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Jun 25, 2015 02:22:55   #
BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA
 
Well, I finally bit the bullet and ordered a Demo Sony a6000 from Adorama. It arrived today, and I'm charging the battery (FIVE hours). My next purchase will be an adapter to permit using my Nikon lenses and a T-mount for my telescope. I sure hope it lives up to the hype. I can't believe I have an APS-C camera smaller than my μ4/3! Sorry, but I won't be posting any pictures; NO camera is going to turn me into a good photographer. 8-) 8-) 8-)

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Jun 25, 2015 05:36:30   #
bull drink water Loc: pontiac mi.
 
the curse of all hobbiest. " now all I need is ????? ".





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Jun 25, 2015 08:19:51   #
DaveO Loc: Northeast CT
 
[quote=bull drink water]the curse of all hobbiest. " now all I need is ????? ".

Oh,so true!

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

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Jun 25, 2015 08:34:23   #
TommiRulz Loc: Corpus Christi, TX
 
Hey Guys - so I am a totally camera junkie - have been my whole life. I love to get new cameras and just play and learn. I have never had this Sony A6000.... I have heard a lot of hype. Please tell me about it... I am tempted to play with one

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Jun 26, 2015 08:26:36   #
Jcmarino
 
I have one and I love it. If you want something fun to play with, try it. It will tickle all those junkie emotions and make you smile. Its fun to play with professional quality without breaking the bank.

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Jun 26, 2015 09:26:55   #
Pdunnuck Loc: Onalaska, TX
 
How do the adapters work, does it still allow the in camera stabilizer, the lens to work with the camera...electrical connection?

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Jun 26, 2015 09:32:49   #
mohawk51 Loc: Texas
 
[quote=DaveO]
bull drink water wrote:
the curse of all hobbiest. " now all I need is ????? ".

Oh,so true!

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:


GAS, oh my God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Jun 26, 2015 11:06:17   #
Math78 Loc: Scottsdale, AZ
 
TommiRulz wrote:
Hey Guys - so I am a totally camera junkie - have been my whole life. I love to get new cameras and just play and learn. I have never had this Sony A6000.... I have heard a lot of hype. Please tell me about it... I am tempted to play with one


I got the A6000 to use with my old Minolta manual lenses from 1972. With a $10 adapter, I now have a "new" collection of sharp, fast prime lenses. I have also bought a couple of old lenses on eBay for less than $20 to play with. You use aperture priority and you can let the camera determine correct ISO and shutter speed. Focus is manual, but A6000 has a "focus peaking" feature which makes focusing fast and accurate.

The Gambel's quail photo was taken with an eBay purchased lens: Soligor 400 mm f/6.3, probably from mid-1970's. No post processing, jpeg is straight from the A6000. Please view download at 100% to see sharpness in the bird's feathers. Sharpness limit is DOF, not the lens or camera in this case. I did use a tripod.

A6000, Soligor 400mm at F6.3
A6000, Soligor 400mm at F6.3...
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Jun 26, 2015 11:39:04   #
suntouched Loc: Sierra Vista AZ
 
I use the Sony a6000 camera and like it a lot. Coming from a DSLR it was quite a learning curve to set it up the way I wanted and to learn to use all the features not available on my other cameras. The first a6000 I returned because I thought it was defective- the LCD screen kept turning off when I used the EVF! When I realized my error I bought another a6000 on sale and sat down with the instruction manual for a couple of days. It's really an easy camera to use - and once set up you will be able to change most settings without going into the menus. I found the a6000 JPEGs to be a little flat right out of the camera so I tweaked the sharpness, contrast and color to my taste. I take RAW and JPEGS and sometimes the JPEGs are better than what I can do in RAW and LR! I have been buying vintage lenses and they are very inexpensive, fun to use and the results are wonderful. I have a Minolta 50mm, Pentax 50 and 28 and 135mm, and now a Helios 50mm. The lenses just have a different look to them than the modern lenses. Yes you must use them on manual focus and set the aperture on the lens but with the focus peaking on the a6000 it's not a hassle. I have bought 10-12.00 adapters that work just fine. I have not figured out why there is such a great variation in prices of adapters but whatever mine work fine. So to make a long story long it's a fun camera with stellar results.

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Jun 26, 2015 11:43:15   #
suntouched Loc: Sierra Vista AZ
 
Math78 wrote:
I got the A6000 to use with my old Minolta manual lenses from 1972. With a $10 adapter, I now have a "new" collection of sharp, fast prime lenses. I have also bought a couple of old lenses on eBay for less than $20 to play with. You use aperture priority and you can let the camera determine correct ISO and shutter speed. Focus is manual, but A6000 has a "focus peaking" feature which makes focusing fast and accurate.

