I’ve owned 10 (TEN!) 6D bodies in the past decade, some for a day and some for a year, and the 6D was always the girl next door who loved me and was there for me while chased others 😂 Over the years when I needed a second or third camera in a pinch I’d go buy a 6D with 300k actuations for peanuts, do my project, then sell the body and go on thinking that the 6D wasn’t all that great. Just over a year ago I realized that the flashy fancy soulless mirrorless cameras I’ve been using were slowly killing the fun of photo and video, so I sold it all and went to a 5D classic with a simple set of very old EF primes. When that 5D made photography fun again, and felt “normal” to me, I picked up a 6D for the tenth time only this time with a brand new appreciation for it. After using the 5D the 6D feels like a low light BEAST… I do miss having a button on top for white balance and I do miss having 1/8000 shutter speed, but other than that I think the 6D is just the perfect camera for me.

@SkylerKing

5 ай бұрын

Your story sounds very familiar, lol. I think many of us fall into a similar trap, at some point. Not everyone makes it out, though.

Have I told you lately that I love you, son? I am in awe of the man you have grown to be. So talented, so smart, someone I never get tired of listening to. I look at your studio and realize that I have only one picture in my office, and it is a downloaded cell phone picture of Marlene. Maybe my office would make me happier if I did like you and printed a plethora of my work from over the years and papered my wall with great memories . . .

@SkylerKing

Жыл бұрын

I highly recommend it. What good are photos that live only as ones and zeros in some forgotten hard drive?

@Nochift138

3 ай бұрын

What a great father!

I have the 5d classic and also the 6d classic and I agree 100% with you. The 6d is like the 5d classic but like you said the images of both cameras straight out of camera have just a special recepe on both cameras, but in ny opinion If I could only have one of them it would be the 6d. I also have the 6d mark 2 and I prefer the 6d classic.

It would be great if you do such talk to your special "lenses" also. I like this kind of lengthy talk that doesn't have much music or any. 😊☕☕☕

@bogdanvalentin94

Жыл бұрын

+1

@rocksaidso

11 ай бұрын

@@bogdanvalentin94 +2

@mikejankowski6321

7 ай бұрын

Yeah.

Finally I am realising that it's ok to say that my first dslr nikon D3100 felt much more right to me than my much more expensive and much researched upgrade d7500. It's how well me and my camera combine to take a photo. Thanks for sharing this gem of a video.

The Color science of 6D is very special I really love the tone when I used 6d in outdoor shoot specially using 135mm f2 it's a killer!!!

I regret selling my 6D despite upgrading to an EOS R and R6. I’m looking to buying a 5D Classic and another 6D to go back photography basics

@SkylerKing

9 ай бұрын

For many years, I would always sell off gear either right before or right after buying anything new. So, I would very rarely own two cameras at once. When I decided to stop selling the stuff that I already know for sure that I like, and just slowly build up a collection of cameras, it solved so many problems. Modern stuff is amazing. But I still love the old stuff.

Love watching you geek out on cameras . . you are a true camera nerd

i'm currently hoarding 5d classics, i can easily find them for $100-$170... which is crazy. its rendering resembles that of CCD sensors. almost as good as the Leica m9 i used to own. i've also been looking at the Nikon d700/d3, but the 6d was never on my radar up until recently after watching you and Martin Castein's videos about it. now i've got GAS, but only for old digital cameras, even tho i can afford newer gear.

@SkylerKing

Жыл бұрын

That’s one of the greatest things about the current camera market, all these great cameras that I can still very clearly remember being “new” are now old and “outdated” and can be purchased cheap. We live in a world where the 5d can be reliably purchased for $150, the 5d2 for $250, the 6d for $300, a D700 for $250, etc. It’s finally affordable to have GAS 🤷‍♂️

@jd5787

Жыл бұрын

Man, where do you find the 5Ds at that sort of price! People in my neck of the woods believe they are sitting on gold and ask for a few hundreds for a beat up 5D (and guess what. They don't sell... 😂)

@alozor13

Жыл бұрын

@@jd5787 private listings, camera stores... I know Kenmore camera in WA has a few 5d classics for about $170... eBay sometimes... Especially if you buy a camera lens combo. You sell the lens and keep the body. Sometimes people list their 5d with a fallen mirror and sell it for peanuts. You can easily glue the mirror back. 2 minute job.

@mikafoxx2717

8 ай бұрын

Gas for old cameras helps the wallet. Beer taste on a champagne budget.

@photo1416

3 ай бұрын

Yes, it would seem ideal photo opportunities, but for some reason there are no more good photo productions) The 5D camera is similar in color to 6 , but the blue-green shades are still cleaner and more interesting@@SkylerKing

A few months ago I decided to get a 6D and a 50mm for portrait work. Long story short, I found a used one that only had a few 100 shuttercounts and the old 50mm 1.8 + battery-charger-SD card for about 350USD. When the camera arrived, it turns out that the focusing screen has fallen out and got a few scratches (they are extremely soft). I contacted the seller and he refunded me 150USD without any questions asked. Even though I told him that a focus screen doesn't cost more than 40-50 bucks, but he would like to correct the "bad" impression even though practically it wasn't his fault. (We have a trust-based society here in Norway which may be hard to believe in). Anyway, I love 6D. Thanks😊

@SkylerKing

10 ай бұрын

I’ve been to Norway. I really like it there. I don’t have any trouble at all believing any of that. I hope you enjoy the 6D!

