6DII - 400 euro

someone offers me this second hand 6DII with 4160 clicks for 400 euro? what do you think?

price is very good i think for the state it is in, or too good to be true?















































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I have no idea about Euro pricing, but I sold my mint condition 6D ii (about 25,000 shutter count) last year (after buying R8) for AU$850, which is about 475 euro, so around 400 a year later seems about right (based on my experience in Australia). I sold mine in as-new condition with original box, packaging etc, and it was bought new (by me) in 2018, so 6yo.

Do you know when it was bought new ?

For what it is worth, IMO the R8 is a significantly better camera (than 6D ii) in every respect except cost and battery life.

1. So I got to pick it up today and I cannot believe it, it looks brand new, I even got a spare battery and an ef to eosr adapter (for in the future ), that all for 400 euro

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You've done well

It seems a bit random to sell a EF mount DSLR with an adapter to attach EF lenses to a RF mount body ?

Don't forget to do a factory reset before you start setting it up - some people adjust some odd settings.

Andy01 said:

You've done well

It seems a bit random to sell a EF mount DSLR with an adapter to attach EF lenses to a RF mount body ?

Don't forget to do a factory reset before you start setting it up - some people adjust some odd settings.

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yes, the adapter is for in the future when i switch to R and can use my old lenses, so i am already prepared

factory reset is done and i did firmware update to latest version :-D

seller told she never liked it that much, she prefers her 600D , i have a feeling this was the bargain of my life! it really looks new... and extra battery included also

me happy

People are ditching their DSLRs, some faster than others. For 400-500 euros i'd expect to buy a 5D IV in good condition, the 6D and 6D II are not sought-after models, nonetheless sellers ask for a lot of money for a 6D II.

So yeah, buy the camera if you like the model.

They are well made cameras that can last for many years.

My first pictures with my 6DII and 70-200 2.8 IS L, edited in lightroom

some examples:





















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In spite of the bad press at release (most of which I thought was rubbish), 6D ii is certainly capable of producing very nice images. Enjoy it.

Andy01 said:

In spite of the bad press at release (most of which I thought was rubbish), 6D ii is certainly capable of producing very nice images. Enjoy it.

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thanks

**** Dastardly said:

People are ditching their DSLRs, some faster than others. For 400-500 euros i'd expect to buy a 5D IV in good condition, the 6D and 6D II are not sought-after models, nonetheless sellers ask for a lot of money for a 6D II.

So yeah, buy the camera if you like the model.

They are well made cameras that can last for many years.

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I looked into buying a 5D mark iv earlier this year here in the US. There are a huge quantity on the market but anything under $1,000 is well used. Ones in good cosmetic condition and a shutter count of 50,000 or less plus a warranty were $1,100 or more. A refurbished one from Canon was at least $1,500 as I recall. The cheapest ones were not only cosmetically pretty rough but had shutter counts in the 300,000 range (or more). You can get one of those for maybe $750. They were workhorses for a lot of professionals.



I did own a 6D mark ii for a while and it is a decent camera with the benefits of the articulating touch screen and a more sophisticated autofocus system. But the original 6D is my favorite Canon DSLR.

400€ for a low-mileage 6D II is a very good deal. I have noticed a recent drop in price of used mark IIs but I haven't seen one in that good condition for that price, they'd usually go for a couple of hundred more.

BTW I think you have your entry for the next comedy animal photo contest.

Michel Pyck said:

1. So I got to pick it up today and I cannot believe it, it looks brand new, I even got a spare battery and an ef to eosr adapter (for in the future ), that all for 400 euro

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The shutter count on the camera doesn't surprise me. I bought a used 7D mk 2 about a year and a half ago with 5000 shutter count. It too looked brand new, not a scratch. The reality is most amateur photographers under use their equipment, why many of us will in most instances now buy used.

I have bought three cameras and 8 lenses used and all were in pristine condition.

The shutter rated life span of a 6D mk 2 is 150,000 so your camera is just warming up.

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2ndact scene1 said:

**** Dastardly said:

People are ditching their DSLRs, some faster than others. For 400-500 euros i'd expect to buy a 5D IV in good condition, the 6D and 6D II are not sought-after models, nonetheless sellers ask for a lot of money for a 6D II.

So yeah, buy the camera if you like the model.

They are well made cameras that can last for many years.

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I looked into buying a 5D mark iv earlier this year here in the US. There are a huge quantity on the market but anything under $1,000 is well used.

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The sellers are greedy, I suspect sales are nowhere near as hot as some would like them to be. I just checked prices and they match what you see in the US, in which case just buy a used R camera, really. $1000 is still a lot of money.

2ndact scene1 said:

I did own a 6D mark ii for a while and it is a decent camera with the benefits of the articulating touch screen and a more sophisticated autofocus system. But the original 6D is my favorite Canon DSLR.

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Yes, there is something about how the 6D renders the image. The light has a certain "softness" that's missing from more modern cameras. My only annoyance with it is that in really low light the AF becomes imprecise and the subject can be a bit blurry.

Can't really argue with the price though, I am trying to sell mine(60.000 shots) for $300 to find other purchases(I prefer small cameras and lenses) and nobody wants it, but I'm not mad at all about the situation.

I don't mind having it around the house, it's a very good camera with the 40mm STM lens. I'm still amazed at how iso 20.000 looks on it and I love the OVF.

If I wanted a mirorless equivalent to the 6D I'd have to spend 3 times as much for something else, together with the lens. I currently use a Canon M3 with the 22mm as a pocket camera and I'm happy with it, but the 6D is a tank and very comfortable to operate, completely different experience.

I don't like the idea of keeping old unused cameras around, but I can see myself holding on to the Canon 6D because the build quality and the image quality are still top notch as far as I'm concerned.

Since mirrorless used dslr's are dirt cheap. And they are as good as they ever were, which is totally brilliant. Go for it! Nice thing about the 6D's is they are about the lightest full frame dslr's ever made. See this weight comparison:

1. Sony A7C body, about the lightest and most compact FF body on the planet ever (at least with decent battery): 500 grams
2. 6D: 755 grams (and 6D.2 765 grams)

Now with some fantastic cheap prime lenses on:

• Sony A7C with 35/1.8: 780 grams
• 6D with 50/1.8: 910 grams

We now talking only 130 gram difference compared with the most compact/lightest mirrorless full framer! If you put the ultralight 40/2.8 on the difference is even smaller, though that would not quite be fair (great combo though!)

(and way better prices for uses EF lenses too, compared to expensive R-mount glass)

Bas

Michel Pyck said:

someone offers me this second hand 6DII with 4160 clicks for 400 euro? what do you think?

price is very good i think for the state it is in, or too good to be true?

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Bas

Congrats, and you already seem to have a great lens to go with the 6D.2! If you want light primes: consider the tiny but great EF40/2.8 and EF35/2 (and can't go wrong witht the dirt cheap 50 of course).

Bas

Michel Pyck said:

My first pictures with my 6DII and 70-200 2.8 IS L, edited in lightroom

some examples:

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Bas