Should I buy the 6D or something else in that range?

Persian-Rice wrote in post #15706744
I've been shooting weddings with a pair of 7D bodies and want to add a FF to my lineup.
I came on here expecting the 5dII to be at Christmas prices or even lower, but this is no longer the case. I ended up doing some further research and found out I can get a brand new 6d for 1750 locally, should I jump on that instead? Ideally I'd want the 5dIII but I made lens upgrades with that part of the budget. What body would you get with ~$1700, is there a better option at that price point?

I love the 7D as a tool and I can work them to the limit, but they always leave me desiring better IQ.

Lenses are: 70-200 2.8, 50 1.2, 17-40 4, 24-70 2.8.

Thank you.

You might want to read about sync speed for you weddings and all


http://www.kenrockwell​.com/tech/syncspeed.ht​m

sega62 wrote in post #15717133
You might want to read about sync speed for you weddings and all


http://www.kenrockwell​.com/tech/syncspeed.ht​m

This is great reading for people who might feel limited with the low sync speed of their 6d. The 7d is only 1/3 of a stop better as I believe are many Canon DSLRs. I generally flash in low ambient light situations which isn't that much of an issue. For daylight portraiture, some ND Filters and a decent strobe will cover it, I can also push the shutter 1/3 - 2/3 without cutoff .

That being said, one of the reasons I wanted a camera that performs this well at high ISO is to not have to rely on flash indoors. For high speed, daylight photography there are better bodies and short burst lights, but that's not what most wedding photographers are doing. My logic is that If I can't capture something at 1/180 then pushing it another 1/3 stop or using another body that has a 1/250 minimum isn't going to be the solution.