Someone else realising how fantastic this camera is. It really is superb.

Just picked one up for a really good price with 200k on the shutter. Very excited to take it through its final years!

S.K. I truly enjoy your videos. The relaxed conversation on cameras and photography in general is so honest. I am a subscriber, and very happily so. Keep it up. I Have a Canon 77D, 5D Mark 2, and a 6D. I really like these older cameras. Feel good in my hands which are large. Thanks again.,

@SkylerKing

6 ай бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate it. I know the long form video isn't for everyone, but I just really love all this stuff and end up talking to the camera the way I would talk to another photographer if we were having coffee together. It's always nice to hear when it resonates with someone.

Thank goodness I was stubborn and didn't sell my 6D for lowball offers a few years ago... My love for the older models over the past while has grown and I now have a couple of 5D classics and my 6D. I could safely say the 5DC is maybe my favourite camera ever. But after this video of yours I picked up the 6D and it feels like super modern tech compared! I'll need to spend time with it again. cheers for the video:)

Thanks for posting..I just bought the 6D MKii yesterday..too early to tell but I think I will love this. Just ordered a reconditioned 24-105 zoom. Can't wait.

@SkylerKing

7 ай бұрын

Great combo. I hope you love it!

Really like your long-format - It's like sitting down with a friend and shooting the breeze about favorite things. I have the 5D classic and 7D classic (wildlife rig) and will be adding a 6D Classic this year for my old Canon Trifecta (haha). Love the ergo chunky goodness of how the old Canons feel in the hand. More importantly, I enjoy the nostalgic output that transports me to a simpler time on this planet. Also have and enjoy a SONY A7IV. However, it is a different beast for different use cases.

@SkylerKing

Жыл бұрын

It’s funny you mention “sitting down with a friend” because that’s actually what I have in mind when making this type of video. I’m not thinking about a script, or specific talking points, or getting attention with the video. I’m not thinking about how to say everything in 10 minutes or KZread algorithms. I’m thinking “if I were sitting down with a friend, just talking about cameras/photography, what would I say?”

@kbarrett1844

Жыл бұрын

@@SkylerKing Well, it works for me. Thanks for sharing your insights Skyler!

@johnbooth3073

6 ай бұрын

Yes it sets you apart from the rest. Excellent video.

Early in this video regarding sports sent me down memory lane. Working for a small publisher I was photographing a small stable with a few racehorses back in the mid-90s. I was shooting a Nikon FM, no motor drive, with a quite sharp Tokina zoom lens, on Tri-X film. I wanted a nice shot of the horse coming out of the gate. I set my aperture and shutter, pre-focused on a spot just a bit in front of the gate, and had the trainer take the horse out of the gate. I got an image of the horse with it's front legs off the grounds, bounding out of the gate. When we printed out the page ready to go to the printer (old paper people will get that) the publisher looked at the image on paper and exclaimed that he could see the individual hairs. If Thom Barnes was impressed enough to comment out loud, that was an accomplishment. Learning to get the shot within the limits of old film gear and film was something to be proud of and a skill to appreciate. Still love my 6D. I've shot poorly lit night shots with the 6D at very high ISO with no flash and was able to clean them up easily in Lightroom to get some pretty good images. That was using a Tamron 24-70mm f2.8.

@SkylerKing

3 ай бұрын

I love hearing stories like this (seriously). It's the kind of stuff that I admire and appreciate and is what I am referencing when I talk about "old school film photographers". I think the limitations of the gear with only spur the creativity of a good photographer, which can lead to an even better end result. Whereas if the camera can "do everything" then the average user will become (or remain) complacent and end up with an SD card full of mediocre snapshots. Complacency kills.

When it comes to the Canon EF 24-105 F4....I used it a lot!! But then I changed it out for a Sigma Art 24-105 F4...the Sigma is way sharper! And I have use on several bodies, both FF and crop.

@SkylerKing

Жыл бұрын

I have heard nothing but good things about the Sigma. I’ve been wanting to try it

@VinceWatches

11 ай бұрын

24-105 f4 is amazing

Hands down the Best review of anything I’ve ever seen ❤❤❤

Great video!! Subscribed

Great video! Didn’t feel too long.

I have both and prefer, ever so slightly, the files out of the 5d. If the 5d had auto iso I'd use it almost exclusively, especially for portraits.

I've watched the whole video and you haven't mentioned the best thing about 6D, the dampened mirror and shutter sound when using quiet mode. Combined with a vintage lens, this makes for a tactile ASMR DSLR experience.

