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Review on Sony A6000 Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera: SELP1650 Lens Kit - Black (24.3MP) - Ultimate Photography Experience by Adithep Saengdern

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The best purchase in my life, I will definitely buy it again.

I have been using the camera for three years. Very happy with the purchase. It allows you to take pictures of fairly high quality and at the same time fits in your pocket and has almost no weight. A great solution for travelers or a girl photographer (beginner). Quietly works practically in extreme conditions: in the Siberian cold, in sand, mud, high humidity. When I first bought it, it seemed that I would break it quickly. Already very small and flimsy, she seemed to me next to the MarkII. However, what she just did not survive during these years of joint travel: she fell under the downpour, dipped in tea, fell on the concrete floor, endured heat and cold. Recently, while running away from a dog, I stepped on the camera strap and it flew with excellent acceleration on the asphalt. They fought off the dog, picked up the camera and continued to shoot calmly. KIT 16-50 will be the envy of any average DSLR. Sharp and ultra-compact. But not too artistic and there is a vignette around the edges. 55-210 is much worse in quality. Soapy, especially at the far end. Focus is not accurate, often missed. Tracking fast moving objects is unrealistic. But for static long-range plans it's quite good. Especially if you pull out the sharpness in the photo editor. When purchasing Alpha6000 with interchangeable lenses, get ready for constant cleaning of the matrix. Here the easiest way is to buy a complete cleaning kit (contact and without). I clean before every outing with a camera (not exaggerating). The lack of decent interchangeable optics of the middle price category for the E mount is somewhat annoying. The solution for me was the manual Helios 44-2. Especially since the MF assistant in the camera is just great. In general, the camera is wonderful and worth the money. The advantages more than cover the disadvantages. This is not a camera for a professional photographer and commercial shooting, but if you don’t have the strength to endure photos from a soap dish, but you also don’t have the strength to carry a FF camera with you all the time, especially for all sorts of non-commercial events or reports, then Alpha6000 is an excellent choice. Photo examples are attached. Lenses: 16-50, 55-210, Helios 44M

Pros
  • + Light +Compact + Picture quality even at high ISO + Build Quality + Accurate and fast AF + Excellent manual focus assistant (not always accurate on an open hole) + Some kind of rotary screen (albeit a little strange) + Long battery life + Excellent KIT16-50 + Works well in almost extreme conditions
Cons
  • - Constant dirt on the matrix - Vignetting on KIT 16-50 - If you take a DoubleKIT, then know that 55-210 is a very soapy lens - Very few optics and it is either expensive or of very poor quality