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Wonder if anyone here has experience with buying a refurbished 6D directly from Canon. Looks like current price is $1099 with free shipping & 1 year warranty. This is $300 below current price at major national retailers. Is there anything I should be aware of in considering this offer? Thanks!

I purchased mine refurbished. The warranty is the same so I don't think there is anything to worry about.

I have bought 3 refurbished camera bodies directly from Canon, with my 6D being the latest. Never had a problem with any of them and always low shutter counts. If you get % off the refub price with the 1 year warranty, I don't think you can go wrong.

How many 6D owners take the 6D with them traveling and do not have a second or alternative body? I have the trip of a lifetime coming up and have been trying to avoid bringing my 6D mostly due to fear of theft and weight reduction. So I have been rotating secondary cameras to bring with me. But none of them compare to the just overall usability and quality I get from the 6D. I think I should just bring it.

Do any 6D owners have input on this? I have bought and sold the following, RX100, A6000, Fuji X-E1. None of them really make me happy. I am looking at an SL1, but really its not THAT much smaller (well it is, but still similar) than the 6D.

asr10user wrote in post #17988566
How many 6D owners take the 6D with them traveling and do not have a second or alternative body? I have the trip of a lifetime coming up and have been trying to avoid bringing my 6D mostly due to fear of theft and weight reduction. So I have been rotating secondary cameras to bring with me. But none of them compare to the just overall usability and quality I get from the 6D. I think I should just bring it.

Do any 6D owners have input on this? I have bought and sold the following, RX100, A6000, Fuji X-E1. None of them really make me happy. I am looking at an SL1, but really its not THAT much smaller (well it is, but still similar) than the 6D.

Well, I have an SL1 (100D) as well as a 6D and I wouldn't even consider taking the SL1 over the 6D for the trip of a lifetime. The SL1 is hopeless above ISO 400 whereas the 6D shines at high ISO settings. Put your fear aside and go for it, is my advice! And you have built-in GPS so every one of your photos will be tagged with the exact location. What lenses were you considering taking?

Agree w/ Annie here. I just went on trip through Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand w my 6D. Glad I brought that instead of my 70D since the low light capability came in handy while visiting some caves. I shot at 8000 and 10,000 ISO in them....wouldnt have had same results with my 70D. If it's the trip of a lifetime...bring your best!

AnnieMacD wrote in post #17988570
Well, I have an SL1 (100D) as well as a 6D and I wouldn't even consider taking the SL1 over the 6D for the trip of a lifetime. The SL1 is hopeless above ISO 400 whereas the 6D shines at high ISO settings. Put your fear aside and go for it, is my advice! And you have built-in GPS so every one of your photos will be tagged with the exact location. What lenses were you considering taking?

SL1 hopeless above ISO 400? Great. Exactly what I wanted to hear, I like my X-E1 upto ISO 3200, but its focusing stinks, so if I swap this for the SL1, I get better focusing but crappy ISO.

asr10user wrote in post #17988566
How many 6D owners take the 6D with them traveling and do not have a second or alternative body? I have the trip of a lifetime coming up and have been trying to avoid bringing my 6D mostly due to fear of theft and weight reduction. So I have been rotating secondary cameras to bring with me. But none of them compare to the just overall usability and quality I get from the 6D. I think I should just bring it.

Do any 6D owners have input on this? I have bought and sold the following, RX100, A6000, Fuji X-E1. None of them really make me happy. I am looking at an SL1, but really its not THAT much smaller (well it is, but still similar) than the 6D.

Take your 6D....just make sure you have your gear insured, just in case something should happen.

This. Insurance is cheap. I have $6400 in gear insured with no deductible for $144 a year.

I bought my 6D from Canon as a refurb as well as several lenses. All are perfect.

On the other question, I just got back from a trip to NY with lots of time in NYC and brought my A6000 instead of the 6D as I originally planned. This was not a trip of a lifetime for me but I wished I had my 6D pretty much the whole week, if that counts for anything. And I like my A6000.