So what awaits the daring sales and upcoming stars?
- Crop-factor
The most striking change is the elimination of the crop factor. Remember that with APS-C cameras the focal length by a factor of 1.6 apparently extended. Consequently, the elimination of the crop factor for full-format cameras in a sense leads to a shortening of the focal length. For wide-angle shots that's once positive, you have more space on the screen. With telephoto shots you would have liked him however again. Perhaps some consolation: By winning image quality can compensate for this to some extent and cropping on enlargements.
- Lenses
If you want to ascend, should check his lens stock: Only EF lenses fit on a full frame camera. I put this really trivial aspect consciously far upwards, because you can make costly mistakes here.
- Noise performance
I had expected a significant improvement of the noise behavior of the rise. I came up with the 600D with ISO 800 towards good, I was hoping to get now also with ISO 3200 still acceptable images. What I had not expected: Despite slow onset noise I had even with ISO 12800 still outstanding images that allowed an enlargement. At 25,600, the noise was no longer denying possible are still 51,200 and 102,400. What for? It's simple: Sometimes you want the image necessarily have - then it is better in any case, if the image is noisy, as if it is blurred. One can define independently the ISO ranges for manual and automatic ISO setting in the camera, both with lower and upper value.
- Blitz
On the 600D was enthroned a built-in flash; this does not offer the 6D. You can discuss a lot about it, this will probably not change much. As I have already previously worked primarily with an external flash, the loss is not so dramatic for me. In addition, you can in many situations that still required a flash in the 600D, make do entirely without flash.
- Wi-Fi
Striking is the wireless capability of the camera. There are several ways to use this; I'm using a smart phone, but really only for image display. Also a remote control of the camera via WLAN.
- GPS
A first for Canon in the DSLR range is the built-in GPS. So you can give to his pictures location information. A GPS logger records on request to the track. However, one should consider that the GPS consumes power even when the camera is off; I read of 1% per hour.
- Autofocus
On this point I have thought long and also a lot of research on the Internet. After all, the 11 AF sensors, only the middle one cross-type sensor, initially sound very meager compared to the 5D Mark III, but also compared to the 7D. But in practice this is not so dramatically, especially since the middle sensor is extremely fast. In tests I could focus points at which the 600D even with lightning still schwertat.
- Speed
Indicated Camera with 4.5 JPEGs per second. While this is a decent performance; but who primarily makes sports photography, should possibly as an alternative look at the 7D.
- Battery
The battery is indicated with nearly 1,000 Auslöungen for a charge. Here but one should bear in mind that Wi-Fi and GPS are power-hungry. In the menu you can not only look at the bar graph but gets the percentage remaining capacity, the number of trips as well as information on the general status of the battery. The charger will indicate by the flashing frequency as the downloading process has progressed. Basically, I'm just having a charged replacement battery from the house.
Important: The very first shop, it may be that the LED flashes quickly. Then take out the battery, wait 10 seconds and try it again. Not later than the third time it should work, so the Canon FAQ on this.
- Others
- Image Quality: leaves no wish unfulfilled. Because you can zoom in on the focus point in the image display, you have much better possibilities of rapid quality testing.
- Haptic: The camera is used comfortably in your hand. You must change a little bit, because you suddenly have quite a lot of wheel to rotate. The mode dial has a lock to prevent inadvertent changes. The other wheel can be, itself configurable via menu, lock on a small switch.
- Menus: of which there are plenty. Therefore, it is appropriate to incorporate the functions frequently used in his individual menu as it already was possible even when little sister model. The first menu items that I had taken there were WiFi and GPS (for power consumption), and the ISO setting (because I reckon there's a learning curve).
- Bracketing: Bracketing is still supported in various forms (bracketing, flash, white balance). New additions include HDR images and merging several night shots into one image. HDR but I will probably go to the PC, when I feel like it. And optimization of night shots is probably rarely be used.
- Viewfinder: seems to me large and bright, but that can also be a "placebo effect".
- LCD display: No change, but unlike the 600D does not swivel.
- Software: In addition to a software package from Canon, which I use only limited, are included (currently?) Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Premiere included.
Conclusion:
The 6D is not a cheap, but relatively low-cost entry into the full-size class of Canon. They do not give the impression of a compromise between price and performance. Can I recommend.
Note:
Since the 6D a rather complex product is, I can not reveal all aspects here. Should you have any questions, please use this like the comments.
