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Dpreview (Click here) posted the fulL A6000 review and writes:
The a6000 is a really solid camera and is better than its predecessor in almost every respect – anyone worried about Sony cutting corners to hit a lower price point should be reassured that it has done so intelligently. The result is a really capable camera, offering impressive image quality in both Raw and JPEG modes, plus class-leading video features. That it then does so in a small, convenient, well featured and competitively priced package is what really seals the deal for us. It’s strong in all areas and outstanding in some.
The camera therefore earned the Gold Award with a score of 80%.
Sony A6000 store link list:
Sony A6000 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonyStore. In Europe at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, AT, NL, BE, CH, FI, SE, PT, WexUK.
Silver A6000 at Amazon US, BHphoto, WexUK.
Sony A6000 with lens at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, SonyStore, Sony Canada, WexUK.
Silver A6000 with lens at Amazon US, BHphoto, WexUK.
Sony 70-200mm FE at Amazon, BHphoto, SonyStore. In Europe at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, AT, NL, BE, CH, FI, SE, PT
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I think it’s fair… dpreview.com does an excellent review almost all the time.
Personaly I don’t like the method of gold and silver rewards of the DP review site as there is no connection with the qualities of the camera.
The reviews are, nice, but not free of bias
and maybe depends *who* is paying *what* for ads/reviews/whatever…
I think today we buy camera not based on award but rather the detail are highlighted and demonstrated in review.
Well I find it very differently. The Gold/Silver system is Supposed to be factually based on the camera’s performance, and dpreview.com gets it like that almost all the time. If you are still not happy however, you can read their reviews fully, by reading every pages and points carefully. The only problem I’ve experienced on the site’s scoring method is probably the D610, which is a very good camera, but rated higher than it should…
But nevertheless, from my experience they never claimed a good camera as bad, or the opposite, unlike those clown-like so called ‘reviewers’ spread over this vast internet. There may have been a bias, but IMO still acceptable.
As I have two mirror less and the D610 I don’t think so. Aside from being a modified D600 the IQ is amazing and controls, responsiveness are great IMO, too. I use it more than my XT1 or EM1, because it’s not very heavy with primes. For travelling I take the mirror less cameras with me.
It was rated 87% (CMIIW) in dpreview, while others (such as the 6D and others) are rated below that. I think it’s a bit too much, but I am not denying that it is an excellent camera.
NEX-7 got 82% or 84% if I remember and I do go now and check this. Now, I get shot everyday by commentators who claim the a6000 to be a better camera. And it got only 80% at DPR. It has the same sensor type, much faster AF, much better jpeg out of camera due to new Bionz processor. Now, what caused it to lose on NEX-7, probably the handling and ergonomics that are catastrophic in all points of view. Yes, the buttons are programmable, but all you need to use permanently is in the wrong place and the useless program reel has replaced one of the most important command reels the NEX-7 had. a6000 is a crippled camera compared to the NEX-7, despite of all the better inner life components and in no point of view a replacement for tri-navy functional NEX-7.
Please also remember that the NEX-7 was released 3 years earlier ago. And of course, there is a slight score adjustment for that… But yes, just as the A77II is to the A77 and A65, I don’t see the a6000 as a ‘foreseeable’ upgrade from the NEX-7.
everyone may have the Choice to make bad decision and buy this camera based on review.
Right; you would be much better off buying a camera based on the opinion of a clueless forum poster.
I tested it, and it’s a fine camera for the price. A 19mm/2 AF lens would be nice… with non tulip metal lens hood.
There is a part of me that thinks I should sell my A99 + lenses, in exchange for the A6000+Zeiss 16-70 + Sony 70-200/4
Similar thoughts here. Sell A77, 16-50/2.8, 70-300G + others then buy A6000, 70-200/4 and maybe 24-70/4. I already have A7 with FE 35 and 55.
The A6000 would be nice for telephoto and macro (when Sony gets round to releasing one), and the tracking speed is the icing on the cake.
I think the A77II would be a great upgrade for you. I like the A6000 though. It’s great that Sony is giving people a lot of good options.
No doubt it would, but the convenience of owning just one lens system with the advantages of having the choice of crop and FF, effectively giving me a more flexible system in terms of available focal lengths, may be too much of a temptation.
I’ve had similar thoughts. But moving to an APS-C camera with worse low-light performance that also has a lens standard that doesn’t include constant f/2.8 zoom lenses means you’d always be carrying and swapping expensive little prime lenses for any lower-light situation. If I want a smaller upgrade from my a99 I think the a7s might fit the bill (or maybe I’ll wait for the a7s mark ii to get built-in 4K recording and a bigger lens selection by then…)
I could switch to the A6000.. including premium lenses, without losing money. The A7s would be a loss…. Plus, I assume the AF system won’t be so hot. I like the fast AF on the A99, just wish it had an AF system more in line with the A77ii
f4 lenses usually are too slow for me. But others have a different preference.
