Can the Sony A6000 & Kit Lens take good photos? | Kit Lens Landscape Photography Challenge
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- Опубликовано: 18 июн 2024
- Today I set myself a challenge of just photographing landscapes with the Sony A6000 and the kit lens. Let's call it the kit lens challenge!
I have my A7iv in my bag but will I resist the temptation and keep shooting with the A6000?
Kit lenses are fantastic when you are first starting out and they give you the middle of the road focal range you need to get good photographs.
Here is a link to an article I have put together today with the A7iv images as well as the ones from the A6000: bit.ly/A6000andkitlens
I suppose you could called this a landscape photography vlog ... but I prefer on location landscape photography!
If you shoot with the A6000 or any of the aps-c cameras, it is a great system for landscape photography. You just need the right lenses to get the most out of the system.
I'd go for these lenses:
10-18mm sony: geni.us/Sony10-18mmAPS-C
55-210mm Sony: geni.us/Sony55-210mmAPS-C
Or if you have a bit more of a budget:
28-200mm Tamron: geni.us/Tamron-28-200mm-FF
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(It's expensive but well worth it!)
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Timecode:
0:00 - Landscape photography with a kit lens
0:39 - Finding my warmup photo
1:15 - Landscape photography in the mountains
1:51 - Photo 2 - Flat light, not great
2:17 - Photo 3 - Nice side lit scene
2:44 - Quick tips for panoramas
3:29 - A fantastic location for a panorama
4:27 - Do I get the A7iv out or do I stick with the A6000?
5:35 - Finding reflections
6:20 - Derelict buildings make for great foregrounds
7:00 - My favourite so far
7:23 - Panorama number 2
7:53 - What I am missing with this lens ...
8:26 - Finding different compositions
9:24 - Same focal length, just physically closer
9:55 - Definitely my favourite of the day
10:00 - My thoughts on shooting with an APS-C camera and kit lens
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Nice to see you can buy a camera with kit lenses and get great results without having to spend more on lenses straight away.
Exactly! It's all about what you do with the camera that you have to hand!
Thanks for watching Anto 😁👍
Great video!
a6000 was my first camera. Such a great device, light and with awesome sensor. And works great with sony's full frame lenses too. Learned a lot with it, and by watching your videos of landscape photography from several years ago :)
Always thankful for your positivity and teachings!
Thanks very much! Great to hear I have been able to help with your photography.
I really enjoyed going out with this camera ... and I'll probably be going out with it again soon!
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Thanks Mike, Great video. 👍
Beautiful images. I love the 3:1 aspect ratio so I shot panoramas quite a lot. I often apply a minimalist gear approach and frequently just go out with a singe camera and just the kit lens or a single prime lens. I especially love lightweight gear so I go out with either the Canon M200 or the Lumix GX85. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks very much John!
It is great having the option of just going out with one tiny camera and one lens ... I really enjoyed it and will be doing it a lot more.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Thanks for your tips,, I love your content…
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great video, thank you for inspiring us
Thank you for this video and for your kind advice!
No worries at all. This was a lot of fun to make and really opened my eyes to how good all cameras are these days!
Thanks for watching Razvan!
@Mike Smith my a6000 just arrived, had to sell my FZ 82 and I am looking forward to use this one.
Great video highlighting simplicity and affordability in what has become a saturated market of megapixels and expensive (and often pointless) upgrades. Art and creativity, though subjective, can be found at all levels and in all formats. Go with what you love doing and take great pleasure in the process. The rest is just a bonus. I've missed these videos the past 5/6 weeks so now slowly catching up! Still breathing heavy in the hills? Sell the A7iv (so you went and got one!) and invest in gym membership 😂😉
Haha! Maybe I should edit out all the heavy breathing in the future!! Or stop, recover and then talk!! 😆😆😆
This was a lot of fun to do and really got me thinking I don't need some of the more expensive kit ... Although it is fun getting new cameras!! 😆
Hope you had a good trip dude!! 👍
Great video, Mike! I have a friend with one of those cameras and he loves it. Unless he tries to get anything moving, so landscapes seem to be perfect for that camera. Stay safe and healthy.
