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Mirrorless Monday_November 23rd, 2015


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<p>My new Sony A6000 body came in on Thursday. The price has been coming down lately and I picked up a new USA body for $375. At that price point it was an easy upgrade decision. I passed my NEX 6 w/ kit lens on to my wife who wanted an upgrade to her aging Canon 300D. She is thrilled with her camera as much as I am with mine. These are the first shots I took with the A6000.</p>

<p>Yellow Leaf on a Grate</p><div>00db9h-559343584.jpg.e72a3205d78dc97b9e0eb8f80c0af977.jpg</div>

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<p>Big snow last night. It helps to make ordinary scenes look extraordinary. OMG! What a great little camera this is! This is the best bang for the buck I think I've ever spent in photography. The image quality is hardly different than my full frame A7 yet so compact. The focus is like lightning and handles beautifully! I'm very pleased with the initial experience and images.</p>

<p>Buck in the Snowy Thicket</p><div>00db9l-559343884.jpg.7b3ab4010dc406f147df1394177fb398.jpg</div>

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<p>In the dark at Oxford's annual light festival</p>

<center><a title="Horns of Plenty @ the Radcliffe" href=" Horns of Plenty @ the Radcliffe data-flickr-embed="true"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5656/22578853153_e05ce434d8_c.jpg" alt="Horns of Plenty @ the Radcliffe" width="535" height="800" /></a><br />A7 and 28-70 FE zoom</center><center></center><center></center>

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<p>Louis, excellent use of your new camera. The current price of the a6000 arguably makes it the single best buy in the whole of cameradom right now. That truly is a silly amount of money to pay for that much photographic capability. But even then you continue to show it is the 12 inches behind the viewfinder that is the most important part of any camera.</p>

<p>John, your woodworks continue to inspire. I would love to see this vision incorporate some added elements, such as structures or people. I'm thinking you could really get some nice pictorialist style photos this way. Something along the lines Edward Steichen's <em>Flatiron</em> maybe? Just a thought. Kudos.</p>

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<p>Strangely lit sky and atmosphere after a storm that came through the area on Thursday, I was able to grab this from the side of the road as I was leaving work, within minutes all this light and color had faded. Sony a6000 and kit 16-50 lens.<br>

And Louis, I agree with John - I've been eyeing both those sigma's and you're not doing anything to dissuade me!</p>

<p><a title="Aftermath" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/outwithmycamera13/22882481260/in/dateposted-public/" data-flickr-embed="true"><img src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/602/22882481260_8218c48df9_z.jpg" alt="Aftermath" width="640" height="403" /></a></p>

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<p>Sanford, where is that spot? It looks amazing! It's almost Gatsby-esque. ;-)</p>

<p>David, the shot of the fountain reminds me of <em>Twin Peaks</em>. I love that kind of mood.</p>

<p>Louis, I can't believe that a camera that good can be that cheap! APS-C is really the sweet spot for digital and really, a time will soon come when I don't need the A7. In fact, I'm tempted to sell it, buy something like an A6000, and pocket the savings. Hmm.... BTW they still take the same batteries, right? Oh, and I love that portrait of your wife, too. :-)</p><div>00dbAl-559345484.jpeg.899bdf2598d2d701e1e299beed3177f5.jpeg</div>

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<p>Brian, that is quite a striking shot - and quite tricky to pull off as a HDR I should think given the shadows generated by the tree on the church, i.e. movement of the tree might have been an issue.</p>

<p>Louis, congrats on the new camera, just out of curiosity, what is the main appeal of the A6000 given that you already have the A7?</p>

<p>My shots this week were takne quite late in the afternoon when I noticed a spider web lit by a patch of sunlight. Behind the spider web is a pile of garden hose. In front of the spider web is a pile of heavy pots so I couldn't get in any closer, but I took some shots anyway.</p><div>00dbBB-559346084.jpg.fc34332660b5eecb0c748c9c64fafca8.jpg</div>

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