Just picked up this whole Camera Kit from BEST BUY..

Sony a6000 kit with two lenses


How did i do?


I bought this camera because i wanted to take a lot of high quality pictures on my trip to Israel I will be taking at the end of this month. Also to have to take pictures for different things at home (guns, knives, cool shit etc.)

I don't know much about cameras, but this one was smaller and a little lighter then the Nikons and cannons that I looked at, there at BB.

Also, I have a platinum super diamond galactic whatever member with Best Buy, so i have 45days to use this and return for a full refund if me no like.

oops..



I did ask a couple people I know about the camera, they also didn't have personal experience with it, but they said the same as you, that they have heard that it has a good reputation. So I bought it anyways since i can still return in to best buy if i don't like it, and it also allows me to get hands on use with it in the meantime.

But i will look those two things up.

Not that great of a deal, they had the same kit with a small tripod, bag, extra batteries and 2 SD cards for $750 back in may. The fact that the a6500 was just announced should mean that the price of that kit should be even lower now, I would return it while you still can and find a better deal.



ETA the 16-50mm lens is an excellent kit lens, relatively sharp all around and gives you coverage for the most common focal lengths you will be using on your trip. In order to get decent sharpness out of the 55-210 you will have to stop it down to about f/8 or so depending on the distance between you and your subject. Haven't noticed any issues with vignetting.




You also have to take into account the 1.5x crop factor, the 16-55mm lens really shines in this regard. The only things I don't like about it are the powered zoom and the lack of a focus ring.

 

so i should upgrade in 30 days

i know its a little late but, the A6000 is a very good starter cam. i bought mine used with just the 16-50 lens and bought an adapter to use my old X700's 70-210 manual lens. i recently picked up the 18-105 G lens and since then that lens hasnt left the cam. the 6300 wasnt worth the extra price at the time but it has better focus stock and with the aftermarket adapters and other makers AF lenses. i plan on picking up the MC-11 and some canon EF lenses to test out though. the 6500 has an MSRP of $1400, i only paid $550 for my 6000 and $475 for the 18-105.