Hey Lance,
That's great to hear. They are fantastic little cameras. I was really surprised at the quality I was getting ... a perfect hiking camera when paired together with a zoom lens and the kit lens ... or a super wide lens.
As always thanks for watching dude 😁👍
That did look fun.. great pictures too
Thanks very much Jason!
Excellent video, Mike that was a great little exercise. Although I have newer more modern cameras that I normally shoot, I still have my a6000. Although I rarely touch it I am keeping that thing forever. That was the first real camera that I ever bought and I can't bear to part with it.
Haha! Excellent!! It is always great to keep reminders like that. I am looking for some of the older first camera models that I bought at the moment ...
Thanks for watching 😁👍
A6000 I use it all the time 🔥2022🙅🏽🔥
Awesome!!
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Thanks for the video Mike My second camera is the a6000 which was my first mirrorless with the kit lens and the 55-210 telephoto, upgraded to the a7iii with the Tamron 17-28 and the 28-75 as I couldn't afford the Sony equavailent, still use the a6000 for night photography with a Sigma 16 mm 1.4 f lens a beautiful combination. Watched all of your a7iii videos great really learnt a lot from them.
That's great to hear Dave! When paired with the 16mm f1.4 it is a fantastic little unit for shooting the stars ... I love that combo!!
The sony lenses are really expensive aren't they!! When I got the 17-28mm, I was thinking about buying the 16-35mm f2.8 but just couldn't justify that hefty price tag ... and with the Tamron being less than half the price ... it made it a no brainer!!
As always thanks for watching 😁👍
amazing video man
Great video Mike, Markus pix was encouraging using a small camera that's simple to use, just like you have, forces you to be more creative. You took some awesome pictures. So you do the settings in aperture priority, then put those settings into manual
Thanks very much!
If you're ok with setting exposure in manual mode, just do that, but if you are not sure about how to get a good exposure, just copy the settings the camera gives you across from either auto or aperture priority.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Really nice video! I have traveled the world with the a6000 and the 18-105mm f4 lens. All you need!
Very cool! I always thought that 18-105mm would be a one and done lens!!
Thanks for watching Loannis 😁👍
Hi Mike ! That's awesome! Sometimes, the underrated gear surprises us with its capabilities. I have my little beast sony A6000 since 2019 and it hasn't failed me 💕💕🎸🎸🎸🎸
Does the camera still with you?
Recently I have been taken a number of panos and it is surprisingly how good they turn out. I always use a tripod as I tend to get blurry photos handheld.
They are fun to do aren't they!! I Love a good pano!!
Thanks for watching 😁👍
This video make me challenge to use camera, great vido dude..
Smooth post, solid reminder that great images can be made w/older, simpler gear. A6000 w/kit was my first mirrorless cam - still have them. No IBIS and few native lenses at first was challenging. Other “midges” too😁: replaced lens flange (design flaw)- light leaks. Built-in Pano mode was terrible; more fails than not. (Now I do panos only in LR.) Lens itself loaded w/optical distortions that, thankfully, LR “auto lens profile correct” took care of. See for yourself by turning off the lens correct in LR. Big seller back then was ability to adapt lots of “vintage” lenses in manual mode. Sony play store add-in apps were also cool (now discontinued).
Love the photogentic hut; doorway might make for great natural framing of mountain. Cheers!
It is a great little camera isn't it! I was pleasantly surprised with the quality ... and how close it actually was to the A7iv.
Vintage lenses are great to play around with and mirrorless cameras have made them really accessible for all of us. I have a set of Canon FD lenses that I often use when out and about ...
As always thanks for watching 😁👍
I found my 16-50mm kit lens on the a6400 to be just fine in most light conditions. For IG or Twitter the Kit lens is ok. Sony's PZ (Power Zoom) lenses also show the focal lenght (mm) on the screen which maked them fun. If you were going to print your photo then maybe better lens glass would be required. Great video a always Sir M.S. cheers from Vancouver Canada
Thanks very much William!
Yes, you're probably right when it comes to printing them. I might have to try that in a future episode ... 🤔
Maybe a shot with this lens and then the sigma 16mm prime as a comparison.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Question if I may. All my A6400 photos get gutted on Instagram due to image compression. Do you do anything to somewhat preserve the quality of your photos?
