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 p.14 #15 · Official: Canon Announces the EOS 6D Mark II | |
Did I mention that I have one on pre-order, and am selling my 6D? Did I also mention that I'm exited to get this new camera? Did I also mention that I think the camera seems to deliver a substantial upgrade in features at a low price?
No entry level camera has dual card slots, a joystick, or some of the other things that are a deal breaker for some. I find that this camera, in the hands of a capable photographer, will put a smile on their face that will last a long time. Sure, there are downsides to this offering, but there are also things that I've been waiting for for a long time, they are finally here, and I am in line to get mine. Did I mention that I can't wait?
This thread is textbook from what one would expect, no matter what this camera brought to the table. If the camera offered all the bells and whistles of the 5D Mk IV at this price, the thread would be about how skeptical people would be about buying it because there is too much to like at a rock bottom price. I had predicted that the 5D Mk IV would be a great seller when it was in this same developing stage as this 6d Mk II, and it was poo-pooed by all of the reviewers on youtube and on here, but it is now the one to get. I predict the same thing about this camera.
I can't wait to have this camera and my 80D side by side, and FINALLY be able to use the touch articulating screen on both of them. This is what I had asked for, and Canon delivered, to the satisfaction of many and the disappointment of a few. In the end, the people who will own this camera will be providing pictures that will be very capable, and for the price, not a deal breaker. The 6D was a real disappointment to me after the 11 pt focus point abomination, but this delivery of the all cross type focus points is a huge improvement, albeit not the best.
I can't wait to let go of the 6D, merely based on the archaic interface where I keep grabbing at the screen to do all of the menu tasks that I'm so delighted to take advantage of in the 80D. That to me is worth the trade in, if nothing else, and the added pixel size of the new sensor and the increased FPS that gets in in the ballpark of the 80D is a very welcomed addition. The 4k issue had been beaten to death, and then beaten to death again, and I'm sure it will be beaten to death some more, but if that's someone's biggest complaint, then I'm happy because I find absolutely no desire to have it. I forget that my 6D even has a movie mode, and when I switch to the movie mode, I curse the darned thing because it's useless to me.
That being said, I love the look of 4k videos and my computer is more than capable of dealing with 4k, but I don't care for the extra R&D wasted on something I'd never use. The in camera 5 axis stabilization is something that could be a good thing for videographers, but I don't like the fact that I'm paying for something that I have absolutely no use for, and would rather have that extra half of a frame per second, in lieu if that feature, but it really doesn't work like that, as much as I see here on this post. You can't just believe that you can look at this camera like something that's crippled and start unlocking features like it was a viable option. It isn't, as much as the narrative would have you believe that was the case.
I am excited to have the opportunity to trade in my 6D for this new camera, and the main thing I will miss is the use of Magic Lantern for a while, maybe forever.
I know that ML is mainly for movie use, but I find it helps a lot with still photography as well. This is going to be fun checking out all of the new features of this new camera, and it will finally be a realization of the 80D transformed into a full frame big brother, even if there are a few minor things that are in reality, not present.
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undertake an EF mount body, that would certainly bring an interesting twist to things ... but, that too is (presently) only pipe-dream, wish-filled, fantasy. 