I purchased my first digital SLR camera, a Canon EOS 60D, on 7 April 2011. We were on vacation in the USA and I had ordered the camera on Amazon to be delivered to a friend’s place.
From the very first photo, I understood that I had entered another world.
Five years later, I got the opportunity to upgrade to a full-frame camera, the Canon EOS 6D. Another friend from the US had settled in Mauritius and was selling his photo gear second-hand. I jumped on the occasion.
I immediately understood why people loved full-frame cameras. With a Canon 50mm f/1.8 STM lens, the result was simply amazing. Over the years, I would perfect my RAW processing workflow to use DxO PhotoLab, ViewPoint and FilmPack.
Unfortunately, all good things need to have an end. The 6D was introduced in September 2012 and, a few days ago, Canon Japan announced that they would stop repairing this camera as from September 2025.
Of course, I still have a fully functional 6D. In fact, it went through a major servicing last year and, in principle, has a few years in its belly.
But, as I have been using a Canon EOS R8 mirrorless camera for some time now, with either my existing 50mm lens or a Canon RF 28mm f/2.8 STM pancake lens we have just purchased to be able to travel light, I wonder whether I will use the 6D again?
Maybe it will just gather dust until it becomes useful again as my old 60D did.
We’ll see.
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