Using the Sony A6000 Manual
Mar 20, 2016 11:25:32 #
Morning Star wrote:
If it's only $100 - buy it, and fast....
See: http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=David+Busch&sts=t&tn=Sony+A6000
(I don't think the price here, is an error. I've seen other books with ridiculous prices. One wonders if the pages are secretly gold-plated, or if they used tiny diamonds instead of periods at the end of the sentences).
See: http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=David+Busch&sts=t&tn=Sony+A6000
(I don't think the price here, is an error. I've seen other books with ridiculous prices. One wonders if the pages are secretly gold-plated, or if they used tiny diamonds instead of periods at the end of the sentences).
I've noticed this kind of thing too. Sometimes if you look through Amazon's Other Sellers list you will find a few that seem way over-priced. My suspicion is that these sellers are just waiting for an occasion when Amazon is out of stock, someone will just order from the first on the list of other sellers without considering the price. Corporate buyers might do this for example.
Mar 20, 2016 11:31:30 #
ole sarg wrote:
you can download a copy at
http://www.friedmanarchives.com/alpha6000/
amazon:
The Complete Guide to Sony's A6000 Camera (B&W edition)Jul 26, 2014
by Gary L. Friedman
Paperback
$40.47$44.97Prime
Get it by Tuesday, Mar 22
More Buying Choices
$34.99used & new(38 offers)
http://www.friedmanarchives.com/alpha6000/
amazon:
The Complete Guide to Sony's A6000 Camera (B&W edition)Jul 26, 2014
by Gary L. Friedman
Paperback
$40.47$44.97Prime
Get it by Tuesday, Mar 22
More Buying Choices
$34.99used & new(38 offers)
As I recall the printed version has a link to where you can get a free copy of the ebook. When I bought the Busch book I got the ebook version and the was no printed. In one of them the publisher quit or something so no more printed. This was like 2 years ago so things might have changed.
Mar 20, 2016 13:02:08 #
djlouden wrote:
I've been searching for Busch's book but it seems to be out of print. Amazon had a listing at $101, Barnes & Noble says unavailable for online ordering.
Anyone else have better results?
Happy Shooting
Anyone else have better results?
Happy Shooting
Not even on eBay; mmm...Busch's book appears to be as popular as the camera. Friedman's book is equally valuable. and informative in a few different ways, although not quite as well edited:
http://www.friedmanarchives.com/alpha6000/
_Van
Mar 20, 2016 13:23:38 #
Mar 20, 2016 13:51:50 #
sirlensalot
Loc: Arizona
Gary Fong has a free tutorial on the a6000. He also has a paid version.
Advise take the free one and order Gary Freidman's book.
Very extensive look at the 6000 and well worth it IMO.
Advise take the free one and order Gary Freidman's book.
Very extensive look at the 6000 and well worth it IMO.
Mar 20, 2016 16:05:53 #
sirlensalot wrote:
Gary Fong has a free tutorial on the a6000. He also has a paid version.
Advise take the free one and order Gary Freidman's book.
Very extensive look at the 6000 and well worth it IMO.
Advise take the free one and order Gary Freidman's book.
Very extensive look at the 6000 and well worth it IMO.
Got a link to Gary Fong?
Mar 20, 2016 16:08:14 #
john901
Loc: Lancaster, PA
Here's a reply from a neighbor in Lancaster.
Download the full manual, available on the Sony site. Save it as a pdf. Copy the pdf onto a thumb drive. Take that drive to your nearest Office Max. Staples, etc. They will copy it, print it and make it into a spiral bound booklet with front and back covers, and you are all set.
They do a great job for less than $10.00. I have done this for several manuals and could not be more satisfied.
John S
Download the full manual, available on the Sony site. Save it as a pdf. Copy the pdf onto a thumb drive. Take that drive to your nearest Office Max. Staples, etc. They will copy it, print it and make it into a spiral bound booklet with front and back covers, and you are all set.
They do a great job for less than $10.00. I have done this for several manuals and could not be more satisfied.
