Upgrade Choice or Stick with Canon 6D
May 14, 2019 09:02:18 #
twosummers wrote:
Hi again, br br I'm pretty happy with my real est... (show quote)
Other than your statement that you keep looking to upgrade (and almost everyone does this) what would be your motivation to do so? You mention nothing of features your 6D does not have or others that you want. Your praise of the 6D makes it sound as though you are quite satisfied with it. Maybe GAS has you by the shorts and is tugging mightily? Resist, and if spending becomes rampant buy yourself the tripod you coveted but feared because of price. 5 Benjamins gets you a new Nest NT363CT, you're at the top! As far as the 3 bodies you mentioned the 5D is over the top for what you are doing now. It is a step and a half below the 1Dx and that adds up to giant bucks. The other 2 I know only from reading, and that is not a valid critique. From here the view shows you staying put with the old 6D. You might gain most with the addition of a tilt-shift lens, they excel in architectural photography. Tough decisions are the ones that cost us the most? They teach us lessons. Cheers.
May 14, 2019 09:23:52 #
twosummers wrote:
Hi again, br br I'm pretty happy with my real est... (show quote)
An EVF, in camera HDR and in camera sweep pano should be valuable for you as well as a the absence of a big flopping mirror.
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May 14, 2019 09:27:43 #
BebuLamar wrote:
If you have GAS then get the EOS-R and not the RP. Getting the RP won't fix your GAS. If you don't have GAS I think the 6D is fine.
Well put! 🤔
May 14, 2019 11:01:26 #
My advise, if the camera is performing for you and has the parameters you need for your photography keep it. 8,000 shutter actuations today is nothing since the majority of the cameras can do 150,000.
May 14, 2019 11:52:32 #
Part of the decision is whether your current sensor already exceeds your glass. I guess Dxo and such can help with that decision. If it does, they say the smart money bets on the glass.
May 14, 2019 12:30:48 #
You certainly don't "need" a new camera to just keep doing what you're doing and are "pretty happy". If you aren't already using remote flash, you might consider investing in some lighting equipment (and maybe some lessons on how to use it) to "improve" your real estate photos.
May 14, 2019 13:25:45 #
twosummers wrote:
Hi again, br br I'm pretty happy with my real est... (show quote)
With a shutter count of 8,000 you've barely used the camera! With a shutter life of ~100-150,000 activations the camera has a long life ahead of it.
Nothing wrong with the 6D, keep it and save yourself some cash.
bwa
May 14, 2019 14:11:57 #
I'll try to make this short as it is repetitive. What does you current camera NOT do that you feel necessary? Compare that list with the amount of money for an upgrade.
Remember, the only pros that churn through cameras are ones on camera companies freebie list.
Remember, the only pros that churn through cameras are ones on camera companies freebie list.
May 14, 2019 15:04:50 #
josquin1
Loc: Massachusetts
I just switched from an 80D to an EOS R with the RF 24 -105 lens. The camera is excellent although I am still getting used to it, but the RF lens is fantastic. The images are so much clearer and cleaner then my old
ER-S 18-135 nano. The camera feels very comfortable in my hands which are average size, and the weight is also very comfortable even with the large lens.
ER-S 18-135 nano. The camera feels very comfortable in my hands which are average size, and the weight is also very comfortable even with the large lens.
May 14, 2019 20:13:50 #
For real estate photography, the 6D is a good camera. 20mp, 4.5 fps and with 8,000 shutter counts...it's still a new camera.
May 14, 2019 23:32:48 #
Rent one. An inexpensive way to decide if you like a camera body.
May 15, 2019 12:57:39 #
If you're shooting professional realestate photos, and making a living with this camera (6D) you have the best camera in your hands. You subject does not move, and you have lots of time set up lighting, and focus. So, what to you expect from the bodies you are considering that will make you photos better. Keep in mind all of your photos will be reproduced for real estate customer review either in MLS, or magazines, and how the reproductions are processed will limit the quality of the photos. Unless, you're thinking shooting moving subjects, like birds or animals you may want to consider a body with a faster focus, higher frame rate, better color handling, stick with the 6D.
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May 16, 2019 06:21:51 #
Grahame wrote:
The first thing I would ask myself is what do I want/need from a new camera that my existing one will not give me.
I would then list these in priority and use this when looking at available options.
I would then list these in priority and use this when looking at available options.
Oct 12, 2019 18:35:14 #
Oct 12, 2019 18:38:21 #
There is nothing deep down inside us that can't be fixed by a new camera.
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