Great shots
APSc with two zooms is probably the lightest solution. Sometimes I'm wondering if I'll move to this format. But as the RX10 IV is so versatile, quality also there and wide range of focals, I stay with my A7R3 and the set of multiple lenses when I can drive to location. Many times on treks, I take only the RX to never loose an opportunity. Thanks for the video and the superbs drone videos...
Thanks so much Patrick! THe RX is a great camera isn't it. I love it and do pretty much have it with me whenever I am out and about hiking, or just walking and exploring through the day. And like you said, an APS-C camera with two lenses is such a great setup to have.
So many cameras, so little time!! 😆
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Great video, I often take my Canon 80D in the back pack and my canon M50 at hand. Small enough to fit in my pocket with the kit lens on.
Great to hear Michael!
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Love my a6400. Started as complete novice. Once I learned how to shoot in aperture priority I realized this kit lens wasn’t half bad.
Thanks to Mike Smith and others on RUclips for teaching me to get the camera off of auto! Still not confident with fully manual yet but I just love getting out and taking pics.
I had two A6000s several years ago when I wanted to go mirrorless and do a bit more photography. I eventually added more lenses. Even so, I had images shot with the two kit lenses that ended up being selected for a juried show. I've made several prints up to 18X24 and people have loved them. I went to a Canon 6D and 80D with 28-70mm and 70-200mm 2.8 lenses and eventually traded off the A6000s and better lenses. I did keep the kit lenses (plus adapters for the Canon mounts to Sony) to go with my little A5000 and A5100. I've slowed down a bit more now and would like to go back to an APS-C mirrorless without spending a bunch. I'd like a flip screen and 4K video, but it's not really worth spending the extra to go to the higher A6xxx series when I know I can shoot great landscapes and artistic images with the A6000 and the lenses I have. There's a Samyang 12mm MF, TT Artisans 27mm f2.8 AF, a sharp, vintage Konica MF zoom, and adapters for both the nice Canon mount lenses I have and one for Nikon that lets me use another vintage lens I have. I also want to get the DJI Pocket 3 once I sell my drone. So the A6000 that I already know what to expect and the Pocket 3 would make a nice, compact, and easy-to-take-along combo. I love my DSLRs (I was a film shooter before there was digital) and those big lenses. Until I have to drag them along. Not really something you just casually toss in the vehicle when you head out for non-photographic specific runs.
The panarama tip is great, I used to use my tripod but sometimes even that takes too long from my hiking buddies. I’ll give a try with my 50mm Nikkor Z next time out.
I usually got left behind from taking pic/vid, and I need to run to follow their distance lol. But gotta love the result
Ok Mike, you got me excited about shooting my first panoramas! Your tips are appreciated. I need to find the right spot to try but is definitely on my "to do" list. Are there any special tricks in LR to produce the final image? Thanks and cheers from Texas.
That's great to hear Jim! You can definitely do it!!
If you watch my video on panoramas, I show you exactly how to do it in lightroom ... it's in the second half of the video as I get to the top of the mountain...about 5 minutes in.
ruclips.net/video/_05IML3gHmE/видео.html
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Great subject with a kit lens
Thanks very much Bob 😁👍
Great vid!
Thanks Peter!! 😁👍
I love going out with a kit lens just to see what I can’t get. One of my published pictures is of a sunset in Hilton Hill SC that was take with a kit lens.
That's awesome to hear! The kit lens os often shunned but when used right it can take a great photograph!
As always thanks for watching 😁👍
I was looking at the a6400 with this kit lens. Thinking to add a zoom lens alongwith it. None of the 50-130mm range lenses for now - not in budget and i don’t like clicking portraits.
A little non photo question. I think I have just about watched all your videos by now. And I notice you all most never run into other folks walking about..Absolutely beautiful land that you are exploring. Can you do a video of how it's laid out in these areas. Are these areas national parks or are you allowed to just walk any property across the pound? And how far are you hiking? I am absolutely loving all these landscapes. It's on my bucket list. Keep the videos coming. Thanks as always.
Thanks so much Tracy ... and that is a good question!
I tend to go out either early in the morning or in the week when everyone else is at work, so I normally have the places to myself.