The Gambel's quail photo was taken with an eBay purchased lens: Soligor 400 mm f/6.3, probably from mid-1970's. No post processing, jpeg is straight from the A6000. Please view download at 100% to see sharpness in the bird's feathers. Sharpness limit is DOF, not the lens or camera in this case. I did use a tripod.
I got the A6000 to use with my old Minolta manual ... (show quote)


Nice and clear and sharp. Is that a huge lens?

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Jun 26, 2015 13:48:32   #
Math78 Loc: Scottsdale, AZ
 
suntouched wrote:
Nice and clear and sharp. Is that a huge lens?


Yes. The a6000 is a small appendage to the lens. I just use the tripod collar. It's also surprisingly well balanced for hand held shooting (at fast shutter speed). I understand that Soligor was just a marketing brand, they didn't manufacture lenses. This 400mm, 6.3 was manufactured for over 20 years and sold under several brand names. If you can get a good copy, it's a great value. Google has lots of info. Example review,
http://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/soligor-400mm-f6-3.html

Sony a6000 with Soligor 400mm
Sony a6000 with Soligor 400mm...

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Jun 26, 2015 15:02:33   #
n3eg Loc: West coast USA
 
I've heard nothing but good things about the A6000, and have the next step up from that lens, the 500mm f/8. Your combination is under where diffraction occurs - mine is just above it on micro four thirds, and still reasonably sharp.

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Jun 26, 2015 15:47:26   #
Jcmarino
 
suntouched wrote:
I use the Sony a6000 camera and like it a lot. Coming from a DSLR it was quite a learning curve to set it up the way I wanted and to learn to use all the features not available on my other cameras. The first a6000 I returned because I thought it was defective- the LCD screen kept turning off when I used the EVF! When I realized my error I bought another a6000 on sale and sat down with the instruction manual for a couple of days. It's really an easy camera to use - and once set up you will be able to change most settings without going into the menus. I found the a6000 JPEGs to be a little flat right out of the camera so I tweaked the sharpness, contrast and color to my taste. I take RAW and JPEGS and sometimes the JPEGs are better than what I can do in RAW and LR! I have been buying vintage lenses and they are very inexpensive, fun to use and the results are wonderful. I have a Minolta 50mm, Pentax 50 and 28 and 135mm, and now a Helios 50mm. The lenses just have a different look to them than the modern lenses. Yes you must use them on manual focus and set the aperture on the lens but with the focus peaking on the a6000 it's not a hassle. I have bought 10-12.00 adapters that work just fine. I have not figured out why there is such a great variation in prices of adapters but whatever mine work fine. So to make a long story long it's a fun camera with stellar results.
I use the Sony a6000 camera and like it a lot. Com... (show quote)


:thumbup:

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Jun 26, 2015 16:38:36   #
Bobspez Loc: Southern NJ, USA
 
Really great pic. How far were you from the bird?
With my Nikon cameras and manual lenses the problem I have with aperture mode and auto iso is that the camera picks a shutter speed too low to get a steady hand held shot. So I use shutter priority and manual aperture and let the camera pick the iso.
Bob
Math78 wrote:
I got the A6000 to use with my old Minolta manual lenses from 1972. With a $10 adapter, I now have a "new" collection of sharp, fast prime lenses. I have also bought a couple of old lenses on eBay for less than $20 to play with. You use aperture priority and you can let the camera determine correct ISO and shutter speed. Focus is manual, but A6000 has a "focus peaking" feature which makes focusing fast and accurate.

The Gambel's quail photo was taken with an eBay purchased lens: Soligor 400 mm f/6.3, probably from mid-1970's. No post processing, jpeg is straight from the A6000. Please view download at 100% to see sharpness in the bird's feathers. Sharpness limit is DOF, not the lens or camera in this case. I did use a tripod.
I got the A6000 to use with my old Minolta manual ... (show quote)

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Jun 26, 2015 16:44:54   #
suntouched Loc: Sierra Vista AZ
 
Pdunnuck wrote:
How do the adapters work, does it still allow the in camera stabilizer, the lens to work with the camera...electrical connection?

With the a6000 there is no in-camera stabilization- only in some of the lenses - and there would be no stabilization in the vintage lenses so you are on your own.

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