Just bought a 6D...

so,can everyone please just reassure me that if my mrs gives me an absolute b*llocking and I end up sleeping on the sofa, that it'll all be worth it!?

You have a small full frame camera with very good ISO.

lennartsw wrote in post #16010909
You have a small full frame camera with very good ISO.

Can just imagine justifying that spend with that line.

It's an amazing camera OP. focus on lines such as 'its going to be all the camera I'll ever need' 'it has GPS and wifi which cost 100's on their own and are essential (:confused now' and best of all 'wait till you see the quality pics ill be able to take of you and the kids'

lennartsw wrote in post #16010909
You have a small full frame camera with very good ISO.

Agreed! One of the main reasons I purchased it.

andrewthefirst wrote in post #16010920


Can just imagine justifying that spend with that line.

It's an amazing camera OP. focus on lines such as 'its going to be all the camera I'll ever need' 'it has GPS and wifi which cost 100's on their own and are essential (:confused now' and best of all 'wait till you see the quality pics ill be able to take of you and the kids'

Yeah I know, been tempted to buy it for AGES. Finally pulled the trigger last night, excited to say the least. Yeah that's the plan, although I said that when I bought my last two lenses! (Which she wasn't too happy about). Ah, the kids line..I'll be sure to drop it in!

Hi Brelly

I've come up through the ranks of 20d, 50d, 7d and finally the 6d. You won't regret your purchase and it's worth a couple of nights on the couch!

I still have my 7d and it is a great camera, but boy does it make you work hard sometimes!
The 6d is just beautiful. Forget about high iso noise as there isn't any - what there is are beautifully rendered images without too much effort. Yes, you lose the reach of a crop sensor but the quality of the 6d's images will take a fair bit of "enlarging".

enjoy your new treasure!

grahame s

grahamesoden wrote in post #16010933
Hi Brelly

I've come up through the ranks of 20d, 50d, 7d and finally the 6d. You won't regret your purchase and it's worth a couple of nights on the couch!

I still have my 7d and it is a great camera, but boy does it make you work hard sometimes!
The 6d is just beautiful. Forget about high iso noise as there isn't any - what there is are beautifully rendered images without too much effort. Yes, you lose the reach of a crop sensor but the quality of the 6d's images will take a fair bit of "enlarging".

enjoy your new treasure!

grahame s

Awesome! Glad to hear you're enjoying it as a camera, I've only had a play with it in a local camera store for a few minutes so didn't get a full feel for it. I've still got a 650D/T4i so it was a little different to get used to, I'm keeping hold of that too as a second body for extra reach for when it's needed.

Only problem I have now is which lenses to stick on what!

Just tell her you wanted the best when taking pictures of her to show her beauty to the best of your ability. Corny i know but some other halves like that kind of thing

jaomul wrote in post #16010955
Just tell her you wanted the best when taking pictures of her to show her beauty to the best of your ability. Corny i know but some other halves like that kind of thing

She'd see straight through that I'm afraid, we're more of the 'tough love' couple than a bit soppy! I'm sure she'll come around soon...ish! Haha

Brelly wrote in post #16010956
She'd see straight through that I'm afraid, we're more of the 'tough love' couple than a bit soppy! I'm sure she'll come around soon...ish! Haha

Ah well, at least the weather is good (here in Ireland anyway so probably in England to) so the couch wont be to cold. With any luck you be back in the main room before the weather breaks

jaomul wrote in post #16010960
Ah well, at least the weather is good (here in Ireland anyway so probably in England to) so the couch wont be to cold. With any luck you be back in the main room before the weather breaks

Yeah it's pretty good here too, fingers crossed it'll stay like it too for my 6D when it comes out to play!

Brelly wrote in post #16010907
so,can everyone please just reassure me that if my mrs gives me an absolute b*llocking and I end up sleeping on the sofa, that it'll all be worth it!?

It's all good my wife went out and bought a Nespresso Coffee Machine last weekend, so I bought a 6D with 24-105mm kit lens was a good trade off, the wife called it even... After all, you can't make good pictures without great coffee

Coming from a 600D, this camera is ballz out just awesome!

NCHANT wrote in post #16010974
It's all good my wife went out and bought a Nespresso Coffee Machine last weekend, so I bought a 6D with 24-105mm kit lens was a good trade off, the wife called it even... After all, you can't make good pictures without great coffee

Coming from a 600D, this camera is ballz out just awesome!

Haha, I hope you're not implying that I need to buy her a new coffee machine now!? At least she's understanding that then! I'm still yet to break the news!

We should be in the same boat then! And actually, once my 6D arrives, minus your 50mm, we have EXACTLY the same gear! Spooky!

It's silly when your wife know and administrate ALL your money.
Unless she's in photography, she should not be able to tell the difference between a black 350D and a 6D, if you have your black budget.

adas wrote in post #16011001
It's silly when your wife know and administrate ALL your money.
Unless she's in photography, she should not be able to tell the difference between a black 350D and a 6D, if you have your black budget.

She doesn't admin all the money, and doens't need to know the difference between the cameras. What she does know...is that the joint account is now £1,100 lighter! And I think that's probably the turning point!

On a side note, I priced a 6d here about 2 months ago at 2200 euro, thats about 1750 sterling if I am correct. 1100 seems a good price