5D2 to 6D
Good Evening Folks,
With the current deals at B&H regarding the 6D and 5D3 bundles, I was considering buying a 6D. Has anyone upgraded from a 5D2 to a 6D ? I use center point focus, and have no trouble locking on, even in very low light. I have posted several pics demonstrating this, however, the 6D is a bit smaller, with newer technology. I don't shoot sports, or any other fast action photography, but mainly still life, portraits, landscapes, etc. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated :thumb Thanks for looking.
Have a good night
Jim...
With the current deals at B&H regarding the 6D and 5D3 bundles, I was considering buying a 6D. Has anyone upgraded from a 5D2 to a 6D ? I use center point focus, and have no trouble locking on, even in very low light. I have posted several pics demonstrating this, however, the 6D is a bit smaller, with newer technology. I don't shoot sports, or any other fast action photography, but mainly still life, portraits, landscapes, etc. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated :thumb Thanks for looking.
Have a good night
Jim...
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Both DPReview and The Digital Picture (TDP) mention the extra sensitivity of the 6D AF section, and TDP does mention that the AF system of the 6D is noticeably worse than the 5D MKIII, but they seem to indicate the 5D MKII is more similar than different to the 6D.
For your stated purposes of "... still life, portraits, landscapes, etc." the 6D is certainly up to the task, but won't really provide much benefit until the very high ISOs.
Indeed, just moving to a more compatible RAW image processor may mitigate the differences between the 6D and the 5D MKII, and my testing indicates that Capture One Pro (C1P) is a much better choice for RAW processing than Adobe Camera Raw (ACR), both for noise signature at high-ISOs and for default tonality (although a custom ACR profile can be built so that ACR and C1P look very similar.)
Finally, while the 6D does have a faster shooting rate than the 5D MKII (4.5 fps vs 3.9 fps), and a slightly deeper shot buffer, plus a faster image processor which allows many more JPGs in a sequence, the 6D shutter is decidedly less durable with a rating of 100,000 vs the 5D MKII rating of 150,000. The 6D shutter is also flash-sync rated at 1/180th while the 5D MKII is rated at 1/200th.
My suggestion is to try C1P first to see if their RAW conversion engine yields enough advantage of 5D MKII images at high-ISOs to render the decision moot.
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Good Afternoon Folks,
Thanks for the feedback Looks like I'll stay with ma 5D2 for now, since the iq is about the same. I don't shoot high iso anymore, so I wouldn't see a difference in 13" x 19'' prints. Still, for the price of everything in that bundle, the 6D would be under $1200. Thanks again.
Have a good day
Jim...
the 6D has a few more features but you probably wouldn't notice much difference.
As the price goes down it does get more tempting though!
Morning Brett,
Thanks for the feedback, greatly appreciated As I mentioned before, I'll stick with ma 5D2. It serves all my current needs, but the 6D bundle was sooooooooooooooooooooooo tempting
Thanks again,
Have a good day
Jim...