Upgrade from 60D to 6D. Is it worth the money?

[rigrx]

Hey guys. I would like to upgrade to FF, but I don't know which camera I should get. I make much photos ans videos. Videos often in good light, photos often in bad light. I would like to have the 5D III for sport photography, but this one is way too expensive for me and so I prefer the 6D. My Question: Would it worth the money to buy the 6D? Is the 6D faster than the 60D?

Any suggestions for me? :-\

 

[Arty]

I have the 60D and have also been considering the 6D, but not for sports. I believe the 60D may be better for sports, but the 6D is attractive for low light and high ISO. If I were mainly interested in sports, I would be looking at the reviews for the new 7DII when it comes out.

 

[rigrx]

Oh okay. Is the 6D much slower as the 7D mk II ?

 

[Chisox2335]

Oh okay. Is the 6D much slower as the 7D mk II ?

Richie you should read the specs of the cameras you are looking at. They are readily available online with a 2 minute search.

The 7dii is an action oriented camera the 6d is not.

 

[Khalai]

It's not faster nor generally suitable for fast paced action. If you're after speed, avoid 6D. If you're after lowlight noiseless images or want to employ narrower DoF. You may miss tilting screen from 60D, but the layout is very similar, so you won't have any trouble adapting to new body.

 

[rigrx]

Richie you should read the specs of the cameras you are looking at. They are readily available online with a 2 minute search.

The 7dii is an action oriented camera the 6d is not.

This was just a question.

Thank you for you advice

 

[Marsu42]

My Question: Would it worth the money to buy the 6D? Is the 6D faster than the 60D?

Given the basic level of research you did before asking, no, it's probably not "worth it" for you. If you're rather short on money, an "upgrade" should be driven by a very pressing need to improve in certain photography aspects. Since the video of the 6d is horrible, that leaves stills - what are the situations/settings your 60d fails, what are your lenses?

 

[Davebo]

I guess 'worth it' is a bit subjective....what might be 'worth it' to me ,may not be 'worth it ' to you. That said... if it was me I would have a 7D Mk II (sports/wildlife)+ a 6D (portraits,landscapes,low light situations). These two would be a little more than a 5D Mk III....but give you more versatility.
However....since the 5D is out of your range right now, my combo suggestion will be as well . So.....you might want to consider the following:
a)keep your 60D for sports/video and buy a 6D for low light situations. Upgrade the 60D when you can afford it.
b) sell your 60D, and get a 70D ( some good deals currently), plus a 6D.
c) make sure your lenses complement your current /future body not to mention your subject matter.
I suspect you are not profiting from your photos ..but shoot for pleasure,so prioritize your subject matter and let that be your guide. For instance, I have kids who play hockey and I like to do low light street photography ,so I have gear for both situations. If forced to choose....proper gear to capture my children's memories would trump my 'like' of street photography.
The decision is yours.....good luck!

 

[hanifshootsphotos]

Hey guys. I would like to upgrade to FF, but I don't know which camera I should get. I make much photos ans videos. Videos often in good light, photos often in bad light. I would like to have the 5D III for sport photography, but this one is way too expensive for me and so I prefer the 6D. My Question: Would it worth the money to buy the 6D? Is the 6D faster than the 60D?

Any suggestions for me? :-\

Hi I own both models, and use both extensively - as you may now know the 60d is faster than the 6d, faster shutter, and no flash sync limitations, however the 6d yields superior image quality that is on parity with 5d3 - keep your 60d and get the 6d if you discover that you No longer need the 60d for extra reach / speed then sell it! Ping me if you have any questions, thx.

 

[TeT]

Hey guys. I would like to upgrade to FF, but I don't know which camera I should get. I make much photos ans videos. Videos often in good light, photos often in bad light. I would like to have the 5D III for sport photography, but this one is way too expensive for me and so I prefer the 6D. My Question: Would it worth the money to buy the 6D? Is the 6D faster than the 60D?

Any suggestions for me? :-\

Hi I own both models, and use both extensively - as you may now know the 60d is faster than the 6d, faster shutter, and no flash sync limitations, however the 6d yields superior image quality that is on parity with 5d3 - keep your 60d and get the 6d if you discover that you No longer need the 60d for extra reach / speed then sell it! Ping me if you have any questions, thx.

If you can hold out till around black friday, you might find a new 6D easier to buy. If you dont mind used or eBay it will get real easy to buy ... (easy=cheap)

 

[rigrx]

Given the basic level of research you did before asking, no, it's probably not "worth it" for you. If you're rather short on money, an "upgrade" should be driven by a very pressing need to improve in certain photography aspects. Since the video of the 6d is horrible, that leaves stills - what are the situations/settings your 60d fails, what are your lenses?

