Hi everyone,
I bought a T6s about a year and a half ago as my first DSLR, mainly to get better pictures of my son (he's 19 months old now) than was possible with an iPhone. Since then I've gotten pretty interested in photography... mainly family stuff but also a decent bit of landscape and wildlife for fun. My current kit is:
Bodies - T6s w/ battery grip, SL1 (bought used)
Lenses - 18-135 STM, 55-250 STM, 24 STM, 40 STM, 50 STM
Lighting - 2x Godox TT685c, Godox X1c, and a basic backdrop and a couple of lightstands / umbrellas
I've been happy with both cameras and plan to keep both (T6s for my wife and SL1 as a cheap/light camera for travel or situations where I don't want to risk an expensive body), but I've learned enough about how cameras work that there are a few things that the T6s is missing that I'd like to have.
Basically, I've come up with the following requirements for a new body and am looking for advice on what to do.
Must haves:
Nice to haves:
I haven't had any complaints about IQ from the T6s or SL1 so I'm not specfically looking for improvement there but if it comes along with the above then I won't be upset
Budget is, as always, a consideration... I'd like to spend as little as possible to get what I'm looking for, but I'm willing to wait/save for longer if it's really worth getting something more expensive.
It seems like the 80D checks most of the boxes for me, but I have also been considering the 6D II for better IQ and higher ISO performance or waiting for the 7D III in hopes that it has a tilty-flippy or at least a touchscreen. Downside of both is the cost, with the 6D II also carrying the associated lens upgrade costs of going to FF.
tl;dr - Is the 80D a good bet or should I save/wait and get either the 6D II or 7D III? Or switch to Sony or Nikon?
I bought a T6s about a year and a half ago as my first DSLR, mainly to get better pictures of my son (he's 19 months old now) than was possible with an iPhone. Since then I've gotten pretty interested in photography... mainly family stuff but also a decent bit of landscape and wildlife for fun. My current kit is:
Bodies - T6s w/ battery grip, SL1 (bought used)
Lenses - 18-135 STM, 55-250 STM, 24 STM, 40 STM, 50 STM
Lighting - 2x Godox TT685c, Godox X1c, and a basic backdrop and a couple of lightstands / umbrellas
I've been happy with both cameras and plan to keep both (T6s for my wife and SL1 as a cheap/light camera for travel or situations where I don't want to risk an expensive body), but I've learned enough about how cameras work that there are a few things that the T6s is missing that I'd like to have.
Basically, I've come up with the following requirements for a new body and am looking for advice on what to do.
Must haves:
- Touchscreen (both T6s and SL1 have this and I like it too much to give it up)
- Anti-flicker mode (I expect to be shooting indoor sports with my son eventually)
- Full auto-ISO customization (T6s and SL1 both only have a setting for "max auto" - I want some control over the min shutter speed)
- Custom modes on the mode dial - at least 2
- DPAF (both the T6s and SL1 are decent in live view but I have heard DPAF is a big improvement)
- Dedicated rear AF-On button (I'd like to use BBF but find the T6s and SL1 awkward when configured to use the * button)
- Better RAW buffer depth (T6s and SL1 are both ~7 frames)
- Better low-light AF (T6s is rated to -0.5 EV and I've had a few situations where it's really struggled)
Nice to haves:
- Tilty-flippy screen
- SD card storage (to keep only one card format)
- In-viewfinder level
- Better framerate (T6s is 5fps and SL1 is 4)
- Larger/nicer viewfinder
- AFMA
- GPS
- Built-in Wifi (I don't use it that much but it can be handy to have)
- Built-in flash (again, don't use it that much but it's occasionally handy)
I haven't had any complaints about IQ from the T6s or SL1 so I'm not specfically looking for improvement there but if it comes along with the above then I won't be upset
Budget is, as always, a consideration... I'd like to spend as little as possible to get what I'm looking for, but I'm willing to wait/save for longer if it's really worth getting something more expensive.
It seems like the 80D checks most of the boxes for me, but I have also been considering the 6D II for better IQ and higher ISO performance or waiting for the 7D III in hopes that it has a tilty-flippy or at least a touchscreen. Downside of both is the cost, with the 6D II also carrying the associated lens upgrade costs of going to FF.
tl;dr - Is the 80D a good bet or should I save/wait and get either the 6D II or 7D III? Or switch to Sony or Nikon?