine? I have an Energiser which works perfectly (6d and 50d).

I also have two Baxtarr ProEnergy batteries which are by far the best of all.
 
Battery worked fine in 5Dlll until firmware update. Then got "Can't Communicate" error. . Press OK and it works fine. But simply doesn't want to know in the 6D. Not a real problem as it's the only one of 5 batteries that aren't Canon. At the time 3rd party batteries were not readily available so took a punt

Would purchase 3rd party batteries in future from Wex or similar as they will refund if they don't work
 
Yep!
 
Chappers said:
Battery worked fine in 5Dlll until firmware update. Then got "Can't Communicate" error. . Press OK and it works fine. But simply doesn't want to know in the 6D. Not a real problem as it's the only one of 5 batteries that aren't Canon. At the time 3rd party batteries were not readily available so took a punt

Would purchase 3rd party batteries in future from Wex or similar as they will refund if they don't work
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Had similar with some old clones that worked fine in my 7D but produced very weird effects in the 5D3.

A lot depends on your usage. Clones may work fine 99% of the time but would you really want to risk them playing up in the middle of a wedding, for example?
 
Vertigo1 said:
Had similar with some old clones that worked fine in my 7D but produced very weird effects in the 5D3.

A lot depends on your usage. Clones may work fine 99% of the time but would you really want to risk them playing up in the middle of a wedding, for example?
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I've shot plenty of wedding s with 3rd party batteries and original Canons. The only one ever to fail was the original Canon I had on my 50d!

I've never had a third party battery fault.

There are many, many good reliable third party batteries, just don't buy fakes from eBay etc.
 
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Fair enough.

Regards battery life and clones potentially lasting longer, I have to say that, when using a grip, I'm still staggered how long two LP-E6s will last. I've done weddings with circa 2500 shots on one body and the batteries are still over half-full.
 
FWIW I've now shot three weddings with the 5D3 and 6D combo and the latter has acquitted itself very well. It obviously lacks quite a few features of the 5D3 and it does take a while to get familiar with the two different control layouts but far from an insurmountable problem. Quality wise the two are on a par and, whilst I'll always go to the 5D3 when I specifically need it's superior AF for things like servo tracking shots, most of the time I don't really care which I use which gives more flexibility. When I had the 7D before, I was always swapping lenses between it and the 5D3 as I really didn't want to use the 7D unless I had to.

One thing I will say is that I find the 6D body too small, for my hands at least, compared to the brick that is the 5D3 (or even the 7D). With a grip on it's a totally different story and a joy to use.
 
odd jim said:
Yeah it's weather sealed (only full sealing as long as you pair it with a sealed lens as with any sealed body).
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I have these - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00GN4IRXO?keywords=lp-e6&qid=1440428635&ref_=sr_1_2&sr=8-2 and they seem to last a little shorter than the genuine Canon LP-E6 but only a little, it might be the canon one has like 20 to 30% left and these are nearly empty when used side by side in the grip. Had a handful of communication errors for nearly a year that I've used them, fixed by pulling the batteries out and putting them back in though

Vertigo1 said:
Fair enough.

Regards battery life and clones potentially lasting longer, I have to say that, when using a grip, I'm still staggered how long two LP-E6s will last. I've done weddings with circa 2500 shots on one body and the batteries are still over half-full.
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can second that, i think I shot nearly 2000 frames before and the batteries are only 1 bar from full (cant remember if they are out of 3 bars or 4 bars :p)
 
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I have only found Canon ones to work well in my 6D. I had tried a friends 'replica' battery from a 5DII and it didn't last long at all. Whether it be the battery age, I'm not sure. But I only use genuine Canons now.
 
Ashburner said:
I have only found Canon ones to work well in my 6D. I had tried a friends 'replica' battery from a 5DII and it didn't last long at all. Whether it be the battery age, I'm not sure. But I only use genuine Canons now.
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That's probably due to age, as my third party batteries, same age, last a lot longer. The Baxtarr ones at least a couple of hundred shots longer.
 
SsSsSsSsSnake said:
Thanks Kyle.
Actually its a return because i had one April last year, then like a fool sold it,not this time,this is with me till it packs in :)
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and then staying with you some more after surgery to bring it back to life? :LOL:
SsSsSsSsSnake said:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/77mm-Digital-Filter-Circular-Polarizer/dp/B000KKVFD6/ref=pd_bxgy_23_text_z
was going to get a UV filter just for protection between shooting trips but thought may as well get something i could use.
would this be a good choice quality wise or any other suggestions please.
thanks
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I've found Hoya filters to be good quality, very little colour cast if any. However, having a CPL on all the time for protection is a bit of an over kill and it could get in the way? They can take away half a stop to a stop of light, which may or may not matter depending on what you are shooting

EDIT: wooo 1200th post on the thread :banana:
 
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