Canon EOS 6D Listed as Discontinued at Amazon UK

[cosmopotter]

Cameraegg is reporting that Amazon UK has listed the 6D as discontinued. I really hope it's true as I want to buy a 6D but would prefer an upgraded version (as per other discussions). Could Canon be fast tracking this project to respond to the flurry of new Nikon full frame models? One can only hope.

http://www.cameraegg.org/canon-eos-6d-listed-as-discontinued-at-amazon-uk/

Even if the only change they make is modern autofocus I would be satisfied but a few more upgrades would be better.

My wish list:
DPAF
At least 19 cross type AF points (50 would be better)
Flip out touchscreen
2 card slots

Essentially a 70D with full frame and some tweaks

http://www.cameraegg.org/canon-eos-6d-listed-as-discontinued-at-amazon-uk/

 

[YuengLinger]

Is indeed showing on the amazon.co.uk website as "discontinued" as of this posting.

 

[Bennymiata]

I bet it's a mistake.

 

[timmy_650]

I am pretty sure the marked the 6D not the 7D.

 

[e17paul]

Amazon UK have also failed to mark the 7D as discontinued, and failed to make the 7D2 available for pre order. I posted to here a few days ago, that's probably where the story was picked up, unless they spotted it independently.

It would not surprise me if Amazon UK did not know their 6s from their 7s. Consensus here was a mistake by Amazon. I once bought a 1.5TB hard drive from Amazon, only to find that it was 750GB!

 

[Khalai]

Cameraegg is reporting that Amazon UK has listed the 6D as discontinued. I really hope it's true as I want to buy a 6D but would prefer an upgraded version (as per other discussions). Could Canon be fast tracking this project to respond to the flurry of new Nikon full frame models? One can only hope.

http://www.cameraegg.org/canon-eos-6d-listed-as-discontinued-at-amazon-uk/

Even if the only change they make is modern autofocus I would be satisfied but a few more upgrades would be better.

My wish list:
DPAF
At least 19 cross type AF points (50 would be better)
Flip out touchscreen
2 card slots

Essentially a 70D with full frame and some tweaks

http://www.cameraegg.org/canon-eos-6d-listed-as-discontinued-at-amazon-uk/

I'm afraid this won't happen unless 5D4 with significantly better specs is released. Otherwise, that would cannibalize 5D3 like hell.

Get the 6D better AF coverage and more points, get dual cards and what would be the need for 5D3 that you lack on such 6D2?

I liked 6D where it was - an affordable and light fullframe body. AF is rather crude and it doesn't have all the "pro" bells and whistles - but you get what you pay for, or in this case, you pay much less if you can cope with its drawbacks

 

[Maiaibing]

Cameraegg is reporting that Amazon UK has listed the 6D as discontinued. I really hope it's true as I want to buy a 6D but would prefer an upgraded version (as per other discussions). Could Canon be fast tracking this project to respond to the flurry of new Nikon full frame models? One can only hope.

http://www.cameraegg.org/canon-eos-6d-listed-as-discontinued-at-amazon-uk/

Even if the only change they make is modern autofocus I would be satisfied but a few more upgrades would be better.

My wish list:
DPAF
At least 19 cross type AF points (50 would be better)
Flip out touchscreen
2 card slots

Essentially a 70D with full frame and some tweaks

http://www.cameraegg.org/canon-eos-6d-listed-as-discontinued-at-amazon-uk/

I'm afraid this won't happen unless 5D4 with significantly better specs is released. Otherwise, that would cannibalize 5D3 like hell.

Agree. 6D is an amazing value option for Canon shooters and underlines how little an "upgrade" the 5DIII was.

 

[Khalai]

Agree. 6D is an amazing value option for Canon shooters and underlines how little an "upgrade" the 5DIII was.

To be fair, 6D was announced, when 5D3 was already on the shelves and selling like hotcakes...

 

[preppyak]

Get the 6D better AF coverage and more points, get dual cards and what would be the need for 5D3 that you lack on such 6D2?

