Well … just went from 5D MKII to … 6D !

So for the past couple of years i’ve been using my 5D MKII .. I saw the MKIII come out and waited for the price to come down .. and waited

In the meantime, I got to learn what I could with my MKII and just yesterday I decided .. ok, it’s time to go for the MKIII, woke up this morning and was ready to buy one, told a friend (who actually owns a MKIII) and he told me “why don’t you get the 6D instead ?” .. my first reaction “I don’t want 1.6x cameras” .. I had no idea the 6D was a full frame

I was shocked when I actually looked at the 6D .. I was just days away from blowing £250+ on a Camranger so I could get wi-fi remote control, this thing has it built in !, I LOVE GPS tagging, I constantly tag my photos manually, I did the whole ‘carry a GPS unit and then sync the times later with the photos’ but it’s a PITA, no such thing on the MKIII

So whats the catch ? do I really NEED the MKIII ?

lets see:

Focus: The MKIII has more focus points … I’m the kind of guy that disables all but the centre point, don’t know why, but I only like to focus with the centre point and then reframe the scene … so more focus points .. not needed

CFII Card: meh !

Low Light performance: my main reason to move to the MKIII .. I HATE flash, thats why most all my lenses are very fast primes, the 6D is just as good as the MKIII in low light ? some cases marginally better ? …

GPS Tagging: gimme gimme gimme !!!!

1/8000 vs 1/4000: checked my photos .. never used anything even close to 1/4000 .. let alone above it

Wi-Fi: I signed for the Helicon Remote iOS beta program .. when I am in this beauty will make focus stacking with my iPad/Iphone easy as pie .. gimme !!

5D Pride ?: Yes .. that is my sore bit, I love being part of the 5D club, feel like the guy on a Lotus Esprit in a race with Ferraris … I can beat them, but I’m still in a lotus .. but heck, screw it, Ill have fun doing it !

So .. Im sitting here with a 6D next to me, let the fun begin 🙂

NullMind

Portuguese born, american accent, living in UK.

19 thoughts on “Well … just went from 5D MKII to … 6D !

  1. I’d rather have a Lotus than a Ferrari :p At least you can use it without killing the value of it 😀 I went from 7D to 5D Mk3 – but I wanted it for the fast focus compared to the 6D, I spent days agaonising over it though.

  2. Yeah, I don’t need the fast focus (no small kids running around, nor I do sports photo) .. the Wi-Fi and GPS just won me over .. but trust me, if the MKIII had those 2, i’d gladly spend the extra dosh

  3. ya, I’ve got a 100s, and it’s awesome. But the GX7 and GM1 are still far superior honestly. I’ve had the GM1 for 2-3 months now, and it’s my go-to camera for pretty much everything now. I very rarely take out my GH3, and never touch my canon anymore

  4. Congrats! You made a great choice.
    With the 6D you basically get more features for less money and still have the same image quality.
    I have both the 5D MkIII and the 6D and I’m using the last one on 95% of my time.
    I’m quite happy with the GPS and iOS sync features.

  5. Congrats! You made a great choice.
    With the 6D you basically get more features for less money and still have the same image quality.
    I have both the 5D MkIII and the 6D and I’m using the last one on 95% of my time.
    I’m quite happy with the GPS and iOS sync features.

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