Sony Alpa A6000: I am thinking of the Sony Alpha A6000 as a nice little camera to go with my Canon equipment for walk around/street photography--Amazon Prime has the camera and two...

Les White

I am thinking of the Sony Alpha A6000 as a nice little camera to go with my Canon equipment for walk around/street photography--Amazon Prime has the camera and two lenses for considerably cheaper than a number of other mirrorless cameras and it has very good ratings---Any of you own this one??

Cdouthitt Loc: Traverse City, MI

I don't own one, but it is a great little camera. I also see that they just released a battery grip for it too.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Les White wrote:

I am thinking of the Sony Alpha A6000 as a nice little camera to go with my Canon equipment for walk around/street photography--Amazon Prime has the camera and two lenses for considerably cheaper than a number of other mirrorless cameras and it has very good ratings---Any of you own this one??

There are so many Sony models that I had to check with Amazon to see what it was.

I had the NEX 3 and 5 (I think), which is what the A6000 came from. I didn't care for them, so I sold them. I didn't like the electronic viewfinder and the Menu system and the small size and the very small controls.

As for the images it gave me, no problem there. I just preferred my big old-fashioned Nikon DSLR's.

Having said that, I have a small Sony W9, and I recently got an RX100 III. I like the fact that each of these has one fixed lens - no additional expenses.

You'll find the controls and Menu system on Sony and Canon to be very different, and that will take some getting used to.

jmsail365 Loc: Stamford, Ct

I bought the Sony a6000 in May. It has many great features and I'm still working on having a complete understanding of the camera. The Zeiss lens is expensive but I can see a difference in the quality & color of the shots versus the kit lens. However, the kit lens does produce some outstanding shots. The camera is quite light. Some times I pick up the camera bag & think the camera isn't in the bag only to discover that it is. For the number of features and quality of shots this camera is a tremendous bargain.

UncleBuck Loc: Malvern, Arkansas

I have had the A6000 for about 6 months. My only negative comment on it would be directed at Sony rather than the camera, and that is no usable manual, however there's a wealth of information online. You might also consider an adapter to allow you to use, manual focus, your dslr lenses. There are times where I leave the D610 at home and take the A6000 instead. I would highly recommend the A6000

Les White wrote:

I am thinking of the Sony Alpha A6000 as a nice little camera to go with my Canon equipment for walk around/street photography--Amazon Prime has the camera and two lenses for considerably cheaper than a number of other mirrorless cameras and it has very good ratings---Any of you own this one??

Cdouthitt Loc: Traverse City, MI

I can't remember. Does the a6000 have a touchscreen. If you are doing street photography this can help if you want to be inconspicuous.
The em10 with a 20mm lens is a great street shooting rig.

ottopj Loc: Annapolis, MD USA

Les White wrote:

I am thinking of the Sony Alpha A6000 as a nice little camera to go with my Canon equipment for walk around/street photography--Amazon Prime has the camera and two lenses for considerably cheaper than a number of other mirrorless cameras and it has very good ratings---Any of you own this one??

Everything I have heard/read says it's a great camera and from what I've heard you'll be selling your canon stuff after you use the A6000.

You may want to check out this video for a pros opinion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYXwCGWb7Yg

It is a good price as Sony is selling A6000 w/16-50 for $700. The 55-210 is another $350.

So, through Amazon you're saving about $200

h2odog Loc: Brooklyn NY

Cdouthitt wrote:

I can't remember. Does the a6000 have a touchscreen. If you are doing street photography this can help if you want to be inconspicuous.
The em10 with a 20mm lens is a great street shooting rig.

The a6000 doesn't have a touch screen but a tiltable one, and wifi.
There are some excellent YouTube video reviews of this camera. It also has a terrific autofocus system, both phase and contrast detect, and I believe can shoot at 11 frames per second, making it good for action and sports.

jmsail365 Loc: Stamford, Ct

UncleBuck wrote:

I have had the A6000 for about 6 months. My only negative comment on it would be directed at Sony rather than the camera, and that is no usable manual

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Sony has dropped the ball on the manual. BUT I'm currently going through Gary Friedman's book on the a6000. It is excellent. It goes through every feature of the camera & shows you where & how to access them & their results. Plus many great suggestions & tips. If you buy the camera & you really want to know how it works & use all of it's features buy this book!

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

jmsail365 wrote:

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Sony has dropped the ball on the manual.

You're right about that. My RX100 III manual is about 27 pages long. I ordered a real one from Amazon.

Dianakkb Loc: Norwalk, Ohio

I recently purchased a Sony a6000 and like it a lot. I bought an adapter so I can use my Canon lenses. It's a quick little camera and the quality of the images is very good. The a5100 has touch screen if that's something you really want.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Dianakkb wrote:

I bought an adapter so I can use my Canon lenses.

Excellent idea.

Les White

so what lenses is the adapter good for? any of the high end lenses?--would it work with the 70-200 4l and the 100mm macro 2.8? How about a Tamron lens made for Canon bodies?

jerryc41 wrote:

Excellent idea.

Les White

any of the Canon lenses?

Dianakkb wrote:

I recently purchased a Sony a6000 and like it a lot. I bought an adapter so I can use my Canon lenses. It's a quick little camera and the quality of the images is very good. The a5100 has touch screen if that's something you really want.

HEART Loc: God's Country - COLORADO

Les White wrote:

so what lenses is the adapter good for? any of the high end lenses?--would it work with the 70-200 4l and the 100mm macro 2.8? How about a Tamron lens made for Canon bodies?

Sony lens 55-210. Get the camera! I absolute love it - and with the 16-50 lens - fantastic for street work. Very, very fast - light, compact - gave up my D7000 and won't go back to Nikon!