The a6000 sensor is capable of producing great results in high ISO shooting, and is a class leading compared to other APS-C sensors.
The excellent 24 megapixel sensor produces fantastic quality in the images, while the new hybrid autofocus gives the a6000 some of the best continuous focusing in the mirrorless market. However, the biggest thing for me was the fact that the a6000 fixes almost all of the infuriating quirks that drove me nuts about the NEX-6 and NEX-7. The interface is streamlined, customizable and vastly improved over its predecessors. Put in the incredible response and 11 frame per second shooting, and you have a camera that punches far above its weight.
how does the a6000 compare to a hacked gh2 (moon t5)? am thinking of getting the sony as it has the better sensor size (super35), peaking and zebra. only I'm not so sure about the video quality, do you guys think I might get similar results picturewise? (I rly like the good old gh2 in that regard, would have to buy a speedbooster for my contax lenses though and for almost the same money I could get the a6000 instead. thanks for your replies,
david
Nice A6000 video.
A test I did with the LiveviewGrading App.
The ILCE-α6000 is a nice little camera with plenty of adjustable functions and a worthwhile range of upgrades and enhancements that make it better than the earlier models.
Noteworthy improvements include the updated AF system and revised menus, which are much more logical and easier to use than the NEX menus.
http://photoreview.com.au/reviews/advanced-compact-cameras/interchangeable-lens/sony-ilce-%CE%B16000
Shot this with mostly the A6000 (Some B-stuff with Panny G6 and Sony CX730).
Lenses: Sigma 18-35mm 1.8, Sony 18-105mm f4, Tokina 11-16mm 2.8
Picture style: Neutral 0,0,0 + DRO Level 5
50p conformed to 25p
Edited and graded in Premiere CC with Lumetri Plugin
Music by The Music Bed
Password: widefilm
The camera performs pretty well.
I like the AEL lock feature which I used during the whole day with the camera set to aperture priority and auto ISO.
Peaking and especially focus punch-in works great!
But - I hate the record button placement and I miss the fully articulated screen on my Pannys.
Let’s touch upon dynamic range, as it is the aspect that impressed me the most. It is incredibly easy–perhaps too easy–to recuperate details in the shadows and highlights of any image. I have opened the shadows to +100 in Lightroom on a few images, and the result has always been satisfying with minimal noise and good retention of detail.
The Sony a6000 colours are equally as impressive as the dynamic range, almost always providing a true representation of the colours in a scene.
I would go for the Nikon D5300. The A6000 camera is awesome but I would personally go for the Nikon D5300 and here’s why: – Way more lenses to choose from with Nikon than with Sony – 40% better battery life – A proper external mic jack (so important to use microphones in your video for better quality)
Hope this helps…
Hi there. As anyone had any experience with Sony ECM W1M? It kinda add's line in and headphone out(though compressed bluetooth signal). With a dual recording setup it should make sync and monitoring a lot easier.
It has mike input, hence must be pretty ok with livelier. Sound quality will be quite good (I used other Sony mike with camcorders). Just remember - it works in 2.4GHz band and it is super crowded. Do not use it in any conferences, exhibitions or education facilities. As otherwise you can get sudden problems.
At usual apartment just simple badly insulated microwave can shut them down suddenly.
Hi Vitaliy. Thank you for replying. I have in mind running it together with a Tascam dr-70, and would just have it to make sync easier and get a headphone out(and back into the dr70): So the transmitter would be put on the camera rig and should be pretty ok for interference(and camera audio would not be vital anyway). Hands on experience from anyone with that kind of setup would just be nice:-).
What are you shooting with such setup? And how you intend to control audio if you could have actually problem with transmission.
The safe recording will be on the external recorder and will be controlled on that and synced in post(plural eyes work perfect for me). All audio will go into the dr70 first, and be controlled on that, and then into the bluetooth transmitter, so break ups in the audio is not crucial, it's only for postsync and monitoring. I do all kind of stuff with the setup, reportage, talking heads etc. Even though it's only 28mps, I get a long way with the quality when treated nice. I could do without the bluetooth stuff, it would just be nice to get some sort of monitor/easier sync.
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