The 6D is the top low light long exposure camera in the Canon lineup, see: http://www.clarkvision.com/articles/evaluation-canon-6d/
Example night images with the 6D are on my home page (Mesa Arch nightscape) and click on the image to go to the nightscapes gallery.
The AF center point is excellent, able to track birds in flight, e.g.
http://www.clarkvision.com/galleries/gallery.bird_in_flight/web/great.egret.touching.the.water.c03.03.2014.IMG_0176.d-1024s.html
The AF system has Canon's new AF with user parameters like acceleration tracking. I rate the center AF close to my 1D4 when using a fast AF lens like the 300 f/2.8 version 1. But the other AF points are hit or miss, and the tracking I have tried with them often loses the subject, or can't lock on.
Nice light weight camera, great for landscapes too.
Thanks Roger for your insight on the Canon 6D. This kind of first hand information is exactly what I was hoping to hear.
Hi Preston,
Thanks for the link to the DPReview write up on the camera.
I am doing fine. Been busy with lots of things and as a result photography has become a distant memory. I did manage to expose a couple of frames with the Pentax 67ii last month, in Yosemite NP. However the camera has a problem, which means that I can no longer use it. I'll look into getting it fixed, if that is possible. I am thinking of posting in another thread about that.
Anil, if your Pentax 67II is injured and you can't personally fix it go to the APUG site and poke around there. There are several analog camera repair services listed and I've seen a couple names listed specifically for Pentax gear. Might be worth the effort......good luck.
p.s. I'm still using the heck out of my Mamiya 6x7....
BTW: I found this one repair site on APUG and it's ex-Pentax person apparently. http://pentaxs.com/
Posted by Roger Clark on July 30, 2014 at 10:34 AM
Anil,
I am a former large format film photographer. I still have multiple 4x5 and one 8x10 camera, all working, and film holders loaded in the freezer. But once I learned how easy it is to do digital mosaics, I've pretty much stopped doing large format film. Further, doing mosaics, one can choose at the scene the aspect ratio to best fit the scene, and the resolution one wants. Mosaics can even be done hand held (I've done many). It is a freeing experience. A simple 2x2 mosaic with a 20-megapixel DSLR with a good lens can easily surpass the resolution of 6x7 film. Mosaicking software is pretty simple to use these days (I use PTGui pro).
Paul and Brian: Thanks a bunch for the links you have provided. They are really appriciated.
Roger: Creating mosiacs, whenever it is possible, is indeed a great idea. I look forward to trying them out, if I do proceed down the path of digital capture.
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7 repliesMuch regards,
Example night images with the 6D are on my home page (Mesa Arch nightscape) and click on the image to go to the nightscapes gallery.
The AF center point is excellent, able to track birds in flight, e.g.
http://www.clarkvision.com/galleries/gallery.bird_in_flight/web/great.egret.touching.the.water.c03.03.2014.IMG_0176.d-1024s.html
The AF system has Canon's new AF with user parameters like acceleration tracking. I rate the center AF close to my 1D4 when using a fast AF lens like the 300 f/2.8 version 1. But the other AF points are hit or miss, and the tracking I have tried with them often loses the subject, or can't lock on.
Nice light weight camera, great for landscapes too.
Roger
Long time, no see. I hope you're well!
Here's an-depth review of the 6D from dpReview. At first glance, this looks to be a nice camera at a reasonable price.
Are you still using your 6x7?
--P
Hi Preston,
Thanks for the link to the DPReview write up on the camera.
I am doing fine. Been busy with lots of things and as a result photography has become a distant memory. I did manage to expose a couple of frames with the Pentax 67ii last month, in Yosemite NP. However the camera has a problem, which means that I can no longer use it. I'll look into getting it fixed, if that is possible. I am thinking of posting in another thread about that.
Regards,
p.s. I'm still using the heck out of my Mamiya 6x7....
BTW: I found this one repair site on APUG and it's ex-Pentax person apparently. http://pentaxs.com/
I am a former large format film photographer. I still have multiple 4x5 and one 8x10 camera, all working, and film holders loaded in the freezer. But once I learned how easy it is to do digital mosaics, I've pretty much stopped doing large format film. Further, doing mosaics, one can choose at the scene the aspect ratio to best fit the scene, and the resolution one wants. Mosaics can even be done hand held (I've done many). It is a freeing experience. A simple 2x2 mosaic with a 20-megapixel DSLR with a good lens can easily surpass the resolution of 6x7 film. Mosaicking software is pretty simple to use these days (I use PTGui pro).
Roger
http://sarahmarinophoto.com/canon-6d/
Roger: Creating mosiacs, whenever it is possible, is indeed a great idea. I look forward to trying them out, if I do proceed down the path of digital capture.