Canon EOS 6D Mark II Digital SLR Camera Body – Wi-Fi Enabled

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English
lightning speed shipment.

As soon as I pressed order on Amazon the package was already at my door.????

The shipping was A1++.

High quality camera for amateur (which is my case).

Be advised that The Canon 6d Mark ii does not take all kinds of lens. This is due to the full frame. The lens must have a red dot located on the lens in order to be compatible with this camera.

See lens on the 2nd picture. The one on the left has a red dot (EF) and the other has a white dot (EFS).

Both lens fit my Canon T3i which is a APS-C camera. But only EF (Red dot) will fit the Mrk ii.

But I dont have a problem with that because the quality of the 6d mark ii is far superior then the other one.

I still have to play and get to know to the 6d mark ii, considering the amount of features.

I do recommend this camera and this seller considering the fast shippment.
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Now, time will tell the durability.

Francais
Expedition A1.

J’ai l’impression que le colis etait a ma porte au moment d’appuyer sur commander.????

Expedition et reception tres rapide.

La camera est de haute quality pour les amateurs (ce qui est mon cas).

Prenez note que le 6D mark ii n’est pas compatible avec toutes les lentilles. La lentille doit avoir un point rouge pour s’attacher avec la 6D mark ii (voir la 2e photo). Elle n’est pas compatible avec lentilles point blanc.

La T3i accepte les 2 types de lentilles.

Je dois m’habituer avec ma Mark ii considerant la quatite d’option.

En somme, je recommande la 6d Mark ii. Satisfait de mon choix.

Maintenant reste a tester la durabilite. Le temps le dira????

This is my first full-frame DSLR. The difference between this camera and my old APS-C is noticeable, I get the full range of my zoom lenses, particularly at the lower end. Paired with a Canon L-Series lens (EF 24-105, F4), this camera produces clear sharp images. I’ve mostly used this to shoot indoor basketball games in the sports/action mode. The auto-focus features work quickly enough to follow the action, and the automatic aperture and shutter speed settings are spot-on. Starting play more with other modes and manual settings with good results. The controls are very similar to most DSLRs, so the transition has been pretty easy.

My back story: For several years I was a Canon Rebel user, and was very happy all the way to the 60D, and then I moved to the 6D because I loved the full-frame look, but my first big disappointment was its lack of an articulated screen. I had grown so used to it and I honestly had a tough time going back to the old way of sticking your eye in the viewfinder. However the full-frame look and Canon L lenses and Canon color kept me going and I eventually upgraded to a Canon 5D Mark III, and I was very happy with its performance and image quality, but I still had an issue with how awkward it was to shoot without an articulated screen.

Then I discovered the Panasonic GH4 and the Metabones adapter which allowed me to use my Canon glass on it while retaining the full-frame look AND having an articulated LCD screen, and as a bonus 4K video (I was really getting now into video production). However there was one thing the G4 lacked: Canon’s awesome color and skin tones out-of-camera without having to edit RAW files, so I was again half-satisfied.

So when Canon announced the 6D Mark II with an articulated screen I was all-in and super excited.

But then came the letdown.

The 6D Mark II lacks 4k video, something cameras from 3 years back costing half as much have been doing, and with better CODECs, and the data rate is actually *worse* than the 5-year-old model 6D. Not only that but Canon did not even include a headphone jack to monitor audio. And the image stabilization is all-digital, meaning loss of quality when activating it to record video. Also, in the 5 years Canon had to improve the sensor it seems the dynamic range on this new model has not improved at all.

However I pre-ordered anyways. Why? Because I want a full-frame sensor, and I want an articulated screen, and I want Canon Color. However I continue being an unsatisfied customer. If at least they had included 4K video I think most buyers would be happy. Can they add 4k recording in a future firmware update? I think they can but they probably won’t (Magic Lantern will probably give us that and prove yet again that Canon limits their camera capabilities on purpose).

So Canon, please, how hard is it to offer us some basic features we come to expect from a Camera released on the second half of 2017 going into 2018??? (did I mention a really dumb focus system where all focus points are concentrated right the middle of the frame leaving most of the frame uncovered by focus points? they seem to have gotten lazy and simply borrowed the 80D guts and called it quits).

3 years ago (maybe even 2) this camera would have rocked, but today it seems outdated when compared for example to Sony’s and Panasonic offerings. The *only* reason left for me to still use Canon equipment is their beautiful color science and high-quality glass, but honestly the competition is getting close on both of those fronts by the day, and unless Canon does something it is possible that my next camera won’t be one from Canon…

If they offer a firmware update for 4k video I’ll update my review to 4 stars.

UPDATE August 13, 2017:

So now I have been playing a couple of weeks with this camera and here are some additional impressions:

1. The weather sealing sucks. Mine got some minor water splash and all controls on back started working erratically. I had to take the battery out and let it dry overnight for the camera to get back to work.

2. I really miss the Focus Peaking functionality of my much older and much less expensive Panasonic GH4 on this camera. When you use fast lenses (like the Canon 85mm F1.2L) on this camera, getting the right focus is a challenge, and being able to “focus peak” is a very useful tool.

3. However, once all the bad things are said and done, I love the picture quality thanks to the great Canon color science. However I feel like if I’m constantly wrestling with the camera to get things into focus, something which was really easy for me to do on my previous GH4.

I loved this camera about a month after owning it it threw error code 20 now I have to pay to get it fixed and it’s brand new

Generally like this camera as a good addition to my kit. However, occasional malfunctions are frustrating and weird, and unpredictable. Just yesterday, I was shooting portraits in my studio, and suddenly the camera wouldn’t function on shutter press. Not a question of being too close to my subject, as with portraits we’re six to seven feet away. Just weird. Turned it off and on again and problem solved – except what IS the problem. Likely this is just a function of my copy of this camera – and I’d love to use a different copy to see if this is common to this particular model. Otherwise, great for portraits and such. Still prefer my crop sensor for sports/rodeo, as paired with a 70 – 200, I get that extra range.

This camera is incredible and made me jump ship from my GH5 almost immediately. People complain and leave bad reviews because it doesn’t have 4K and other features most prosumer cameras have these days, which is a little bit of a bummer but it more than makes up for it in image quality, color and that full frame depth of field. I have no need to shoot 4K when the 1080p out of this thing looks leaps and bounds better to the eye, which is what really matters. And of course it’s a photography workhorse. Paired with some nice glass, you’ll get amazing photos every time. If you’re looking for a good all around use camera, this is it.