A6000 related questions
May 3, 2018 02:38:36 #
Hi all. I have the A6000 and I am very happy with it. I have a 18/55 and a 55/210 mm. but I find myself switching lenses very often, with dust coming to my sensor. I have the LAEA2 adapter and I thought to get a 18/200 (Sony or Tamron) A mount because of the price. I just can't expend the money for a native E mount.
My question is I'm making a mistake? What kind of hit I can expect on image quality? I know that the AF won't be as fast but I don't do sports. I shoot landscapes and grand sons, mostly, and I'd like to have the option to go from wide angle to telephoto without changing lenses.
Thank you in advance, and forgive me the rambling.
sebastian
My question is I'm making a mistake? What kind of hit I can expect on image quality? I know that the AF won't be as fast but I don't do sports. I shoot landscapes and grand sons, mostly, and I'd like to have the option to go from wide angle to telephoto without changing lenses.
Thank you in advance, and forgive me the rambling.
sebastian
May 3, 2018 06:04:46 #
I hate the adapters, focus is a hit and miss plus there is about a half stop (some say 1/3) of light loss due to the translucent mirror.
So I would not buy a lens to use with the adapter, sell the 2 lenses you have and get the Sony E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS APS-C E-Mount Lens.
So I would not buy a lens to use with the adapter, sell the 2 lenses you have and get the Sony E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS APS-C E-Mount Lens.
May 3, 2018 06:20:30 #
I certainly won't say I hate the adapters. I never noticed any real loss of IQ or light like people say but focusing is definitely hit or miss, if not just consistanty slower. I agree with buying an 18-135 e mount. I think you'd regret the added size of the a mount adapter on such a compact camera as well.
May 3, 2018 12:46:10 #
Thank you all. Here is my problem; I don't want to sell my 55/210 because it has served me well on a trip I took last year, and I might do it again. I simply don't have the money for a native E mount. So, the question remains , How big a hit on IQ can I expect? I know that using the adapter will bring the F stop down because of the mirror. AF a problem? How much of a problem it would be, or taking 2 or 3 shots might produce a sharp picture. Again I don't do sports, and the children are not that fast, I think.
Basically I was hoping to hear from people that uses the combo, and evaluate my choices...
sebastian
Basically I was hoping to hear from people that uses the combo, and evaluate my choices...
sebastian
May 4, 2018 06:55:07 #
Sebastion, I don't have the combo, but David Busch has a chapter on using LAEA adaptors in his A6000 guide book. He says he frequently uses the LAEA2 with his A-mount lenses on his A6000 and doesn't mention any loss of light or performance. However, he has a bold type warning about the weight of the combo and the limitations of the A6000 lens mount with heavy lenses.
May 4, 2018 06:58:45 #
sebastian pons wrote:
Hi all. I have the A6000 and I am very happy with ... (show quote)
That's one of the reasons why I got a Tamron 18-200mm lens.
May 4, 2018 08:57:55 #
Hi Jerryc41. Is you lens A or E frame? Because I was asking about
A frame with the LAEA2 adapter. The E frame unit is too expensive for my budget...
sebastian
A frame with the LAEA2 adapter. The E frame unit is too expensive for my budget...
sebastian
May 4, 2018 08:58:14 #
Hi Jerryc41. Is you lens A or E frame? Because I was asking about
A frame with the LAEA2 adapter. The E frame unit is too expensive for my budget...
sebastian
A frame with the LAEA2 adapter. The E frame unit is too expensive for my budget...
sebastian
May 4, 2018 10:18:21 #
I bought the Sony e-mount 24-240 Lens. It is designed for full frame cameras,but it works well with my a6000. It is quite versatile, sharp, and not too heavy. Since buying it, I no longer need to switch lenses and, thus, have been able to avoid the nagging problem of dust on the exposed sensor. The lens was about $850, I think.
May 4, 2018 11:26:42 #
Hello Sebastian. I bought a used (like new) Tamron 18-200 from Adorama for $350. After using it for a while, I didn't see the need for the 55-200 anymore, so I sold it for 150. You might want to look at the used market.
May 4, 2018 11:31:30 #
ole sarg
Loc: south florida
i basically use legacy glass and of course an adapter for each lens. I find that with manual focus assist and if needed magnifier that I can focus just as fast and accurately as with auto focus. I have a good array of great glass for dirt cheap! Also, since I don't blow up pics to the size of billboards or pixel peek that quality is not an issue. But, then again what do I know!
May 5, 2018 08:29:57 #
jerryc41 wrote:
That's one of the reasons why I got a Tamron 18-200mm lens.
Second that with Sony 18-200 mm
May 6, 2018 02:55:54 #
I use a tamron 18/270 with a Canon EOS mount and an inexpensive adapter to e mount. Hobby photography has to be fun not financially binding. I am not a carpenter and therefore I don't need the most expensive hammer in the store.
May 6, 2018 23:33:12 #
I have an a6000, LAEA2, and Tamron 70-300 and 200-500mm lenses. Never noticed much of a slow down in focusing but also didn’t have anything else to compare to. However, as another poster indicated, the heavy lenses put too much pressure on the a6000 lens mount. Eventually I was having to unseat/reseat the lens for almost every shot. I believe that was a result of the a6000 Mount being plastic and distorting a little. Other Sony lenses work fine with the camera and the long, heavy lenses work fine on my a77ii. If I had had an a6500 with the metal lens mount I think all would still be good and I wouldn’t have bought the A77ii.
By the way, the shots I got with the long lenses/a6000 were a little better than those I’ve gotten with the long lenses/A77ii. But that maybe simply because I still am trying to learn all the control buttons on the bigger camera (invariably I accidentally push something I shouldn’t).
By the way, the shots I got with the long lenses/a6000 were a little better than those I’ve gotten with the long lenses/A77ii. But that maybe simply because I still am trying to learn all the control buttons on the bigger camera (invariably I accidentally push something I shouldn’t).
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