Canon 6D MII for Portrait Photography

Is the Canon 6D MII good for Portrait Photography?

$1,499.00

Canon 6D MII Portrait Photography Score

EXCELLENT

Canon 6D MII has a score of 88 for Portrait Photography which makes it an EXCELLENT candidate for this type of photography. It will satisfy all your need in Portrait Photography, no need to look further for other cameras.
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Canon 6D MII Portrait Photography Detailed Analysis

Large Full frame (35.9 x 24 mm) sensor

Large sensors provide shallower depth of field and a nice blurry background for your portrait shots.

Very High Resolution Sensor: 26.0MP

Canon 6D MII's 26.0MP sensor will provide larger room for cropping, and you will be able print your portrait shots larger with more fine detail.

Image Stabilization

Image stabilization reduces the effects of camera shake at long exposures and long focal lengths thus ensuring sharper portraits

Optical Built-in Viewfinder

During a portrait shoot, using a viewfinder allows the photographer to stabilize the camera and reduce the camera shake since it is closer to the body. Besides, it comes handy where LCD screens are very hard to read under bright sunlight.

Good Ergonomics&Handling

Good handling and existence of well placed physical controls on the camera body is very important during portrait shooting. It is faster and more intuitive to change the camera settings with dedicated buttons and knobs instead delving into the menus on the LCD.

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Canon 6D MII Alternatives in Mid-size SLR cameras for Portrait Photography

Fujifilm GFX 50S Compare 6D MII vs GFX 50S	51 MP \| Medium format CMOS Sensor Fujifilm G Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #1 Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #1
	Imaging 100 Features Value for Money 94 Portability Overall Score 100	Portrait 100 Street Sports Daily 94 Landscape 100

Sony A99 II Compare 6D MII vs A99 II	42 MP \| Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #9 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #2
	Imaging Features 90 Value for Money 95 Portability Overall Score 94	Portrait 99 Street 97 Sports 100 Daily Landscape

Pentax K-1 II Compare 6D MII vs K-1 Mark II	36 MP \| Full frame CMOS Sensor Pentax KAF4 Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #15 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #5
	Imaging Features Value for Money 94 Portability Overall Score	Portrait 97 Street 97 Sports 93 Daily 91 Landscape

Pentax K-1 Compare 6D MII vs K-1	36 MP \| Full frame CMOS Sensor Pentax KAF2 Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #13 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #3
	Imaging Features Value for Money 95 Portability Overall Score 90	Portrait 97 Street 96 Sports 93 Daily Landscape

Sony A99 Compare 6D MII vs A99	24 MP \| Full frame CMOS Sensor Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #41 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #20
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait 95 Street 94 Sports Daily Landscape

Fujifilm GFX 50S

Sony A99 II

Pentax K-1 II

Pentax K-1

Sony A99