Sony Alpha a6000 Mirrowless Camera: I'm interested in shooting indoor/outdoor still shots, and outdoor wild life shots. Can anyone with experience as a user and/or evaluator of the...

Kappa Bob

I'm interested in shooting indoor/outdoor still shots, and outdoor wild life shots. Can anyone with experience as a user and/or evaluator of the Sony Alpha a6000 camera comment on its pro's and con's?

Kappa Bob

wtompkins Loc: Northern Michigan

Here are a bunch of threads started about that camera.

http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/search.jsp?q=a6000&u=&s=0

HEART Loc: God's Country - COLORADO

Buy it - won't be disappointed. Have put my D7000 into mothballs. The a6000 steals the show. Mirrorless, light, compact, easy menus, and I can still use my Nikon lenses by just adding an adaptor E-ring!

1/3 of the cost of the latest Nikons and the optics by Sony are phenomenal!

Kappa Bob

Thanks, I appreciate the feedback.

Kappa Bob

Thanks, your feedback is very helpful to me in making the choice.

CHOLLY Loc: THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE!

HEART wrote:

Buy it - won't be disappointed. Have put my D7000 into mothballs. The a6000 steals the show. Mirrorless, light, compact, easy menus, and I can still use my Nikon lenses by just adding an adaptor E-ring!

1/3 of the cost of the latest Nikons and the optics by Sony are phenomenal!

:thumbup:

JimH123 Loc: Morgan Hill, CA

How many have had experience with the LAEA4 adapter to use Alpha mount lenses on E mount bodies? I hear that only this last iteration, the LAEA4 is worth considering.

And has anyone purchased a T-mount for the A6000?

CHOLLY Loc: THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE!

^^^The LA-EA4 is essentially the AF mirror and module from the A57 and as such is 1st generation Sony "Translucent Mirror" technology.

It allows you to use ANY Amount AF lens, internal or screw drive lenses alike.

The AF performance of the LA-EA4 on the A6000 with A mount lenses is SLOWER than AF using E mount lenses, but allows you to use the hundreds of lenses designed in the Minolta A Mount.

It is worth it only if you plan to use A mount lenses on a regular basis. It DOES add to the weight of the camera, but has a screw mount for use on a Tripod.

JonesGirl145 Loc: Greater Raleigh, NC

I have retired my Nikon D90 as the Sony a6000 mirror less is excellent and I can carry it daily. Definitely consider it. You won't be unhappy.

Bonkles Loc: St Albans, UK

Kappa Bob wrote:

I'm interested in shooting indoor/outdoor still shots, and outdoor wild life shots. Can anyone with experience as a user and/or evaluator of the Sony Alpha a6000 camera comment on its pro's and con's?

Kappa Bob

I have been using the camera since its launch in April 2014. Very user friendly, light easy to use and above all good results. I have also been using it remotely via my I phone from which you can control the shutter and focal length. The 11 FPS is very useful for candid shots and the ones you would normally miss.

tenusfan1

I have been thinking of looking into this Sony a6000. But, I thought someone said, you could get an adapter to make your nikon lenses fit. I have currently been using a Nikon D7000. And I have 4 lenses that I would like to be able to use if possible. If anyone know of such adapter please let me know. Thanks

JimH123 Loc: Morgan Hill, CA

Here is a good you tube video of one professional photographer who stopped using Nikon in favor of the A6000 (and also the full frame A7)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wM_5nROeaw

MtnMan Loc: ID

Kappa Bob wrote:

I'm interested in shooting indoor/outdoor still shots, and outdoor wild life shots. Can anyone with experience as a user and/or evaluator of the Sony Alpha a6000 camera comment on its pro's and con's?

Kappa Bob

I have the NEX7, predecessor to the 6000. I love the little guy and find myself picking it up in preference to my Nikon D800 more and more.

The biggest advantage, and reason I bought it, is small size and weight sporting an APS-C sensor. Second biggest is Sony's software, which is lightyears ahead of Nikon. I especially like the panoramic and improved HDR features.

The only downside I see is that Sony does not offer lenses to compete with Nikon. And even if they did I wouldn't want to duplicate my stable of Nikon lenses. I wish there was a reasonably priced adapter that enabled the lenses to work in full auto with the sensor. I have an inexpensive manual one but it makes me do everything on manual and really doesn't work well for controlling f-stop on G lenses.

If Nikon came out with a mirrorless D5300 I'd send the Sony down the road. But I'm not holding my breath.

MtnMan Loc: ID

tenusfan1 wrote:

I have been thinking of looking into this Sony a6000. But, I thought someone said, you could get an adapter to make your nikon lenses fit. I have currently been using a Nikon D7000. And I have 4 lenses that I would like to be able to use if possible. If anyone know of such adapter please let me know. Thanks

Yes, there are many of them over quite a price range. I got one of the less expensive and works OK to do what it does.

Your lenses are in full manual with the adapter; even the more expensive ones. This is both focus and exposure. The weak part is f-stop for Nikon G lenses. The aperture control from the adapter is problematic and you don't know what you have. Some of the adapters appear to not even have aperture control so be sure to look for it. Even some of the less expensive adapters do have it.

hfb46 Loc: UK

HEART wrote:

Buy it - won't be disappointed. Have put my D7000 into mothballs. The a6000 steals the show. Mirrorless, light, compact, easy menus, and I can still use my Nikon lenses by just adding an adaptor E-ring!

1/3 of the cost of the latest Nikons and the optics by Sony are phenomenal!

Interesting. I have been considering a switch to the a6000 but I thought I read somewhere the the Nikon G lenses aren't compatible with the adaptor ring. Anyone shed any light on this?