FA+
Shop
349
Views
Views
10
Favorites
Favorites
Category
Photography / Macro / Micro
Species Insect (Other)
Size 1280 x 853
File Size 244 kB
Report this content
More from Yarrick
One of the first photos taken on a nature walk with my newest DSLR camera, the Canon 80D. Yes I sold my full frame camera and went back to APS-C. I am very impressed at how sharp the 80D's sensor is, it makes up for the loss of high iso noise performance in my book. It's a very underated camera.
Not every shot I've taken is this sharp or clear of course, but that's the nature of photography. Blown up to the pixel level I can see the individual hairs on the honey bee's body which is pretty damn impressive.
Thia camera will serve me for years to come, it feels nice to have a camera I am fully comfortable with vs a camera that is "It's a good camera BUT I don't like X about it". My 60D was an awesome camera and my workhorse for many years, the 80D builds on that. Not everyone needs to shoot on a 5D Mark IV to be a "Good" photographer or get great shots like this. Shoot with what you enjoy, for me the XXD series of cameras have been great.
Not every shot I've taken is this sharp or clear of course, but that's the nature of photography. Blown up to the pixel level I can see the individual hairs on the honey bee's body which is pretty damn impressive.
Thia camera will serve me for years to come, it feels nice to have a camera I am fully comfortable with vs a camera that is "It's a good camera BUT I don't like X about it". My 60D was an awesome camera and my workhorse for many years, the 80D builds on that. Not everyone needs to shoot on a 5D Mark IV to be a "Good" photographer or get great shots like this. Shoot with what you enjoy, for me the XXD series of cameras have been great.
Category Photography / Macro / Micro
Species Insect (Other)
Size 1280 x 853px
File Size 244 kB
No I sold a 6D. It was about an even trade (though I gave my friend a discount so I ate some of the price for the new body). But I made the comment because so many people seem to think they have to buy a 5D Mark IV to be a "Good Photographer"
I couldn't afford nor would I ever want a 5D. Yes, call me crazy.
The 6D was a flawed masterpiece. Great sensor, but so many features were limited. The 6D Mark II might fix a lot of the limitations of the camera; but I could have lived with it. The APS C format feels more natural to me. Less Vignetting especially with wide angle lenses, Sharper Depth of field (I disliked the Super Shallow DOF at portrait and telescopic ranges on Full frame, especially below F4), better zoom reach which also means better range. I have an equivalent range of 16mm-960mm on full frame on my APS-C glass without the use of any tele converters.
Also, the 80D is the smallest XXD camera Canon has made, which means its almost the same size as a Rebel. The 6D felt like a boat anchor without a battery grip, the 7D and 5D even more so. I shoot mirrorless too so the 80D is right on the upper threshold of what I view as a reasonable size for a camera.
I couldn't afford nor would I ever want a 5D. Yes, call me crazy.
The 6D was a flawed masterpiece. Great sensor, but so many features were limited. The 6D Mark II might fix a lot of the limitations of the camera; but I could have lived with it. The APS C format feels more natural to me. Less Vignetting especially with wide angle lenses, Sharper Depth of field (I disliked the Super Shallow DOF at portrait and telescopic ranges on Full frame, especially below F4), better zoom reach which also means better range. I have an equivalent range of 16mm-960mm on full frame on my APS-C glass without the use of any tele converters.
Also, the 80D is the smallest XXD camera Canon has made, which means its almost the same size as a Rebel. The 6D felt like a boat anchor without a battery grip, the 7D and 5D even more so. I shoot mirrorless too so the 80D is right on the upper threshold of what I view as a reasonable size for a camera.
I have a 6D. The only thing I don't like about it is the AF subsystem, and the lack of a dedicated WB button on the top (My 40D had one, I got -very- used to it). I will never go back to crop-sensor cameras, and to me, physically smaller cameras are the bane of my existence. I have enormous hands, and when I owned a Rebel XT, I got severe hand cramps every time I used the camera for more than 20 minutes. The whole extra reach thing is simply solved by cropping (which is exactly what APS-C sensors do anyways). Larger pixels on a larger sensor means more detail and less noise and you can get away with more cropping. There is one image in particular in my gallery that is actually a 100% cropped shot and you'd never know I threw away so much of the original image. Also, vignetting is extremely easy to fix in post on raw files, it takes a single mouse click in ACR, and jpegs are handled in-camera with the peripheral illumination correction setting, so long as you're using Canon lenses.
I'm a big guy and have big hands as well. I hear that "Big Camera=more comfortable because I have big hands" argument a lot, and if that's how it fits for you, then great. But I have large hands too and am equally comfortable shooting with my Micro 43 mirrorless body as I am with my APS C build. The 6D just felt... well heavy and cumbersome for me. I haven't got a single hand cramp people claim to get But again- that's me.
On the flip-side when I sprained both wrists due to a botched massage (ugh) being able to use a lighter body was a godsend. The 6D became physically painful to use and I had to wear a wrist brace on my off wrist which supported the lens. That wrist has now healed, and I no longer have the issue but I still like having the option of carrying less weight when I am out all day. I still own a few lenses that are by no means "light"; but they are not my every day shooting glass.
As far as Vignetting goes, to a point yes- but sometimes lens distortions are impossible to fix under very specific conditions without being able to notice an artificial change, and that goes for some of my APS C glass too. That's just the nature of the beast. Shallow DOF can't be fixed either. Both APS C and FF has a specific "Look" to it, and in my mind neither one is better, they are just Different. And I prefer the look of APS C and smaller sensors over Full Frame and larger.
On the flip-side when I sprained both wrists due to a botched massage (ugh) being able to use a lighter body was a godsend. The 6D became physically painful to use and I had to wear a wrist brace on my off wrist which supported the lens. That wrist has now healed, and I no longer have the issue but I still like having the option of carrying less weight when I am out all day. I still own a few lenses that are by no means "light"; but they are not my every day shooting glass.
As far as Vignetting goes, to a point yes- but sometimes lens distortions are impossible to fix under very specific conditions without being able to notice an artificial change, and that goes for some of my APS C glass too. That's just the nature of the beast. Shallow DOF can't be fixed either. Both APS C and FF has a specific "Look" to it, and in my mind neither one is better, they are just Different. And I prefer the look of APS C and smaller sensors over Full Frame and larger.
Nothing wrong with the Canon Rebels! That's what I started on- and still shoot on from time to time.
Canon puts the same sensor that is in my 80D in the more economical Rebel T6i and T7i. I have a UK variant of one of those as a backup body and its still a very solid camera.
Canon puts the same sensor that is in my 80D in the more economical Rebel T6i and T7i. I have a UK variant of one of those as a backup body and its still a very solid camera.
I thought about getting a newer Rebel at one point, but saving the money turned out to be a good move and I need more to show up before I can consider it again.
The XS is just lacking a little in clarity a lot of times, wondering if it might need some cleaning that the automatic sensor cleaning cannot cover. I have had the thing for 8 or 9 years, so the thing has longevity.
The XS is just lacking a little in clarity a lot of times, wondering if it might need some cleaning that the automatic sensor cleaning cannot cover. I have had the thing for 8 or 9 years, so the thing has longevity.
Comments