Advice needed: performance of 6D

[whothafunk]

what does BIF stand for?

 

[serendipidy]

what does BIF stand for?

birds in flight

 

[wickidwombat]

Sorry, guys!
But I need some advice: For the high school graduation of one of my sons, I am looking for an Camera. He likes to photograph birds and planes, and now landscape at climbing.
Which Camera? I do not want to spend 3000€ for a 5D3. Would be the cheaper 6D an alternative? How is the performance of this Camera in the field for shooting fast objects? How fast is the Cam saving the images? I know that the image quality is very good.

Or should I buy an 700D first and wait for the 70D or 7D2? How fast is the 700D at RAW continuous shooting saving the images on the card? Faster then my 60D?

(I owned an 7D, but when I photographed with it, I did not use the continuous shooting mode. After it crashed, I use an 60D. But my son tells me, that the 60D takes a lot of time to save the images when the buffer is full. Sometimes he is not able to shoot another RAW series of 10 images for 3-4 minutes.)

get a used 1Dmk3 i know its only 10 megapickles but it still produces better images than any 18 pickle crop they are cheap now second hand find one in good condition, they have much better AF than anything other than a 1Dmk4 1Dx or 5Dmk3 and are a much much much better option for what he likes to shoot than a 7D then maybe when the 7Dmk2 comes out have a look at that if its actually any good but that is probably a year away
look at getting him a 100-400 IS L lens and a 24-105 ISL to start out

 

[Deleted member 7828]

I'm quickly finding out that the 6D is better than it appears on paper. Still, don't think it would be the right fit for someone doing sports or birds...

 

[CTJohn]

I'm quickly finding out that the 6D is better than it appears on paper. Still, don't think it would be the right fit for someone doing sports or birds...

+1. I've been very pleasantly surprised by my 6D. The ISO performance changes photography for me.

 

[daniela]

Sorry, guys!
But I need some advice: For the high school graduation of one of my sons, I am looking for an Camera. He likes to photograph birds and planes, and now landscape at climbing.
Which Camera? I do not want to spend 3000€ for a 5D3. Would be the cheaper 6D an alternative? How is the performance of this Camera in the field for shooting fast objects? How fast is the Cam saving the images? I know that the image quality is very good.

Or should I buy an 700D first and wait for the 70D or 7D2? How fast is the 700D at RAW continuous shooting saving the images on the card? Faster then my 60D?

(I owned an 7D, but when I photographed with it, I did not use the continuous shooting mode. After it crashed, I use an 60D. But my son tells me, that the 60D takes a lot of time to save the images when the buffer is full. Sometimes he is not able to shoot another RAW series of 10 images for 3-4 minutes.)

get a used 1Dmk3 i know its only 10 megapickles but it still produces better images than any 18 pickle crop they are cheap now second hand find one in good condition, they have much better AF than anything other than a 1Dmk4 1Dx or 5Dmk3 and are a much much much better option for what he likes to shoot than a 7D then maybe when the 7Dmk2 comes out have a look at that if its actually any good but that is probably a year away
look at getting him a 100-400 IS L lens and a 24-105 ISL to start out

An used Cam would be an alternative, until the 7D2 appears on the market.
My son is taking very good pictures, he takes shots for 5 years now, using my or my husbands equipment.

Does anybody know an good and honest company/forum e.g. where I can look for used Cams?
I do not want to buy at Ebay, I was cheated buying the 300mm 2.8 lens (lenses inside were broken).

 

[RadioPath]

Holy Crap, a 6D for a graduation present? I wish you were my parent haha. For my graduation I got a cheap Rebel G film camera for $100. =)

Well, his average grade is a 1,1. So he is able to study medicine in here in Munich. The alternative would have been to send him to Austria to study Medicine, where only an entrance test has to be passed. So it is cheaper to give him such a gift, as to buy an very expensive appartement. ;D

Congratulations!!!

 

[Marsu42]

Does anybody know an good and honest company/forum e.g. where I can look for used Cams?
I do not want to buy at Ebay, I was cheated buying the 300mm 2.8 lens (lenses inside were broken).

Lenses are a big gamble because you cannot really check them, but afaik it's different for camera bodies: The only moving part is the mirror, and you can just ask how many shutter cycles it has (there are windows utilities for that, or use Magic Lantern) & compare vs. the shutter rating Canon warrants. If you then check for dead pixels (get a raw shot) & the overall impression (in person or photos), imho there are few things that can go wrong. If in doubt, check ebay Kleinanzeigen and such for local offers and get the item in person and not via mail.

Buying used has one advantage: you can get older pro-grade bodies very cheap, check for the Canon 1D IV - 16mp is enough for just about everything and for still shooting this is an absolutely stunning camera with 1.3x crop factor for birds.