The Ultimate Canon 6D Mark II Review after 600.000 images taken + Canon R5 & R6 Comparison! 

My man... My 6d has over 2 million photos taken, the battery cover is missing, the grip is totally worn out, one of the metal holders for the belt is broken and some of the buttons are missing/not working, but it still takes great photos, on the same sensor after 12 years of use... What a CHAMP !!!

Always love watching your videos on the 6d and 6dmk2. You inspired me to have both!… Thanks a million, and keep on keeping on! ✊🏿

Greetings from Russia 🇷🇺 Im owning canon RP and 6d mk ii, there is no difference when you focus using live view, it's true. When 6d mk ii focuses on face at 1.4 or 1.2, eyes are always sharp and in focus, like on my canon RP. I guess it's just some marketing things to make people buy a new mirrorless cameras. Face recognition works great. I would recommend to buy 6d2 over RP, because battery life matters.

Just watched this for a third time and everything you say is still spot on and relevant. My used 6d mkii just arrived. 500 shots and in mint condition for €800. 135 f2 should arrive in a day or two. 85 and 50 1.2s to follow in due course. The most considered and detailed camera reviewer on RU-vid. Thanks so much. 👌

this is the best review after watching at least 20 reviews, as far as useful information is concerned!

You can see Herr Dirkson really enjoys what he does. The Fahrvergnugen equivalent of camera reviews. Glad to see your still using the 5DS R. Thank you!

Loved it, usability beats mere specs.

Excellent video. It was great to see how you shoot with live view screen. So smooth and relaxed process. Thanks mister

Thank you Mr Dirkson, this is the best review of 6dm2. I gonna buy it soon❤

Dear Dirkson, I find your honest personal review of the cameras that you "make money from" so moving and one of the most passionate and true reviews of cameras I have ever known. I use a Sony mirrorless APS-C camera at this time, and it is only for one reason - to be able to use certain old vintage lenses, but I absolutely agree with you. The Canon EOS full Frame DSLR's are workhorses and at some point in time, I must get one of the 6D or 5D versions for myself. I absolutely like the idea of buying a camera that you can use for so many years ahead - batteries, etc, which takes great pictures and is ultra reliable, and one does not have to think of changing the camera body for a very long time. Unfortunately all Full Frame Canon DSLR's are intended for professionals, and are not cheap and rightly so, cos they are very well made from metal, not cheap plastic. I think the way to think about it even for the hobbyist is that these are somewhat expensive but very long lasting tools, that will be around for 20 or more years, and still working well. You have made a very convincing argument in support of Canon Full Frame DSLR's and I respect your positive opinion about these cameras. The only negative about them is that they are not cheap. In every other criteria except price, one cannot really complain about them. And yes they are not cheap but Canon also has some really good lenses with open apertures.

Love your video. A 6D Mark 2 and many other Canon cameras are completely suitable for the type of photography you do. It's a highly specialized professional field that you are an expert on. No one will dispute that. However there are other types of professional photography that are much much better suited for a Canon R5 or R6 then for example, a 6D Mark 2 or a 5D Mark 4. In nature photography there would be no comparison. The shutter vibration using a quality 500mm Canon telephoto mounted on a rigid tripod with a 5D Mark 4 could defeat optical quality of an otherwise outstanding lens. In this instance an R5 or R6 wouldn't do that. Photographic images and videos cover almost every field of human experience. That is why Canon makes so many types of great cameras and optics. There is a good reason.

I really appreciate this video. Upgrading from the 80d. Looking for my first full frame and now you've helped make the decision. You you have a new subscriber from Tampa Florida

Thank you for the video. I’m just getting into photography and found a great deal on 6d markII. I was hesitant to buy until I saw your video. Great information. It’s just a hobby for me but wanted a camera for all scenario’s

Excellent video !!!

Fabulous compilation

I have not yet had the chance to fully dive into my 6D2 since buying it, but I plan to. It is an adjustment going to FF for the first time. I really want to purchase a 50mm 1.2 so bad.

Another awesome video. I'm a long time 6D user who recently purchased a brand new 5Ds for $1299 from B&H and I'll be using it along with the 6D for many, many years before I go mirrorless. The main reason I'm staying with dSLR's are my Canon L lenses and the fact that I don't want to invest in new RF lenses although I'd love to have the 600mm f/11.

Great review, from the heart 👍

Flash sale, just got the body brand new for 700 euros. Going to be my fun photography camera.

Great review, thank you. I was pleased to purchase a 6D mark II for $800 AUD with 26,000 shutter count, a bargain. It takes great photos at a great price. 👌

Thank you for sharing. You make beautiful photographs. I enjoyed this video, it is very informative. I'm looking into the EOS 6D Mk-II since I still have some EF & L lenses from the past when I used to do portraits & weddings in the early days of EOS DSLR's and with my Contax 645. I moved on to Fujifilm a few years ago but your video convinced me of the quality & reliability of the 6D.

i love you're profile colors with 6dmii..i have it and also i love that camera.

2023 - I just bought a "Like New" 6D mk1 from MPB with a 6 month warranty. €430 !!!!! it has 2,000 shots on it and came in original box. It must be bargain of the decade.

I was just gifted a 6d Mark II I'm so excited to get to know this camera, it's my first Canon so I have to get some glass for it as I only have the nifty fifty for it at the moment.

