roy4711 Loc: Spring Valley IL.

I'm interested in this camera I'm on a budget is this camera reliable What do you guys think of this camera?

Ched49 Loc: Pittsburgh, Pa.

Even though the full frame 6D is 6 years old, it's still a good camera even by today's standards.

roy4711 Loc: Spring Valley IL.

Thank You.

roy4711 Loc: Spring Valley IL.

Could you recommend a lens to put on this camera?

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Depends on what you do with it.
On mine I used at one time or another:
1. 24-105L f/4
2. 70-300
3. Tamron 150-600 G1 (with and without 1.4x or 2.0x extenders-manual focus only for moon shots)
4. Canon 100-400L mk1 (with and without 1.4x III extender)
5. 50 mm f/1.8
6. 14 mm ultrawide
7. 100 mm macro
8. 180 mm macro

I bought the camera with the 24-105L f/4 as the "kit" lens and used it with only that lens for more than a month before I decided what else I wanted. At car shows, Civil War Re-enactments and Steam Punk events I often went all day with just that lens. But I got into birds and macro so added other lenses. The 50 1.8 was for dim light and the 14 mm was for interiors of railroad cars at the museum I belong to.

I now have a 5DIV (also 7DII & 80D) and upgraded the 100-400 to the mk2, the 150-600 to the G2 and gave the 70-300 to my daughter since I wasn't using it anymore and she didn't have a long lens. Otherwise I am still using them all with the 5DIV.

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

There is no such thing as a mark 1. There's the 6D and the 6D mk II. It's like the Pope in Rome. He Pope Francis not Pope Francis I or Pope Francis the first. The next Pope to choose the name Francis will be Pope Francis II.

I've had the Canon EOS 6D since it was introduced in 2012. It was my first full frame DSLR. I've always been quite fond of the 6D, especially its low light capabilities. I've taken tens of thousands of photos with my 6D and it has never given me any problems at all. I don't use it as much since I got a 5D mk IV, but I still use it and it's still as reliable as when I bought it.

miked46 Loc: Winter Springs, Florida

it is one of the best, overall, for stills and portraits.

Collhar Loc: New York City.

"Is this camera reliable" Is this car reliable or this TV? Some answers could be ; my is how would I know if it's always going to be. I love this answer; "hard telling not knowing" Check Consumer Reports. Youtube has a wealth of information.

gwong1 Loc: Tampa, FL

Agreed, but when people, even here on UHH, inquire about the 6D, they ask Mki or ii. BTW, I own a refurbished 6D and use it all of the time, a great partner to my 7D Mkii. IMHO, I do not think you can go wrong. I use the 24-104 f4 almost exclusively. Gary

Resqu2 Loc: SW Va

Lots of reviews says you can’t do action shots with it but I set mine to center point focus and shot a few dog shows and the images never disappointed. I really never found anything it couldn’t do but the 5Dmiv bug kept biting so I found a used one and sold my 6D. Wish I’d kept it. You can save a pile if you look used, lots were sold when the 6D2 hit.

jackm1943 Loc: Omaha, Nebraska

It's an excellent camera, especially in low light situations. I traded mine after several years for a 6D2 but for the articulated touch screen, not for lack of image quality.

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

I would add to this list:
Canon 16-35 f/4
Sigma 100-400 Contemporary
Sigma 150-600 Contemporary or Sport
Sigma TC-1401 Teleconverter

AntonioReyna Loc: Los Angeles, California

I had a 6D, two in fact, and now have a 6DII. Great camera and images. Very good in low light. I shot this image with a 6D at a very high ISO in Viper Room on Sunset in Hollywood.

ggab Loc: ?

Love mine

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

The original 6D was called the "best low light camera" in its day. Other cameras have since been introduced that are better, but at the time the 6D was king. Part of the reason for it's excellent high ISO performance was it's "uncrowded" full frame sensor... a very modest 20MP in a large sensor. Many people think the newer 6D Mark II has about the same high ISO performance, though it's got 30% higher resolution (26MP).

It's the only Canon model to ever use an 11-point AF system (there were earlier models with 9-point and 7-point, concurrent models with 19-point and 61-point, as well as later 45-point and 65-point Canon DSLR AF systems... but no other Canon DSLR with 11-point AF). The center point of the 6D's AF array is high performance "dual axis/cross type" which can focus in as low as -3EV light levels (approx. "moonlight"). This combines well with the 6D's high ISO capability. Unfortunately, the other ten AF points are lower performance "single axis" type that are nowhere near as high performance... limited to about -1EV light levels, slower and more likely to hunt. (Compare to 5D Mark IV with 61-point AF, 41 of which are "cross type". Or to 7D Mark II with 65-point AF, all of which are cross type.

It's an "entry level" full frame model, using a lower specification shutter... 1/4000 top speed and 1/180 flash sync (compared to 1/8000 and 1/200 on 5D-series). I don't know if Canon ever officially rated the shutter for durability, but would be surprised if it were more than 100,000 "clicks" (compare to 150,000 or 200,000 on 5D-series and 7D-series). It's also got a single SD memory card slot, minimal sealing for weather/dust resistance, and a fairly slow 4.5 frame per second continuous shooting rate (compare to 5DIV with dual memory card slots, better sealing and 7 fps shooting rate... or similar upgrades in 7DII with 10 fps shooting).

6D is not an ideal "sports/action" camera. But it's quite capable for a lot of things.

High ISO comparison of 6D and 6D II: https://petapixel.com/2018/02/21/canon-6d-vs-6d-mark-ii-real-life-noise-comparison/

Spec comparisons...

6D versus 6D II: https://cameradecision.com/compare/Canon-EOS-6D-vs-Canon-EOS-6D-Mark-II

6D versus 5D Mark III (older): https://cameradecision.com/compare/Canon-EOS-6D-vs-Canon-EOS-5D-Mark-III

6D versus 5D Mark IV (newer): https://cameradecision.com/compare/Canon-EOS-6D-vs-Canon-EOS-5D-Mark-IV

6D versus EOS RP mirrorless: https://cameradecision.com/compare/Canon-EOS-6D-vs-Canon-EOS-RP

6D versus Nikon D610: https://cameradecision.com/compare/Canon-EOS-6D-vs-Nikon-D610

6D versus Nikon D750: https://cameradecision.com/compare/Canon-EOS-6D-vs-Nikon-D750

Lens...

If I were choosing a "standard/walkaround" lens for use on 6D, I'd pick the EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM... It's a great lens with exceptionally high magnification (probably wouldn't need a separate macro lens). It's also smaller, lighter and less expensive than the EF 24-70mm f/2.8L that I already have. 6D more commonly came with either the EF 24-105L IS (1st version) or the less expensive EF 24-105mm f/3.5-4.5 IS STM, neither of which do much for me.

For landscapes, I'd add an EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM (also smaller, lighter and less expensive than the f/2.8 version).

And I've already got an EF 100-400mm IS USM "II" that I'd probably use with it at times for sports or wildlife (unfortunately, can't combine with a 1.4X teleconverter on 6D... no autofocus... 6DII or 5DIII or IV can focus that combo).

For low light, portraits, maybe street photography, I'd use EF 28mm f/1.8 USM and/or 35mm f/2 IS USM... and maybe 85mm f/1.8 USM.