CANON EOS 6D MARK II

A highly versatile SLR, the 6D II is a major upgrade over the original

STILL GOING STRONG AFTER THREE YEARS, THE 6D MARK II IS REASONABLY COMPACT FOR A FULL-FRAME SLR AND HAS GREAT HANDLING. WITH PLENTIFUL DIRECT-ACCESS BUTTONS AND DIALS, YOU CAN QUICKLY GET AT ALL THE IMPORTANT SETTINGS FOR CREATIVE SHOOTING. FOR DELVING DEEPER INTO SETTINGS, CANON’S QUICK MENU SYSTEM IS INTUITIVE AND WORKS A

TREAT WITH THE REAR TOUCHSCREEN. THE WEATHER-SEALED CONSTRUCTION IS ROBUST BUT FAIRLY LIGHTWEIGHT FOR AN SLR. EVEN SO, THE CAMERA IS SIGNIFICANTLY CHUNKIER AND HEAVIER THAN CANON’S MIRRORLESS EOS RP.

ONE OF THE MAJOR UPGRADES OVER THE ORIGINAL 6D IS THAT THE MARK II HAS A MUCH-IMPROVED 45-POINT AUTOFOCUS SYSTEM. MOREOVER,

ALL OF THE POINTS ARE CROSS-TYPE, ARE ABLE TO RESOLVE DETAIL IN BOTH HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL PLANES, AND 27 OF THEM WORK AT APERTURES AS NARROW AS F/8. BETTER STILL, THE MARK II FEATURES A DUAL PIXEL AF IMAGE SENSOR. THIS ENABLES HYBRID PHASE/CONTRAST DETECTION AUTOFOCUS IN LIVE VIEW STILLS SHOOTING AND VIDEO CAPTURE. AS SUCH, SENSOR-BASED AUTOFOCUS IS MUCH FASTER AND LESS PRONE TO HUNTING.

LIVE VIEW AND MOVIE CAPTURE ALSO BENEFIT FROM THE UPGRADE TO THE VARI-ANGLE TOUCHSCREEN. THE NEWER MODEL ALSO ADDS DIGITAL MOVIE IS, WHICH ENABLES ELECTRONIC IMAGE STABILISATION WHEN SHOOTING MOVIES. HOWEVER, THAT MOVIE RESOLUTION TOPS OUT AT 1080P, SO THERE’S NO 4K UHD CAPABILITY APART FROM SHOOTING IN TIME-LAPSE MODE.

AUTOFOCUS AND METERING ARE CONSISTENTLY ACCURATE, WHILE AUTO WHITE BALANCE GIVES A SUBTLE AND ATTRACTIVE WARMTH. IMAGE NOISE IS SUPPRESSED VERY WELL, EVEN AT VERY HIGH ISO SETTINGS, AND THE MAXIMUM BURST RATE IS A NIPPY 6.5FPS. BATTERY LIFE IS ALSO VERY GOOD, WITH AROUND 1,200 SHOTS FROM A FULLY CHARGED BATTERY.