A Bit More About the EOS 6D Mark II [CR2]

[jeffa4444]

If they launch a 6D MKII with 19 AF points it will be dead in the water. Look to the 80D.

7260 pixel RGB-IR metering sensor
45point AF
Wi-Fi, NFC, GPS
Improved mirror assembly
ficker reduction

all else broadly the same & maybe slightly smaller form factor.

 

[Aussie shooter]

New to the forum and currently looking to upgrade from a 700d. I am leaning toward the 7d2 but am tempted to wait to see what the 6d2 offers when announced. Problem is I need it by July next year at the latest for a Svalbard trip. Would love the better image quality of a new 6d but without at least the 80d focus system to go with it it would be worthless to me as I do tend to shoot a fair bit of wildlife as well and I am well over trying to get fast moving critters with a low grade focus system. Driving me up the wall waiting ;D ;D

 

[hbr]

Hi Aussie shooter,
Welcome to this forum. I own both the original 6D and the 7D Mk II. I love both cameras equally, but for different reasons. For IQ the 6D is hard to beat which means a lot less post processing for noise reduction, especially for low light shots. It is my landscape and portrait camera. But something to think about is that EF lenses are more expensive than EF-S lenses, (which you will not be able to use on the 6D). Both cameras are heavy. The downside to the 6D is the AF system - firstly, the 11 af points of the 6D are in a diamond pattern in the center of the frame so it is difficult to frame the subject off center, (rule of thirds), and the AF system doesn't track. Whatever focus point you choose is what you are stuck with, so trying to keep the focus point on the eye of a moving subject will mean excellent panning skills. Focus and recompose does not work well with telephoto lenses.

So let's hope the 6D II solves the AF problems.

The 7D Mk II is an awesome professional grade camera with an incredible AF system. I use it mostly for BIF. Looking through the intelligent viewfinder the AF points that are in focus are constantly flickering at a high rate of speed letting you know that is is tracking and precisely which points have been selected. One soon becomes adept at precisely placing the focus points where ever one wishes. Acquire focus, hold down on the shutter release button and hold on for dear life. You suddenly become Machine Gun Kelly.

One advantage of purchasing the 7D Mk II is that you won't need to replace all your EF-S lenses. Over the years all the lenses I have purchased have been f/2.8 or faster. Using them with the 7D Mk II in good light gives nearly the same IQ as the 6D. It is only when the light falls off that the noise levels increase requiring more noise reduction in post processing. With my 400 mm f/5.6 lens there is always a small amount of noise in the photo, even in the best of lighting conditions, and must e dealt with in post processing.

For weddings and portrait shooting where you want to focus on the subject's eyes too many focus points will slow you down unless you become very adept at changing focus points.

Hope I helped you make a decision and didn't confuse you too much.

Cheers!

 

[Aussie shooter]

Cheers mate. Chances are i will go the 7d2 as it has more capability of doing both jobs than the next 6d. If the chips fall right though I will wind up with both. I am not worried about having to get full frame lenses as I plan to step up anyway and am already going full frame options to use on the crop sensor body and will also be recieving a 5d classic soon for free to play around with. Cover all options that way.

 

[hbr]

Thanks, Aussie shooter, for responding to my post. Looks like you will have all your bases covered.
Be sure to get the 7D II in plenty of time to learn the AF system. It is a bear! In fact there is a whole manual that you can download just for the AF system. It took me a couple of thousand shots to become comfortable with it. But for still shots it won't be too much different from all the other cameras. When you are shooting fast moving subjects, be sure to keep the shutter speed high enough or the subject's movements will make you think the camera is not focusing properly. For BIF I usually keep it over 1/2000 sec. But once you have become adept at using the focus system, you never want to go back to the other AF systems.

One thing I discovered by accident is that, unlike all my previous cameras the Scene Automatic setting, (green square), will allow you to shoot in RAW. The camera does all the work, but the downside is that the AF is set to use all the focus points only so you have to be aware of what subject is closest as the camera will focus on that. Normally, though, I shoot RAW in Manual mode to be able to use all the AF features.

Being a crop sensor, the noise is more pronounced than on a full frame camera so be sure to buy good, sharp, fast lenses. The 5D classic should still give you wonderful photos in spite of its age.

Cheers again, mate.

 

[hbr]

I read on another site this morning that Canon is working on two different AF systems for the 6D II but a decision has not been reached as to which system will be used. That gives me hope that it will have a decent AF system.