jro1010

HI. I had shoot sonys mirroless for a while. I had owned, the sony nex 6, 7, the a7 and the a6000 and had sold them all... and moved to panasonic (but that is off topic)... In my experience, there are couple of adapters and lenses that works better with them.
The first and basic adapter for it is the Sony laea2, which allows you to adapt most of minolta/sony af lenses to the a6000. It is expensive (300 dollars in think) I own one and it is still for sale here in Illinois where I am living. With that adapter, I had used minoltas af lenses and some of the sony lenses too. The g series being the best working lenses iq wise. But the Minolta 135 f2.8 and the beer can 70-200 f4 having an honoring mention. Those two lenses are really cheap and they worth a try.
For Cannon lenses, I had used metabones electronic adapter, and they work wonderful. It allows you to keep the electronic functions of the lens. So, if you are a Cannon shooter, you could keep your lenses and enhanced their reach because of the crop factor. Taking into account that the crop factor works not only on its reach but also on its aperture, so you have to multiplied it by 1.6 I believe.
Then there is the minolta's md lenses adapter by fotodiox. They work great and the md lenses now you can get for pennies. I personally own the 45mm which was leica branded back in the days, and the 50mm 1.4, and couple of the zoom md lenses that produced remarkable images. You probably can get those for less than 100 dollars. I myself, had gotten them through buying old minoltas film cameras for 20 bucks in some cases.
I had tried the leica lenses too with fotodiox adapters m and r and they are good... but still prefer the minoltas md images.

keep in mind that images is a personal preference thing... so... you will have to shoot and see... I believe that focus peeking on that camera is second to none.

One more thing... there is a Gary Fon video on youtube and on his website, that goes through the camera's menus and shooting situations that I personally found really interesting and useful. So, if you want some in-depth info, I would start there.

There.. my two cents...Peace to you all.

peterg Loc: Santa Rosa, CA

If you're interested in a Sony A6000, I suggest waiting to see if Sony will announce the A7000 at the CP+ show, Feb 12-15. I believe Sony will have a press conference on Feb 13. http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sony-camera-press-conference-on-february-13-at-1130-tokyo-time/
Several on-line stores, including Sony ( http://store.sony.com/-alpha-6000-mirrorless-interchangeable-lens-camera-zid27-ILCE6000//cat-27-catid-all-alpha-interchangeable?vva_ColorCode=BC008 ) have chopped $100 off the regular price. This is a clue that a replacement may be immanent.

LRH Loc: Peosta IA.

Short and to the point. HAVE IT. LOVE IT. GET IT. You won't be sorry.

Hfuhruhurr Loc: Arizona

I have the a6000 and really like it. It can take a while to get used to, but I have had excellent results. I have the 16-105 F4, and 50 f1.8 lenses and they are both very sharp. I use the 16-105 90% of the time. Highly recommended.

Donn

Boardmanrd55

true, this isn't a fire sale! I've had those type offers on eBay before!

ottopj Loc: Annapolis, MD USA

If you are selling and they are buying used, everybody wants a Lexus for the price of a Yugo!

MtnMan Loc: ID

I own a NEX-7 and liked it. But I'm selling it at a very good price. See the classified if interested.

It actually has a better LCD than the 6000. Otherwise is the same.

WAL

I have the camera and am impressed with it. I would be more impressed if Sony included documentation on the camera. They did include instructions on attaching the neck strap. That was about it.

Any links to information would be helpful.

sirlensalot Loc: Arizona

I have owned one since this past Christmas. I am waiting on adapters to use with EF/EF-s lenses and an adapter for Pentax PK mount. Just received notice from B&H that Canon adapter that I ordered 12/31 is still on back order.
Adapters are out there for almost any/all lenses of all the popular brands. The low end adapters will limit the user to manual focus. There are expensive versions, (almost as much as the cost of the body), like Metabones, that provides AF capabilities. The 6000 has no touch screen. It has no in-body stabilization. Sony does have lenses with stabilization built in. (O.S.S.)
It continues to be a big learning curve for me with about 180 different menu options.

DxOMark rates the Sony 70-200 f/4 as the best zoom for this body. At almost $1500, it is pricey, but so is L glass. If you can avoid Zeiss lenses, there are several low cost lens options that test very high. Sony and Sigma are the two that come to mind.

Plan on using it mainly for sports. The AF is lightning fast. Tracking in continuous AF is very good. The size is getting some getting used to being pretty small. I am treating it as an extra body in my bag. When adapters get here, that may or may not change.

I agree with earlier posts regarding the manual. One step above useless.

Hfuhruhurr Loc: Arizona

Gary Friedman's ebook is the best source of detail on the a6000 that I have found.

http://www.friedmanarchives.com/alpha6000/

a2000c Loc: ND

Own two a6000s because I couldn't get it away from wife, so bought another body. Great carry-along. Getting great images with adapter and Nikon glass. Love focus peaking. (By the way, wife's mint Nikon D5300 for sale.)

ottopj Loc: Annapolis, MD USA

Kindle Edition from Amazon is $14.50

gemlenz Loc: Gilbert Arizona

I have the A6000, as well as 2 Canon bodies and various Canon, Tamron, and Sigma lenses. I bought a Sony 50mm lens and have the 55-210 and the kit lens that came with it. I plan to sell some of that DSLR gear next month.

I like this camera and the quality is awesome. It's great to carry around and have fun with. Gary Fong has some in depth tutorials that can be useful in learning the features.

makurow

I had the NEX-6 for about a year. It was so small compared to my D300s rig that did not realize that I lost it in LAX until hours later. I still have the empty case. The camera fit into a jacket pocket (or baggy shorts) and was a great walk around camera. I even used it for some work since I could adapt my prime Nikon lenses and capture in raw. It was great once I got used to the layout. I now need to replace it and the A6000 seems like the obvious choice. I have not excluded Olympus yet. Not fast enough for sports though. I think people perceived it as a toy and not a professional camera, so you may not be taken seriously by the uninformed. Even with my Nikkor glass, I was asked "where was my good camera?" Both sensors are larger than my D300s'.

Magicman

Upgraded from sony nex 6 for the focus speed. Great all around especially if you take the time to learn its capabilities. Some of the apps are amazing. Easy to download and the wifi works great. I feel the kit lenses are not good enough if you know the difference in quality. Sounds like you do. I use the sony G lens 18-105 f4 throughout. Pro lens at a great price. Fully auto. You really want full auto and oss. Also use Zeiss 24 mm 1.8 for low light. Got the sony 20 mm 2.8 pancake lens but don't really use it much. Great for pocketing camera in jacket for going out to dinner. Lack of touch screen is not a problem. There are many customizable settings so you can set up any way you want for custom settings. Quicker than touch screen because you do it in advance. I have one set for night grab shots at 3200 ISO and apatite preferred. as example. More you learn the more you will appreciate it.