Show us your Sony A6000 Images!

We fished this afternoon at a picnic at a friend's farm. The weather was overcast much of the day in North Florida, but there were a few minutes of sun to light up the trees.

Absolutely loving this thread! I picked up this camera yesterday, as an open box purchase with the kit lens and the 55-210 for $454! I can tell I'm going to love this set up due to the lightness of it. May be selling off my Canon gear in the near future.

I keep watching this thread making myself jelous! just waiting for people to get bidding on my Canon gear on eBay! then i will be buying!!!

On the outskirts of Valley of Fire State park in Nevada.

A6000/FE 55 1.8

Chandelier.

Just starting to play around with the A6000

Sony A6000 + 50 1.8

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mickeyb105 wrote in post #17812389
On the outskirts

Mickeyb, I'm still on the outskirts. We had very similar kits when you had Canon. Care to share your positives and negatives with the switch?

pinolero newbie wrote in post #17815184
Mickeyb, I'm still on the outskirts. We had very similar kits when you had Canon. Care to share your positives and negatives with the switch?

A6000 Positives

--image quality and detail, particularly with good glass (but the kit lens can produce too!). With the FE55 1.8 the IQ is crazy good. In my brief test run with the Minolta 200 2.8 HS the IQ appears to be competitive with my 6D/EF 200 2.8ii combo--which is saying something. The IQ I get from the A6000 is so good, that I feel greedy for getting an A7R. But to be sure, both have their place.

--AF is very good and the way it gets the eye(s) in focus has really brought my keeper rate up.

--the ability to run and gun. Live view focuses as fast and accurate as it does through the EVF, and that comes in handy. I shoot from the hip with results like I never thought could be possible Tilting screen helps a lot with this!

--lightweight and small body, especially with the kit lens, encourages me to take it almost everywhere.

--11 FPS has been useful to me a few times already.

--Very good video AF and quality (in my very humble opinion, grain of salt probably)

--The grip is surprisingly good and comfortable. It isn't 60D or 6D good, but better than either the T4i or T3i. For that matter, better than the A7R IMO.

--It is not an intimidating camera for guest shooters or the general public.


A6000 Negatives

--Native long-ish lens selection. I really did not want to adapt lenses, but the lack of a 200mm f2.8 option has me adapting a 25+ year-old Minolta via A-mount adapter. The combo, both bought used, ran me a combined $860. I would gladly pay like $1300ish for a comparable native mount option . . . similarly for a 135 F2 or F1.8 option, although I could see that being a cool $2K.

--Body construction is not up to canon DSLR standards, and that is part of the weight/bulk tradeoff. Lacks weather sealing, and I've already sent one back for an error message after having it out during a string of very humid Florida days.

--Eats through batteries pretty good, although not as much as the A7R. I get about 500 shots or so on a battery not really trying to conserve power. Glad they are cheap.

--Neck strap it comes with isn't real good and not real comfy.

--The controls are at least adequate, but could be better. With the awesome AF, it really is begging for a joystick.


I'm neutral on the menu system, and getting used to it more and more. I like it better than the Nikon menus, maybe not as much as Canon.

Quite beautiful both. I esp. like the first.

I'm saving my money.
We all (A6000 owners) know how awesome this camera is,
but in the Sony world of rapid camera body turnover it is undoubtedly
long in the tooth.
CES January is just around the corner with much much speculation on Sony's
next move(s).

Can you imagine either a 28 or 32mp BSI sensor in the A7000?
How about 14-15 fps?
Do you think they can add IBIS and 4K to it?

So let's have some fun speculating on the A7000.

[/QUOTE]
We all (A6000 owners) know how awesome this camera is,
but in the Sony world of rapid camera body turnover it is undoubtedly
long in the tooth.
CES January is just around the corner with much much speculation on Sony's
next move(s).

Can you imagine either a 28 or 32mp BSI sensor in the A7000?
How about 14-15 fps?
Do you think they can add IBIS and 4K to it?

So let's have some fun speculating on the A7000.[/QUOTE]
Yes!!!!

mickeyb105 wrote in post #17815425
A6000 Positives

--image quality and detail, particularly with good glass (but the kit lens can produce too!). With the FE55 1.8 the IQ is crazy good. In my brief test run with the Minolta 200 2.8 HS the IQ appears to be competitive with my 6D/EF 200 2.8ii combo--which is saying something. The IQ I get from the A6000 is so good, that I feel greedy for getting an A7R. But to be sure, both have their place.

--AF is very good and the way it gets the eye(s) in focus has really brought my keeper rate up.

--the ability to run and gun. Live view focuses as fast and accurate as it does through the EVF, and that comes in handy. I shoot from the hip with results like I never thought could be possible Tilting screen helps a lot with this!

--lightweight and small body, especially with the kit lens, encourages me to take it almost everywhere.

--11 FPS has been useful to me a few times already.

--Very good video AF and quality (in my very humble opinion, grain of salt probably)

--The grip is surprisingly good and comfortable. It isn't 60D or 6D good, but better than either the T4i or T3i. For that matter, better than the A7R IMO.

--It is not an intimidating camera for guest shooters or the general public.

A6000 Negatives

--Native long-ish lens selection. I really did not want to adapt lenses, but the lack of a 200mm f2.8 option has me adapting a 25+ year-old Minolta via A-mount adapter. The combo, both bought used, ran me a combined $860. I would gladly pay like $1300ish for a comparable native mount option . . . similarly for a 135 F2 or F1.8 option, although I could see that being a cool $2K.

--Body construction is not up to canon DSLR standards, and that is part of the weight/bulk tradeoff. Lacks weather sealing, and I've already sent one back for an error message after having it out during a string of very humid Florida days.

--Eats through batteries pretty good, although not as much as the A7R. I get about 500 shots or so on a battery not really trying to conserve power. Glad they are cheap.

--Neck strap it comes with isn't real good and not real comfy.

--The controls are at least adequate, but could be better. With the awesome AF, it really is begging for a joystick.

I'm neutral on the menu system, and getting used to it more and more. I like it better than the Nikon menus, maybe not as much as Canon.

Wow, thanks for the very thorough breakdown.

I'm in the process of selling our 70D (mainly because of the bounce flash issues), I think i'm going to get the A6000. Your breakdown makes me thinks it very much worth a shot.

Depending on how it works for us, I may switch out our 6D and go for one of the A7 series bodies.