Describe the 6D in one word...
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Well you're the ideal candidate for this camera thenIsurus said:
go buy one of these to serve that purpose.
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Below is from 6D preview summary page from dpreview :-\ :
Overall, though, it's difficult to shake the feeling that the EOS 6D simply lacks the 'wow' factor of its main rival. Whereas Nikon seems to have taken the approach of taking away as little as possible from D800 when creating the D600, Canon appears almost to have gone the other way, removing as much as it thinks it can get away with at the price. The result is the kind of conservative, slightly unimaginative design that's become the company's hallmark. It's still bound to be a very good camera, of course; just perhaps not quite as good as it could be.
http://www.dpreview.com/previews/canon-eos-6d/6
Overall, though, it's difficult to shake the feeling that the EOS 6D simply lacks the 'wow' factor of its main rival. Whereas Nikon seems to have taken the approach of taking away as little as possible from D800 when creating the D600, Canon appears almost to have gone the other way, removing as much as it thinks it can get away with at the price. The result is the kind of conservative, slightly unimaginative design that's become the company's hallmark. It's still bound to be a very good camera, of course; just perhaps not quite as good as it could be.
http://www.dpreview.com/previews/canon-eos-6d/6
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I think it's a little early to say that. For the longest time I've thought, man they really should put wifi in a rebel body and make it work with Facebook and all the other social networks. I can't tell you how a big a pain it is trying to upload a photo from an slr vs my iphone where it's like two clicks. In this respect I think if they can do it properly that'll be the break away feature. That and the fact it can be remote controlled through an app. I'm sure some creative people will find ways use this with their iPads or such remotely. Could be very interesting. But again... it all depends on how good a job they did on it or if they just threw it together. I was expecting this feature in crop body rebel. But thinking about it now, I can see where they coming from. If they had it in crop body, then all those nice primes they have for their full frame wouldn't frame the same and so it would take away that value added feature. I could be wrong but I'm not aware of any other SLRs that offer this feature. If you true I think this could be a big deal. People can complain about this camera, but honestly it's not that bad. It's not a 5d Mark iii but after the price drops a couple hundred after the initial GOTTA HAVE IT group then I can see this doing well honestly. It looks like it should be at least better than the 5 mark ii sensor albeit less MP but that's fine by me. The higher ISO ranking means even though I have a Mark II, this might allow me to get a 2nd full frame that has even higher ISO capability than mine. The focusing system is at least slightly better. I think the main thing here is we heard rumors of a 7d 19 point system and got so excited about that, just like the D600 people thought it was going to be $1500. When you look at it from that perspective, it kind of sucks but if you just compare it to a 5d Mark ii then it's not that bad a camera. The one feature that makes this DOA for me is if they were idiots and removed AFMA. Hopefully they learned their lesson with the 60D but we'll see.dilbert said:
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i am still in shock.....
i still can´t believe the specs are true.... and this is what canon sets against the D600.
my impression is canon goes after the consumers who don´t know much about photography and tries to win them with "social media" features.
while nikon looks after what enthusiast want.
wifi.... well i tried it and is sucks when shooting RAW it´s pretty much useless for me.
GPS... yeah nice.. but i rather have a 100% viewfinder, 250/s sync speed and a 39 POINT AF system, or at least the 7D AF. but not some REBEL AF system.
i thought the D600 sync speed is bad.. but 180/s???
not good for a strobist like me...
the sensor.. mhm.. it has to be fantastic to make up for the shortcomings.. and i doubt it will.
the D600 seems to have a great sensor so it will be hart to beat nikon on that.
i still can´t believe the specs are true.... and this is what canon sets against the D600.
my impression is canon goes after the consumers who don´t know much about photography and tries to win them with "social media" features.
while nikon looks after what enthusiast want.
wifi.... well i tried it and is sucks when shooting RAW it´s pretty much useless for me.
GPS... yeah nice.. but i rather have a 100% viewfinder, 250/s sync speed and a 39 POINT AF system, or at least the 7D AF. but not some REBEL AF system.
i thought the D600 sync speed is bad.. but 180/s???
not good for a strobist like me...
the sensor.. mhm.. it has to be fantastic to make up for the shortcomings.. and i doubt it will.
the D600 seems to have a great sensor so it will be hart to beat nikon on that.