Apart from that, I tend not to want to film others as they are probably out for a quiet walk ... so I try to be considerate to them ... on the odd occasion that I am out at weekends, I do spend a lot of time waiting around for people to go by. Also, I'm ok with talking to camera on my own, but it does see a little weird when there are others about ... 😆
I'm thinking of starting up a hiking channel soon, so wherever I go in these videos, we'll have other videos to accompany them in the near future. In those I'll definitely have all of that info in them as well as links between the videos so you can see it from a photographers perspective as well as a hikers perspective.
In the UK if it is common land, you have the right to roam, but when on farm land, I keep to the paths as much as possible. I found in the Peak District this was quite tricky to get the shots that I wanted, but it kind of added to the challenge!! 😀
For some of the bigger mountains, I sometimes walk up to 25km (round trip) which is about 15 miles ... but I have some goals this year to beat that ... last year my total step count was 2,926,546, so this year, I have to beat 3 million steps!! 😆😆
Thanks so much for watching and commenting on my videos, I really do appreciate all the support! And there is a lot more to come ... 😁👍
Another great video. My first mirrorless was the a6000, a very underrated camera. Had the kit lens and the 50mm F1.8. Great for carrying on the motorbike. Wish there was a full frame equivalent for my a7rii! A question. You mention using f16 for some of your shots. When I bought my Fuji XT-20 after the a6000, also a cropped sensor, I discovered that if you went above f11 you were at risk of diffraction. On a micro for thirds i believe the max is f8. I didn't know that when I had my a6000 and wondered if that's why you weren't entirely happy with a couple of shots? Wondered about your opinion on it and thought it might make an interesting video subject for you.
Hi John,
That's a good point. I am so used to going to f16 with my full frame camera that I did it without thinking about it too much. I did shoot some images at f8 as well so I'll have a look back through them and see if there is much difference.
I am going to do another one of these videos comparing it with the A7iv ... with a view to printing out the images at the end of the video to see how different they really are on paper.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
The A6000 with the 18-105mm is my travel combo. Perfect.
I've heard good things about the 18-105mm. Nice to have everything in one lens. 👍
Great video mate! Im in the market for a new camera and was looking at the a6400. Only issue is I find it a little small (I went and tried it in a shop) and like the handle of the a6600 better. The issue with that is, when spending that much on the a6600, would I be better just going a little more for full frame (A7iii and A7C both similar in price) hard to know lol
So many cameras so little time!! 😆
If you want to get the A6400, smallrig do an L-bracket for it that will bulk it out a little ( amzn.to/3pHzoGw ). I did this for my crop sensor camera and it makes them a little easier to handle.
If you were thinking of the A6600, I'd get the A7C instead as it is a similar camera with a full frame sensor. The only downside is that the lenses are a little more expensive for the full frame system ... although with tamron and sigma, they are making it a lot more affordable nowadays.
I hope that helps.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Ok, this video convienced me, i'm buying the A6000, my first camera for landscape photography. No more cellphone samsung galaxy photos haha
Haha! Nice ... the a6000 is a great little camera with lots of potential!!
Thanks for watching 😁👍
The a6000 with kit lens is a landscape beast. Had a really hard time finding something that provided comparable results, even at 4x the price.
Most definitely, it is a superb little setup!!
Thanks for watching 😁👍
I do have a6000 but also have Fuji s10, and Fuji's stabilization (IBIS) allow me to take brilliant photos without tripod. Also DR on Fuji is excellent. So there are options, but for the current price Sony a6000 offers great value.
@@Greggiexplore I ended up getting an a7c because oh how much I loved the a6000. Won't be changing anytime soon.
Nice job, Mike. What a fantastic day you had for some photography. The photos tuned out great. When did you get the AIV??? I have heard great things about that camera. I assume you are loving it. You have me taking panos everywhere now. You should include a new MacBook Pro to all of your subscribers that you have convinced to make all of their photo sizes multiply. Or at least just one... I hope you guys are doing great, brother. Take care.
Haha! I have to get the new macbook pro before dishing it out to everyone else!! 😆 My 2017 MBP really struggles at times when I throw really big images and panos at it!!