@SkylerKing

9 ай бұрын

I've actually never even tried that mode 🤷‍♂️

Excellent video you have a new subscriber!

@SkylerKing

9 ай бұрын

I appreciate it, sir

Man, you made me grab my good old and retired 6D, clean it and play with it a little 😊

Thanks for this video! I never knew the 6D had similar colors to the 5D classic, and I just bought a 5D yesterday on eBay! I'm excited to get it and take it out, so I can keep taking photos and not stress about bringing my R6 II for things other than work 😅

@SkylerKing

4 ай бұрын

Congrats on the new 5D! I really hope you like it. There is a slight learning curve when you have become adjusted to modern cameras, but once it clicks, it's usually a love story.

I recently changed from using an old 5D mk 2 to using a new 6D mk 2. Even though the 6D mk 2 seems to get a lot of hate online, I love it! And I say that coming from the position of loving my old 5D mk 2. I love the flippy touch screen and find taking pics on it using live view great for certain situations. I love the images it produces and have no regrets buying it. I did consider mirrorless but they are just too pricey and the 6D Mk 2 seemed like really good value here in the UK. Plus like your 6D classic, it goes so well with the 24-106 f4 L lens

@SkylerKing

9 ай бұрын

I still haven't had a chance to try the 6d2, but I hear a lot of good things about it.

Regarding the poor on/off switch on the 6D .....I never had a problem with that because......I hardly ever shut off my 6D ! and as I would take the 6D out of my bag and found it still with most of the charge it had before I put it down a week or two before ........and though I never did a formal test of the battery life in shutoff or left on (sleep) mode, I never took it out to a dead battery .........loved that about it .........and I totally loved that camera .

@SkylerKing

9 ай бұрын

It's funny you say that, because for the last few months I have decided to leave it on all the time and utilize the sleep mode. Like you, I have noticed that there doesn't seem to be a battery life penalty. Every time it wakes up, it still shows a full battery. Even weeks later.

@thenexthobby

8 ай бұрын

I got into the habit of leaving its GPS on, so that basic location info would be one less metadata item to edit later. Bad idea, it eats the battery because the GPS never sleeps, even when the camera is fully turned off.

@mikejankowski6321

7 ай бұрын

@@thenexthobbyThanks, I didn’t know that. So glad I read comments!

@MisterLongShot_Official

21 күн бұрын

I also wanted to say I don't mind the left side power switch because I leave it on the whole time I'm carrying it.

Awesome video, convinced me to find one cheap locally. Thanks for sharing your passion for this old beauty!

@SkylerKing

8 ай бұрын

I really hope you enjoy it. It's my daily carry, at the moment.

@DiegoMDeras

24 күн бұрын

Hey there Skyler, did you ever track down the name of the woman on Flickr who used the 6d so much? I’m curious to look through her photos.

@SkylerKing

23 күн бұрын

Yeah, I mentioned it in a reply to someone else who asked. Her name is Oleg Oprisco.

Great video, the 6d was my first FF camera, still get great images out of it paired with the 16-35 f4 & 24 -105 f4, and its even better with a good prime lens, its a steal nowdays for under $500, even under $400 Aud

@SkylerKing

Жыл бұрын

I have owned so many cameras over the years, and after finally getting my hands on the 6d, I am really kicking myself for not getting it years ago. I most often use the 35mm f1.4 Art on it, but the 24-105L is a great “do it all” choice. The 24-105 is absolutely underrated.

@davidospinanieto2093

7 ай бұрын

I just bought mine for 400, my first ff

I've owned a used 6D for the past nine months. I paired it with used 24-105L, 70-200L IS and 50mm 1.8 lenses as well. It's a fantastic camera and, for around the price of a new Sony RX100 VII, I have a first rate system! The 6D colour capture and rendering is simply superb: really natural looking, closer to the look of say a Kodachrome 64 film slide than any other camera in my experience. 20MP on the 6D full frame sensor works so well... If you want to photograph fast moving wildlife or sports action, then maybe people should choose another camera with a higher fps rate. For all other genres, get a 6D and I think you will be delighted with the results. You will be getting perhaps the best bang for your buck of any used full frame DSLR. I lost interest in reading about other cameras once I'd started to use my 6D. I'll use it until it dies on me, hopefully many years from now... You've done a great job in this video of describing what makes the 6D so good, but it's only when you actually have one in your hands and see the first results on your computer that you really comprehend how great it is!

Excellent job, thank you. When it came time to choose a body for Astro modification the original 6D was a no brainer. Excellent low low performance (even by todays standard’s regardless of what the spec sheet says), inexpensive and built like a tank. When shooting in remote locations there are a lot of variables (obstacles) but the 6D isn’t one of them. It just works. I also appreciate that Raw files are Raw and not a “version” of Raw like I find with my Sony. I love the Sony for specific purposes but it’s no 6D.

Great video Skyler. I must get myself a 6D to try. Flickr recommendation for you: French, portrait shooter Dominic Fusina Nikon D3S street portraits from 2010-2012 (I think you’ll like the look.)

