CanonEOS 6D Mark II with EF 24-105mm is STM Lens, WiFi Enabled

This camera works well for me. It is a full frame camera and lit cost me several hundred instead of a few thousand. The owners manual is 600 pages long. I can't memorize that much, so I have to refer back to it to learn how to do something new.

I got this as a backup for my 5D MIV, mostly for nature shooting but also for everything else, and I love it. The focusing speed and accuracy are comparable to the very-responsive 80D that I'll soon be selling, having decided to go completely full frame. The narrow spread of the focus points isn't ideal, but it's pretty easy to accommodate for, especially when shooting static objects where you can focus and recompose. And it's worlds above the original 6D.In fact, the 6D II has a bunch of new features that make it highly superior to the original. That fact compelled me to replace my existing 6D, not the least being the articulating, touch-sensitive screen, which helps me greatly in shooting macro wildlife, including venomous snakes. I'll be using it a lot for this purpose, and I'm very sure the images will be even better than those from the 80D with 100mm macro (though with full-frame I'll have to get slightly closer for equivalent shots....). The increase in resolution is also an important advance, allowing for cropping without losing much sharpness (also helps with those snakes, which sometimes I don't want to approach too closely). The body's relatively small, light dimensions are yet another plus, especially for a backup body.One reason I wanted another full-frame body is that in the field I generally have the 100-400mm mounted on the 5D MIV so that I'm always ready for a bird or other wildlife shot. Having a second mounted body for landscapes, scenics and other closer images--a body that's relatively light but also has high resolution--is important in the way I do nature travel because I like to go out with two mounted bodies. I don't want the weight (or cost) of a second 5D MIV dragging me down. This works beautifully in that light.The camera's much-hyped deficiency in dynamic range isn't really evident to me in shooting landscapes and general nature, which is most of its use. I just don't see a problem, just as I often don't see smaller "sharpness" differences, as defined by that one particular MP-obsessed testing website, to be significant in the real world. For critical uses, for example when the light spread is super-wide in a landscape, I'll often opt for HDR anyway, which extends dynamic range well beyond what any camera is capable of handling. Everything else about the 6D II--responsiveness, focus speed and accuracy, beautifully quiet shutter, sharp images, touchscreen, intuitiveness, and on and on--are all important to me and a good reason for my upgrade. If you're considering going full frame from APS-C, this is probably your best (Canon) option. For anyone already shooting full frame, this body makes a fine backup.

Not new to DLSR camera I wanted an upgrade. I did not own any extra lenses and was coming from a Rebel TSi, a laughable comparison to the 6D Mark II. Since I was not encombered by converting glass I wanted to get a Full Frame (FF) that would last a while. I compared this to the 80D and the 5D MKIV before settling on the 6D MkII. Namely, for the price point difference between 5D MkIV and 6D MkII I can invest the rest into glass (Canon MP-E 65mm, 100mm L) along with the wonderful 24-105mm as an everyday carry around. I was not at all disappointed. I waited for a little over two months to write this review. I got it at the time when the battery grip was included (a great deal), and I purchased an extra battery to fill the grip with. My first trip I went to several parks nearby to get a feel for it, then went to Yellowstone National Park for five days. Pictures came out incredibly sharp. The 24-105 is a sharp camera lens, wonderful for wide angle, but not Ultra Wide (UW) as the 16-35mm or 17-40mm (looking at getting this next).The functions are amazing, the flip screen LCD is scratch resistant, but I mostly keep it shut. What I loved was the GPS function for geotagging. However, this does kill the battery significantly quicker. Each battery lasted about 600 shots. Not too bad. Also did 1-time lapse with this. With keeping an FF, you don't need to worry about upgrading in the future, staying EF mounted and buying only EF glass (MP-E is dual compatible), gives ample of space to grow your lens collection.Picture Quality: Superb, not as fast a shutter as the 1DX but I'm not shooting sports, this would probably do animal shots "ok" but I'd probably go with the 5d Mk IV for this instead if speed is needed rather than stills. The Auto Focus (AF) is spot on with a working distance of about 1ft, anything less, switch to manual. Multi-Pixel AF does well, and the shutter is smooth.Video: For video, the 5D MKIV is slightly better, but not word breaking. Canon's 6D MkII got a bit of a bad reputation for Canon being lazy on the drivers. Well, I don't disagree, but there are enough features, and it's a camera that some pro's keep as a backup to their 1DX or 5D MkIV's. I can't attest to the video functions as I primarily purchased for stills.Overall, it's been a fantastic camera. Super happy with it!

Picture quality is beautifully clear. Very sturdy set up. Would definitely recommend