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Nikon D6 Alternatives

The D6 is placed #1 out of 35 in Pro DSLR cameras. Below is a quick outline of the D6.

21MP Full frame 1270 grams ISO 102,400
Nikon D6 front thumbnailportrait84street62sports80travel68landscape80vlogging30
Portability
50 Imaging
74 Features
85 Overall
78
comes with Top LCD screen
decent MP (21 megapixels)
delivers RAW formats
focusing manually
lack of image stabilization
no moving screen
screen is not selfie friendly

Underneath are several competitors to the Nikon D6 listed by their overall score. Feel free to browse through a full review of each camera or a comparison to the Nikon D6 by using the links below each camera card. You can click on the image to see a visual comparison or click here to see them all alongside each other.

#1 Canon 1D X III
20MP Full frame 1440 grams ISO 102,400
Canon EOS-1D X Mark III front thumbnailportrait83street62sports80travel66landscape79vlogging30
Portability
50 Imaging
73 Features
85 Overall
77
comes with Top LCD screen
decent MP (20 megapixels)
delivers RAW formats
focusing manually
lack of image stabilization
no moving screen
screen is not selfie friendly
Full Review 1D X III vs D6
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#2 Pentax 645Z
51MP Medium format 1550 grams ISO 204,800
Pentax 645Z front thumbnailportrait88street63sports71travel51landscape78vlogging27
Portability
49 Imaging
80 Features
74 Overall
77
comes with Top LCD screen
delivers RAW formats
focusing manually
good ISO range (204,800)
continuous shooting slow (3.0 fps)
lack of image stabilization
low battery life (650 per charge)
more heavy than competition (1,550g)
Full Review 645Z vs D6
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#3 Nikon D5
21MP Full frame 1415 grams ISO 102,400
Nikon D5 front thumbnailportrait82street60sports78travel64landscape78vlogging30
Portability
50 Imaging
70 Features
84 Overall
75
comes with Top LCD screen
decent MP (21 megapixels)
delivers RAW formats
focusing manually
lack of image stabilization
no moving screen
screen is not selfie friendly
Full Review D5 vs D6
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#4 Canon 1D X II
20MP Full frame 1530 grams ISO 51,200
Canon EOS-1D X Mark II front thumbnailportrait82street61sports73travel54landscape70vlogging30
Portability
50 Imaging
70 Features
79 Overall
73
comes with Top LCD screen
decent MP (20 megapixels)
delivers RAW formats
focusing manually
lack of image stabilization
low battery life (1,210 per charge)
no moving screen
no Timelapse mode
Full Review 1D X II vs D6
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#5 Nikon D4s
16MP Full frame 1350 grams ISO 25,600
Nikon D4s front thumbnailportrait77street58sports75travel62landscape75vlogging28
Portability
50 Imaging
63 Features
84 Overall
71
comes with Top LCD screen
decent MP (16 megapixels)
delivers RAW formats
focusing manually
lack of image stabilization
no moving screen
screen is not selfie friendly
Full Review D4s vs D6
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#6 Canon 1D C
18MP Full frame 1500 grams ISO 51,200
Canon EOS-1D C front thumbnailportrait79street59sports75travel59landscape76vlogging28
Portability
50 Imaging
65 Features
79 Overall
70
comes with Top LCD screen
decent MP (18 megapixels)
delivers RAW formats
focusing manually
lack of image stabilization
no headphone jack
no moving screen
screen is not selfie friendly
Full Review 1D C vs D6
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#7 Nikon D4
16MP Full frame 1340 grams ISO 12,800
Nikon D4 front thumbnailportrait77street56sports73travel59landscape74vlogging26
Portability
50 Imaging
62 Features
81 Overall
69
comes with Top LCD screen
decent MP (16 megapixels)
delivers RAW formats
focusing manually
lack of image stabilization
no moving screen
screen is not selfie friendly
Full Review D4 vs D6
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#8 Canon 1D X
18MP Full frame 1340 grams ISO 51,200
Canon EOS-1D X front thumbnailportrait78street58sports69travel48landscape68vlogging28
Portability
50 Imaging
64 Features
73 Overall
67
comes with Top LCD screen
decent MP (18 megapixels)
delivers RAW formats
focusing manually
lack of image stabilization
low battery life (1,120 per charge)
no headphone jack
no moving screen
Full Review 1D X vs D6
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#9 Nikon D3X
25MP Full frame 1260 grams ISO 1,600
Nikon D3X front thumbnailportrait80street57sports71travel63landscape76vlogging9
Portability
51 Imaging
67 Features
65 Overall
66
comes with Top LCD screen
delivers RAW formats
focusing manually
good minimum ISO (100)
can't shoot video
continuous shooting slow (5.0 fps)
lack of image stabilization
no headphone jack
Full Review D3X vs D6
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