Canon have launched new firmware (1.1.6) for their budget full-frame 6D. It addresses the following aspects:
- Fixes a phenomenon in which the camera may not first use the center
AF point to focus, when the AF point selection is set to automatic in AI
Servo AF mode.
- Fixes a phenomenon in which focus cannot be
finely adjusted with specific lenses when shooting remotely with EOS
Utility software.
- Corrects some Ukrainian language displayed on the menu for ISO Setting.
UK users can download the firmware from here.
US users can download the firmware from here.
After the usual speculation, wish-lists and leaked specs, Canon have now confirmed their 'entry-level' full-frame DSLR is called the 6D:
Canon have dropped it between their APS-C (crop) DSLR 7D and their full-frame magnificent 5D Mark III. Compared the latter, inevitably Canon have kept the specification lower, especially around things which are important to wildlife photographers, like the auto-focus system and frames per second. On paper at least, it therefore doesn't compare that favourably to the recently launched Nikon D600.
Here is a little more info on the 6D:
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Full-frame 20.2-megapixel sensor
- Tough, lightweight construction
- Max ISO 25,600 (expandable to ISO 102,400)
- 11-point AF sensitive down to -3EV
- GPS* records your location
- Wi-Fi** file transfer and remote control
- Full-HD video
As you'll notice, a couple of new things are included - Wi-Fi and GPS, features which will inevitably be included in most cameras (from smartphones to professional ones) in the coming 18-24 months. The Wi-fi option is of potential interest in that it's compatible with a new Android and iOS app which allows the camera to be controlled remotely. There's more information on that here, (interesting to see a 7D referenced in the screen shots too).
I'm yet to see official prices for the 6D in the UK, but I believe it will also be available with the 24-105 IS lens, so there's still life in that lens for a while longer!
More details of the 6D can be found here.