@SkylerKing

11 ай бұрын

I’m going to go take a look, right now!

@Cotictimmy

11 ай бұрын

@@SkylerKing Photostream page 27 is a good place to start for the D3s street portraits. 🙂

After having several Leica und Fuji cameras because of their colour science I know totally agree. The 6D mk.I is favourite camera right now. Both general appearance of the jpg, as well as colours and noise behaviour are convincing. my SL2s simply can't keep with that.

@SkylerKing

8 ай бұрын

Wow, very interesting to hear. I have owned a ton of Fuji cameras, and I prefer the color science from my 6D over any of them. However, I have never owned a Leica and have often wondered about the color science with a Leica.

Too right about the Northrups' survey. I participated in that, thinking "That's right! That happened to me!" But really it was a cheap old Kingston that I hadn't used in a long time. I wasn't surprised it failed, I didn't care, I didn't try to get it to work or to recover anything from it. I just bought more trusted brands from then on, and kept the dust off.

Hello from Spain. In 2009 I bought a 5d new with the 24-105 f4L IS. I had this camera for ten years. The camera is fantastic, but i need something with better specifications. I watch and I see the 6d with better dinamic range, better weight, Automatic ISO, better resolution (perfect for drop photos if it is neccesary), much better ISO, GPS, etc etc etc. With some dudes I sell the 5d for 350 euros and I bought the 6d of a friend for 500 euros. So, this operation only supossed me 150 euros and the results are fantastic. Today I continue with canon 6d with 24-105 f4 L IS and 50mm 1.8 stm. That is all my equip and I dont need more. Recently I had some photos of football play, with 1/1000 seconds and iso 400 and servo focus and the results was absoluty fantastic. This camera not is a action camera, but its very versatil in all the places... Thank you for your video. I love the 6d and I will continue with it without date of end.

@SkylerKing

5 ай бұрын

I am happy to hear that you are enjoying your 6D

6D has been good camera for everything for me. I bought used 6D two years ago (January 2022) and I have now taken over 200 000 pictures with it. It is my first full frame camera ever and I’ve been taking pictures for 30 years or so. Getting full frame camera opened completely new world for me. Picture quality and being able to take pictures with way less light than with any of my cameras earlier were just mindblowing! But it had the same problem than all other cameras I have owned: when I’m taking pictures of wildanimals (most of my pictures) I sometimes miss the best shots because of the poor buffer. If I had the money I would buy Canon EOS R6 or something like that but so far I’ve never had the money to do so. I paid 400€ for 6D body and it was the max amount of money I could spend.

@SkylerKing

5 ай бұрын

200,000 in less than two years is crazy

kzread.info/dash/bejne/rKV8rZmCY8Xbgs4.html I forgot to mention Dirksen photography. He says he has put over 1M photos on a pair of 6d's. I find that incredible.

@SkylerKing

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the links. About to watch both videos, now.

@sexysilversurfer

11 ай бұрын

Dirksen straight out of camera JPEGs out of the 6D are amazing, I never got to find out how he did that.

@thenexthobby

8 ай бұрын

His review after 1M images from a pair used primarily for weddings is indeed worth watching. He said the 6DMkII was redundant except for video (makes sense) but a year later in the comments said the MkII was his everything. Point being, people's experiences and use cases or expectations can and will change over time.

I have bought a 6d,awesome camera,huge upgrade from rebel t7..yes the colours are something different ❤

I just sold my EOS R and bought a second 6D. From now on, I wil now be doing events with two 6D's. There are pluses and minuses. Now I really have to know the 6D intimately. Image quality will not be a problem, nor will focusing in low light. Controlling exposure might be more challenging with no EVF. But at least the focus point won't be wandering randomly around the viewfinder. Appreciate your videos.

@SkylerKing

7 ай бұрын

The 6D files hold up remarkably well in post processing when having to make big exposure corrections. Way better than I ever would have expected. I took a trip to Alishan and ended up having multiple photos that were underexposed by multiple stops (mistake on my part) and I was able to not only boost the exposure by multiple stops in lightroom, but I was then able to further play with highlights, shadows, etc. The final photos looked fantastic and I even made a large print from one of them. I say all that in reference to you mentioning that controlling exposure will be more difficult without the EVF. That's true, but the 6D will typically be okay, anyway.

@NGC1433

6 ай бұрын

I'm in a similar boat. I got the R couple years ago but for the live of me cloud never sell my 6D. I furiously hate the ergonomics of R. (No, not the touch thingy, canon tried, failed, that's ok) The fact I can't just switch to manual focus with a switch, the fact that ISO setting does not go to "Auto" when you assign it to any control wheel and you have to use menu or touchscreen to get it back to Auto... The R causes me so much grief and anger. But I can't, just can't imagine living without the eye tracking. I am lucky bastard who has access to 85 f1,2 and 50 f1,2 and they are nearly useless on 6D or any older camera if you subject is alive. And yes, 6D image is special. Very special.