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LOL! Love the analogy. Yup, as much as these people moan they're not going to leave. UnfortunatelySith Zombie said:
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Which is fine. If you don't feel Canon is worth the money then that's your choice. That's why I said unfortunately because until Canon does loose market share you're likely to be disappointed in them. As I said in another thread, Nikon is trying to gain market share and Canon is happy with what they've got. So until that changes the Nikon's are going to offer more for less (at least as far as tech specs go) but that doesn't mean it's going to sell better than the Canon because Canon has a larger market share.Canon-F1 said:brianleighty said:LOL! Love the analogy. Yup, as much as these people moan they're not going to leave. Unfortunately
well they don´t spend MORE money either.. at least i will not buy this camera... i stick 2 more years to my 5D MK2 then.
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Isurus said:
In its 6D first impression, DPReview wrote: "Construction is solid, if perhaps not offering the same bullet-proof feel as the 5D Mark III or 7D. In part this is because the 6D has a plastic top plate, which is necessary to allow the WiFi and GPS to work. The rest of the body uses a magnesium alloy shell, and Canon describes it as 'dust and drip-proof'.
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+1Canon-F1 said:brianleighty said:LOL! Love the analogy. Yup, as much as these people moan they're not going to leave. Unfortunately
well they don´t spend MORE money either.. at least i will not buy this camera... i stick 2 more years to my 5D MK2 then.
i've already picked a D800 for this round & im still using my 5d2. I dont see myself buying anything Canon till their products start being competitive again.
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the sad thing is, just like with the 5DmkIII, canon crippled this camera to protect the higher end brother. It could be better. But unlike Nikon, which made the D800 a totally different camera than the D600 so as to not have them cannibalize each other, canon's stuck low MP formula doesn't allow them to really innovate or risk making the 5DmkIII a bust. Proof yet again that the decision to stay in the low 22MP with the 5DmkIII was a huge mistake. If it had been 30-40+MP, canon would have far less to protect and the 6D would be in a much better position to challenge the D600. Maybe even surpass it.
Everything about this camera seems to be designed to protect the 5DmkIII sales. I have to hand it to Nikon. They played their cards just right by baiting canon to chase after the D700 with the MKIII and then surprising them with the D800 departure from the expected. And then sensing canon's mistake, undercut the 5DIII knowing canon can't react too aggressively or risk nuking its own 5DIII.
Even if the rumored affordable high MP body from canon makes it next year, assuming it is not a 10K 1Dsmk4, Nikon clearly had the best game plan for this generation of bodies. The question is, will this mean an end for the D700 line or will Nikon save the 5DIII killer for when canon puts up their answer to the D800. That would make the most sense as being over a year late, the high res 5D or whatever will likely have no trouble matching the D800 and likewise nikon would have no trouble going for the 5DIII.
we live in interesting times.
Everything about this camera seems to be designed to protect the 5DmkIII sales. I have to hand it to Nikon. They played their cards just right by baiting canon to chase after the D700 with the MKIII and then surprising them with the D800 departure from the expected. And then sensing canon's mistake, undercut the 5DIII knowing canon can't react too aggressively or risk nuking its own 5DIII.
Even if the rumored affordable high MP body from canon makes it next year, assuming it is not a 10K 1Dsmk4, Nikon clearly had the best game plan for this generation of bodies. The question is, will this mean an end for the D700 line or will Nikon save the 5DIII killer for when canon puts up their answer to the D800. That would make the most sense as being over a year late, the high res 5D or whatever will likely have no trouble matching the D800 and likewise nikon would have no trouble going for the 5DIII.
we live in interesting times.
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The Poor 6D will get no respect not only because of Canon's crippling disease, but because Canon cannot spec it more than the 5diii.... which brings me back to the old gripe... they over priced the 5diii and pissed off a lot of early adopters... Way to go Canon, treating your supporters like crap. You have great glass and great bodies, but ....
Here's the solution.
Price the 6D at $1699
Re-price the 5diii @ $2699
Refund the early 5diii adopters the $800 difference ... cause they will never forget what you did to them
Send the pragmatic Canon Employees to Sony to liscence the EXMOR tech in the near-term
In the meanwhile get the R&D folks busy at making a better sensor than the competition
Like this will happen... :
Here's the solution.
Price the 6D at $1699
Re-price the 5diii @ $2699
Refund the early 5diii adopters the $800 difference ... cause they will never forget what you did to them
Send the pragmatic Canon Employees to Sony to liscence the EXMOR tech in the near-term
In the meanwhile get the R&D folks busy at making a better sensor than the competition
Like this will happen... :
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