Frame rate, flash sync speed, max shutter speed, over 30+ AF points (just because a 6D would have 19 doesnt meant they'd have a good spread)....all things critical to a pro photographer vs a hobbyist. And those are the markets they are targeting. You'd find few, if any, sports or wedding photogs who would go 6D2 over 5DIII in that circumstance.

And as a hobbyist, I'd certainly like a 6D2 that has the IQ and low-light ability of the 6D, but with a little better AF spread so I can use it for the times I capture action/nature.

Agree. 6D is an amazing value option for Canon shooters and underlines how little an "upgrade" the 5DIII was.

Huh? The 5DIII was a massive upgrade over the 5DII for photography. As in, pro's dealt with the hilarious limitations of the 5DII because it was their only real option (without going 1D), while they flocked in droves to the 5DIII.

It added 50+ focus points, 40 of them cross-type...added 2fps to the rate...the list goes on for days. The 5DII was out-spec'd by the 60D in everything but sensor size; the 5DIII is beaten only by the 1DX.

If that's a little upgrade to you, you'll be horribly disappointed by every Canon upgrade from here to the end of time. Few, if any, cameras will get more of an upgrade in one cycle

 

[Loswr]

6D is an amazing value option for Canon shooters and underlines how little an "upgrade" the 5DIII was.

LOL. Yes, the 6D is a great value, an entry level FF body slightly better than the 5DII and costing less than the new top-of-the-line APS-C body. But to call the 5DIII a 'little upgrade' to the 5DII is utterly asinine. Much better AF (the first time 1-series AF trickled down to another dSLR line), significantly faster frame rate, better metering, better build, dual card slots, basically, almost everything about the 5DII was substantially improved. Everything except the sensor, which got only a modest improvement...but no one complained about the 5DII's image quality, a tiny number of lens cap-shooting Internet forum people notwithstanding. Maybe it was a 'little upgrade' if all you ever shoot is static subjects at base ISO with the camera on a tripod...but that means you're in a tiny minority of dSLR buyers to which Canon doesn't really need to pay attention.

 

[Khufu]

I don't know too much (read: anything at all) about Canon's production strategies but is it possible they've simply pulled the 6D from the production line to bang out more 7D2 units, using the same manufacturing resources?
I guess that kind of thing could turn into "6D has been discontinued" after a few rounds of Chinese whispers, when they're really just intending to flip a switch next week to make the Canon Robot start spitting out 6Ds again?... no? Well I had fun fabricating such conjecture so I'm probably right!
As above, I don't see a new 6D rocking up 'til it's needed to poach some potential 5D3 resale transactions

 

[Loswr]

I don't know too much (read: anything at all) about Canon's production strategies but is it possible they've simply pulled the 6D from the production line to bang out more 7D2 units, using the same manufacturing resources?
I guess that kind of thing could turn into "6D has been discontinued" after a few rounds of Chinese whispers, when they're really just intending to flip a switch next week to make the Canon Robot start spitting out 6Ds again?... no? Well I had fun fabricating such conjecture so I'm probably right!
As above, I don't see a new 6D rocking up 'til it's needed to poach some potential 5D3 resale transactions

Most likely Amazon UK just screwed up.

 

[Maximilian]

Cameraegg is reporting that Amazon UK has listed the 6D as discontinued.

No sign of that here in Germany. All retailers have it on stock.
amazon.de isn't selling it directly. There it's only available on marketplace.

 

[sanj]

I am pretty sure the marked the 6D not the 7D.

Must be!

 

[NancyP]

HIghly likely that this is a mistake.

 

[HurtinMinorKey]

6D is an amazing value option for Canon shooters and underlines how little an "upgrade" the 5DIII was.

LOL. Yes, the 6D is a great value, an entry level FF body slightly better than the 5DII and costing less than the new top-of-the-line APS-C body. But to call the 5DIII a 'little upgrade' to the 5DII is utterly asinine. Much better AF (the first time 1-series AF trickled down to another dSLR line), significantly faster frame rate, better metering, better build, dual card slots, basically, almost everything about the 5DII was substantially improved. Everything except the sensor, which got only a modest improvement...but no one complained about the 5DII's image quality, a tiny number of lens cap-shooting Internet forum people notwithstanding. Maybe it was a 'little upgrade' if all you ever shoot is static subjects at base ISO with the camera on a tripod...but that means you're in a tiny minority of dSLR buyers to which Canon doesn't really need to pay attention.