@kevinl1492

6 ай бұрын

@NGC1433 I used the mfn button and control dial to adjust ISO with my eye to the viewfinder. That worked well for me. I also used the Fv mode when I needed to control both shutter speed and aperture. I miss that. And the files were better than the RP. But I do not regret dropping the RF system.

I just shifted from a canon 550d to a canon 6d cause i wanted to keep photography to basic as i like it that way , and i love this camera . I use it with a canon 50 f1.8 and a tamron oldy 28-75f2.8 . I might get a L lens soon for tele maybe a used 70-200 and i know ill be really happy with this setup for coming years .

@SkylerKing

11 ай бұрын

The 550d is a good little camera, too. I actually have a video where I shot an entire wedding (photos) with the 550d and a cheap zoom lens (basically a kit lens, though it’s not made by Canon).

@rocksaidso

11 ай бұрын

@@SkylerKing i love both the cameras . Bang for the price i mean . my 550d was a new one and 6d is a used with 10k shutter . I love photography again cause of that full frame dof n colors . Brilliant video though . could you pls do a video on lens too , i like your style

I agree with your reviews. I still kept my 6D after all these years. I bought it when it was new. My canon RP is just ok ,colors is not that great.

I enjoyed the colors from my Digital Rebel (that's the first model) but hated using it from Day 1 --- yes I paid the retail $900 body only --- because I was angry that its ergonomics and slowness were an insult coming from the Elan II, which I still can't give up. On a lark I picked up a mint 50D once they bottomed out and was astonished at the improvement. A great camera I'll never use but still own. But it wasn't until the 6D two years ago that I finally got incredible colors and high ISO capability. The small size and thoughtful features like quiet mode are also great. One annoyance is the vestigial rear dial. Once you've experienced the large ones from the '90s models thru 5 series, it's hard to accept the small one on the 6D. That said, I've always resisted focus-and-recompose and the 6D is ultimately a heartbreak for me unless I do that. I am tempted by the R8 because I know it will change the way I shoot, letting me largely ignore focus and concentrate in the moment on composing, the very thing I've wanted ever since AF existed.

@SkylerKing

8 ай бұрын

Interesting perspective. I owned the 50D but ended up not really liking it. I liked the 30D as well as the 70D, but the 50D was unique in some of the things they had changed during that time and I wasn't a fan of those changes. With focus, I have always set all of my cameras to use the center focus point, then done the basic focus and recompose. I started doing that back before I even knew there was a name for it or that other people also did it. To me, it just seemed faster and more reliable than messing around with trying to select other focus points for each and every photo. I have never had issues with it. The only time I am not doing focus and recompose, I am either manual focusing or I have my AF locked to a predetermined distance and then I wait for the intended subject to be in the right area before I take the photo. I am curious about your resistance to doing the focus and recompose method.

@thenexthobby

8 ай бұрын

I won't claim my resistance has ever been rational; after all, focus-and-recompose is how many of us learned to use MF cameras. My beef is more philosophical. EOS cameras seemed to promise a way out of that, yet never fully did. We were told more focus points = better, but that was only maybe true for the most expensive models few ever bought. And so I kept trying to use focus points, but I'm now back to single point for my old cameras ... you know, there's irony here. I used single point AF on the Elan II because it only had 3 to begin with, even though that was fancy compared to a 650 or 620. and 5, 7, 9, 11 ... none of that really matters but that promise of improvement is where I got trapped for many years. Some were luckier to have an EOS 3 with 45 but "that many" focus points remained overall quite rare in most models, and even that level of sophistication didn't even reach the non-1D lines until their end! My feeling is that by watching Sony's AF success with mirrorless, Canon decided holding back great AF was no longer possible in lesser models.

Great video! What was the name/link of the fashion photographer on Flickr that you mentioned around the 22:10 mark that uses a 6D w/ a 24-105mm?

@SkylerKing

13 күн бұрын

Oleg Oprisco

I still been using mines since 2016

I own a 6D and love it. Some advice to you regarding your issue with the power switch: Just leave it on. It’ll automatically shut off until you hit the shutter button again. Battery life on it is so good that it doesn’t drain it to not worry about switching it off.

@SkylerKing

5 ай бұрын

That's what I have began doing during this past year. You're right, there doesn't seem to be a battery life penalty by doing so.

Have been using a 6D as my main camera since September. I love the output (modified version of “standard” preset) but I can’t fall in love with the camera. The design of the camera feels unresolved compared to the 5D line - the classic is so beautiful with the squared off viewfinder. More than anything though, I can’t get over the feeling of the rear click wheel. Feels so cheap compared to the 5D. I had a 5D but returned it because of focus issues, but loved it otherwise. Just bought another and hopefully can keep it for longer.

@SkylerKing

Ай бұрын

I get what you are saying. Output wise, I love the 6D, but I never seem to forget that I really prefer the controls and ergonomics of one of my 5D cameras.