The A7iv is a great camera and a really good upgrade ... although for landscape photography I'm not sure if it is worth it ... might be worth waiting for the mk5 to come through. The only thing landscapers would benefit from is the increase in megapixels, but then you might as well get the A7riii or riv.
I've had it for about 3 months now and am loving it ... I've been using it in quite a few videos since april, but just haven't mentioned it until now ... 😀
Once I have had a decent amount of time with it, I'll do an informal review ...
We're all good ... getting ready for the full time move back to the UK.
I hope you and the family are all good.
As always thanks for watching dude 😁👍
@@mikesphotography I also have a 2017 MacBook Pro... It was worth a shot. Glad to hear you guys are well. I am absolutely coming to visit in the UK. Maybe we can finally have that beer(s)...
Haha! It was good in its day!! 😆😆
Most definitely!! We should be there for a few years so when you come over, let us know. 😁👍
hello, just wanna ask the app you used for the panoramic stitching. thanks
Good stuff! Do you find the Sony a7 IV a worthy improvement over the Sony A7III? I'm on the verge of selling my A7III but heard some negatives about the Sony a7IV when it comes to Eye AF.
Thanks very much! I've only really used it for landscapes and astrophotography at the moment, so I don't have much experience with using the eye af ... although I have filmed a few videos with it and it did a very good job in holding focus on my eyes when I was moving about and talking to camera.
I'd say if you are photographing people and moving objects, this is a very good upgrade as that real time tracking is phenomenal.
As always thanks for watching 😁👍
Sony kit lenses are great in most situations. Except night photography of course. I always hike with my small A6600 and 18-135mm kit lens strapped to the backpack and the A7iii stored in the pack in case I need a wider angle. Rarely happens..
They are pretty fantastic aren't they Deborah! I bet the 18-135mm would be a perfect allrounder for this camera!!
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Man, I'm wishing I were there. I want to go into that remnant of a building and see what kind of image I can get through the doorway.
Thanks so much Carolyn! It is a pretty epic place to photograph!
I did try to get a shot through the doorway but the angle wasn't quite right ... but there are lots of other ruins around there as well that give lots more opportunities like that.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Llyn y Dywarchen, great location, was there last summer after walking over the Nantlle Ridge. Really useful info, I'm essentially a hillwalker taking a photographic record of my routes. I have a couple of cameras, a Fuji X-T3 with a 16-80mm lens and a Panasonic LX15, compact. Have a bit of a dilemma here, though a great camera, the Fuji is just a bit too bulky to hike around with whilst the Lumix, though lightweight, is not giving me enough reach for certain shots. So, though not on the top of my priority list, have been considering the Sony A6000 - sold for £700 with the 16-50mm and 55-210mm lenses, or... should I get, the more expensive, RX100 vi compact, decisions, decisions. Anyway, you've captured some nice images with the A6000, thanks.
Thanks very much Mark!
It is very much about having a good lightweight camera when hiking ... the a6000 would be a great little unit with those two lenses. I think you could get that package for a little bit cheaper than that. I've seen the A6000 with the kit lens for about £450 and the 55-210 for about £150.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
9:26 Heh!!! My camera and lens for 3 years was a ancient Sony a5100 + Sigma 16mm 1.4 so zooming with my feet was all i did.Considering that i usually do around 30 trips to the mountains per year i have allot of nice memories with that Sony setup. Eventually i switch to Olympus EM5 Mk2 + Olympus 14-150 and i consider this a upgrade from all those small bits that annoyed me at Sony (no stabilisation and even top of the line Sony can't compete with Olympus on that, horrendous color science, no EVF, no weather sealing and cheap build quality).Was more than enough for me but for the same money i got now a EVF, pro magnesium build quality weather proof, High-Res mod, somehow better low light photos in High-Res Mode (cause of auto stacking of the 8 shots maybe), awesome IBIS enough to film hand-held, lighter lenses and so on. In the end tho CONTENT IS KING so even a potato of a camera in hands of a good photographer can get awesome photos.Love your videos!
Thanks David!
It is amazing how technology develops over the years and how lots of different features become available to us. The olympus does have some fantastic qualities.
