Sony Alpha a6500 Mirrorless Digital Camera with 16-70mm Lens Kit
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I'd buy the a6500 again with one BIG request
As an a7RII owner, I wanted a second Sony body but with a cropped sensor for my telephoto lenses. I debated as to whether the extra $$ for the a6500 over the a6300 was worth it and eventually decided upon the a6500. Most of my lenses have stabilization so the internal 5-axis stabilization wasn't a strong driver.My Tamron, Sony A and Canon EF lenses work flawlessly with the appropriate adapters. Very fast focusing. A few minor things pushed me tow... Show More
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A6500 for Action shots works great!
I purchased the Sony a6500 for a number of reasons: - I currently own a Sony a7R and four prime lenses. All are FE/C mount lenses, and compatible with the Sony a6500. - I wanted faster focus and faster consecutive shutter releases. I primarily shoot landscape, but am also starting to experiment with animal and street photography. Both of these venues need these two attributes (IMO). I am very pleased with the Sony a6500. My FE mount lenses work g... Show More
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Still Great Camera
Moving from Sony a6000, which produces great images with right lenses, it is a noteworthy upgrade. The 5-axis stabilization being the biggest of them. If you often take handheld pictures in less than perfect light, it definitely helps by providing a few steps of extra room (to reduce low light noise and/or decrease handshake blur). Being moisture resistant (it is not weather sealed!) also helps with pictures in the rain, snow or at the ocean sinc... Show More
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Sharp, Fantastic stabilization, significant rolling shutter.
In most properly shot scenarios the rolling shutter will not be an issue. Though the few instances where you need to quickly pan to a different subject the rolling shutter will be very apparent. It's actually quite a breath of fresh air going into 1080p mode and getting very minimal jello effect. When properly lit and using a very sharp lens (like the new 85mm GM Sony) the super sampled (from 6K) video is simply stunning for a $1400 machine. Matc... Show More
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Great camera for the enthusiast...
The Sony A6500 is a great camera for the enthusiast who wants a small package to tote around, but also retain the ability to connect some great glass for quality images. I'm still learning the features and experimenting with different subjects. I focus mostly on wildlife (birds, fish, and my dogs), landscapes, a little lunar, concert, and some portrait photography. I was very impressed with the results the first time out using the camera. I shot ... Show More
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Upgraded from an A6300
I've owned all the versions of the Sony a6*** Line....the A6000, A6300 and now the A6500. Each one was an amazing experience. Computers, cars, TV's.....As time goes by, technology gets better. The A6500 has advantages over the A6300 that may be beneficial to you. If you shoot mostly stills, then the A6300 will be a great choice. If you do any video....even a little bit.....then the A6500 would be possibly a better choice due to the image stabiliz... Show More
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Love This Camera
I upgraded from a Sony A6300 because I wanted the in-camera image stabilization feature of the A6500. Two of my favorite Sigma lenses do not have image stabilization so having it in the camera was worth the expense of upgrading. I have given the A6500 a good test run now and am thrilled with its performance and the additional features of image stabilization, touch screen focusing, and expanded menu options. I also like having one more customizabl... Show More
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The A6300 with IS - A Bit Disappointing
I upgraded from the A6300 to the A6500 for two primary features: in-body image stabilization (IBIS) and a touch-screen facility. I expected the image quality to be nearly identical and it is. The IBIS was worth having for this light little camera, particularly as most of the E lenses (and others) I use do not have optical stabilizers. I cannot yet say it has made a remarkable difference but the difference is noticeable in low-light shooting. The ... Show More
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Completely happy to add the Sony Alpha a 6500 to my gear
Without repeating what has already been said in reviews, I agree with the positive remarks. I bought this camera hoping to benefit from rapid focus and in camera stabilization when using a the Tamron 150-600mm F/5-6.3 lens with an adapter to shoot wildlife hand held when necessary. I am very pleased with the results and have dramatically increased my use of this lens. Additional comments I would make as a point of information and not as a disappo... Show More
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Improved over the Sony NEX-7
I have owned the Sony NEX-7 since 2012. I have always been impressed with the quality of the images, lenses and accessories. I am a photographer; I do not use the video on any of my cameras. Inside, without flash, the NEX-7 is slow to lock on focus. With the delay, the sought after image is often lost. I often compare this body to my Canon 5DIII, which is quite a bit faster. Enter the new Sony A bodies. I have held off upgrading because I could n... Show More
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Incredible Value for the money
Sure, the menus can be overwhelming. Go find some tutorials - map all your buttons to the custom functions, and enjoy the amazing down-sampled 6k, good low light, amazing auto-focus, etc, etc. Just use FilmConvert or something similar and let the pros handle the color instead of spending countless days or even weeks trying to learn about every picture profile and color setting. Can't record long interviews with overheating you say? I've never ha... Show More
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I like it
The kit was okay. The camera bag was fine for the camera without a lens. I have a large camera backpack which works for the body with a lens. I can use the camera bag for storing my back up drives. I also would have been happier if the battery was a Sony battery rather than after market, but having a backup is very good. I like the camera. It was purchased because carrying around my Nikon D7200 and len(s), especially when traveling, was getting ... Show More
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Worth the upgrade from a6300!
