A6000: your major gripes

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With my NEX-5N turning into a tiny little weirdly-shaped brick, I find myself in a need of a replacement. I have time to wait for new interesting releases, but it looks like the Sony a6000 might be the winner. What are your major issues with this camera? Any idea about recent price drops?
 
There is a rumor about a next gen to the a6000 being announced soon.. Whether true or false.. I would still wait a bit if the can..I know hard w/ a bricked 5n. If I remember correctly the a6000 body got as low as 446 at one time. Anyway, the rumor mentioned possility of tri-nav.

In terms of your question, a6000 and a7 menu system IMHO is a breath of fresh air compared to the Nex..more like their dslr line. Af speed is superior to the Nex..24mp sensor is better in low light but I have a suspicion not as good w/ legacy lenses as the 5n. Just a guess, given the 24 mp in the Nex 7 was not as good as any of the 16 mp sensors.

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Been using little brother a5100. Af is really nice and fast, unlike anything I've used to from mirrorless. 24p files are great too, but require computing to process raws.

I might upgrade to a6000 once my long trip is over, or, go full frame Sony.
 
Lss, I had the same question. Enjoyed the 5-N, went to A6000, got a second body in one of their sales. Very happy. I think this is one of the best bargains around.

Besides general use, I do portraits with the fabulous Sony/Zeiss 55 f/1.8. The current firmware does hybrid-AF which is a big plus.

Another highlight is MF lenses with focus peaking which I think Sony has done very, very well.

Downsides? Maybe I'd like the auto-ISO to have a minimum shutter speed that depends on focal length. I don't have any confidence in the Sony apps.

Go for it.
 
I have had a unique opportunity to compare a lot of cameras lately and I was disappointed with the A6000 because the images that it was producing were all soft and noisy. So much so that I asked for a second camera to be sent to me because I couldn't really wrap my head around what I was seeing as I didn't see much there I would really call resolution and I know it wasn't my Sony/Zeiss 35 f2.8 which worked extremely well on the A7II and A7RII. But enough people sing its praises so there must be something im missing on that cam....
 
I would find an A7 for 700 or a exe 5n for 250. I would stay away from A6000. That's just me. Nex-6 might be good.

Well I should not say that, my bad impression was from a A5000, maybe the A6000 is still as good as the Nex-6.

If you do get a used 5n, be careful with the firmware. I would research it. I think there was on upgrade which may have worsened some legacy glass performance.
 
I have had an a6000 for a while now and could not be happier with it. I purchased it for three reasons:
1. To be able to use legacy lenses from RF and SLR film cameras.
2. For fast autofocus when taking photos of my rapidly moving grandchildren.
3. As a light carry around digital camera for trips.

It has excelled at all so far. The images are excellent and the in-camera b&w in particular is very good.

One of the pluses I didn't expect is the video output. I've used it for video for a Fortune 500 customer and they were very pleased.
 
Thanks for all the comments! I'm sure they are all helpful to some people who are considering this camera.

I'm a little surprised about the comment about soft images. Indeed many people like the camera and its output, and I haven't seen particularly bad sample photos. I think I will need to research this a little more.
 
One person mentions soft images - maybe their PP skills aren't good enough.
Some people mention the full frames, why? I really can't see the point in this thread.

So far I have only one gripe with the A6000 (got it a couple of weeks ago) - There isn't a button I can assign to go from EVF to screen. I did that a lot with my NEX F3 with added EVF. I have to go into the menu for that.

And one thing that is a major handling booboo: you need to press two times before you can change the AF points.

The A6000 imho is extremely cheap, it is a great camera. The rumoured new camera isn't considered to be the A6000 replacement, but a camera above that. The A6000 is supposed to remain in the Sony line up. And besides, there is always a new camera on the horizon...
 
Addy, how is the shutter feel on the A6000. I am thinking of an upgrade on my NEX 7 for better focusing, but of all mirrorless cameras I have tried, that camera has the closest feel to a traditional mechanical shutter in terms of feel and minimal delay.
 
My two gripes with the a6000 are the low(er)-res EVF compared to the nex-6, and the absence of the digital level gauge. For me, that difference was large enough to decide not to upgrade, even though the improved AF performance and 24Mpixel sensor remain enticing.
 
The EVF being smaller than FF cameras, the size being too small, and it feeling like a TV remote. The first of my two complaints make sense in this type of camera at this price point, but the feel could be improved drastically. Of course the results from the camera are top notch for its class.
 
The A6000 shutter is actually a bit loud to be honest (if you want quieter, use the electronic first curtain) - but I find it responsive and there is (to me) no delay.

The EVF is better then the add-on one that was sold with the NEX cameras (FDA-EV1S) even if that viewfinder had more pixels. The reviews mostly agree with this. It indeed is smaller (.39" vs .5") then the full-frame ones, but it still is better then the periscope view of most APS-C cameras.

I don't know what kind of "TV remote" JSrockit uses, but most are all plastic while this camera has a metal top plate - it isn't a metal camera, but for a modern €579,- camera it feels is great. If anything, the feel is better then the original NEX 5.

As I said before, it is cheap.
 
I have a PJ friend who has been shooting sports lately with an a6000. I've worked with some of the files, and they are pretty impressive. Haven't seen any sign of softness in the files. Of course, he is a top notch shooter, but everything I've seen were tack sharp.

The only complaint he has had with the camera is when he's tried to use it for video interviews after a game. Says it overheats and shuts down a lot when shooting video.
 
JP Owens said:
The only complaint he has had with the camera is when he's tried to use it for video interviews after a game. Says it overheats and shuts down a lot when shooting video.
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That's terrible news. What's the length of the video shots where it shuts down?
 
The shutdown times vary. This has been a problem with video for Sony beginning with the Nex 5 and continues. You can probably google it and get more information than I can give you.

I shoot video mostly with the GH3, and it will run forever.
 
I haven't had a single shutdown with the 5N. The longest video clips have been only a few minutes in length, though.
 
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