Like you said even the most basic camera will get some great photographs ... in the right hands.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
I always wonder about kit lenses... as most have a weak point...
Samsung's similar power-zoom was soft on the periphery at 16mm, Nikon 1's 10-30mm the same. Canon's crop sensor kit lenses much the same at 18mm and not super sharp wide open at 55mm. The only kit lens I've found to be really good in all areas was Nikon's AF-P 18-55. What is the Sony 16-50 like at 16 mm ?
P.S- I live around the corner from that lake... :)
Some fabulous images Mike. The a6000 is by far the best camera I've ever owned. Although I didn't keep the kit lens for too long. Sigma do an amazing 16mm f/1.4 which you can pick up for a very good price that does much better images (IMO) than kit. I can also vouch for the Sony 70-350 for a super-tele option. Although that's much more at the pricey end.
Thanks for the advice James. I do have the sigma 16mm f1.4 and I completely agree, a fantastic lens, especially for astrophotography!
Thanks for watching 😁👍
How would you recommand to componsate composition in bright sky and dark background while shooting.
I would shoot bracketed shots and then blend them together when editing to get a better dynamic range.
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Do the photos you included in the video have any touching up done to the colours or is that just how the camera took them? (You mentioned when you removed the bucket from the hut in photoshop so I'm assuming the rest is natural?)
Hi John,
I did a bit of editing on the images, but not a massive amount.
I like to bring out the colours and emphasize the sky. It all depends on how good the light is in the scene. I find the better the light and composition, the less editing I need to do.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
I would have try to stand in hut and shoot thru the open door and had frame it shot to see what it would look like. But you have wonderful shots
Thanks very much for the tip William! I did try that but it didn't quite line up with the mountain peak ... and I was chasing the light ... but having a window frame with a nice scene is always a fantastic photograph to get!
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Hello Is it possible to use these lenses on the A7 in Aps-c mode? I've got a Sony A7 mk1 and I would like to use it like a compact camera. I would like to buy a little zoom OSS for it and go light.
Yes you can. The e-mount is the same as the fe mount. The reason they made the aps-c mode was when the A7 first came out l, there weren't many lenses so this gave us the opportunity to use the older crop lenses with this camera. You will have a drop in megapixels, but you can definitely use them. 👍
Great shots! In your opinion, would you say the a6000 is good enough for professional photography and client work?
Hi Scott,
If you have good quality lenses, then definitely.
However, there is the other side of things where when someone books you, they expect you to have a "Big" camera. I know a few people who have beefed out their cameras with a cage, a bulkier handle and a few other accessories. Crazy I know but sometimes the perception is as important as the quality of the kit itself in the clients eyes.
I hope that helps Thanks for watching 😁👍
@@mikesphotography makes sense to me! Awesome thank you for the response I very much appreciate it!!
I have a Sony a6000 and a sigma 1.4 16mm
What settings should I put in the camera definitions to take good landscaping photos
It is all about what the scene looks like in-front of you. Photography is not a one setting suits all kind of hobby.
You need to learn how the camera works to then understand which settings you need to dial in for the given conditions.
Try doing what I do in this video with your camera, and it will teach you a lot about your principle settings and how to get the best out of them: ruclips.net/video/xFS6Py9KPf0/видео.html
I hope that helps. 👍
Been crying loud inside with pain and hurt as I only have the kit lens. All my friends use their 1.4 wide angle lenses and Expensive GMasters with gimbals. I only have an A6400 with the Kit lens and the a cheap monopod. Thank you and respect for this video thanks again. 🎉
It sucks when people around you have amazing kit and you only have a kit lens... although you can do a lot with it when you know how to use it.
When I was first learning, I just went out and shot as much as possible, and this was far better than having any fancy kit... It took me a while to build up to the kit that I have now, but if you learn to make it look good with a kit lens, then you will be miles ahead of the rest.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
@@mikesphotography thanks for the inspiring words brah. 👍🏼
Look up Satyajit Ray. He didn’t shoot with the fanciest of cameras or equipments but is considered one of the best filmmakers of all time.
@@realmoonknight didn't know that. Thanks 🙏
How about the sony a6000 camera for street photography only?Which lens would be better? Which contains stabilizer?
