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My first wedding with the R6!

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My review of the Canon EOS R6 after shooting a full wedding day is LIVE on Youtube! I was so nervous to use a brand new camera system for full wedding day… I had my Mark IV ready in my bag just in case… but thankfully, I never had to use it! I was really hoping that I would love it and feel comfortable with it….

If you want a little spoiler alert before watching…..

I LOVED IT!!!!

  • It’s SHARP!
  • It’s FAST!
  • It’s a dream for someone who loves amazing composition!
  • It’s amazing in LOW LIGHT (even after a major mistake I made…. watch the video to hear what I did!)
  • I will NEVER FOCUS & RECOMPOSE again!!!
  • I don’t need NEW LENSES! (And my old lenses seem brand new again!)

 

For those worried about the R6 and the lower megapixels and thinking that you need to spend more for the R5 (despite many of its features being more beneficial to videographers)… take a look at this….

 

 

 

First of all… how about that eye focus?! What a dream.

Also, notice how zoomed in that image of the bride’s face is! You would have to zoom in even further to begin to see pixelation!

Now, if I was in an industry where I needed my work to be printed larger than life-size regularly, I would seriously consider whether the R5 would suit me better. However, that’s not my reality!

So, after looking over the details and specs of both camera bodies, it was clear that the R6 was all that I needed and after photographing a full wedding day, I can honestly say that that’s true! The R6 was the best choice for us! It’s fast, the focus is incredible, my old Canon lenses work so well and I don’t even notice the adaptor.  I made sure that I explained in this video what was challenging for me and what was exciting for me photographing a full wedding day with a brand new camera!

If you want to learn more about the differences between the R5 and the R6, WATCH THIS VIDEO!

If you want to hear my honest feedback on my first time using the R6, WATCH THIS VIDEO!

 

Ps. If you would love to watch and learn from me photographing real wedding days, we have a solution for you! KJ All Access is a monthly membership that allows photographers to grow and learn from watching real-life experience in-action!!! If you want to give KJ All Access a try but aren’t ready to commit fully, try a month for FREE! Click HERE! 

 

 

 

 

 

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— Katelyn

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