The surprisingly good 6d!!

[PhotoGuy]

the only way you will really notice any autofocus issues with a 6D is if you are used to the autofocus system of the 7D,7D2, 70D, 5DIII, or 1Dx.

I had both 7D and 70D. No match for the 6D when it comes to accuracy and reliability. Woeful cameras.
(yes i know what afma is, no it didn't help, yes it is a design flaw, no canon service couldn't fix it, even though they tried it 3 times each).

 

[jeffa4444]

People banging on about the AF points must have known the camera has 11 if they did their homework and if thats an issue cough up for the 5D MKIII. For the money and the IQ the 6D is the steal from Canon in DSLRs period.
Ive never been unhappy with it and think it has far more pluses than minuses.

 

[Zv]

People banging on about the AF points must have known the camera has 11 if they did their homework and if thats an issue cough up for the 5D MKIII. For the money and the IQ the 6D is the steal from Canon in DSLRs period.
Ive never been unhappy with it and think it has far more pluses than minuses.

People banging on about the AF points must have known the camera has 11 if they did their homework and if thats an issue cough up for the 5D MKIII. For the money and the IQ the 6D is the steal from Canon in DSLRs period.
Ive never been unhappy with it and think it has far more pluses than minuses.

Some people, like me, can't afford a 5DMIII but can just about stretch to a camera that costs about $1000 or so. Now, considering that lesser priced cameras (that I have owned also) have better AF systems (not talking about center point accuracy) I do feel a bit let down. It's a compromise like most things in life and one that I can live with no problem.

We are merely speculating at what the MKII may have in store as any improvement in AF, which is almost guaranteed, will make for a very fine package indeed. It's just a shame the 6D could have been perfect the first time round. Wouldn't have taken much. It is what it is and I love it.

5DMKIII is too much camera for me anyway. The AF would be wasted on me.

 

[takesome1]

Also, I'm new to this community, seems like you all know your stuff!

Some do
Some think they do
Some know to much

It is a mixed bag.

 

[Spokagrapher]

How about the rest of you guys? Is no WB button an issue for you?

Not for me. The "Q" button menu choices are great for getting quick access to functions I like to control, white balance among them. A dedicated WB button would be pointless for me. Save that space for something else that the "Q" menu doesn't cover.

 

[Sporgon]

I never change WB on the fly either, but then I suppose jpeg shooters may want to.

However I do miss the flash compensation button on 6D.

Regarding all the arguments over the single line outer points of the 6D, I believe that it has been proved that as long as you are able to pick the appropriate orientation the AF system is more accurate than an all x type Rebel.

 

[Spokagrapher]

People banging on about the AF points must have known the camera has 11 if they did their homework and if thats an issue cough up for the 5D MKIII. For the money and the IQ the 6D is the steal from Canon in DSLRs period.

I agree with you. The 6D really is a great deal. The 6D is not an all-around camera, and it was never supposed to be. That's not a problem for me; it satisfies my photography needs. While I wish the camera had more AF points, I knew exactly what I was getting when I chose it over the 7D MkII (the two were equally priced when I was shopping for them).

It's like any other tool: Know what it will and won't do before you buy it, and don't complain about it when you find it doesn't do things it wasn't designed to do. I bought the 6D for its budget price and full-frame sensor so I could do portraits and low-light photography. It works beautifully for those subjects. It has the features I need, though not necessarily all the features I want. I work within its capabilities and look forward to whatever improvements the MkII model brings.

 

[bholliman]

People banging on about the AF points must have known the camera has 11 if they did their homework and if thats an issue cough up for the 5D MKIII. For the money and the IQ the 6D is the steal from Canon in DSLRs period.

I agree with you. The 6D really is a great deal. The 6D is not an all-around camera, and it was never supposed to be. That's not a problem for me; it satisfies my photography needs. While I wish the camera had more AF points, I knew exactly what I was getting when I chose it over the 7D MkII (the two were equally priced when I was shopping for them).

It's like any other tool: Know what it will and won't do before you buy it, and don't complain about it when you find it doesn't do things it wasn't designed to do. I bought the 6D for its budget price and full-frame sensor so I could do portraits and low-light photography. It works beautifully for those subjects. It has the features I need, though not necessarily all the features I want. I work within its capabilities and look forward to whatever improvements the MkII model brings.

+1 When I bought my 6D I understood its limitations and strengths and its been a fantastic camera for the last three years. Much of that time it was my only (non-P&S) camera, so I've used it for pretty much everything. I found its auto focus to me much more accurate than the 7D I owned a few years ago, and the IQ was much better, so I sold the 7D. I quit trying to use my 6D in AI Servo mode some time ago, I stick with one shot even for action. I've even taken a fair number of good action shots with it, but it requires careful technique and the keeper rate isn't great. For landscape, studio and slow moving subjects its fantastic.

For around $1K its a terrific deal today. I paid over double that in late 2012 and it has been worth every penny.

 

[addola]

I have Canon 6D...

I love: Image quality, good high ISO performance, GPS & Wifi built-in comes in handy when I want to geotag & remotely trigger the camera with the phone.

Hate: AF is only 11-points and only center one is cross-type., no button for white balance (have to go through menus to do it)

Overall, it's a great purchase. But Canon should update it already!

If you shoot RAW do you really need a WB button? I can see why Canon decided to leave that one out now and one press of the Q button takes you into the menu where WB can easily be changed. I usually set WB before a shoot so changing it mid shoot isn't a priority. Also, I figure that Canon's Auto WB algorithms must be getting better as some people can just leave it there.

What would be nice is if the top LCD displayed what WB mode it was in.

How about the rest of you guys? Is no WB button an issue for you?

WB button is not necessary at all since I shoot RAW as you said. It's just a force of habit that I want to see the photos appearing (as much as they should) on the back. It would have been nice to see the setting on the top LCD (like the 5D3 or my old 30D).

I love to walk around and shoot. I sometimes do it while "bar hopping". Sometimes walk inside a store where the lighting is different than the outside. That's why I keep adjusting it.