The goblin
<span class="poty">POTY Winner 2015</span></br>
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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
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.