Canon makes so many powerhouse cameras, and none of them are obsolete as long as they do what you need them to do. Hey, even though I'm mainly mirrorless these days, I've held onto my 300D that I bought with an 18-55 kit lens back in 2003. 21+ years later, it still gives good results.

Thank you Ricky for enlightening me what is photography means. I worked in a cruise ship as photographer, even I'm everyday with a camera - I somehow question myself about what I'm doing... then I just recently got a 6D canon to start up a business.. I had a huge question about my self, if I bought things right.. You are such an inspiration...

Common sense, or is common sense not so common.

Does he ever actually answer a question? Does he just talk the entire time?

I like the old DSLR for their heft. I'm a corporate / interior photographer who also does a lot of construction sites, architecture, etc. I use a 5D iv as my nr 2 camera. I use the R6 because I do a lot of filming and the autofocus helps with the people shots I have to do on most corporate construction shoots too. That said, I've been thinking about getting a 6D for an everyday carry/personal stuff and was intrigued to hear what you say about its sensor, durability and all round quality. I've actually looked at used 6D mark 2. Maybe I should consider the mark 1

I do the same as you, though different tools. I'd be a bit more precise, it's not so much that a raw file has more data, it has more information (they are diferent things). When you process a raw file you (or the software, without you noticing) sets a black point and a white point. Everything in the file below the black point and above the white point is thrown away and cannot be recovered, but it's there in the raw file. Also I prefer to set the final image tonality with the advantage of a big monitor for feedback, rather than the black art of 'nailing exposure' which no-one seems to be able to explain with any clarity. I also arrange my files so that I can use the JPEGs as a quick reference for he raws. That's just the way that suits me. Everyone has the right to their own preference.

6d or d7200? upgrading my d5200 for interior photos on tripod

I currently own the Canon R5 Mark 1 but I have also owned the Canon 6D. On a budget, I would absolutely use the Canon 6D and be perfectly happy and able to produce good results. There are things I like better about the mirrorless bodies but its a luxury and not a necessity by any stretch.

So, when you say 'RAW' is just an adjective that means that you should write it 'raw', otherwise you lead people to believe that it is indeed an acronym. Then, when you say that 'a raw file looks rubbish after import', that's misleading. What you're seeing when you 'import' it is a processed rendering of the raw file, the original raw file looks like nothing at all. What this processed rendering looks like depends on your software, and the default processing parameters it has used. Some software will try to use the same parameters as the in-camera JFIF engine, and it will 'look' very similar to the JPEG. Others will use some processing neutral defaults, perhaps a linear tone curve and black and white points set to the full data range of the raw file. It depends. You keep on saying 'more data, withjout specifying why that's important. To understand this you need to understand the difference between the input, in the raw file, which is essentially a pixel-by-pixel measure of exposure (which means how much light was allowed to shine on the sensor) and the output, in a JPEG file, which is something completely different. It is a specification of how a human should see the picture, on a scale which runs for 0 (black%) to white (100%). In processing a black and a white point will be set. If something is brighter than the white point or darker than the black point then you'll never have access to that information in a JPEG, but it's still there in the raw file. Also, the JPEG will have a non-linear, usually 'film-like' or 'S-curve' tone curve applied, which compresses the tones near to the black and white points. If you try to stretch them out again, you'll see posterisation. The key point in the end is that raw is unprocessed. no decisions have been made about how it should be rendered.

Always know where your towel is.

Bought my first 6D 6 years ago used for about $800. I then bought another 6D a year ago in like-new, out-of-box condition for $400. The camera takes great pictures, but I hate the playback function that drives me crazy...

