megnliz
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Need some camera advice...I just got into 2nd shooting weddings, and yesterday I did my first night wedding. The reception was in a tent with low light, and lots of little lights (the perimeter was decorated with christmas lights and uplighting.) I just upgraded from a 60D to a 6D last week. So I was shooting with my 6D and a 24-70 f/2.8. The camera was having a real hard time with autofocus in the low light. It was taking so long to focus, that I would miss the shot I was going for. During dancing, it was near impossible to take the picture when I wanted to...by the time the picture was taken, all I got was their backside. When I tried to get some candid pictures, the subject was no longer in the frame by the time the picture was taken. I had an adorable picture of a little boy with his parents, but the camera took a good 2 seconds to focus, and he was no longer looking at the camera by the time it took the pic. You get the idea. I was getting incredibly frustrated.
I messed around with settings, played with different AF modes, ...nothing was getting me the results I wanted. After doing some research, it looks like I'm not the only one with this complaint. The AF on the 6D just isn't as good as something like a 5DIII.
Is the 6D something I can do low-light wedding photography with or am I going to need to bite the bullet and upgrade to the 5DM3? I'm not sure if there was something more I could have done last night, so any advice is appreciated. I'm reluctant to spend the money on a 5D at this point if I can make the 6D work, but I will if I have to, as wedding photography something I really want to pursue. I've got about a week left on my return policy, so I'm feeling the pressure to decide if a need to come up with the extra ~$1500 to upgrade to the 5DIII kit.
Thanks!
I messed around with settings, played with different AF modes, ...nothing was getting me the results I wanted. After doing some research, it looks like I'm not the only one with this complaint. The AF on the 6D just isn't as good as something like a 5DIII.
Is the 6D something I can do low-light wedding photography with or am I going to need to bite the bullet and upgrade to the 5DM3? I'm not sure if there was something more I could have done last night, so any advice is appreciated. I'm reluctant to spend the money on a 5D at this point if I can make the 6D work, but I will if I have to, as wedding photography something I really want to pursue. I've got about a week left on my return policy, so I'm feeling the pressure to decide if a need to come up with the extra ~$1500 to upgrade to the 5DIII kit.
Thanks!