Re: Think about a 6D (seriously)
Andy01 wrote:
MasterWayne wrote:
So if you're really happy with your 7D and only want to try out full frame, I'd suggest to do something completely different:
Buy a cheap used 6D DSLR.
The OP said a few posts up that there was little interest in buying used - because it needs to last 10 years.
A 6D ii is still available new (and is better than 6D anyway), but there may also be the desire to go mirrorless ?
By this, you get a good full frame sensor (colors, ISO) and you can try out how your EF lenses behave on full frame (their effective focal length changes, so you see where you're "new" range is lacking). AF performance will probably be mostly enough. Sure, dynamic range is bad, so you'd need to do exposure brackets and stack for HDR landscape.
After a while you'll know if your photography actually benefits from FF. Then you could resell the 6D with little to no loss and buy a (then cheaper) R/R8/6/5, as your "final" camera.
The downside of this might be that most of the OP's lenses won't fit a FF DSLR, so the interim option may involve a lens as well.
I did it that way, coming from an 80D, then (used) 6D, then R5. I owned the 6D for roughly 9 months. When buying the R5 I exactly knew which lens I was missing on FF.
Yes, sure, I read the desire to buy new.
My point goes into the direction if FF *generally* is even the right way to go, since there are also nice RF-s cameras. Sure, the Ef-s lenses could be used on FF RF. I regularly use my Ef-s 55-250 STM on my R5. But the R5 gives ~17MP in crop, whereas the R6/8 only gives 7-8. Therefore, from my perspective, they don't make sense on these RF FF bodies.
So having a used 6D let's the OP experience their existing EF lenses on FF, to find out what's missing lens-wise and if their photography actually benefits from FF. Virtually without losing any money.
I don't consider the 6D (or 6D II) a great "final" pick today. Image quality is nice, but AF is not on modern level.