The 6D is getting more love 10 years after it was released than it did at release. Reviewers routinely trashed its AF points, having only only 1 cross-type point, only 4.5 burst rate, one card slot, 97% viewfinder, etc. Only a few reviewers fully appreciated the image output back in the day. I now have R6 and R5. Both are phenomenal cameras, particularly the R6, but I do not believe the image output is any better than the 6D, which I sold to fund my upgrade. I have been thinking about getting a 6D again.

@SkylerKing

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, I was one of the many people who bought the D600 because it was supposed to be the better camera. On paper, it had way better specs. I eventually sold the D600 and bought a 6D and I've never had a single regret.

I've recently been toying with the idea of having multiple camera bodies and thought it might be crazy but now I know for sure that this is my goal. I have most of the lenses I will need save 1 or 2. My idea was to acquire the mark i and mark ii of the 5d, 6d and 7d series which will be 6 bodies in total. I think these 6 cameras were the pinnacle of Canon dslr's and almost each one bringing something different than the others to the table. Even though the 7d and 7d ii are apsc sensors I think they are the high end apsc cameras. As for people comparing the 6d to the 5d classic there was 1 person I found to do so. I will add the link here if you're interested. It's a short video but to the point. kzread.info/dash/bejne/hZ2LrMuRZrO8kps.html

@SkylerKing

Жыл бұрын

I spent years only owning one camera at a time. I would have to get rid of a camera in order to get something new. Unfortunately, that lead to multiple cameras that I really loved, and wish I still had, being back on my wish list. Some of those cameras are getting harder to find, especially for a reasonable price or in acceptable condition. I cannot tell you how much of a game changer it is to simply keep the cameras I like, even if that means I own up to a dozen at a time. I’ve got a good friend who owns both the 7D and the 7Dii and he loves them both. He sees no need for anything else, as they do everything he needs.

@quazisanjeed6395

6 ай бұрын

I already did buy most of the real quality bodies Canon produced after collecting my necessary native lenses. Being a hobbyist, I proudly own and use 5D, 5DII, 5DIII, 1DIV and 7D. The last two for wildlife shooting. All bought used during last six years with tons of shutter life remaining, thanks to tech lovers ditching these gems for mirrorless toys.

Hi have a look at Martin castein, he is a UK professional photographer. He loves both of these cameras..

saved this video for a nice long watch in the weekend. Now I'm using M50 with Sigma 18-35 f/1.8 and its good enough for me. But 6d in my country is became cheap enough to just buy it for the sake of image aesthetic, slap it with 50 f/1.8 and yes, that's it. One day that I have save up enough I will buy it for sure.

@SkylerKing

5 ай бұрын

It's crazy how cheap some of these great cameras are becoming. Definitely worth buying before they become hard to find.

Great, have you tried the canon 40d? They also say that the color is similar to the 5d classic with that touch of reel film

@SkylerKing

5 ай бұрын

I have owned the 30D, the 50D, and the 70D. Never tried the 40D, though I have heard good things about it.

I have both cameras, I feel the 6d blows away the 5d classic. Not bashing the 5d I just personally feel the 6d is way better, color, image rendering and of course iso.

@SkylerKing

2 ай бұрын

The 6D is absolutely a more capable camera for 95% of circumstances and potential users. It's a fantastic camera and the one that I grab more often. Still, for some people or in some circumstances, there is just something special about the 5D classic.

My first DSLR! Loved it. Have you tried the 6D mark 2? If so how do they compare?

@SkylerKing

4 ай бұрын

I have narrowly missed the 6D2 on multiple occasions. I hope to get one at some point.

The 6D power switch placement seems to be Canon’s deliberate targeting this camera towards a newbie photographer’s first camera or first full frame camera. Here’s your PASM dial and on/off switch. Turn it on, change your mode dial and start shooting. I don’t think they expected professionals to use this camera. My work around is I just turn the camera on and leave it on with GPS/Wifi disabled. With stand-bye/sleep enabled, a battery lasts for weeks.

@SkylerKing

3 ай бұрын

That is exactly what I have gotten into the habit of doing, with this camera. Wifi and GPS off, auto off after one minute, and never touch the switch again. I don't see any negative hit to battery life at all and it makes the camera that much more enjoyable to use.

My 6d is still a tank and it keeps going

I've been shooting digital since 2006 and never had a card fail. Once, a single picture on a Sony card got corrupted. The card never gave me problems again. One of my Lexar 16GB 633X cards failed to register a picture, but that's because I was shooting in burst and the card was almost full. Once the images had buffered, the card worked again. That being said, one of my students had a Transcend SD card fail. However, it wasn't clear why. Maybe age was a factor because it was an old card her dad had given her. We tried formatting it, but that didn't work. A few months ago, a friend gave me four old CF cards. Three of them work, but the Lexar 64 MB (yes MB, it's from 2001) isn't readable. Considering the number of pictures I've taken, the reliability of cards is impressive.

@SkylerKing

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, that seems to mirror most of the experiences I have heard. A card technically can fail. We might even know of one or two cards owned by someone, somewhere, at some time that did fail in some way. But really, when it comes down to it, they are pretty reliable and failure isn't something that someone should actively worry about.

