Canon EOS R6 Mark II aangekondigd

Personally, I think €1500 price difference between a 6D Mark II and this R6 is quite a lot. Especially for portraits landscapes etc. It seems like an expensive switch to me. I myself use a 6D and 6D Mark II for landscapes,Macro,portrait and an occasional wedding and in combination with somewhat older but qualitatively excellent L-lenses I see no reason to switch. As a result I also don't have to charge top dollar for a wedding. Moreover, I prefer having something heavy on my tripod, given my bad experiences with a light Canon RP . And I do find the grip of the 6D more pleasant than the R series. But that's how everyone makes their choices. Moreover , are you really going to take better photos with such an expensive camera, if you don't sell them in poster format anyway , you are the one who presses the button, determines the composition,etc. It's a tool, for a hobby photographer it doesn't seem like a necessity to me. My wife can already see me coming:"honey, I bought a new camera for €3000.......".

wim wilmers . That's everyone's choice. Every time a new camera comes out , there are the same marketing texts. Why isn't a 5D or 6D good enough for weddings? When these cameras came into being they were, and these cameras also have perfectly good detail and focus. Surely a couple getting married will at most make a 30x40cm print or perhaps 1 a bit larger but that can work perfectly fine with these cameras. I myself have a 150x80cm print hanging in the room of a vineyard made with the Canon M5 and in it you can even distinguish the veins of the front leaves. Sometimes photos are also too sharp, which can be distracting. With a wedding I find soft focus more beautiful for a dreamy atmosphere.

Donald Willemsen wrote on Tuesday 8 November 2022 at 11:32  | reply

@Wim Wilmers and P. Heins: A few weeks ago I switched from a DSLR to the mirrorless R series. I have to say that I’m happy I made the switch. The autofocus on my current R7 is many times better than on my previous 70D and 80D. That difference in autofocus quality will also be there if you compare a 6D with an R6. Moreover, with DSLRs you are limited in the number of focus points, whereas with the R series you can use the entire sensor area to choose a focus point.

Marcel , I had an RP, but went back to the 6D mark II . As far as focusing at weddings is concerned, I’ve never had any problems with it, and I only use 1 focus point, works fine or an area of 4 points. To each their own pros and cons.

Donald Willemsen wrote on Tuesday 8 November 2022 at 15:29  | reply

@P. Heins in a certain sense you are right with your last remark. But you should also dare to acknowledge that a lot has changed and even improved over the years since the 6D appeared. To begin with, the image sensor has improved enormously. The cameras from the R series have, besides the mechanical shutter, an electronic shutter which allows even shorter shutter speeds for certain types of photography. The autofocus system has improved. Improved software. There are more arguments to mention. But nothing is required. Switching to a camera from the R series therefore isn't either.
But.... if you run into limitations of the camera or of yourself, then it might still be worth considering.
You write that you used an RP. That was one of the first mirrorless models from the R series and I can understand that you have criticism of it. After that, the R models were further developed and became much better.
I already wrote about running into the limitations of my previous cameras and limitations that were on my side. After months of weighing up and assessing the different R models, I chose the R7 partly based on those limitations and financial resources.
Especially the limitations on my side no longer play any role and my photos look technically better, partly thanks to IBIS.
So you should not switch as long as you are and remain satisfied with the 6D. As long as you are not ready for a new camera, you can keep the money in your pocket. I am convinced that when you are ready for a new camera, you will make a well-considered decision. It may then still be a camera from the R series that is the ideal choice for you at that moment.

Frédéric, coincidentally that you bring up noise. Here on photofacts there is an article about noise. Very interesting and true. It is also strange that with the 6D mark II you already see visible noise at iso 800. I shot a wedding with Dirk Zelenberg as the civil registrar, that was in a very dark farmhouse, so I had to shoot at iso 6400 iso and in combination with a flash I was able to shoot perfectly clear images where no noise could be seen on a 27inch screen. You already had to look at 200/300 percent to see anything. And besides, no posters are printed from the photos of such a ceremony anyway, so then a little noise is not a problem. But just as you say, as long as you don't run into limitations there is no reason to switch and that also allows me to keep the prices low.

peterheins wrote on Wednesday 9 November 2022 at 10:53  | reply

@wilmers what you say about Dirk Zeelenberg is not correct. If you don't know how someone works, you shouldn't judge them. The bridal couple spent 3 hours talking to him. Then he writes a piece, and the ceremony he conducts also lasts an hour and then of course you still have his travel time. And it is his profession, he has to make a living from it and I don't.