Thanks for the tips ! 👍

Ok I was tracking you up to the focus point stuff. It is good that people can still buy old cameras like the 6D and take beautiful pics, but that same is true for just about all cameras introduced ~2012 or even a little before that (I don’t know for sure since the 6D was my first camera and it did make great images). But when you sat there with a smile on your face saying you have no idea why someone needs more focus points than 1 (the center point on the 6D was the only one worth using making 6D users slaves to focus-and-recompose nightmare), I’m going to be forced to speak up rather than let you misled people on the lack of value on those other focus points. My r5s let me pick out a focus point that covers 90% of the frame, from left to right and top to bottom, so I have complete composing freedom and I never need to focus and recompose which is horrible for getting precise focusing. And, when combined with the amazing autofocus systems built into most modern cameras today, getting your compositions perfect in-camera with precise focusing has never in history been better, marking the 6D as a literal dinosaur in the camera industry. And the good news is that Canon makes cameras that bring this glorious AF ability to all of its cameras offered today, so one doesn’t need to spend a whole lot of money to get in the game. The other camera makers are doing similar. The reason I dumped my 6D for the other Canon full frame sensors is because they had more focus points that allowed people to get more precise focusing with ease, freeing them up to worry about getting the best composition in camera when taking the shot, which as not really possible to do with a 6D. So, honestly, it feels like you a just lying to your viewers when you tout that 11-pt focus system (which was really just 1 point because the other 10 didn’t work well and were poorly positioned in the frame) as the only system anyone needs in a camera and there is absolutely no reason that someone would ever need more. Just because you feel that your particular uses for a camera are sufficient for everyone and no one needs more from a single camera, doesn’t mean everyone feels that way. Most people have young kids who like to move around a lot when they play and a camera like the 6D would be nightmare-ish for photographing them whereas modern cameras make that possible for anyone. You must be kidding me or your meds need adjusting.

I am still loving my 6D thank you for your video. You got yourself a new subscriber

It will still be worth buying in 2030.

i have the 6D MKII and i love it, thx for the video.

I agree wholeheartedly, Rick. I bought my 6D secondhand three years ago, and I would not part with it, even if someone offered to swap it for a mirrorless camera (seriously!). I am an amateur landscape, street and travel photographer. It's a great camera primarily because of the peerless colours and overall image rendition (better than most of the later Canon DSLR and mirrorless cameras), great ergonomics as compared to the 5 series (lighter and more compact, yet still great to handle), fantastic battery life, great low light performance (just use the centre focus point, which is all I do anyway and then recompose), and an optical viewfinder, which I prefer.

Photographer beginners may start with a 35mm film camera and later transitioning to a digital camera can increase expenses due to the need for a PC and editing software. As photographers progress, they soon desire the latest technological features to enhance their abilities. However, if there's no desire to further develop photography skills, only as a hobby, opting for a Canon 6D would be a suitable "walk-away" choice.

Absolutely agree with your statement, Rick.

i want a replacement for my 5d. 6d is great, but i would like to have an articulated screen. r6 would be it, but still too expensive. i could go for a nikon full frame, but then i need lenses...i would very much like to get a fuji pro 1, but again lenses. so its eirher 6d or wait some more years

You have no right to tell people how they should enjoy artworks in a gallery. If my neice is happy with rubbish photos, frequently with herself and family in them. She's not going to pay a professional photographer to follow her around. r\Any deterioration in the artworks from flash photography, it's not your problem. It might be a problem, if so it's a problem for the owner and gallery,

You know what might be a good idea, if they ban photography they could have a little plaque with an NFC chip that could open up your instagram (or whatever, it could be a generic protocol) ready to post with an actual proper professional photo ready to go (and of course publishing rights for that).

Totally agree. I hate it too.

This video came at a perfect time for me! Just picking up my EM-5 mark II tmrw but NO lens picked out yet... I'm leaning towards just collecting a prime lens with the 17mm f1.8 or 25mm f.18 (both by Olympus, which do you reccomend?) and then just a 40-150mm to go with. I mostly want to do street photography , and capture me and my friends. Great video and thanks for your time!!

