It’s a small enough package to work well on a compact travel tripod and it really feels like a small camera. Paired with a nice compact lens (I highly recommend the Rokinon 12mm f/2 (Full Review) with the a6000 if you’re looking to shoot astrophotography), the a6000 feels just right in the hand. Its grip is deep enough and comfortable enough to handhold the camera all day. The a6000 is a small and lightweight camera. It’s a modern camera design through and through and it follow a very flat form-follows-function aesthetic. Unlike the recent designs of many cameras from other manufacturers, there is nothing about the a6000 that’s trying to be retro. Its muted design doesn’t really attract any attention and perhaps that’s a desirable trait for some but I think it looks a little weird. Unlike the comparably priced rangefinder-like Fujifilm XE-1 (Full Review), the Sony a6000 looks more like a tool than a style-piece. It’s got the specs but you don’t get everything: the a6000 is an ugly camera in my honest opinion. The a6000 meets or exceeds most of the capability of these much more expensive cameras, and in a significantly more compact package. Even Canon’s latest DSLR, the $1200 EOS 80D, falls short of the a6000 in terms of a few performance specs like continuous burst speed. The a6000 has an APS-C sensor with 24.3 Megapixels, 11 frame per second continuous burst, ISO up to 25600, 1080p video up to 60 frames per second and Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity for sharing photos. The a6000’s feature set is comparable to DSLRs that are more than twice as expensive (e.g. Sony a6000 with the Sony E 10-18mm f/4 OSS Lens At that price, most of my expectations for performance and features in any other camera are pretty low but the a6000 is one hell of an exception. An a6000 body can often be found for less than $500 new. The newer models are slightly improved for video but also significantly more expensive than the bestselling a6000.Īt the time of this writing, I still think the a6000 is probably one of the best deals in photography gear. While Sony has released several successors (such as the Sony a6300 (Amazon / B&H)), the older a6000 is still very much a relevant consideration for photographers looking for an affordable interchangeable lens camera. I’ve had the opportunity to shoot astrophotography with the a6000 on numerous occasions over the last two years, particularly in my time traveling to visit family between California and Nevada. I’ve often kept a Sony a6000 as a backup camera for much of my time using cameras in the Sony E mount system. It’s simply a very good camera at a very good price. The Sony a6000 (Amazon / B&H) is almost always one of my first recommendations. In this review we test the a6000’s low light performance and try it out for Milky Way and aurora photography in California, Nevada and Alaska.Ī lot of people ask me which camera to buy for their first mirrorless camera. Let’s take a look at Sony’s best selling interchangeable lens cameras ever made: the Sony a6000.
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