USB Dual Port Charger for Sony NP-FW50 NPFW50 battery
Jun 27, 2016
Compact, easy to carry dual charger
Works good - USB only charger (Some of the reviews/ specs suggest it comes with dual voltage AC plug - it does not.)
That said, it's perfect for my usage - the flat design makes it really easy to slip into a camera case. It will charge from any powered USB source.
Sony Alpha a6000 24.3 MP Mirrorless Digital Camera - Black (BODY ONLY) ILCE6000
Jun 07, 2016
Awesome
This is so much better thn the NEX-6, especially in the autofocus.
The menus are still hard to navigate, to me-no real improvement there. I miss the level line - I tend to shoot off level a lot. I can fix it in post, but I'd rather get it right in the frame.
Something that bothered me about the NEX-6 was the eyepiece didn't register with the sensor - it was off by a few pixels. I don't know why that should be, given that the signal should be the same to the eyepiece and the LCD,but it seemed to be so.
The a6000 seems to have corrected that.
This is my 2nd body from the same source. I have no qualms about getting a refurb unit - it means a factory tech has actually put their hands on it and brought it to spec.
I'm replacing my entire Canon suite with this. As a sometimes travel photographer, being able to shoot high quality images in a smaller package is a big deal.
On APS-C vs full frame: 'Full frame' is an artifact from 35mm film days, when it was deemed to be the optimal size for FILM quality. For digital sensors, it doesn't mean a hoot. What counts is resolution, color fidelity, and glass. The resolution of this camera rivals that of the Canon D1 of only a few iterations ago. You get diminishing rate of return trying to up the resolution from this point, IMHO. Certainly not enough to justify the extra weight, bulk, and cost in glass.
As far as glass, Sony inherited that technology from Minolta, which benefitted from long association with Ziess. It's good glass (and, you can get made-for-the-platform Ziess lenses, if you reall want.
I have for Sony lenses and I think they're quite up to par - even the 'cheap' pancake kit lens. The image stabilization is great, the bokeh is nice on the shallower DOF lenses.
Call me a really happy camper.