6D Dynamic Range

How do you know, have you checked the RAW histogram and values? This could well have a 14EV range, why not? You are right that JPEG curves tend to end both below and above short of the RAW data. With some recovery tools and good PP, one can recover the full 14EV if they are there.

That's not true necessarily, since what gives the sense of contrast is the slope of the -2 to +2 EV range around midtones, not the very low or very high part of histogram. A well-done recovery will just lift some shadow detail and bring back the jpeg-clipped HLs, with soft roll-off ends. My tests with RAW histogram shows that in-camera jpegs tend to cut very early in both ends, whatever camera you use. In camera correction tend to be not that good, PP is needed to use all DR present in RAW. Be it 12 or 14EV. But it's there.

This is a 14+EV image, not too dissimilar from the one posted (no PP, a little touch of shadow recovery would makes it pretty decent):

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/post/50779738?image=0

It was shot with the D5200, which also has about 14EV of DR. It looks pretty nice actually. There area many 0 values in RAW and Sun is mostly clipped, all channels.

Renato. http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhlpedrosa/ OnExposure member http://www.onexposure.net/ Good shooting and good luck (after Ed Murrow)