YES ,it is. And from what i saw on this website, is even worse than 6D . Canon is the last sensor manufacturer that embrassed the " on sensor ADC " technology ( look at 80D , 5DMK4 and 1DX MK2 ) , but decided to use such an old technology for the sensor of 6D2 . Starting with 2000 , when Canon started producing DSLRs , every time when they wanted to cripple a camera to protect the most expensive one above the first one , they where simply mounted a worse AF sistem in the cheaper model or they lowered the fps or they constructed simplier the cheaper model, but in the last 17 years, Canon always mounted on every DSLR that was released the best sensor technology that they had in that moment . For example , Eos 500D it had slightly better IQ than the 50D ( less banding since it was released later than 50D ) , 60d had better IQ than 7D ( 60D was released almost a year later then 7D ) , 6D had better IQ than 5D MK3 , etc .
Canon was way behind Sony in sensor technology , but they were working hard to put the best they could when they released a new DSLR , even if with 6-8 months before they had released a more expensive one .
But this time is the first time for Canon when they intented to cripple a camera with a new strategy : Now they finally have a new sensor technology , but they chose to cripple 6D 2 by deliberately "killing " the IQ .
So , i'm afraid that this is the first time when they will have catastrophic sales with a Dslr released in the last 17 years because now , all canon users knows that canon finally can offer a decent DR for their sensors , but they chose to disrespect the loyal customers that chose to buy Canon cameras hoping that in time they go near Sony on sensor technology ,and now , when they , finally , did it , they are asking 4000$ if you want a decent DR and a good IQ .
Ugh, here we go again with these oft-repeated theories:
1. Canon "cripples cameras to protect some other camera ... blah, blah."
2. Canon "disrespects loyal customers ... blah, blah."
3. Canon "doesn't give good IQ" ... "doesn't give decent DR" ... blah, blah.
These are false theories that have been repeated on this & other forums with slight variations for at least 10 years now.
Canon is a business that wants to sell its products. They don't "cripple" any products. They want to sell all of them. They can make as much or more money on the cheaper products as they can on the more expensive products — because they'll sell more units. Rather than crippling any product, they design their products to sell at a certain PRICE. You pay more, you get more. That's what every business does. That's what every photographer in business does too. They simply won't deliver the latest and greatest of everything in every model, especially not in the cheaper models. That's how a company survives.
What loyal customers? Let's get over this fantasy about loyal customers. There is no "loyalty" running either way. That's because Canon is a camera company. It's not your family, and it's not your army. Customers buy if they like, don't buy if they don't like. Customers are free agents. They don't make a pledge of loyalty — not publicly and not in their own minds. They can and do go elsewhere (and sometimes come back). Some customers use multiple brands (Canon + Fuji, etc.). Some customers publicly trash the company at every opportunity. There is no loyalty with cameras. If people stick with Canon products, it's because they like the products, NOT because they are "loyal" — such a misused word in the camera world!
The 6D2 will make fantastic photos, just as its predecessor did. The idea that its IQ is "killed" or its DR is not "decent" is just nonsense. Its IQ / DR is suitable for many kinds of professional work.
The 6D2 is Canon's bargain FF and some costs have to be reduced to make a bargain model. Canon offers six cameras that are more expensive, and many that are cheaper. They don't have to match every competitor for every feature at every price level. They don't have to offer everything that every user wants within every user's budget. Canon simply has to sell cameras and make money! Sorry if that doesn't match your ideas about what a camera company should do, but that's reality.
and spent my money on glass.
