OK, here's my "problem".
I currently own a Sony Alpha 77, which is a great piece of kit in many ways. However in low light, and at even moderate ISO (800), image noise is very noticeable. Images shot at 1600 are noisy and distinctly 'soft'.
I've decided that the time is right to move to full frame and to switch out of Sony; I have never owned a Canon camera before, other than (briefly) a G1X, so considering a 6D is like venturing into a whole new world! By all accounts it's a great camera with fantastic IQ even at high ISO, so may be just what I need.
My concern is over focus points, with obvious comparisons with the 6D's main competitor, the D600. I tend not to use many focus points with my current setup and more often than not in fact just use the centre focus point, but there are occasions where tracking or off-centre focus is useful or even necessary. I'm tending to favour the 6D over the D600because of the latter's 'dust' issues, but it seems on paper to be the better specied camera in many ways. Most of my photography is landscape/travel based, with some (not much) portrait work and some wildlife.
I'm going on a trip to South Africa later in the year where I'll be doing quite a bit of landscape/street work, but we're also doing a couple of safaris. Obviously on safari I don't want to miss shots, or get OOF ones, due to shortcomings in the camera's focussing ability. And before anyone suggests a 5D mkIII, I can neither afford nor need it!
Advice and opinions welcome!
I currently own a Sony Alpha 77, which is a great piece of kit in many ways. However in low light, and at even moderate ISO (800), image noise is very noticeable. Images shot at 1600 are noisy and distinctly 'soft'.
I've decided that the time is right to move to full frame and to switch out of Sony; I have never owned a Canon camera before, other than (briefly) a G1X, so considering a 6D is like venturing into a whole new world! By all accounts it's a great camera with fantastic IQ even at high ISO, so may be just what I need.
My concern is over focus points, with obvious comparisons with the 6D's main competitor, the D600. I tend not to use many focus points with my current setup and more often than not in fact just use the centre focus point, but there are occasions where tracking or off-centre focus is useful or even necessary. I'm tending to favour the 6D over the D600because of the latter's 'dust' issues, but it seems on paper to be the better specied camera in many ways. Most of my photography is landscape/travel based, with some (not much) portrait work and some wildlife.
I'm going on a trip to South Africa later in the year where I'll be doing quite a bit of landscape/street work, but we're also doing a couple of safaris. Obviously on safari I don't want to miss shots, or get OOF ones, due to shortcomings in the camera's focussing ability. And before anyone suggests a 5D mkIII, I can neither afford nor need it!
Advice and opinions welcome!
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