garyvot wrote: Mashuto wrote:
Still would really like the tilty flippy screen, the new viewfinder, the new mode 2 gps, the AF system (mainly for f/8 focusing so I could get a teleconverter for my 100-400), the new live view dpaf functionality, and the extra 6mp would be nice. Those are the big things for me, just not sure that without a DR increase its worth the asking price, after all, the 6D still works like a champ.
"The 6D still works like a champ."
It sure does.
Prior to this announcement, I don't believe I noticed complaints about the 6D's sensor and its "limited" dynamic range. Image quality has always been considered a strength of the 6D.
For me, this underscores how tedious this obsession over one particular sensor metric has become. Even if the 6D2 merely matches the image quality of its predecessor, it will still meet the needs of the majority of photographers.
The dedicated landscape shooters for whom extended dynamic range at base ISO might occasionally be important are unlikely to choose a 26Mp camera in any case, I think.
I just hope I never came off as someone complaining about my 6D's sensor or that I was really pissed off about the supposed DR performance of the 6D2. So any possible complaining I may have seemed to do was really down to trying to make a purchase decision.
And I do happen to be a landscape shooter. But I like Canon and have been shooting with them for years, and the 6D was the choice for me that allowed me to stay with Canon and go full frame at a price that worked for me (especially as I am just a hobbyist who doesnt get out to shoot nearly enough).
So I know that for pure landscape shooters, Canon may not be the best choice, but I also believe that most of the differences are only things pros really *need* and that only other serious photographers would be able to tell the differences. Nobody is ever going to look at my shots and say, ew, I bet you shot that on a crappy canon with limited DR.
But for me, it would still be nice to have more... so I hoped the 6D2 would slot in right where the original 6D did, but it doesnt seem to be the case. And thats ok, its just a bit disappointing and means it may not be worth it for me to upgrade right now. Of course, we dont even know yet, so I cancelled my preorder because we dont know, and Ill wait. Worst case, I just get one when it becomes available again. No skin off my back to wait a small amount of extra time.
Jul 18, 2017 at 04:00 PM
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