New Camera; New ‘Leap of Faith’

July 2022

After spending years with the trustworthy EOS 500D, all with the ups and downs we’ve been through, a new camera finally stepped in, (kinda) replacing the 500D: the big, the meanie, and the sturdy EOS 6D Mark II.

A ridiculously high upgrade, but that’ll do.

First of all, why I dare to type ‘ridiculously’? EOS 6D is not a camera one would take for granted; it’s one of the professional, full-frame DSLR cameras manufactured by one of the camera product titans, Canon, within the camera product line dedicated for professional uses.

And here, I’m holding its upgrade, a far-cry from its original incarnation.

I remember I asked for EOS 90D, the supposed upgrade for my 500D which is still an APS-C DSLR and only had a handful of great features 500D don’t have and an upgrade to photo performance (I’m typing about low-light performance, i.e. shooting indoors with dim light and ISO >6400).

But my tongue slipped when I was asked whether full-frame camera, in general, was better than APS-C. I said yes, and 6D Mark II was then bought as a belated birthday gift. Initially, I did wanted to get my hands on a full-frame camera, like Sony a7iii, but then, it was deemed too expensive.

Now, with a literally professional camera on hand, what’s to come? Will I stick to 6D Mark II or stay with 500D once again? Or just go with built-in iPhone camera. Or a CCTV, I don’t know.

Whatever it is, it’ll be a new adventure, a new ‘leap of faith’ where I got to try seemingly endless styles and choices for my photography. Multiple exposure and astrophotography seem challenging, but how about first polishing my portrait skills first?

I think I’m rather too comfortable with the APS-C realm and its crop factor, so I’m kind of ‘out of water’ when I got to photograph things in full-frame, all in its broad, ‘you get what you see’ wideness, and I may need to mentally adjust to this brand-new experience.

With that typed, the starter kit lens is a banger but as heavy as a dumbbell. Well, there’s always a first time for everything. Let’s go!