It all depends on what you want out of your street photography.
If you want to get up close and personal, get something like a 24mm prime, or even wider, but if you want to stand back a bit and photograph the world going by. Get something like the 55-210mm.
You need to take into account your budget, what kind of street photography you like to shoot, and whether or not you want to be shooting in low light conditions as well as how close you want to get to your subjects.
It's best to do the research... as no one can really tell you want you want...
Sony a6000 was my first camera and I loved the kit lens. Today I have the Sony a7iii and while it is a much better camera, I feel like Sony a6000 did more justice with colors. Am I wrong? I don't know. I just know I miss it from time to time :)
It is a great little camera isn't it! I think it might have had better colours out of camera in the jpegs, but I'd say it's pretty minimal.
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I'm trying to get back into photography and came across the a6000 as a budget camera for now.. what would it be like for wildlife or insect photography?
Hi Chris,
It would be ok for insect photography but for wildlife the autofocus would be a little slow. I think the A6100 would be a better wet as that has a more up to date focussing system and is a little faster.
I hope that helps. 👍
@@mikesphotography I could get the a6400 as I've been told the auto focus on that and the eye tracking is very good on it.. the only reason like I said for going to a older model is to get back into it. It would be a extra £300 from the a6000 or a6100 to the a6400 should I just go straight to that one?
Both are very similar. Apparently they have the same autofocusing system, the smae sensor and the same battery type so it seems like they are pretty much the same camera ... the A6100 has a few limiting factors with video, but they are the only differences I can see. Also the A6400 is slightly older than the A6100 so you could probably find more of them in the second hand market.
@@mikesphotography thank you for the help much appreciated :)
My first Sony camera was a6000 with the kit lens. After only two months (early 2015) I bought the 16-70 f4 ZA.
Now I have no more crop bodies or lenses.
Photography is mostly about the upgrades!
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I get the enjoyment of buying a new camera but in the end it doesn't really matter. My a6000 and Riii see more action than my Riv. 6000 being so light and tiny and the Riii because it's perfect resolution imo for the stuff I do and I don't care about banging it up. I do have a Rv on the way and will sell the Riv. What is wrong with me?
Haha! I feel your pain Nic, the addiction is real ... I've been resisting getting the Rv, but I don't know how long I'll be able to hold off.
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Where's the link for the photos from the other camera? I'm curious on the difference.
Oops ... completely forgot to upload them ... here's the link to my website where you can find them towards the bottom of this page: www.mikesmithphotography.com/videos/landscape-photography-with-a-kit-lens-and-the-sony-a6000
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Which is best between Sony a6000 vs a6400, what is major difference?
I don't own the a6400 but with a quick search I found this article which will probably help: mirrorlesscomparison.com/preview/sony-a6000-vs-a6400/
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Meh. Your video is making me thinking about the 28-60 as a "everyday" for ma A7III - the Tamron 28-70 is so big an heavy. I often leave the camera at home because of the size. 😀
The 28-60mm is a much smaller lens ... although that range just seems a little too limiting ... I am loving my 28-200mm at the moment ... lots of reach in a relatively small lens ... although it is heavier than the kit lens.
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@@mikesphotography Yeah. The 28-60 is better for family trips though.
Thanks for the video. 🤗
Can u do Sony A7IV with Kit Len.
I'll see what I can do. 😁👍
Your tamron link is incorrect.
Thanks for letting me know Derek. I've updated it now, and here's the one I should have put there: geni.us/Tamron-28-200mm-FF
Must have been a late night edit... 🤦🏻♂️
Doesn't it have its own panorama on the camera
It might do, but that will only give you a jpeg and a poorly exposed one at that. Much better to have the control that to give it away to the camera. 👍
you could have just stuck your FE tele lens on the a6000
I could have ... but I set myself the challenge to just use the kit lens.
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@@mikesphotography no problem it's my 1st time watching one of your videos and I liked it a lot.
No worries Philip, welcome to my channel! 👍
I sometimes like setting challenges like this to see what I can get if I only had that setup. It's a great exercise and makes me appreciate what camera kit I do have now compared to when I first started. 😁👍
Stile not sty.
Lol ... that'll be my dodgy educational upbringing ... 🙈