@daktarioskarvannederhosen2568

3 ай бұрын

i use both cf and sd cards. the only failures i have had are with lexar sd (and more than one card).

Is the autofocus reliable,have you ever faced misfocused shots in tricky lighting??

@SkylerKing

7 ай бұрын

Using the center focus point seems pretty reliable. It hasn't ever failed me.

I recently bought the 6d. Love it but only have one budget lense for it. I actually find myself liking the jpeg files more than how I end up editing raw. I actually try to mimic the japef.

@SkylerKing

3 ай бұрын

That's not a bad thing. Despite what people on the internet try to convince you of, there are a lot of working professionals that primarily shoot jpeg. If you are familiar with your camera, have it set up the way you like, nail the exposure, etc, then in many cases there is no real reason why you need to shoot raw.

I need to try the 6D in my hand. I have slightly smaller hands and I find the 5D a tiny bit big, so perhaps the 6D will be more comfortable for me.

@SkylerKing

7 ай бұрын

It will likely be perfect

I just bought a 6d three months ago, and trust me when i say this it creates magic, its just purrrrfeecctttt....No matter what camera I have, the 6d is always going to be there.

I LOVE my 6D, it's amazing...but i managed to break the LCD!! :( I have a 70D and a 5D MK2 also, and an old EOS M. They are all good cameras for their own use. But I think I'll have to replacew the LCD on the 6d. :)

Do they take noticeably better pics than latest iPhone, without pixel peeping

@SkylerKing

2 ай бұрын

Yes.

Do you remember the name of the photographer about you talk in 22:34? I would like to see the photos of tis photographer in flickr.

@SkylerKing

5 ай бұрын

Her name is Oleg Oprisco, she was based out of Kiev, last I checked.

@zz97f028

5 ай бұрын

@@SkylerKing thank you very much.

My 1D Mark II has dual card slots and it's from 2002, I never shut off my 6D unless after a firmware update.

@SkylerKing

9 ай бұрын

Yeah, pro level camera. I've also switched to utilizing sleep mode on my 6d rather than turning it off and have been surprised by how good the battery life still is. It seems to not impact it at all.

@mikafoxx2717

8 ай бұрын

​@@SkylerKingthat's why I love DSLR's. I can still compose, leave the camera on all day and that shutter is as fast to fire as I can reach the button

Martin Castelan is talking about 5D classic and 6D comerosan all the time:)

@SkylerKing

10 ай бұрын

I’ve heard about that, since making this video. He’s speaking my language

I LOVE taking photos, did it profesianlly for several years....but the editing...I to hate it!! :D

Olympia SG in the background?

@SkylerKing

10 ай бұрын

Yes sir, a 1979 Olympia SG3

sounds like the 6d is the perfect camera, it is a 5d classic with video :D How is the video quality compared to the 5d mark II?

@SkylerKing

3 ай бұрын

I like the video quality. I have actually recorded several videos with the 6D. I like the video from the 6D better than the video from the 5Dii, but I don't know for sure which one is "better". The 6D does has a few video functions that the 5Dii doesn't have, which makes things easier.

Would you recommend this as a upgrade from the Rebel T7?

@SkylerKing

11 ай бұрын

Absolutely, yes.

@Grimm98

11 ай бұрын

@@SkylerKing im currently saving up, but the t7 does have a higher megapixel count. Would it be noticeable?

@SkylerKing

11 ай бұрын

The megapixel count really doesn’t matter, in this case. Even when comparing two full frame cameras to each other, the jump from 20mp to 24mp isn’t really noticeable. In your case, you have 24mp, but it’s a smaller APS-C sensor. Not only that, but the t7 has a rather strong antialiasing filter compared to the 6d. The t7 also has less color depth, less dynamic range, and far, far worse low light and high iso performance. The image processor in the t7 is also an older, less advanced image processor than what is in the 6d. Image quality wise, there is no comparison. The 6d is going to be an upgrade in every way.

@Grimm98

11 ай бұрын

@SkylerKing hugely appreciate the detailed response. I think ill make the upgrade when i come across the money. Youve earned a sub, thank you!

Man is correct , but of course camera manufacturers know it , and they now put IBIS in camera , and now i whos perfectly fine with 12mpix of 5D ,or 20 of 6D , want that IBIS , with IBIs i can use vintage lenses and they would be stabilized better then my 6D with IS lens . Of course subject movement can not be corrected by IBIS so i guess for fast shots ,action , and i dont mean sports , i mean my kid jumping in the pool , i dont need the IBIS , because shutter speed is so fast that i dont even need IS lens . But still i want that IBIS , and i wont get it with old camera , not even medium old camera , 5 or 6 years old camera at least if its FF . So i wont sell my gear , but i will look for IBIS and have one of those . Curranty looking at Panasonic S1 , but its going to take some time for the price to drop so before that i will get Nikon D700, that is another old camera that is special . Nikon made sensor for it , not Sony .

