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Lol! No need to paint the numbers, they are how the lambs recognise their mothers ;-)Tim, I really like the "look" of that last posted image (B&W). Doesn't sound like you're all too thrilled with the A600 in terms of handling. Am I reading you wrong?
By the way, did you paint those "6's" on the sheep to note point of focus? I would have opted for a small black "x"
Dave (D&A)
Priceless!Its focus acquisition speed is extremely fast but its tracking is like a naughty dog, it keeps losing interest in what you want it to look at and sniffing around something else....
Put it this way, and this is from memory rather than direct scientific comparison which would in any event be hard to do, but I think my 5DII tracked better despite having so few points and my D800 also did, as long as you tracked from left to right ;-)
So I can't see the A6000 matching the upper mid range cameras as far as tracking performance let alone the 1Dx D4/s class. Its focus acquisition speed is extremely fast but its tracking is like a naughty dog, it keeps losing interest in what you want it to look at and sniffing around something else....
All those preview videos I saw of tiny focus squares flickering at incredible speed seem to have been made with Wide Area mode and not tracking mode as far as I can see. Fine: if you want the camera to decide what the subject is, then it is very quick indeed!
I really want to double check this with some other users so I can see if I am missing something.
@K-H, I'm afraid the E-M1 is long gone but I would put their tracking in the same loose league - not enough for my occasional needs. Honestly, I'd rather do it the old way, using pre-focus, than use a tracking system that too often doesn't quite keep up. So I can't do a comparison :-(
@ Peter - thanks!
@ Nostatic, I don't think there is but I am no longer inclined to experiment because I think the camera is going back. It would be a really nice camera if I didn't already have better alternatives overall. But the shutter is fairly quiet and is very quick. On top of extremely fast focus, there is what seems to be very little shutter lag but then I have been shooting exclusively with the A7R these last few weeks and anything seems lag-free by comparison. Luckily that rarely matters for my style of shooting... I just get used to anticipating things and pressing the shutter too early!
Thanks Tim:John, I just tried it and made a very rough comparison to the A7R in a late evening sitting room lit by a mix of incandescent lights, about the same light level you might find at a wedding reception. To me it feels a little bit faster than the A7R, but only a little, and they are both a bit 'hunty'.
I have no personal interest in the A6000, but love this picture you made with it. Wonderful!Somebody had to do it.
Not sure yet how much fun I'm having, but they are with the A6000...
Nice work, Chad. :clap:Well, I'll be a contrarian to all the negative reports.
I picked up the body only to use as an effective tele extender for my E and A mount glass as well as a solid wide platform with the Touit 12mm. No complaints at all so far and I was able to figure out the AF tracking settings alright, although Sony does their best to bury them.
So far I've shot a concert with the 55/1.8 and Touit - I can't post photos here due to a usage agreement but you can see some at this link: The National take Austin by storm with 3 sold-out shows - CultureMap Austin
I also tried out the tracking at my son's lacrosse game with the LAEA-4 and Minolta 200/2.8 APO making for a 300/2.8 effective combo. Very cool. Not sure if the adapter works as well as with native e-mount lenses but I did nail a few action series without any issue. Will post some tomorrow...
The shutter is much more discreet than the A7 - more of a "shhhhtick" sound - although I won't be replacing the A7 anytime soon. I've settled into using the A7 for the 28mm-55mm range, and supplementing with the A6000 and A900 for wide and tele.
At $650 the A6000 is just too good to not have in a bag alongside the A7 - it doubles FOV options while taking up very little space. I'm really enjoying the 55/1.8 on the A6000 as it makes for a nice, super sharp and relatively compact fast 85mm.
Build quality is fine for a camera in this price range. I recently had to use a Canon 7D (don't ask) and was revolted at how cheap and poorly designed that camera is. I'd take the A6000 over it any day.