Will upgrading from a Canon EOS 600D to a 6D give noticeably better image quality than moving to an 80D?
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I currently use a Canon EOS 600D and am considering an upgrade after about 5 years. My budget fits the Canon EOS 80D more easily, but I’m also considering a used Canon EOS 6D. I shoot a mix of landscapes, portraits, and occasional concerts/shows.
My main question is image quality: would moving from the APS-C 600D to the full-frame 6D give a significant improvement, or is the newer 80D a better overall step up? I’d also like to understand how sensor size affects lens compatibility, field of view, and low-light performance.
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Whether this is an improvement or not depends on your shooting style. But it is certainly a significant change.
The change of sensor size means that your APS lenses will become useless. Your full frame lenses will behave differently - they will have wider angle of view and you may even notice that the character of their rendering somewhat changed. If you keep only your existing FF lenses, you will probably notice that you need to readjust your previsualization - the lenses will show wider field of view the before.
And this is not just lenses. Different cameras have different shooting speed, different AF implementations, different noise level at different ISO settings. It looks like the 80D may be a better camera for shooting sport and 6D is better for low light, landscape and portrait. With the 6D it is more likely that you will want to do some upgrades to lenses, so expect additional cost...
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Yes—either upgrade will improve on a 600D, but the 6D and 80D have different strengths.
The 6D’s full-frame sensor can give noticeably better high-ISO/low-light image quality, which helps for concerts, shows, portraits, and other dim scenes. Full frame also gives a wider field of view with the same lens and makes it easier to get shallower depth of field for portraits.
The 80D is newer and offers broader overall improvements from newer technology. According to the answers, image quality between the 6D and 80D is fairly close in good light, and the 80D may even have slightly better dynamic range. It’s also likely the better choice for faster action/sports use.
The biggest practical issue with the 6D is lens compatibility: Canon EF-S and other APS-C-only lenses won’t work properly on full frame, so you may need to replace some lenses.
So: choose the 6D if low-light performance, portraits, and full-frame rendering matter most. Choose the 80D if you want a more affordable, well-rounded upgrade and mostly shoot in good light.
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