I have a big collection of primes… I have a 2.8 standard zoom. (Don’t have a 2.8 telephoto zoom, but several 2.8 telephoto primes)… but the reality is, I usually stop down. I rarely shoot at the fastest aperture. I use a bounce flash indoors whenever possible. (Of course, a big external flash on an A6000 would negate the size advantage).
If I got 1 or 2 fast primes for an A6000, it would cover my low light needs.
I’m probably not going to do it, but it’s a thought.
I have different shooting needs. I like shallow DOF and use fast primes and fast zooms. Although the 70-200/2.8 is heavy and I don’t use it for traveling far away, I use it for shorter trips; my wife’s work relies on it, too. My favourite right now is the Fuji 56/1.2. Such a great lens. If I do landscape I use Nikons 18-35mm. This one is lightweight and very sharp stopped down. A bargain lens for me. I was considering Sony, but after Fuji announced the 16/1.4 and 90/2 + their 2.8 zooms, I was sold. Nevertheless, I’m keeping an eye on the A7 successors.
It’s a stupid simplification that Gold Award.
Go and choose the “compare to…” options below the conclusion and the Fuji X-E2 scores better for high iso and raw? Their cons list looks like they need to find things to fill up a con list. Their scoring and reviews have become more and more diluted. It would appear that they shape their features list with a fear of what camera brand X may think of us if we say this or that.
ridiculous… awards are always simplifications. Sounds like a paranoid
conspiracy theory …
The Gold award is base on comparable camera on its price range..X-E2 is 2x the price of A6000.
Had one plus the 16-70/4 lens for a little more than one week. The IQ is very high and it is a joy to hold and handle. It is easy to set up to your preferences. A straight forward camera, not like the Olympus EM5 and the Fuji EX1 I used to own. The design is functional, no silly design prerequisites like “smallish above function” nor “leica wannabee”.
About flexible focus spot: Some reviewers seem to have a problem here that I cannot understand: Set to flexible spot – then you access by a click on the center button. I combine it with AF lock (on the AEL button). Works fast and great.
If you shoot focus tracking you will never use flexible spot.
The 16-70 is great on center sharpness, micro contrast and color. Border sharpness s not on the same level as the Sigma 60 mm – looking at Photozone the Sigma at 5.6 has the best center/border/extreme sharpness of all E lenses tested.
Missing is wide angle prime and portrait tele (unless you get the FE55/1.8 super HQ). The 70-200/4 is obviously HQ.
A well deserved Gold award.
The 10-18 is not a prime, but it’s great, and the zeiss 12mm is very cheap right now. What more do you want in terms of wide angle?
Zeiss has cut the price of the Touit lenses in half if you buy the pair. Sell the 32mm on ebay,keep the 12mm, and there you go.
…nice camera UNTIL I discovered they left out the “eye-level” gauge…so, could this be a “cheap” version of a soon to arrive A7000 (with high res EVF and the eye-level gauge)…the RX100’s all have the eye-level gauge, why not the A6000…will continue using my NEX-7 until Sony comes up with a major upgrade to its A6000 EVF…NEX-7 takes wonderful photos especially with the full frame Zeiss 35mm f2.8 (giving effective focal length of 52mm)…using that lens on both my A7R and NEX-7
“…nice camera UNTIL I discovered they left out the “eye-level” gauge”.
That IS a shame. Use that feature all the time.
For years people didn’t had it onto their camera’s, just a noob action to decide not to buy the a6000 and let this be the main argument…you need to be spanked with a other brand camera…:)
Where did I say I have decided not to buy an A6000?
If you had bothered to check the other comments here, you’d have noticed I am considering purchasing one.
Turn the grid lines on. If you can’t get it level with 2 vertical and 2 horizontal lines (rule of thirds option) then that’s a problem not related to the camera.
I always have the gridlines on. That’s all very well for horizons, but what if you have nothing in your shot to align the grid with? For example, when taking a shot of a building from an angle and looking upwards – a grid won’t help, but a level gauge will.
Gridlines are not a substitute.
I played with an a6000 in a Sony store, and the way they took away control dials seemed like a deal-breaker to me. It seems like we have to wait for the a7000 to get the a7’s “tri-nav” back and maybe some weather sealing.
In contrast to that, the a7 I tried has such a nice set-up with front and rear dials for shutter speed and aperture, and a dedicated EV dial, so you can shoot in M mode with Auto ISO and have everything you need at your fingertips. I like the a7 body design enough that I might consider getting an a7s when that comes out.
It also has good convenience features missing from my a99, like the way it enlarges the image when you start manually focusing the lens.
There won’t be any more serious Aps crop crap any more , the real successor to the NEX seven is the A7R.
