Sony A 6*** series (Page 2): I would suggest the 6500 or 6600 vs the other ones. I own the 6000 myself. The reasoning for the 6500 is the better image stabilization. The reason for the...

ORpilot Loc: Prineville, Or

a6k wrote:

I see two things that prompt me to suggest that you include the a6500 in your list.

1. non-Sony lenses that (?) may not be stabilized
2. the a6500 has in-camera stabilization that works even better with e-lenses but helps a lot with legacy and other lenses.

Just my 2¢.

I would suggest the 6500 or 6600 vs the other ones. I own the 6000 myself. The reasoning for the 6500 is the better image stabilization. The reason for the 6600 is for the same image stabilization as the 6500 but it has 90% of the hyper fast focus brains of the a9ii. Happy shooting.

Ed Chu Loc: Las Vegas NV

Bike guy wrote:

I really love my Sony a6000, and want to get another 6*** . I am familiar with the use and menus. It is easy to carry, I have several batteries and a couple of e-mount lenses. I have several Canon EFS and FD lenses that I have been using with converters to the a6000.
Not interested in FF.
Options, a6100, 6300 and a6400.
I shoot landscape/wildlife and street.
Probably will carry both cameras with different setups.
The a6400 looks good. Any recommendations.

Hopfeully, the one you wind up with will use the same battery

Iron Sight Loc: Utah

"Hopfeully, the one you wind up with will use the same battery"

Good Question!

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Ed Chu wrote:

Hopfeully, the one you wind up with will use the same battery

I always find that matching my current batteries helps to sell me on any new camera I’m considering.

But I’ve also never found a mismatch to be a real deal breaker.

Toment Loc: FL, IL

Had the 6000, was so good, got the 6500 for IBIS, about to try a 6600 for longer battery life!
Have fun!!!

al2301

I've been shooting with Sony crop sensors for about 5 years; first a 6000, then two 6500s, finally two 6600s.
Couldn't be more pleased. I have many lenses; three favorites are the 18-105PZ f4, the 18-200 and the Sony 100-400.
The larger battery on the 6600 is a game changer - you no longer have to have full charge and spare batteries before going out shooting. Both the 6400 and the 6600 inherit the A9 processor and the A7 III focus system. Both are excellent, both have improved color rendering over the original series. Not sure if they're on the 6400, but on the 6600 I use the Control via Smartphone and the S+Q Video quite a bit. I like to shoot birds in flight, sunrise/sunset time lapses and stage shooting when my church is open...

bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

Bike guy wrote:

I really love my Sony a6000, and want to get another 6*** . I am familiar with the use and menus. It is easy to carry, I have several batteries and a couple of e-mount lenses. I have several Canon EFS and FD lenses that I have been using with converters to the a6000.
Not interested in FF.
Options, a6100, 6300 and a6400.
I shoot landscape/wildlife and street.
Probably will carry both cameras with different setups.
The a6400 looks good. Any recommendations.

I have an A6000 which I've had converted to monochrome. I also have an A6100 for general shooting; maybe not as advanced at the A6300/A6400 but it works for me.

All my Sony full frame lenses work great with both the A6000/A6100, in particular Sony's FE 200-600 zoom for wildlife.

I also have an A7S and A7 III

bwa

Bob Locher Loc: Southwest Oregon

Reference the Olympus - it is advertised as being one stop better than the Sony A6500 - but the main reason for that is the smaller sensor. It is easier to move around. And the camera stabilization is definitely superior to the lens stabilization of most any lens. And when you use both a Sony stabilized camera AND a stabilized lens you have a great combination for those of us that are not 25 any more.
Cheers

Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

Bob Locher wrote:

Reference the Olympus - it is advertised as being one stop better than the Sony A6500 - but the main reason for that is the smaller sensor. It is easier to move around. And the camera stabilization is definitely superior to the lens stabilization of most any lens. And when you use both a Sony stabilized camera AND a stabilized lens you have a great combination for those of us that are not 25 any more.
Cheers

Hmmm, that gives me some food for thought. At 74, I need all the stabilization I can get.

Bob Locher Loc: Southwest Oregon

Amen Brother! I am 77. Last fall I bought the Sony 70 - 350 zoom for APS-C and it is marvelous what I can do hand held at 350 mm. I do use an ISO of around 1200, and afterwards I use Topaz Sharpen AI and Topaz Denoise AI and get unbelievable results.

Cheers

Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

Bob Locher wrote:

Amen Brother! I am 77. Last fall I bought the Sony 70 - 350 zoom for APS-C and it is marvelous what I can do hand held at 350 mm. I do use an ISO of around 1200, and afterwards I use Topaz Sharpen AI and Topaz Denoise AI and get unbelievable results.

Cheers

I’ve heard good things about that lens. It might be next on my gas list.

Bob Locher Loc: Southwest Oregon

I could not be happier with mine. There are a lot of zoom lenses out there that are pretty good at the short end but fall off badly at the long end. But that's what I wanted it for - and it does not disappoint in the least. VERY sharp all the way through the range.

Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

Bob Locher wrote:

I could not be happier with mine. There are a lot of zoom lenses out there that are pretty good at the short end but fall off badly at the long end. But that's what I wanted it for - and it does not disappoint in the least. VERY sharp all the way through the range.

That lens is stabilized, isn’t it? Sony calls it OSS.

Bob Locher Loc: Southwest Oregon

Yes, it is stabilized. When mounted to the A6500, the stabilizations of each talk to each other and the combination is optimized.
Cheers

Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

Bob Locher wrote:

Yes, it is stabilized. When mounted to the A6500, the stabilizations of each talk to each other and the combination is optimized.
Cheers

Now that required some long thought. If I can sell my A6300, I might be tempted to pick up an A6500 body. And that lens, but I’d have to save up for it.