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Mirrorless Cameras
Posted on 4/15/17 at 1:35 pm
Posted on 4/15/17 at 1:35 pm
My wife's old DSLR died and looking to get her something more travel worthy. Does anyone have experience with mirrorless?
Looking at the Sony 6500
Looking at the Sony 6500
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Posted on 4/15/17 at 2:56 pm to BooneTrails
Solid choice
Posted on 4/15/17 at 5:14 pm to Hu_Flung_Pu
I have this camera and it's great but the rolling shutter sucks arse for video.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 7:06 am to BooneTrails
I've owned the a6000 with the 16-70/f4 which is nearly identical and the NEX6 before that. Great cameras hurt by a lack of quality lens. Sold it to buy more lenses for my Micro 4/3 cameras. The very slight advantage in sensor performance of the Sony sensor over the smaller sensor Mu43 was more than made up for in the much better and cheaper lenses available for Mu43. If you buy it with the intention of not really getting any other lenses it is a great choice. Want a wide selection of fast lenses Sony gets really expensive really fast.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 8:00 am to BooneTrails
Fuji makes some damn good mirrorless cameras. I'll I know is a lot of people that make a living are switching over to Fuji Mirrorless from the Pro-level full-frame Canons and Nikons.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 9:56 am to MrSpock
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I have this camera and it's great but the rolling shutter sucks arse for video.
How does this affect the video quality?
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Great cameras hurt by a lack of quality lens.
Really only need a few lenses. Was thinking about getting these.
Sony PZ 18-105mm
Sony E 16-55
Is that the only reason you sold the camera?
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Fuji makes some damn good mirrorless cameras.
Can you recommend any?
Posted on 4/16/17 at 10:18 am to BooneTrails
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How does this affect the video quality?
Video quality is amazing and AF is extremely quick.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 10:22 am to BooneTrails
We just bought the a6500 for our upcoming trip to South Africa and have been impressed thus far. We got the setup that came w the 18-55 lens, then picked up a 55-210 lens.
Great camera - can't go wrong w it.
Great camera - can't go wrong w it.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 11:09 am to BooneTrails
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Really only need a few lenses. Was thinking about getting these.
Sony PZ 18-105mm
Sony E 16-55
Is that the only reason you sold the camera?
It really is a good camera. I made some great pictures with it. I just prefered the Olympus micro 4/3 ssytem. I looked at the 18-105 and the Zeiss 16-70 and went with the 16-70 because it was much smaller. The 18-105 had poor close focusing, vigniting, and wasn't very sharp. Same could be said about my 16-70. In comparison in the micro 4/3 word for the same used street price (going by Fred Miranda buy sell forum pricing) the Olympus 12-40 f2.8 you get a true Pro quality lens that's super sharp from corner to corner all all aperture ranges, a stop faster, goes great close focusing (most other companies would have given it a Macro label for it's 1:3 magnification ratio), is weather sealed, and is smaller than the 18-105 and about the same size as the 16-70. In the Fuji world the 18-55 2.8-4 runs circles around the Sony offerings as well. The real difference comes when you start looking at fast prime lenses. Comparable fast primes on a Sony would be 2x the cost as the Olympus/Panasonic alternative.
The Sony with a Kit lens (16-50 or 18-55) and the 55-200 standard zoom v. Olympus/Panasonic with a kit lens (~14-42 and 45-150) and standard zoom IMHO the Sony wins. If you want to start expanding your photography and getting better lenses the mu43 starts quickly distancing itself in lens availability, quality, and price.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 11:43 am to BooneTrails
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Can you recommend any
I can. I've used multiple Fuji cameras over the years beginning with the original X100, then X-E2, then X100T, and now the X-T2.
The X-T2 would be the closest thing to a DSLR replacement. While not as big as a similarly spec'd DSLR, it is one of the larger Fuji bodies. I love it so far. The X100 series (X100F being the newest version) is very compact but very capable. It does not have a removable lens, so be sure she is happy with the 35mm equivalent focal length. It is an absolutely great travel camera.
The other good thing about Fuji is they are constantly putting out firmware updates that improve aspects of the camera. Sony is more likely to put out replacement camera 6-8 months after the previous version rather than a firmware update (as was the case with the a6300 and a6500).
Posted on 4/16/17 at 8:26 pm to BooneTrails
Panasonic fz300 or 1000.
Www.dpreview.com is a great site for camera reviews and user info.
Www.dpreview.com is a great site for camera reviews and user info.
This post was edited on 4/16/17 at 8:29 pm
Posted on 4/18/17 at 11:13 am to TimeOutdoors
Thanks for all the responses.
Looks like I am going to stick with the 6500.
Looks like I am going to stick with the 6500.
Posted on 6/4/17 at 4:56 pm to BooneTrails
What zoom lenses are people using for Sony E-mount cameras?
Posted on 6/4/17 at 6:39 pm to Athanatos
Currently have the SELP18105G E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS. Looking to get the FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA next.
This post was edited on 6/4/17 at 6:40 pm
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