[wim]

6D has more ergonomic issues than most of the small mirrorless cameras.

 

-LCD is fixed.

-You have to use a left hand to turn the camera on/off (Although you don't need to turn it off as much as mirrorless cameras because battery consumption is much lower).

-Needs left hand off the lens to change shooting mode.

-No pop-up/small external flash supplied to trigger other flashes.

-AF point joystick too far down and harder to reach. Not that it's really worth it to move the AF point around to use other few, crummed in the middle, ancient AF points.

-Viewfinder is smaller than most higher end mirrorless cameras, most of the time with smaller sensors.

-Viewfinder is very dim in a dim environment, like all DSLR.

-Viewfinder does not show actual DOF for apertures wider than f/2.5 or so.

-Almost impossible to judge critical sharpness by viewfinder.

-You need to remove your eye from the viewfinder to see most settings and preview an image.

-Only 97% coverage inside the viewfinder.

-No rule-of-thirds grid or anything else inside the viewfinder.

-Awful live view AF.

-Awful face detection and none without live view.

-No touchscreen.

-Only single axis in-camera-level that is too large and covers most of the screen when used and needs left hand to activate.

-Can't exit magnified live view with half press of shutter release.

-Will not automatically re-enter live view after turning on. Needs an extra button press.

-No histogram in viewfinder.

-No histagram in live view neither?

-No NFC for fast pairing with phones and tablets.

 

There are film cameras from decades ago which don't have most these issues. How can you even use a 6D?

 

You see, once you change your expectations, your ergonomically-almost-perfect 6D looks quite different.

 

Actually, the viewfinder only shows an approximate DoF of around F/5.6, it only gets to around F/2.5 when using a laser matte focusing screen. Does the 6D have exchangeable focusing screens?

 

Kind regards, Wim