Going FF and a Canon 6D - were to buy?

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Hi folks,

I've decided after nearly a year and over 30k (amateur) shots later that I'm going to go full frame. At the minute I have a 60D and because I was predominantly taking action photography I'd intended to get a 7D but recently I've taken some portraits (private and a school) and enjoyed it and I'm taking a lot of photographs of our baby as well as the six year old. I fancy FF to get the width although I'll probably miss the crop. My lens selection with the kit lens away is the 24-70 f2.8 and 70-200 f2.8 Sigma's and Canon 50 f1.4. My theory is that if I needed the reach that badly I can pick up a 1.4x tele and then maybe add a 120-300 down the line and because of the better ISO handling get away when it is darker at f4.

Is my theory sound? Am I mad? I would really love the 5D111 but they are way to much and the MK11 is strong money. Is the noise control on the 6D really that good - currently I've my limit set at 3200.

I was looking at the body from HDEW at £1109. The cheapest UK stock seem to be open box from WEX at £1299. Is there any reason to not buy an imported body from HDEW?

Appreciate the thoughts and feedback.

Stevie
 
I got my 6D from wex for £1600 + £100 cashback + memory card and bag. Decided the UK warranty was worth the extra money.
 
Definately buy the body from HDEW. It is a great price and that's where I got mine. For lenses, Onestop-Digital are very cheap and reliable, but HDEW do seem the best option for bodies.
 
Noise handling is superb with the 6D so no worries there

I got mine from HDEW. Give them a call, i did and they were pretty helpful.

Mine did come direct from Hong Kong, but they have told me its UK warranty from a Canon repair centre. Whether thats true. I paid via Credit Card anyway for a little peace of mind.
 
You are not mad :) I sold my 60D when I bought the 6D...I found that if I cropped a 6D image to the same factor of that of the 60D, I got better pixel level quality on the 6D (at higher ISO certainly). I needed to downsize the 60D image to almost the same size as that of the 6D to reach the same quality.
 
Thanks for the comments folks and really appreciate the 6D advice. I've taken the plunge an hour or two ago and bought from HDEW. My wife will probably have a melt down when (if!) she sees the bill but this photography has turned into a really expensive hobby!!

Next up - I need a wireless trigger to fire my EX430II so probably buy a Yongnou YN-622C as I use the flash off the camera quite a lot unless there is a better ETTL alternative I'm missing. The Canon version is way to dear - I'd be better buying a EX580 to use as the master and the other as the slave.

Stevie
 
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