5D3 vs 6D

ok, it's a given that the 5D3 is the better camera. but i have a specific situation ...
i will keep my 5D2 either way.
i will sell my 1ds2 if i get the 5d3, but maybe keep it if i get the 6D.

what i like about the 6D:
-size and weight
-wifi (looks to be very cool)
-might not have an issue with my 200 f/2 L IS (local canon still has no idea on how to fix the 200 issue)

what i like about the 5D3:
-finally some good AF system in one body (5D2 and 1Ds2)
-i can sell my 1ds2 to recoup some of the cost
-price is mature (down from original SRP, while the 6D will be 2099 for the 1st few months)

i need a push!

Wait for the 46 MP to come out in Feb so u won't experience buyer's remorse.

Don't know how good is 6D; but 5D3 is more than good enough than my 5D2 for me

yeah ...

i couldn't wait ...

i just ordered the 5d3

Frankenheimer wrote in post #15315136
Wait for the 46 MP to come out in Feb so u won't experience buyer's remorse.

Huh...

mike cabilangan wrote in post #15315160
yeah ...

i couldn't wait ...

i just ordered the 5d3

You'll not be disappointed. I wasn't, and my last camera was a 1D IV.

mike cabilangan wrote in post #15315160
...
i just ordered the 5d3

Just wonder why take you sooooooooooooooo long

x_tan wrote in post #15315205
Just wonder why take you sooooooooooooooo long

You'll enjoy the 5D3 Mike. Great camera. It'll shoot just about anything.

Houston1863 wrote in post #15315227


You'll enjoy the 5D3 Mike. Great camera. It'll shoot just about anything.

I always have another 'older' generation camera as backup, including some Rebal for my 5D2; but this time I want a 2nd 5D3

No 6D or 7D2 for me, no 1Dx either

BTW, 5D3 thread is far more fun than 1Dx thread so far

I am facing the same question, and need to place my order no later than tomorrow, really: I am going to South-East Asia for Christmas and New Year's, and figured I need at least 2 weekends with the new camera to get used to all the features before the trip...

What would people want to use the wi-fi for, really? I mean sure it's a cool feature, but will anyone actually try to upload 6MB jpeg's straight out of the camera on the internet?

If high ISO performance was actually better in 6d I would strongly consider this over 5dmk3, but if it isn't, I'm pretty much sold on the 5dmk3..

WiFi is awesome if you want to remote control the camera from a phone or tablet. If you are walking around you're not likely to use that. I believe it is most useful for landscape and architectural type shots where you're setting up a tripod with the camera at a low angle or hard to reach place where looking through the viewfinder (or live view on LCD) is either uncomfortable or impossible.

Also note, WiFi doesn't mean an Internet connection. It means it can connect to a WiFi enabled device, in this case a phone or tablet. It's really for wirelessly controlling the camera and viewing images on a larger screen straight from the camera without the hassle of cables.

x_tan wrote in post #15315236
I always have another 'older' generation camera as backup, including some Rebal for my 5D2; but this time I want a 2nd 5D3

Couldn't agree more

No 6D or 7D2 for me, no 1Dx either

BTW, 5D3 thread is far more fun than 1Dx thread so far

However I'm reading good, no, make that great reports about the 1Dx

This is a good comparison is you're looking for some more opinions:

http://www.kenrockwell​.com/canon/6d/vs-5d-mark-iii.htm

TallFlyer wrote in post #15315910
This is a good comparison is you're looking for some more opinions:

http://www.kenrockwell​.com/canon/6d/vs-5d-mark-iii.htm

The one major thing wrong with Ken's review is his discounting the 5D3 autofocus engine in the 5% gap. Ken is a photographer of static objects mostly... Landscapes and such. The 5D3 autofocus alone can be worth the price difference depending on what you shoot... and even with static subjects I've seen reviews that equate increased sharpness in the 5D3 of static subjects to this. I'm a sports shooter, so to me the 5D3 is my poor mans 1DX and I am quite happy with it as an upgrade from 1D3.

thanks guys. i'm going out to pick it up after work today.

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regarding the 6D's wifi, i saw a youtube vid that, if i'm not mistaken, just about made the 6D have a touch to focus functionality (using an external device: android/ios) -it might have been a chuck westfall video. (it's the video where the comments sections talks about his finger nails)

i don't want to look at the video again as i might regret buying the 5D3