Things I love about this camera: + Awesome in body image stabilization + Records 4K video without overheating + 11 frames per second is great for sports and action + Impressive low light performance for an APS-C camera My #1 feature request for Sony cameras: I want every photo to automatically transfer to my iPhone. This should happen in the background without me touching anything. People say Wow! Can you send that to me? Uh... give me 5 minutes ... Show More
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Love, love, love this camera!!
As a woman,I always a Sony mirrorless camera fan & owner. I love taking pictures of family and friends and I love traveling. So Sony mirrorless camera is always my travel companion. It's light but can take amazing pictures. I still have my Nex 3, Nex 5 and Nex 7 cameras. Then I graduated to a6000, which is also a good camera, but I skipped the a6300 because it's almost similar to my a6000, and I know Sony will come out with something better, so I... Show More
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No manual focus on 16-50mm lens
A week in to using the camera, I am quite impressed overall. Purchased as a smaller alternative to lugging around a DSLR, I find the size and images deliver. A couple caveats: 1) the 16-50mm kit lens has no manual focus capability. OK, there is a "mode" to allow some manual fine-tuning of focus, but it's not a replacement for traditional manual focus. To me is a real negative. Notwithstanding good autofocus, there are MANY times that I want to ... Show More
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Almost Perfect Travel Camera
My wife is going on an Alaska cruise in the coming months and I wanted her to have a travel friendly camera to take along. After reading many reviews and speaking with a B&H salesperson, decided on the Sony a6500 with the 18-105mm f/4 lens. The premium kit included everything shell need, i.e. camera body, lens, lens UV filter, memory card, extra battery and charger, camera case. My wife is very inexperienced when it comes to photography so I wan... Show More
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Great upgrade fro Sony a6000
I was very satisfied with the a6000, but the new a6500 is like a new camera. The sensor seems to be much better at handling noise. You can get decent pictures even at the high ISO levels. The stabilisation works well and the other features sure work well so far. There is much to learn and become familiar with. Sony made this camera with so many ways to customize it for yourself. It seems sturdier in your hand... the larger grip helps. The EVF is ... Show More
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Good performer
Overall a fantastic camera for the price. I upgraded from the a6300 for the image stabilization, which enabled me to use my non-IS lenses. I use a metabones speedbooster with a variety of EF lenses, Canon, Tamron, Sigma, and I've been pleasantly surprised by the autofocus response and the built-in IS performance. Good stuff: 1. IS works great 2. Autofocus works great with non-Sony lenses through Metabones 3. Everything else great about the a6300,... Show More
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Sony A6500 w 18-135mm lens
Received my camera, overall it is ok. BH did a good job in prompt delivery. Good camera for travel use, w 18-135mm lens, not so heavy (approx 1.5 lbs). However, I overlooked the lens has min F-number of 3.5 for 18mm, which makes it not so good for field of depth. I may consider to buy a fixed lens with F1.8. Software is terrible. I follow all the instruction from manual, but still unable to setup the location feature (getting the GPS location f... Show More
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First impressions are not positive.
Having used an A6000 and an A7ii for a long time, I was really looking forward to the A6500. So far, though, I have to say I am not impressed. Autofocus has a complete mind of its own. I set it to center focus, and it focuses way on the lower left of the screen. Set it to wide and hang on. I was shooting people throwing leaves around, and it consistently focused on the trees behind the people, and not the people themselves. I will keep playing wi... Show More
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Only had this a week but so far living up to expectations
I travel and hike a lot with my camera kit and looking for a lighter option than my Canon 7D and lenses. So far the a6500 is performing very well with the Sony 16-70 f/4 Zeis lens and the gear is very much lighter giving comparable results to the Sigma 17-70 that I have used for years with the Canon. The picture quality so far is brilliant. The menu system takes a bit of learning but I am getting there. Unfortunately the Canon Speedlight 580 II i... Show More
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Wow, exceptional image and video quality.
This maybe one of the best do all, runabout cameras I have ever used. Image quality is excellent, autofocus is spot on and fast. The video quality is excellent. I don't know why everyone complains about the menu system being hard to use, I don't have any issues with how its laid out (there is a lot of stuff in there, but the camera does a lot of stuff). The build quality (buttons, body, click switches) feels really well built. The EVF is like bet... Show More
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Just dropped my rating
Today, during a shoot, the camera locked up with the message, "Camera Error. Turn power off and then on." I did as I was told, and it didn't fix things. Now, I wouldn't ordinarily drop a rating over something like this - stuff happens. However, when I went to research the problem I find that it is a common issue across the whole Alpha line, and that it pretty much means your camera is about to become a paperweight. If this problem is ha... Show More
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Amazing Camera
When I first purchase the camera it had some issues, dead pixel in LCD. B&H resolved this by exchanging the camera and now the camera has no issues (knock on wood). B&H was surprisingly quicky, in less than a 2 days I had a new camera in my hands. Now lets talk about the Sony A6500, this camera is amazing with so much potential that I am not even using my Nikon D7200 anymore. Still images are amazing, I dont do video but after seen youtube short ... Show More
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