Was wanting the Eos R but the 6d mk2 looks more value for money and this will be my first full frame..Excellent video! Can I ask what lens is your favorite? Thanks from Scotland ;)

Thank you for the review, although 3 years old now. I am returning to photography and going back to Canon. I have picked out the Canon 6D MK2 used in mint condition for £750 with just 2000 activations. Bargain. Also an EF 24 to 105 II USM for £700, again Used and both came with a 1 year warranty.

Excellent video! Thanks.

Hello Dirksón, first of all I like your sincerity every time it seems that we have to be up to date with the latest technology, more modern cameras with many functions but that sometimes they do not even offer the quality that other models that were a bestseller apart from their price because of Instead of being the same with more applied technology, it turns out that they cost more and what not to say about the optics to give an example a Canon 85 mm f / 1.2 that can cost € 1600 now with the new Canon R5 models it costs a whopping € 2800 How can these prices be possible if in the end the cameras will be like computers and each time they will come out with more improvements, faster sensors, more firing bursts etc and in the end after 2 years they will be absorbed as they happen with computers. In my humble opinion as I said before I like your sincerity if a camera works well and for the work you do it is more than enough because changing because having the best camera will not take better photos is us who in the end when we press the shutter we are the ones who capture what we want to see. Subscribed for a long time to your channel follows like this a greetings from Spain.

Once again an excellent hands-on review The only downside for the 6D and 6D2 are the lack of a 2nd card slot for backup, that would be the only thing making me use either my 5D3 or 5DSR for pro work. I think in a previous review you said you had never had a card fail. I have.

He doesn't clean the sensor not because it doesn't need it, but because he shoots wide open. Shooting at f/14 or f/2 the dust doesn't show up in your images. At f/8, it really will.

Brilliant video loved it:)

Am considering this 6d against the rp. Love your perspective, you share many of the same shooting styles I am trying to perfect, I particularly love your edge frame on the post examples. I used snapseed to edit for a while my 1st year and it allowed this, is this possible in LRC? I want the traditional influence but love your modern version with the edge being transparent. Youve given me confidence to make my decision and have more money for better lens. My sport photography my suffer, its grown my reputation a lot, but it, yields no money and requires lots of time editing. -sean

Ive had a 6D for what seems forever and am about to order the MK2. I love how you do self-portraits and would love to try that myself. Can you tell what model trigger/receiver you are using as it seems to work really well?

Great video. I just sold my 6D with just 25K SC and now torn between 6Dmk2 or the EOS R. After watching this I think I'm going with the 6Dmk2 since all of my lenses are EF's anyway. Will save me some bucks which i could probably use to buy a 35 1.4L.

It has a Mic jack? What Mic you had the best results with? Is 500 bucks used sound to cheap? Is it good for someone that just wants to master 1080 p? How would you rate the high iso 3200 or 6400 in concert low light situations?

My question to you is: Is there any Canon camera that you thought didn't fit your photography needs? I see you're not bothered by any potential shortcomings on this model and the same went for the older 6D when you reviewed it. I know that brands can sometimes have a sentimental value to a photographer as it's the equipment they invested all their waking hours mastering, but what about blind loyalty to a brand?

Your videos have great person insights. Thank you. Question: With no mirror in RP, what is your experience with sensor dust?

Have you taken 600 thousand shots one the same shutter or did you need to replace it after a certain amount of shots? Great video

I am glad you made this video.. Can you please tell me how i can make best use of the focus points. I dislike the fact that they are all cramped at the center of the viewfinder. When I take portraits, when I focus on the eye, there is a lot of space above the head of the model. Please help..I also see a lot of noise when shooting in low light Street photography...

Biggest issue with DSLRs is the sound of the shutter

Beautiful

Absolutely amazing review, did you use 6dmkii to record this video as well?

23:39 Ok wireless remote switch it is

it be great if you could do a short video on how to set up the triggers on the 6D Mark ii.. I have the same triggers and not sure how to get them to work.. just got the 6D Mark ii, am hunting online for a how to video, thnx

what kind apps to check Shuttercount in Canon system, example in EOS R?

Do you use back button autofocus ?

How are the colours on the 6D mark II compared to the 6D original, are they as good?

I love the 6D, but aren't you worried about a card fail at a wedding?

in Canon 6d Mark 1 review you told that it's more than enough and you don't need Mark 2, even when you already bought it, why did you change your mind? how do you deal with worse sensor/colors comparing to Mark 1? do you stil use 6d original?

why this pic are not colourfull???

How do your get that beautiful colors, is a preset used in editing ? Thx for the video

Fantastic youtube channel ..... can you please tell us how you find the shutter count on your cameras ? I can find it with each battery charge but not total camera shutter count. regards.

Hey, what cable you.use to connect trigger to RP for self photography?

Hi there, great video, thank you. I've just bought a new-old-stock 6D Mk2 here in the UK, out of the box the LCD screen turns off at random, I can't even check the battery level. I read online that the update 1.0.4 was fixing a "rare" screen issue, but the latest update is 1.1.1... but it still doesn't work!!! Have you ever had this issue? Any help much appreciated. In advance, thank you very much for your time. Best regards, Manny Essex, UK

I'm curious how many times have you actually had a card failure? I can only really think of one

remote is fine but why not use the Canon Camera Connect App?

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How do you rate the 24 to 105 kits kens I think it came with. I tend to like primes

You have taken over 600,000 shots on your 6d mkii without the shutter ever needing repair???

Super,👍👍👍👍👍❤️

Hi what sort of remote do you use ? thankyou

Congratulation long life of yours shutters...I have dilemma 6d for 400euro vs 6d II for 650 euro for travel...please help me a little :), my wife use 77D, I will use canon 24 105 L with it