Yeah that’s a good price. I’d say you probably couldn’t get another camera that is better all-around for that kind of money.
Also you’re right. I’d stick to the big brands and spend the extra rather than cheaping out. But honestly, I can’t even think of another “cheap” camera brand option.
Despite the huge amount of clicks which I guess means they have used it a LOT? (what is bad with more use though?)
Just a heads up, 21k is not a lot of clicks.
Modern focal plane shutters are rated for AT LEAST 100k clicks. I’ve own cameras with 200k+ clicks with 0 issues.
That being said, I’ve owned cameras with less than 1000 clicks and the shutter went bad.
Regardless, 21k clicks is not a lot, trust.
aaa ops, that one is just the body.
Found another one locally, around 350 usd. Looks like a better deal?
You have it for camera accessories & lenses particularly at the lower price points… You can have a lot of fun for not a lot of money with stuff like TT Artisan as long as you are aware of/ account for the limitations.
Good deal. That kit lens is deceptively good. It has a power zoom as well.
Sony X Zeiss 16-70 f4 If you can find it
WAYYYY too expensive.
Found an A6100 with the stock 16-50mm lens for around 560 usd, not sure about shutter count but perhaps may be worth the upgrade over the A6000. The stuff shown on rtings looks pretty big to me at least.Sony α6100 vs Sony α6000 Side-by-Side Camera Comparison - RTINGS.com
In my opinion, the 16-50 is a better lens. It’s more compact and sharp throughout the entire focal range. So I’d choose that one over the 18-55.
But, there is an argument there about the PZ feature because if that goes bad, then your zoom is basically gone.
The main reason I like this.
How much would you pay for the A6100? That seems to be the newest model (alongside the A6700), despite the model name (Sony names never let us down).
Well, Sony also came out with the 6300, 6400 & 6500 iirc lol all incremental updates if you ask me. They do this a lot with their cameras.
Pricing has absolutely soared for the A6xxx series. Back in the day, you could get the A6000 w/ the kit lens, brand new, for like $700. It was a top seller.
Now the 6700 is $1400… Jesus Christ.
Anyways, do you need 4k video? If not, stick with the A6000 imo.
Yeah I noticed the price jump. Guess they got more popular after they got discontinued = price increase.
Nope, probably wont use video at all (I can count the times I used video on my current phone on one hand lol). I haggled the price for the A6100 with 16-50mm lens, 128gb sd card and tripod:
down to around 500 usd and will pay it tomorrow (when I have the money in my card).
Good deal, enjoy!
Great to know! Will post pics here when I get it.
Yes please, looking forward to your images in the reviews!
Have nothing to review though lol.
But I will probably take out some random iems to take some of my pics with and will test with auto mode on both the A6100 and the Xperia 5V as well as manual mode on both. Not sure if there is anything more i can do than set the ISO and shutter speed at the same values on both, since the phone cant change aperture setting so not sure what to do there.
Since there isn’t much CamJam news yet;
While the Sony’s are fine cameras I find/found it really satisfying to use the Fuji X-series bodies. They feel like real tactile film cameras from decades gone by but with modern sensors, etc.
All of the significant controls can be accessed and used by feel. No need to look at the body or fuss with a touch screen, though the screen is there too, you’re just not forced to use it for controls.
Save by purchasing ‘old’ bodies and invest in quality glass that often loses little or no value. I advise people to avoid ‘normal’ focal lengths and zooms unless you really like ‘normal’ pictures. Go wide and long to get more interesting images. Zoom with your feet. Don’t be afraid of bumping ISO way up these days and by these days I mean for anything in the past decade or so.
Don’t be concerned with shutter count on mirrorless bodies. That’s a legacy of SLR cameras.
IBIS - in body image stabilization combined with stabilized lens is simply magic. 5 or more stops gained, then motion blur of the object moving becomes an issue not camera shake. High ISOs are so clean now that it can be tough to get that pixel grain effect in camera.
I find Sony images tend to be more blue and Fuji tend to be more green. Different sensor types in each. Fuji also includes in-camera many of their famous film renditions to apply in ‘post’ yet still in camera. Shoot RAW and apply an unlimited variety of ‘films’ creating new files in camera. Huge time saver not having to transfer to computer, edit, etc.
(I do admit that I wanted a sony cuz my sony-fanboy-disease started to kick in again and I wanted another sony product lol.)
iirc, Sony has something like that but only with jpeg. I do prefer to not do anything in post using raws and just take everything in jpeg. At least that is how I have done it so far on my phones (even though my sony 5V does offer RAW.)
Fuji lets you choose 3 of the films to apply while shooting jpg. Like exposure bracketing but for the film profiles. I think a lot of people kind of missed the value these options bring to the creative process vs. the megapixel battle which frankly is irrelevant now. Sure, well size matters but medium and large format sensors will always crush anything you want to carry around.
I was a ‘full frame’ Canon guy for over a decade. Got tired of the weight, switched all to Fuji and never looked back. Now just iPhone.