John S
Mar 20, 2016 17:03:27 #
I agree. Sony documentation on this camera is just trash. I have disliked the camera since I bought. I never us it. I know there are those here that love the camera. I just don't want to put up with the learning curve. It is offensive to see what the put in as instructions. I feel like I have been taken. There on line This is my first Sony camera and will be my last.
The on line documentation is more better. but a bother to use. I will end up on Ebay.
The on line documentation is more better. but a bother to use. I will end up on Ebay.
Mar 20, 2016 17:11:47 #
WALL wrote:
I agree. Sony documentation on this camera is just trash. I have disliked the camera since I bought. I never us it. I know there are those here that love the camera. I just don't want to put up with the learning curve. It is offensive to see what the put in as instructions. I feel like I have been taken. There on line This is my first Sony camera and will be my last.
The on line documentation is more better. but a bother to use. I will end up on Ebay.
The on line documentation is more better. but a bother to use. I will end up on Ebay.
Please let us know when it gets posted on eBay.
_Van
Mar 20, 2016 17:29:26 #
You are right in saying that the camera has a lot of fans. Most of us are rather fanatical about the A6000. As it is, putting your A6000 on eBay is like cutting off your nose to spite your face. It is admittedly a bit of a hard camera to get started with but once you get going it is easy to see why this has been such a game-changing camera. There is plenty of documentation for the camera available online from the factory. You just have to download it. It's as simple as that.
The way it works is that once you get a grip on the basics it gets to be like a snowball down a mountainside. It just keeps getting better and better.
Join one of the FaceBook groups for the A6000. One is called the Sixteen Fifty club the other is A6000 Photography. There may be more by now.
Hell, for that matter the camera has instructions built into the software on the camera.
The way it works is that once you get a grip on the basics it gets to be like a snowball down a mountainside. It just keeps getting better and better.
Join one of the FaceBook groups for the A6000. One is called the Sixteen Fifty club the other is A6000 Photography. There may be more by now.
Hell, for that matter the camera has instructions built into the software on the camera.
Mar 20, 2016 17:33:25 #
Make it easy on yourself set the camera to one of the non full auto mode and enjoy the camera.
Mar 20, 2016 18:17:41 #
I look for the Bush book, I see it for $100 and up. A little steep.
I can't find a site that allows a PDF down load. any help.
I can't find a site that allows a PDF down load. any help.
Mar 20, 2016 18:51:28 #
John_F wrote:
Got a link to Gary Fong?
He's got lots of stuff on YouTube. Just type in his name. In the meantime you can get started with this'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYXwCGWb7Yg
Tony Northrup also has stuff on YouTube about the A6000 but Gary's is faster and more detailed.
Lots of other videos on the A6000 as well. Northrup and Fong both have extensive websites.
Mar 20, 2016 20:55:21 #
rdgreenwood wrote:
While I hesitate to even call it a "manual," the thickest document that comes with the A6000 must be the document we're meant to use for setting up and using the camera. It's trash.
Does anyone have a recommendation for a book on the A6000? Short of using YouTube for every setup, I'm at a loss. Such a simple task as shooting a set of exposures for HDR is extremely difficult. Helppppppppppppp!
Does anyone have a recommendation for a book on the A6000? Short of using YouTube for every setup, I'm at a loss. Such a simple task as shooting a set of exposures for HDR is extremely difficult. Helppppppppppppp!
My NEX 7 had two great electronic manuals. I don't recall if they came on DVD or I downloaded.
Mar 20, 2016 21:16:25 #
rdgreenwood,
I wonder if you had a look at the user's manual whose link I gave: At 458 pages, there should certainly be more information than in your set-up guide.
It is free, simply download.
If nothing else, it may tie you over till you get one of the other recommended books.
http://docs.sony.com/release//ILCE-6000_HelpGuide_EN.pdf
I wonder if you had a look at the user's manual whose link I gave: At 458 pages, there should certainly be more information than in your set-up guide.
It is free, simply download.
If nothing else, it may tie you over till you get one of the other recommended books.
http://docs.sony.com/release//ILCE-6000_HelpGuide_EN.pdf
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