I think the AF and the FPS upgrades on the 5D3 were lost on a huge chunk of the market, especially wedding and portrait photogs. Actually i think the most noticeable improvement for me was the LCD screen. At the end of the day, the image quality didn't really change much and Canon was asking for a hefty price increase. I guess you could argue that it wasn't a "little upgrade", but arguing that it was a major upgrade seems equally absurd.

 

[Loswr]

I think the AF and the FPS upgrades on the 5D3 were lost on a huge chunk of the market, especially wedding and portrait photogs. ...arguing that it was a major upgrade seems equally absurd.

Wedding photographers don't shoot moving subjects in low light? That sounds like a lot of the receptions I've attended.

Portrait photographers wouldn't want peripheral AF points that work reliably with fast primes...because they always have the subject(s) centered in the frame?

:

 

[Maiaibing]

To be fair, 6D was announced, when 5D3 was already on the shelves and selling like hotcakes...

Interesting. There are to my knowledge are no Canon sales figures or statements to suggest that 5D3 sales were healthy. But since you seem to have such info both I and I am sure many others would be very interested if you can share on what you base the claim that the 5D3 was "selling like hotcakes".

 

[unfocused]

To be fair, 6D was announced, when 5D3 was already on the shelves and selling like hotcakes...

Interesting. There are to my knowledge are no Canon sales figures or statements to suggest that 5D3 sales were healthy. But since you seem to have such info both I and I am sure many others would be very interested if you can share on what you base the claim that the 5D3 was "selling like hotcakes".

The most commonly quoted source are the Amazon best selling DSLR rankings. For most of the past two years, the 5DIII and the 6D have consistently been the highest selling full frame DSLRs on the list. (Since the list is constantly updated, you can't really judge by picking a single data point, but instead, you need to follow it over time to judge the trends.) In fact, for much of the past few years, the 5DIII and the 6D were the only full frame cameras to crack the top 10.

With Nikon's recent releases, they have been doing quite well, but it does appear that they are dropping in position, most likely because pent-up demand is starting to be met. Only time will tell if the Nikons can hold their own against the Canons or if they will drop back to where they have been for most of the past two years -- which is quite far back on the listing.

As of a few minutes ago, the 6D was back to being the top selling full frame DSLR on the list, followed closely by the D750 (Numbers Seven and Eight, respectively). That's a change from when the D750 was first announced – it even held the number one spot briefly -- pent up demand. The 5DIII is, as of this writing, at #21. That's still quite impressive for a camera that has been out for quite some time, especially since it is more than five times the price of some of the cameras higher on the list.

Predictably, someone will say the Amazon list is not valid. But they will not be able to produce any comparable ranking. Amazon is the world's largest retailer and I know of no study that would show their customers and those customers' buying habits differ significantly from the general buying public.

 

[x-vision]

Cameraegg is reporting that Amazon UK has listed the 6D as discontinued. I really hope it's true as I want to buy a 6D but would prefer an upgraded version (as per other discussions). Could Canon be fast tracking this project to respond to the flurry of new Nikon full frame models? One can only hope.

http://www.cameraegg.org/canon-eos-6d-listed-as-discontinued-at-amazon-uk/

Even if the only change they make is modern autofocus I would be satisfied but a few more upgrades would be better.

My wish list:
DPAF
At least 19 cross type AF points (50 would be better)
Flip out touchscreen
2 card slots

Essentially a 70D with full frame and some tweaks

http://www.cameraegg.org/canon-eos-6d-listed-as-discontinued-at-amazon-uk/

I'm afraid this won't happen unless 5D4 with significantly better specs is released. Otherwise, that would cannibalize 5D3 like hell.

It would be much better for Canon if the 5DIII sales are cannibalized by its own model than by Nikon.

Realistically, though, I also expect to see a 5DIV before the 6DII, as the 5DIII is in a more urgent need
of an upgrade than the 6D.