5D3 vs 6D

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Great Bustard
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Re: 5D3 vs 6D
In reply to kevindar, 6 months ago

kevindar wrote:

Great Bustard wrote:

61 AF points vs 11 AF points (aside from that, any difference in AF performance?)

6 fps vs 4.5 fps (any difference in shutter lag?)

3.2" LCD vs 3" LCD (any difference other than size?)

22MP vs 20 MP (why the different pixel count since they're likely the same sensor otherwise?)

100% VF vs 97% VF (are they the basically the same size and brightness though?)

Good weather resistance vs ???

Am I missing anything important?

Joseph, you should also ask yourself if you would be perfectly happy with a 5d2 at 1400-1500 if you are bringing up these issues, even 1300 for a mint used one.

I had not considered the 6D because I didn't realize it had the silent shutter option.  I really want that.  However, there's also the fact that the 5D3 sensor has 49% QE vs 33% QE, which I welcome (although there is reason to believe this QE increase came, at least in part, from a more transmissive CFA).  Last, but certainly not least, my understanding is that the AF will be significantly better.

All these things combine to make me want a 5D3 / 6D over a 5D2 (they are what I felt the 5D2 should have been).

The improvements in dynamic range are marginal at best. unless you want gps/wifi, the 5d2 will have everything 6D has, at 2/3 of the price.

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GPS / wifi mean nothing to me.  It's mainly improvements in operation, specifically AF and silent shutter, that I am looking for.

Until the announcement of the 35 / 2 IS, I was uncertain if I'd stay with Canon at all, but that lens has a lot of appeal to me, so I guess I'll stick around for a bit.

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