dstpratt

Is this a decent introductory camera or is there something better for this price range ($850 with 2 lens). I currently have a Sony 200 SLR. Will the lens on this camera fit the a6000?

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

The Sony a6000 is an excellent, compact, crop sensor mirrorless camera. A friend owns one with the 16-50mm and the 55-210mm lenses. He went on a European vacation with those two lenses, and took some great photos. The Sony a6500 is the most current in the series. It goes new for about $1400.

Math78 Loc: Scottsdale, AZ

You can use the Sony 200 lens with an adapter. But it might not be worth the adapter cost for a cheaper lens. The A6000 uses the newer e-mount lenses.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1008165-REG/sony_laea3_a_mount_to_e_mount_lens.html

Just Trying To Focus Loc: Jackson County, Michigan

I believe you would need an adapter to make your current camera's lens fit the A6000. The A6000 is an E mount camera, and the regular slrs are A mount.

The A6000 is a very capable camera, and a good buy if you can get the body plus two lenses for $850. I purchased my A6000 for $548 a couple of years ago, for just the body alone, no lens.

You may want to purchase a third party battery charger from Amazon, because the A6000 doesn't come with a charger. It charges the battery while its inside the camera, using a USB cord. You can't take pictures while it's charging. Very inconvenient. But the third party chargers are inexpensive and make it much easier to keep a spare battery charged.

Sandy

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

The lenses will not fit one another. One is A-mount, a200, the other E-mount, a6000.

dstpratt

Your comments are much appreciated.

GrandmaG Loc: Flat Rock, MI

I have that camera & love it. I have no experience with those lenses but I would suggest just the 18-105mm f/4 lens and the camera for the same price

GrandmaG Loc: Flat Rock, MI

You will definitely need more batteries & Sandy's suggestion is right on. Mine came with a car charging cable as well, which is great for charging on the go.

GrandmaG Loc: Flat Rock, MI

I bought an adapter from B&H to use with some of my Nikon lenses. It worked somewhat but I was not happy with the results and returned the adapter. B&H is great about that!

Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

It's hard to beat the Sony A6000 for an entry camera or even for an experienced photographer. This is one camera that does so many things very well, that it just makes sense to own. It's hard to fault it anywhere. You wouldn not regret getting this camera.

repleo Loc: Boston

I second that emotion. The A6000 and the 18-105 are a great combination. It may be a bit more than $850 but worth it.

le boecere

Do you plan to capture images in low light (indoors, evenings, etc.) without using a flash? If so, you may not be satisfied with the two common kit lenses (16-50mm & 55-210mm). With one of the f1.8 primes (24-35-50mm) you might be very pleased with low light (no flash) captures, using the a6000.

My 16-50mm kit lens sits on a shelf, as the primes are so much more enjoyable for my photography style (which is style-less). But, I always have the 55-210mm in my bag because it's such a bargain, and works so well (sometimes less than $200 on Craigslist).

GrandmaG Loc: Flat Rock, MI

When I want to go small, I just take my a6000 and prime lens: 35mm f/1.8. It does a great job. I am very happy with this choice!

snfapm1983

After a lot of research, I also purchased an A6000 which fits my needs perfectly. I purchased mine through Best Buy using their online store and found an "open Box" kit with the 2 lenses for roughly 700.00. I brought that kit along with 2 extra batteries and a charger from Amazon (around 20.00), and an ebay purchase of a prime Sony SEL50mm1.8 for our trip to Alaska last summer. I couldn't be more pleased with the results, and when I really needed to be sure I could get the shot I wanted, i used the numerous program modes.

Now that I'm getting more familiar with the camera, manual settings, lenses, etc. and done more reading through articles, an adult ed courses, and posts on this site I've used aperture and manual setting more that not. I've also added a Nissin I40 speedlite flash, and another Best Buy "open box" SEL18105 lens which has become my walk-around lens.

By the way the open box box comes with a fully warranted and mine appeared to be brand new, in a box, without a scuff or defect.

There's currently an ad for an open box kit for 639.00 on Best Buy's website...great deal!



The camera is a great choice, you won't be sorry.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I wanted a compact camera, so I bought one on sale in November for about $550 with the standard lens. I bought a longer 55 - 210mm lens on ebay. Very nice camera, and Gary Fong has a downloadable book on it for $29.99.

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheCameraStoreTV/videos
http://www.cameradecision.com/
http://cameras.reviewed.com/
http://camerasize.com/
http://www.imaging-resource.com/IMCOMP/COMPS01.HTM
http://snapsort.com/compare
http://www.dpreview.com/products/compare/cameras?utm_campaign=internal-link&utm_source=mainmenu&utm_medium=text&ref=mainmenu

If you get one - or any Sony - get a battery charger and extra batteries. This is what I got.

https://smile.amazon.com/RAVPower-Replacement-Batteries-Versatile-Compatible/dp/B01JG54F3C/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1491390371&sr=8-2&keywords=sony+a600+battery