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June 6th, 2013, 01:37 PM
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Finally upgrading to 6d
After owning t2i for almost 2 years. I am now getting my second camera: Canon 6d. Frankly I am not happy getting another camera cause I'm over the camera-hype. Any-who, what are the consensus and opinion on this camera?
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June 6th, 2013, 02:07 PM
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Re: Finally upgrading to 6d
Victor,
Does it have a headphone jack? I want a dslr with a headphone jack in that price range. |
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June 6th, 2013, 04:27 PM
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Re: Finally upgrading to 6d
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Also no headphone jack. The best canon performer out there right now and best bang for buck is the 5D3. |
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June 7th, 2013, 06:03 AM
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Re: Finally upgrading to 6d
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June 10th, 2013, 07:28 PM
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Re: Finally upgrading to 6d
My wife uses the 6D for her photography, and I recently used it in a film contest I was doing, because I needed good low light capabilities (which the 6D is very good at). Video is below, with a blog post about how it was made:
Bills Films Blog: Date Night with DoTERRA I primarily use my GH2 for video work, but like I said, I really needed something that was better in low light. I know that the aliasing and moire are worse on the 6D than on the 5DII, but I didn't notice any in the video I shot above. SB |
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June 10th, 2013, 09:16 PM
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June 10th, 2013, 10:40 PM
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Currently, I have it with a VAF, and magic lantern, I can have more resolution from the raw video added by ML second in quality and resolution only to the mkIII. The VAF had solved the aliasing and moire issues which is was bad. The 6D however is worse in aliasing and moire. adding the VAF to the 5D would still keep costs down. VAF is also available for 6D. The ML implementation has really extended the usefulness of the mkII including audio monitoring, split audio channels with independent controls, fps, etc. so for me, the ability to integrate magic lantern well is a serious consideration in making a choice. The SD data bus on cameras using sd cards is really a bottleneck that ML developers are having difficulty in overcoming. So far CF bus is faster in ML tests. Here's a test done by planet5d comparing the 5d2,5d3,6d, to show how each handled moire and aliasing. |
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June 11th, 2013, 01:16 PM
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Re: Finally upgrading to 6d
It's interesting how the 5d mark 2 is still a great camera today.
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June 11th, 2013, 02:00 PM
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Re: Finally upgrading to 6d
Once we decided to go DSLR, the T3i (and now the T5i) and a gently used Mark ii were our direction as the best combo of price versus performance. And both tend to give good access to Magic Lantern updates.
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June 11th, 2013, 05:01 PM
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Since I don't do freelance full time any more I'm not sure I can justify buying a Mark III, but that Mark II..hmm. |
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June 11th, 2013, 07:00 PM
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Re: Finally upgrading to 6d
@ Jeremiah,
I think Victor already bought the 6D. :) If you're tempted by the 5D2 and plan to use it for video more than stills, seriously consider factoring in the cost of a VAF. Otherwise, brickhouses and pinstripe suits will give you nightmares. :) Here's how better your 5D2 will become with it. |
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June 11th, 2013, 08:58 PM
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Re: Finally upgrading to 6d
I upgraded all 3 of my T3i to 6D. The low light is amazing. Check this out. It is filming at P mode ISO 12800
The Moire doesn't bother me at all. It's about the same on 5D2. This is a Same Day Edit I did with 6D
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June 12th, 2013, 01:23 AM
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Re: Finally upgrading to 6d
I just switched from a 5D2 to a 6D... The moire and aliasing seem identical, as does the resolution and dynamic range. However, there is a tremendous advantage to the 6D in low-light performance and noise. The 6D is on par with the mark III in low-light performance.
The decision ultimately depends on what you shoot. I don't shoot brick walls or fine pattern textiles and frequently film ENG-style at night, so the 6D is a big upgrade. The ergonomics are a bit strange and there is no Kelvin adjust button, which baffles me. However, Magic Lantern has a push-button auto white balance and manual Kelvin adjust, which both work awesome. Also, the 6D has built-in wifi, but the wifi is disabled in video mode. So there is no remote viewing or triggering the video. Works great for stills or timelapse though.
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June 21st, 2013, 01:31 PM
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Re: Finally upgrading to 6d
somewhat noob here. what is VAF?
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June 21st, 2013, 02:09 PM
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