In my bridge camera always the immensely long autofocus speed bothered me in the poetry slams so I always missed the really good pictures, or the Committee of the images was well over 50%.
That has now changed abruptly with the A6000. Now I have only one more committee of 5-10% of the images and get new creative possibilities, such as cropping of motifs.
The fast autofocus and also the opportunity to work with high ISO settings bring me personally new unimagined possibilities (ISO to 6400 without annoying noise).
>>>> The camera body:
The A6000 fits comfortably in your hand and all buttons are accessible with one hand. The weight I feel as pleasant, especially if you order is longer go makes the lightweight felt.
The display is easy to read and you can adjust the lighting manually, eg if you sunny. Photographed outside (I have given to the assignable button C2 This feature)
I find the whole presetting the keys very useful and intuitive to learn. I especially like the FN key, with the many relevant functions can be achieved (such as focus field, exposure, etc) Of course, the function menu is completely freely configurable and can be customized to their own requirements wonderfully.
It is also integrated a flash, the ausschnappt not saying which I personally find very pleasant. He is pulled down manually using the flash button. I particularly like the fact that you can flash even indirectly, by pressing the flash arm down. Here I would have found it, however, still more convenient if you could let the flash lock in the indirect position also, possibly an idea for the successor)
What I've come to appreciate on this camera is the viewfinder. When looking through you can fully concentrate on taking pictures and I find the manual focusing so easily as the camera gets more stability. What is, however, solved anything stupid, is the eye pad. The I directly times after a week lost in the forest. Replacement costs around 20 (Sony FDA-EP 10 eyepiece), which I'll save me first, because it can be done without very good, just in extreme sunshine I miss her. If I have a clam again, I'll definitely fix with some superglue.
When using the viewfinder, incidentally, also the screen turns off. However, the proximity sensor, which is used for this is sometimes a bit annoying, as when you show pictures and someone points a finger at the screen. About Scour the margins of the sensor, the display goes out just what can be annoying in advance, especially the sensor already reacted under 5cm distance.
The display can be folded upward and downward, which, for example, for overhead or floor shooting is convenient, but not be folded to side, what example would be for such a modern Selfies of great benefit, or if you want to shoot around the corner.
I have to say to release button that I initially had a little trouble with that because my previous camera needed more power to trigger, but that has subsided over time. The disturbing for me beeping when focusing I gleichmal set to silent mode, you can see visually if the lens is focused.
Overall, the body is processed valent, one does not feel that it is only plastic.
Too bad this I find, however, that the camera is not dust and splashproof. Also kinda stupid that the hotshoe without cover, but can fix precisely with Nikon BS-1 damper hotshoe.
Once already the camera I fell out about 1.5 m down. I got a huge shock and annoyed by my carelessness, but luckily the camera survived the case without prejudice, no scratches, no dent in it, not a malfunction previously. But of course I'm going to even better care of the camera, in which the price is more than appropriate.
The programs available, I must emphasize the panorama function. Finally, a camera, make the beautiful panoramas can without interfering, color different transitions. This is top-solved and you can while shooting the attention of bystanders be sure if the A6000 gets going like a machine gun.
At this point is also said that up to 11 frames per second, a madness is present camera performance. Did the zoo so the dolphin show and photographed 80 percent of the images are focused sharply. The images can be like a movie by watching zap. Respect! Here is a sure attention because the triggering of the camera is already pretty loud audible.
>>>> Apps:
Very handy, I find the apps offered, you can load on the camera by registering free or paid directly by wireless.
Have particularly impressed me The Apps Smart Remote, Image Effect + (both free) and time-lapse (for a fee).
With the remote control you can remotely trigger their camera on the smartphone. Especially great for me is that there is an app called Scrap for my Lumia 920 (Windows Phone 8). One can adjust the zoom, define a trigger interval and the images are transferred on request directly to the phone via Wi-Fi. For Android and Apples Apps also there directly from Sony.
Picture Effect + is there to create creative images as thumbnails recordings, photos or comic Wassermalfarbenbilder. Nice variety and offers many setting like taking pictures of black and white plus an additional color (eg red).
With the lapse allows you to create beautiful videos. Have so far made some Wolkenzeitraffer and I can not get enough of the results.
>>>> The lenses:
I opted for the set of the small SEL-1650 and SEL-55210. In addition, I have not appointed the SEL50F18 it.
The 1650s is the always present objective, because I now have the camera at almost any opportunity for me, because with the small 1650s the A6000 is capable pocket.
With the image quality I'm satisfied, it has a nice center sharpness is good and just for landscape and building shots from closer distance. The lens is quickly ready for use and very handy. The full power of Alpha can not be made to develop, however, in order. This can be seen clearly if you zoom 100% in the images, the image looks a bit muddy and indistinct.
The 55210 is the telephoto and zoom. I use most of this objective, precisely because it is very flexible in terms of focal length and beautiful exemption possibilities. It's just been a Klopper at the rather small A6000, but you can get wonderful hold on the lens and make quiet out of hand beautiful photos. At the long end makes then of course, the less existing luminous intensity of 6.3 noticeable, but I'm just a Zoomfan (no wonder if you come from a superzoom camera).
What can really afford the A6000, but is then, however, only with the Sony SEL 50F18B (50mm E-mount portrait lens). The small aperture value allows for a lot of opportunities for the depth and the lens is in my opinion an average income-reference objective for the A6000 (which is good value for terms in any case, have in the bay 200 paid). When you zoom in to 100% in the image, the screen looks no longer vague and indistinct but just knackscharf and the color fidelity and dynamic is fantastic in my opinion. In darker environments then pays off the light intensity of the objective thing that comes to good especially when the photograph of the indoor events or party photos.
Certainly, there is also the great Zeiss lenses, with which one can achieve even better, but the play just well priced a few leagues higher and as long as I have to earn with the camera no money ranging cheaper lenses from me.
But what I totally lack the A6000 of lenses, is a decent and affordable macro for the E-mount bayonet, with which I can create (for example, insects) from mid-range in nature even more pictures. Certainly there is the Sony SEL-30M35 F3.5 / 30mm Macro E-mount lens silver, but is suitable rather for flowers macros. I wanted an affordable 70 or 90 macro, but possibly comes so there's what Sony or other manufacturers. Will it soon be time with these spacers try (Viltrox DG-NEX AF autofocus automatic Macro Extension Tube 10mm 16mm for Sony E Mount), let's see what will be there as possible.
>>>> Conclusion
Pros and cons:
+ Workmanship
+ Value for money
+ Intuitive learn operation
+ Compact design
+ Lightweight
+ Flexible with changing lenses
+ Tripping speed fantastic
+ Exceptional Focal Range on the sensor
+ High ISO values possible
+ Bounce flash possible
+ Panorama function
+ Always with possibility without bag with the pancake lens
+ Apps
o lens selection mediocre
o Macro ability is not as good (with the Setobjektiven SEL-P1650 and SEL-55210 at least)
o battery by default only in the camera can be loaded (so I've bought this charger including batteries: Bundle Star Battery Charger 4 in 1 incl charger for Sony NP-FW50 + 2x Patona replacement battery.)
o Blitzschuhabdeckung missing
o lens cap to go slightly
o relative loud shutter sound
o Display not gatefold at the side
o Proximity sensor for viewfinder too sensitive for some situations
- Eyecup lost easily
- No dust and splashproof
Thus I forgive with a clear conscience 5 stars for the Alpha 6000. It is for me a camera for almost all situations (except for macro photography with the lenses included in the set) and offers me personally new and previously unimagined possibilities.
I hope with her even to be able to make many more beautiful photos. If I win new insights, I will of course update this review.
