Canon 6D True High ISO King?

[dgatwood]

The bottom line is, I don't want to give up the ability to MF my fast lenses through the viewfinder, and I also think the 6D autofocus is sufficient for most events (sports excluded, where I would rather use a 1DX).

IMO, the 6D's max FPS is a much bigger problem for sports photography than its AF performance (which in my experience is fairly usable for sports).

Where the 6D's AF really falls short, IMO, is bird-in-flight photography, where the much higher AF point density of a 5D Mark III or 1DX would be a big step up.

 

[verysimplejason]

some 5D guys are extremely insecure and condescending, hating the 6D just like some die hard D8xx fans hate the Sony A7R or D610.
but it all depends on what you shoot or what how much weight you like to carry with you regardless or tiny bit of AF feature set difference between the 2 in question here.
but one thing I am sure about is the 6D's center point AF is quite much better than any AF point of the 61pts of the 5D Af sensor or D810 sensor.
I tried many times in lowlight and nothing with the mirror beat the 6D in the area of lowlight AF.
The GH4 and the A7s are better than the 6D in this specific area, but none of Nikon Canon with mirror beats it.
Oh and also for long exposure thermal noise, the 6D is about 34 percent better than the 5D3 , you can see it in all sensor tests including Roger's.

Some guys just really don't want to admit 6D's sensor IQ superiority in low-light. Well, if it's AF that's more important to them and what defines "HIGH ISO KING", then so be it. We can't argue on something where our definition differs.

It really hurts when you invested some more $$$ just to find out that it's not superior in everything to something that's significantly cheaper.

 

[jocau]

some 5D guys are extremely insecure and condescending, hating the 6D just like some die hard D8xx fans hate the Sony A7R or D610.
but it all depends on what you shoot or what how much weight you like to carry with you regardless or tiny bit of AF feature set difference between the 2 in question here.
but one thing I am sure about is the 6D's center point AF is quite much better than any AF point of the 61pts of the 5D Af sensor or D810 sensor.
I tried many times in lowlight and nothing with the mirror beat the 6D in the area of lowlight AF.
The GH4 and the A7s are better than the 6D in this specific area, but none of Nikon Canon with mirror beats it.
Oh and also for long exposure thermal noise, the 6D is about 34 percent better than the 5D3 , you can see it in all sensor tests including Roger's.

Some guys just really don't want to admit 6D's sensor IQ superiority in low-light. Well, if it's AF that's more important to them and what defines "HIGH ISO KING", then so be it. We can't argue on something where our definition differs.

It really hurts when you invested some more $$$ just to find out that it's not superior in everything to something that's significantly cheaper.

Correct, but the 6D also suffers from that 'disease' as the outer AF points of even the T5i are better than those of the 6D.

 

[MichaelHodges]

The -3LV focus capability of course is a marketing stunt by canon to give people the feeling they don't have the all out inferior product

I'm having a hard time figuring which one is the inferior product. This noise monkey at long ISO, or the 6D?

http://petapixel.com/2012/12/13/canon-6d-and-5dmk3-noise-comparison-for-high-iso-long-exposures/


I'm a bit puzzled at the blowback against superior sensors by some on this forum (regardless of brand).

 

[verysimplejason]

some 5D guys are extremely insecure and condescending, hating the 6D just like some die hard D8xx fans hate the Sony A7R or D610.
but it all depends on what you shoot or what how much weight you like to carry with you regardless or tiny bit of AF feature set difference between the 2 in question here.
but one thing I am sure about is the 6D's center point AF is quite much better than any AF point of the 61pts of the 5D Af sensor or D810 sensor.
I tried many times in lowlight and nothing with the mirror beat the 6D in the area of lowlight AF.
The GH4 and the A7s are better than the 6D in this specific area, but none of Nikon Canon with mirror beats it.
Oh and also for long exposure thermal noise, the 6D is about 34 percent better than the 5D3 , you can see it in all sensor tests including Roger's.

Some guys just really don't want to admit 6D's sensor IQ superiority in low-light. Well, if it's AF that's more important to them and what defines "HIGH ISO KING", then so be it. We can't argue on something where our definition differs.

It really hurts when you invested some more $$$ just to find out that it's not superior in everything to something that's significantly cheaper.

Correct, but the 6D also suffers from that 'disease' as the outer AF points of even the T5i are better than those of the 6D.

I'm a center-point / MF user so this doesn't bother me. For some, the center point is enough but that's not saying that the outer points doesn't work.