Sony a6300 (Page 2): Thanks Jerry, the18-200 looks to be the one most suitable for general shooting on my trips...

Adicus Loc: New Zealand

Thanks Jerry, the18-200 looks to be the one most suitable for general shooting on my trips

jtwind

The 6300 has often been my travel camera. The 18-105 is parked on it about 95% of the time and is a wonderful lens. I often have Sony's 10-18 along if I need to go wider. Very nice and compact setup.

gessman Loc: Colorado

I have an a6500 with 16-50, 18-55, and 55-210 all of which are decent lens for casual use but as a long term Canon user, when I get serious I pull out the Canon L lens. All my Canon lens are fully functional with the Sigma mc-11 adapter. Others who have used the mc-11and the metabones say the mc-11 is much better. If you have a good selection of quality Canon lenses I would recommend you try the mc-11 before getting rid of your Canon lenses and buying Sony. My experience using Canon lenses for still shots loses very little but Canon lenses do not "follow focus" using the mc-11 when shooting video. If you only shoot stills you can save a lot of money using your Canon lenses quite happily. If not you can sell the mc-11 and buy native Sony lenses but I doubt you'll gain much if you have quality Canon lenses.

eadler

I recently purchased the Sony 6300 but rather than buy the kit lens I bought the Sony 18-135 E-mount lens for
APS-C cameras. It turned out to be the best choice for me. I'm a fan of "one stop Shopping" and traveling light. When touring it's a pain to have to change lens while on the go and if you're in a group you're going to get the evil eye if you make the group wait for you. Sure a longer telephoto would be great as a second lens but I won't add that weight to my load. The camera/lens combination is well balanced and relatively light. I personally haven't experience the vignetting complained about in some reviews.

ronichas Loc: Long Island

I have the Sony A6500, my favorite lens is the Sony 70-200 f4. Great, sharp lens & not to heavy.

FalconChase Loc: Canton,Ohio, USA

Adicus wrote:

I was just wondering what lenses you guys who have had this mirror less camera for a while are using and liking. I was going to get an adapter so I could use my canon lenses on it during this Uk trip but it got lost and delayed in the UK postal system so I ended up without it for this trip and now am wondering if I just sell off my canon lenses and buy new native ones to suit the camera

Sony 16-50
Sony 55-210
Sony 10-18
Sony FE 50mm f4 macro
Zeiss Tuit 32 1.8

peterg Loc: Santa Rosa, CA

My primary lens on my A6300 is the Sony Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm f/4. Super-quality. Then the 55-210 kit lens for more zoom. Sometimes use my primes. Which lens to buy & use depends on needs, convenience, quality and pocketbook.

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

jtwind wrote:

The 6300 has often been my travel camera. The 18-105 is parked on it about 95% of the time and is a wonderful lens. I often have Sony's 10-18 along if I need to go wider. Very nice and compact setup.

My travel combination is the same but with the a6000 body. The 18-105 f4 is attached and only removed for some landscape shots (10-18 f4) or low light indoors (50mm f1.8). Recommended!

Carlosu

Your kit lenses have you covered on the a6300. If you want a bigger zoom, just turn on the Clear Image Zoom. It can double your zoom. I recently found out about this tool and wish I had know about it during my African Safari.

peterg Loc: Santa Rosa, CA

Carlosu wrote:

Your kit lenses have you covered on the a6300. If you want a bigger zoom, just turn on the Clear Image Zoom. It can double your zoom. I recently found out about this tool and wish I had know about it during my African Safari.

Ya don't get something for nothing: I suggest reading about "Clear Image Zoom" in Gary Friedman's book on the A6300. Among other things, it says "Normally the Clear Image Zoom and Digital Zoom functions will deteriorate the image quality a little when taking stills, but there's no such drawback when using them with video."

Bob Locher Loc: Southwest Oregon

I have an A-6000 and several prime lenses but I bought a Sony E-18-135mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens for traveling, and it amazes me how good it is. The OSS - optical stabilization - works far better than I expected. The sharpness is very close to my primes. Fabulous lens.

sirlensalot Loc: Arizona

I have the a6000 and have adapted Canon and Pentax lenses to it. Sorry I ever started to do the adapter thing. Found focus to be slower in all cases, a lot of hunting in less than ideal lighting just raised my level of frustration. Maybe the newer adapters are better, but for me it was not a great choice. Then there is the fact you should research to find out which lenses will actually work with adapters.

le boecere

Adicus wrote:

Thanks guys for all your advice. That’s one of the great things about being a member here . I wasn’t really being specific Le Boecere I just wanted to see what worked for my fellow Sony shooters

And....apparently, what works for your fellow Sony shooters is "zoom". After your reply to me there are (were) 14 more posts, 10 of them "zoom-centric".

Adicus Loc: New Zealand

I think I will probably get either the 18-135 or the 18-200 and sell off the rest of my lenses.This will be when I get home to New Zealand though and this trip will be on my Canon 70d.
Does anyone know how to turn on the screen on the 6300? I turned it off to save on the battery drain ( internet tutorial advice) but can’t find how to reverse what i’ve done.

repleo Loc: Boston

Adicus wrote:

I think I will probably get either the 18-135 or the 18-200 and sell off the rest of my lenses.This will be when I get home to New Zealand though and this trip will be on my Canon 70d.
Does anyone know how to turn on the screen on the 6300? I turned it off to save on the battery drain ( internet tutorial advice) but can’t find how to reverse what i’ve done.

Try - Gearwheel - Screen 3 - FINDER/MONITOR - select 'AUTO'.