First outing with 6D

I picked up my 6D from Canoga Camera two weeks ago.

Since I have had a demanding business travel calendar, I did not have a chance to even unpack it from the box before this week.

Yesterday I took a few shots indoors with low light and high ISO. Today I took it with me on my Sunday morning outing with my son.

Here are my initial observations:

- The camera was clearly more responsive than my 5Dii.

- Autofocus (with center point) was quick and right on. Even in low light conditions, the center point found its spot quickly and locked right on.

- Image quality was excellent.

- Video quality was also excellent. (Yes, I observed the moire described in the reviews, but it was no more visible than it was on the 5Dii. Hopefully, a firmware fix down the road may be in order.)

- Equally important was the "friendliness" of the camera body. This thing is small, light and comfortable to hold - much more so than any other camera body that I have had. The form factor was more like the 60D than like the 5 or 7.)

- After a few more outings I hope to post a few images.

- Candidly, I think that I will have the same experience with the 6D as I did with the 70-300L. - Underwhelming specs on paper - but an outstanding performer.

mgkaplan

Glad you are enjoying the anon 6D, thanks for the quick overview. Post some photos when you get a chance.

John

Had my first outing with mine this morning as well, will be able to do more with it tomorrow. It's a pretty nice camera.

Look forward in seeing some pics.

Here are a few images made today. Please note that I applied no noise reduction to the any of the

files - including the ISO 6,400 image and the ISO 12,800 images.








ISO 1,600 24-105L




Crop of image above ISO 1,600 24-105L


ISO 3,200 40mm Pancake


ISO 12,800 24-105L WB adjusted and some exposure adjustment. I did not remove any noise.


ISO 6400 24-105L WB adjusted and some exposure adjustment. I did not remove any noise.


ISO 12,800 24-105L WB adjusted and some exposure adjustment. I did not remove any noise.










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Looks ok to me.

Correction: The shots of Santa were ISO 800.

Looks like I wouldn't hesitate going up to ISO3200 for any shot, and ISO6400 would only be a negligible sacrifice! Thanks for the photos.