@SkylerKing

10 ай бұрын

I love the D700. Great camera to own. Of course, modern cameras are great, too. Like you said, IBIS is very useful in many circumstances, even if it isn’t useful 100% of the time. The IBIS on my E-M5ii was phenomenally good. Between that and the insanely fast focus acquisition when using the screen to tap on the subject, that camera was a real game changer and allowed me to get photos I simply wouldn’t have gotten otherwise.

Hi, I am not professional and don't take very many pictures but for the last three years, I had 4 memory cards fail.

@SkylerKing

10 ай бұрын

That’s pretty insane. A card is certainly able to fail, but it is typically pretty rare. You having a fail rate of more than 1 card every year for multiple years is baffling 🤔

@dimitarpenkov4377

10 ай бұрын

@@SkylerKing It might be due to the fact, that in Bulgaria, where I live, very often cheap quality is sold on the price of actual quality.

I have both. 6D is noticeably snappier and polished.

@SkylerKing

10 ай бұрын

Of course, it’s a much newer camera 😉

Very interesting. I want to purchase a second camera as a back up for my NIkon D610. When I was researching buying the Nikon, the other camera I considered was the Canon 6D. While I like the Nikon very much, I do wish I had gotten the 6D. Now that I have the Nikon, I am considering either the 6D or the 5D classic. Which would you recommend?

@SkylerKing

11 ай бұрын

Hmm… it’s hard to say, as the 5d and the 6d are both great cameras but seem to attract different types of people. I prefer the buttons, layout, and overall ergonomics of the 5d. The 5d just feels better in the hand, even to simply hold. The 6d has live view, video function, and phenomenal low light and high iso performance. The 5d has smaller files while still producing sharp, detailed photos with great color. The 6d makes it easier to get a good photo thanks to better autofocus and auto iso. They both produce beautiful photos that don’t need much editing (of any). They both have just one card slot. They both have a top display, control wheel, command dial, mode dial, etc. I think for most people, the 6d is the safest bet. It’s more modern and there is less of a learning curve, less limitations, etc.

Is this better than 80d?

@SkylerKing

7 ай бұрын

I guess it is really a matter of perspective. The 80D has more modern conveniences, like an articulating touch screen and dual pixel autofocus. So, if either of those things matter to you, it is the clear winner. The image quality from the 6D is better, though, and it does way better in low light. It also has the advantage of more easily getting wide angles of view or shallow depth of field, since it is full frame. I believe the 6D also has better battery life.

I have to disagree, I have both and unfortunately I’m using more the 6D because the 5D is broken but I’m considering selling the 6D because I don’t get the same tone straight out of the camera. Photos from the 6D are awesome but just not the same 🤷🏻‍♂️ at least to my eye.

@SkylerKing

5 ай бұрын

Not exactly the same, no. But I find them to be remarkably similar, in most circumstances. Of course, there are a few scenarios where the two cameras do seem to render things in a less similar way.

I have 5D markiii second hand .... shutter count of this unit please

@SkylerKing

11 ай бұрын

I don’t understand what you’re asking

@lovebilbonita4094

11 ай бұрын

@@SkylerKing Do you have idea what is the shuttercount of canon5D mark 3?

@SkylerKing

11 ай бұрын

I don’t understand your question. Are you asking me what the 5d3 is rated for? Or are you asking how to check the shutter count on your personal camera?

@lovebilbonita4094

11 ай бұрын

@@SkylerKing the shutter count of the camera sir.

@SkylerKing

11 ай бұрын

Re-read my last comment.

6d /6d mk ii / 5d mk ii-iv + L lens or fixed lens still a view to a kill in photography!

16k 1000fps. Casey wouldn't mind I guess.

CCD sensors need the least amount of editing. I have D80, D50 and 5D. The best cameras in my opinion.

@SkylerKing

6 ай бұрын

While the D80 and D50 have CCD sensors, the 5D has a CMOS sensor. All great cameras.

@eiliehallak9531

6 ай бұрын

Non of them have CCD sensor!

@alwynsmit3546

Ай бұрын

The D80 & D50 DO have CCD sensors. That is why the D90 was seen as such a leap, because it had a CMOS sensor

Martin did compare these a while back 😁 kzread.info/dash/bejne/hZ2LrMuRZrO8kps.html

@SkylerKing

11 ай бұрын

Well damn… lol

@davyboyo

11 ай бұрын

@@SkylerKing Martin is an absolute legend. I've only just discovered your channel but I'm absolutely loving your longer-form content and I think you bring some really interesting perspectives on things - cheers 🙂

@SkylerKing

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate it. I do enjoy Martin’s videos. I guess I need to check more of his older stuff, though, as I’ve missed some good stuff.

@davyboyo

11 ай бұрын

Yeah maybe but you can't watch everything!

@davyboyo

11 ай бұрын

@@SkylerKing oh yeah I just picked up an og Canon 1d with the ccd btw, I'm pretty interested to see how it stacks up to early Canon cmos bodies.

See this video this you will love it 😊 here in KZread- Canon 6D Review after : 1 Million images taken Dirksón! Photography