My lenses are Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Canon 50mm f/1.4, Walimex Pro 8mm f/3.5, and a Canon Extender EF 2x II.

I want to take photos in low light situations, landscape, sport... everthing with one camera. I don't want to use 60D and 6D... also I have to sell my 60D because I need the money for a new one. Would the 5D III be an better allrounder as the 6D? The only things that will be better in the 5D III would be AF, dual SD slot and anti aliasing... I don't know if this would worth the 1000 € extra..

 

[Marsu42]

I want to take photos in low light situations, landscape, sport... everthing with one camera

Welcome to Canon-land, this basically means you have to have two cameras (like a 70d crop + 6d ff) or the 5d3, that is if your lenses are long enough - and yours are as you've got 400mm with the extender.

Would the 5D III be an better allrounder as the 6D? The only things that will be better in the 5D III would be AF, dual SD slot and anti aliasing... I don't know if this would worth the 1000 € extra..

The 5d3 blows the 6d out of the water in features and usability, but only you can tell what $1000 means to you. The 6d basically is a good sensor in a bare-bones shell with everything removed Canon could get away with.

Looking at your lenses, a better af system would be useful because the 6d struggles with fast lenses (no cross point at all for f2.8, even the center is only f5.6 precision) and focus/recompose with fewer af points means way less keeper with a thin depth of field. And if you want to shoot sports as in "tracking", the 6d is simply out of the question, trust me, I've tried as a lot of others and the af system simply doesn't cope.

 

[Hjalmarg1]

Hey guys. I would like to upgrade to FF, but I don't know which camera I should get. I make much photos ans videos. Videos often in good light, photos often in bad light. I would like to have the 5D III for sport photography, but this one is way too expensive for me and so I prefer the 6D. My Question: Would it worth the money to buy the 6D? Is the 6D faster than the 60D?

Any suggestions for me? :-\

5D3 is a terrific camera but if you want something with really good AF that works for sport photography, just simply per-order the 7DII.

 

[rigrx]

Welcome to Canon-land, this basically means you have to have two cameras (like a 70d crop + 6d ff) or the 5d3

That's bad. So a 5D III would cover - more or less - all situations?

The 5d3 blows the 6d out of the water in features and usability, but only you can tell what $1000 means to you. The 6d basically is a good sensor in a bare-bones shell with everything removed Canon could get away with.

Thanks for this advice!

 

[rigrx]

5D3 is a terrific camera but if you want something with really good AF that works for sport photography, just simply per-order the 7DII.

But the 7D II isn't FF...

 

[Marsu42]

That's bad. So a 5D III would cover - more or less - all situations?

That's what it's designed for, it's the all-round camera below the 1d level, only the recently released Nikon d750 is up to par.

"All situations" might not include high dynamic range scenes with movement mind you, so if you're shooting beach volleyball at noon go Nikon/Sony. Other than that, the 5d3 is a dream camera come true... at a very high price (tag) since lenses define the picture and their usability last longer than camera bodies. But even here, the 5d camera bodies have a surprisingly high resale value.

 

[rigrx]

That's what it's designed for, it's the all-round camera below the 1d level, only the recently released Nikon d750 is up to par.

I think the 5D might be the better choise... but it is expensive... too expensive :/

 

[Marsu42]

That's what it's designed for, it's the all-round camera below the 1d level, only the recently released Nikon d750 is up to par.

I think the 5D might be the better choise... but it is expensive... too expensive :/

Welcome to the club, that's why I ended up with a 6d, and only after considering it for a long time. Sadly, unless Canon releases a 6d2 in 2016(?) you don't get a Canon ff with half-decent tracking below 5d3 price, and that's that.

 

[rigrx]

Welcome to the club, that's why I ended up with a 6d, and only after considering it for a long time. Sadly, unless Canon releases a 6d2 in 2016(?) you don't get a Canon ff with half-decent tracking below 5d3 price, and that's that.

Does the 6D II really comes 2016? Not earlier? Does a 5D IV comes 2015?

 

[Marsu42]

Does the 6D II really comes 2016? Not earlier? Does a 5D IV comes 2015?

your guess is as good as mine, but Canon has some "standard" product lifecycle for xxxd, xxd and xd. They won't endanger their expensive 5d3 by an updated 6d, and they'll give the 5d4 some time to be sold... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Canon_EOS_digital_cameras

Remember that playing the waiting game forever *if* (if!) you feel limited with your current camera gear and have the time and opportunity for good shots isn't the best choice, there'll always be the next, greatest and latest camera on the horizon. The one exception is if you're a beginner and would not make use of a better camera anyway, in that case better get more/better lenses as those will stay with you for a longer time.