Nice camera, until I discovered my credit card was already maxed out. Insert lame excuse as justification, check.
just get a new credit card, There…problem solved! 🙂
For all you people crying for a level gauge, you can get a flat or a full hot shoe level gauge at Ebay for about $5.
Which is no good if you’re used to the level gauge in the EVF.
I compose, adjust and review in the evf and don’t use the LCD unless I show a picture to someone else. So not having the gauge is a bone head decision by Sony. Who are the masters of feature fiddling to encourage people to bite on buying the next firmware update in the new camera body. I am planning on buying an a6000 used.
I KNOW MAN, I know it’s painful, when a camera half as expensive is generally better than your NEX-7 and your last line of defense is A FRIGGIN LEVEL GAUGE. Keep on dreaming about a7000 tho.
The successor to the nex7 was the A7R, you like it or not it is the fact.
The A6000 is an excellent compact size camera and is reasonably priced. The A6000 has the competition beat in almost every category and most importantly image quality, If I were in the market for a compact this would be my first choice. Another home run by Sony.
Sony A6000 review has been up for more than 6 hours, where’s the cavalcade of Micro 4/3 trolls.
Too busy shooting pictures w/our superior glass… but thanks for the offer!
Q: Why don’t mFT/FT cameras have dust issues?
A: The dust is too big to settle on the small sensor.
Q: What’s lens equivalence?
A: Something that only users of APS-C and larger sensors understand.
No there are no micro trolls but stupid Nikon canon trolls.
THIS’LL BE YEAR OF A-MOUNT – make.believe
yeah, the last one…
*trolling away*
Just got the camera and only have had a week to test it out. The AF makes this camera such a joy to use . Beats my Nex 6 in every way except two things I use often that’s missing. No electronic level gauge and now I have to go into the menu to zoom in when reviewing images instead of a simple press of the middle button on the control wheel. Slightly annoying but no biggie.
When I first got my Nex 6 I sold the kit lens right away. With the A6000 I kept the kit lens this time and one thing that I’m really liking is the manual focus on it. I got used to focus by wire on the other e-mount lenses but I hated how slow it was. For manual focusing the new kit lens makes it so much easier and fast to manual focus. An underrated feature that’s often overlooked.
You don’t have to go into the menu to zoom when reviewing images. Press the ael button. You may have to assign that function, can’t remember right now, but that’s what I do to zoom in.
There’s even magnifying glass icon next to this button.
Thanks. Haven’t read the manual yet or explore the camera.
There is no manual. Just the quick start that tells you how to insert and charge the battery, Insert the SD card, turn it on, and install (but not how to use) the software. A separate flier/manual that tells you how to set up wireless to android. But a true manual that goes over the various systems of the camera…forget about it. As if last week, it wasn’t even available for download.
new? kit? isn’t it the same kit lens what nex-6 had?
When I first got the Nex 6, I sold the kit lens and didn’t really get a chance to use it much. Now I have it again with A6000, it is nice having that fast manual focus. With the sel 50,18-55, 55-210 the manual focus is painfully slow.
No troll here. I love my Micro 4/3 cameras, but I really think I could learn to love this camera for action and product shots. Also the perfect place to park my legacy glass. Put the Sigma 60 or 30mm on this and I would be good to go. How would this compare to the Fuji EX1?
All I took from that was troll 🙂
Tough crowd
Put the great FE55 on this body and this one quickly becomes a pro quality camera, I am always amazed to see the level of details and micro contrast this combo produces.
The 50/1.8 OSS is better suited because of the stabilisation. The E 35/1.8 OSS is also sharper than the FE 35/2.8 on APS-C. The 50/1.8 OSS is even better than the 35/1.8 OSS.
I broke down and bought in to the a6000, I was originally going to hold out for a true NEX-7 replacement. But it seems this will be all that is offered unless you jump over to an A7 which currently has too few lens options and a bit slower focusing system. I do miss the touch to focus that is on my NEX-5n that allows one to quickly and quietly select a focus point especially when in video mode, even though getting contrast focus was painfully slow. The thrid Tri-Nav dial would have been nice to have and I also wish that they kept the mic input from the NEX-7 for more mic input options. Sony should just make an accessory that connects to the Mulit Interface shoe and provides a 3.5mm input jack and a basic cold shoe on top. The movie button is quite difficult to hit and with the dedicated movie mode in the dial, they should have enabled the shutter button to start/stop movie recording, at least only when in the movie mode on the dial. It would have also been nice to have the newer XAVC codec for video compression, but I guess that can be overcome by using an external recorder with the clean HDMI out. All in all it’s a pretty solid shooter, especially when put up against my old NEX-5n. Hopefully many of these (software) problems will be resolved as the firmware matures, including possibly the horizon level overlay in the display setting.
Half case looks like it added another half to the body.