Exactly, well said. These days its more about capturing the moemnt rather then living it. Pointless

You could always use a tablet as a monitor if you think the LCD is too small, I occasionally use either my phone or a tablet as an external monitor which really helps a great deal, especially if you have been shooting for hours. The 6D is an amazing camera, I have several cameras but by far this one of my best cameras. 50k focal points who needs them? You may need them at some point but quite frankly I have used this camera for few years I didn't need any more than it has, it never let me down. (I also love my old PowerShot cameras)

I have a 'pocket' camera that has a HDR setting. Can do amazing things in some circumstances, BUT I have no control over the process. Bracketing (and combining in post) gives control back to the photographer. Comes down to 'trust the camera, or not.'

Had one sold it missed it just got another on the used market The low light images are just the boom

Wonderful thank you!!

At 4.50 sec. onwards, you say the underexposed images gives details in the shadows and the over exposed image gives you detail in the bright areas, I think you must have meant this to be the other way around?! And at 7:50 secs, you don't need more highlights and more shadows-what's the aim is , is to capture more detail in both, that's a completely different thing. This would confuse an inexperienced Photographer!

Brilliant video Rick. Subscribed

This was standard practice in the days of film photography when there was a cost factor to every shot.

I purchased a 6D new when it first came out. I really know and understand this camera and I have not replaced it, I get the photos I want, and my camera has taken thousands of pictures and is still going strong after more than ten years. I do use good glass, L lenses are outstanding and a very good price compared to mirrorless. For a lot of affordable lenses with a mirrorless you'll probably end up getting an adapter EF to mirrorless, so one of the advantages of mirrorless being weight reduction kind of gets reset. I'll probably eventually replace this old 6D with a 5dmkIV, again the build quality is way past the plastic mirrorless cameras, so many decent lenses too. The colours are great, weather seals are good, it's a tough camera again. Unlike some mirrorless cameras that need to go for expensive services frequently. I have the budget for one camera, not 2 in use, one in service. The older DSLR like the 6d, 5dMkIv, old Fuji, and Nikon D750/D850 are so built to last. Weight yes heavy, so don't take 20 lenses with you to the park. 6d For me is absolutly brilliant, you have to learn more camera skills, and for best result learn whatever camera you use well, modern mirrorless there is less requirement to do so, this skills gap doesn't seem to give many users the skills or confidence to overide the cameras choices and get creative.. or even touch manual. The money I save from mirrorless buys more great glass, that will improve my photography better. My eyes are getting older now, I just leave my glasses on, and adjust the diopter next to the view finder. Old DSLR especially 6d are the best value for money, not perfect but a really solid choice, totally agree with you. Liked and subbed. Thank you for sharing your insight..

Most people will have a phone with them a lot of the time, so a photo taken with a phone will always be better quality than a photo you didn't take because you didn't have your camera with you.

Newer phones are getting better and better at it

Phone is a camera but a camera is not a phone 😂. No you can’t, it’s likely you just don’t know how to use a camera 😂.

This is confusing AF.

teaching photography with that camera quality is CRAZY

Too slow of a shutter speed indoors makes the ambient light look like crap.

Great video

I love your podcast. I've come here to see what you look like.

The 6D mk1 is a very under rated camera. Not keen on the mk2 version but the mark 1 is great in low light, only lacks a better fps and more pixels, other than that, a damn good camera and use mine for astro shots and for those, the best camera made given its size etc. Mine is a keeper.

Most folks are just happy snappers, so the modern iphone is all they want. It produces 'the perfect' pic for them everytime. So they are happy. I am a keen hobbyist photography and I only use my iphone just for pure convenience to show someone a scene I may be looking at via FB or Messenger etc.

SO you call yourself photographer comparing phone to camera? Pathetic channel with pathetic author

Phones suck. I have used both for years. My interest and photography skills have diminished using a phone. I’d rather use a point and shoot than a phone. Just saying.

💕Wow💜💜💜💜🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

why is this even a question?

I use both 😎 Love both ❤

Thanks!!

First. Always use a real camera and fast lens for your best photos. You can take quick snaps on the phone but don't expect anything great.