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  1. Hi folks, I'd like to get a second battery and an external charger for my Sony A6000. What are the drawbacks or problems with using 3rd party batteries? It seems crazy the price being asked for Sony labeled batteries, with no real reason I can think of why an OEM battery should be required. Thanks, Steve.
  2. <p>A few more.</p> <p>Steve.<br> <img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H2-4PoI7mDc/VvSaNA4VYwI/AAAAAAAABlE/hx6wc-ZDyhMz81atpaUFyv60b8xMmH2Rw/s1600/_DSC0049%2Bedit.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zQ_-HXTNujo/VvSaXsmQREI/AAAAAAAABlU/aXMvTd7xGGAYn21KN53pFpL6fe2Z8Jxaw/s1600/_DSC0061%2Bedit%2Bsmall.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p><img src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Blxejt87Jc0/Vvnpo7Np35I/AAAAAAAAEUY/MCOZGVOj0hYNXGTVtU-QVW2DL5A8_VwDQ/s1600/_DSC0149%2Bedit.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p> </p>
  3. <p>Hin-<br> <br> Your work shows that this Sony family is more than up to the task of capturing a great image. So far, it has been serving me well with the two kit lenses (16-50 and 55-210), I'll leave the primes to my K-3 kit. I shoot in raw and process in ACR, and I have yet to feel these lenses are letting me down.<br> <br> Take care,<br> Steve.<br> <br> <img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xPdjD3P4J8I/VvSdu2X2x4I/AAAAAAAABl8/buj-YaRimqwaLhjvXyZ3gR0P5pJRzz3Lg/s1600/_DSC0075%2Bedit%2Bsmall.jpg" alt="" width="1600" height="1200" /><br> <br> <img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MIdxIp-p4uM/VvSaSsNTnHI/AAAAAAAABlM/voDt8LaD4g0-AmIhOAyxx-G_0Ypi-zsnw/s1600/_DSC0055%2Bedit.jpg" alt="" width="1600" height="1066" /></p>
  4. Computer logorithims watching the relationship between supply and demand? And competitors watching each other like hawks. That's my guess. Maybe quantities are limited and more people are buying at a faster rate. But I could be completely wrong. Steve.
  5. "I use my K-5 where I need to shoot like a photog which requires reliable battery life and good SR support. And the Sony A6000 is my go-to camera in weekend excursions or a single-lens type of shooting." This is exactly my intention with this camera. It won't be replacing my K-3. The Kipon Pentax to Sony adaptor, I don't see it at Kipon's website. Thoughts? Steve.
  6. Thanks, All. I brought home an A6000 kit yesterday and will spend the next few days putting it through its paces. I'd asked a similar question on the Pentax board of P.net and received some other replies, along with lots of experiences and sample photos, if you'd like to check that thread. Take care, Steve.
  7. What can I say, Hin... you've been a wealth of solid ideas and information for me, thank you very much! My wife and I are taking a couple days away from home this weekend. This will be my chance to wring out this camera and lens to see if its objective function and behavior match my subjective level of lust for it from before I bought it. I took some time with it last night to understand its basic operation, also setting up custom buttons for exposure comp. and white balance. I am looking forward to getting to know it, but I am resolute in my thinking that if it doesn't meet all my needs, back she goes and the K-3 then remains the king of the hill for all photo tasks. Thanks again, Steve.
  8. Like they say, you won't know until you try. I bought the Sony A6000 with the kit lens today. It's charging right now. I also bought an inexpensive Pentax to Sony lens adaptor for the few older lenses I own with aperture rings- FA50mm, (?)28mm, and a (?)135mm (can't recall the generations right now, it's been awhile). Photoshop is my friend! Boy, the camera really is a sweet little fella. Just a bit bigger than my aging but trusty Panny LX3, but much smaller than my K-3. Fits my hand well for a small camera. I hope I can live with the lens. I've got 30 days to find out. And a couple weeks left on a Sony lens promotion in case I want to add the 55-200mm lens to the deal. Should be interesting, this mirrorless experiment. At least 3 solid mirrorless interchangable lens camera makers are out there paving the way. Ricoh/Pentax should step up before they miss the bus again, like they did with full frame for so many years. I don't see the small sensor Q line being their route to success. Thanks, Steve.
  9. Thanks for your in-depth feedback, Hin. Wonderful sample images, as always. But it looks like your impression of the Sony kit zoom is fairly low, like most others I've read. And like most others, primes seem to be the go-to replacement. But it is a wide-normal zoom that I want to use exclusively with this camera. Maybe I need to re- examine things and consider the Sigma/Tamron zoom choices. Maybe it's time to sell off some under used Pentax lenses to move into the future. Steve.
  10. <p>Hi Gang, long time, no see...</p> <p>I'm dyed in the wool Pentax. K1000, K100DS, K20D, K-5, now K-3. But I know there are a lot of really good cameras out there with other names on them.</p> <p>A few days ago I was introduced to the Sony A6000. 24mp APS-C just like my K-3 (sister sensors?), mirrorless, light weight, compact. Electronic viewfinder. Highly regarded. (The A6300 is due soon.) A real gem, and I want it for light travel, such as bicycle travel. The problem is, its kit zoom lens has a below average reputation- barrel distortion, vignetting, and glass that doesn't meet the potential of the sensor. Aftermarket wide-normal zooms by Sigma and Tamron make the whole project outside my budget, and physically larger than I'd hope for. I want a zoom for this one, and the size of the Sony kit zoom is very nice.</p> <p>I'm not interested in going back in time to Pentax's previous K-01 camera, and I have no interest in their small sensor Q format. I haven't been active in Pentax's presence on the internet in the past year or 2 (other hobbies and interests). Has there been chatter about Pentax exploring mirrorless (with built-in viewfinder!) for APS-C again in the future? At least I'd be loaded for bear with lenses.</p> <p>Oh, if anyone owns the A6000 with kit zoom and can offer your experience with it, I'd love to hear from you.</p> <p>Thanks,<br> Steve.</p>
  11. <p>Thank you all for your thoughts and experiences, I will take all of this into consideration.</p> <p>Steve.</p>
  12. <p>Yes, 16-50mm, thanks.</p> <p>Well, I had also considered the Panasonic LX100, which has a sensor half the size and with half the pixels, so resolution between the Panny and the Sony with kit lens can't be that different. I've just read too many reviews of the Sony 16-50 not living up to the A6000's 24mp sensor. Among other quirks.</p> <p>Steve.</p>
  13. <p>Hi Gang,</p> <p>I am a long time Pentax DSLR user, currently with a K-3 and a good compliment of lenses, including the family of Limited prime lenses. I also own a few Sigma and Tamron lenses for Pentax.</p> <p>In the last few days I've been introduced to the Sony A6000 and I think it would be a great camera for some of my purposes when I want a lighter, more compact camera, in particular hauling with me while bicycling, and some other light travel times. I do not need a wide assortment of lenses for the Sony, the kit 18-50mm should serve most of my needs.</p> <p>But, that kit 18-50mm lens does not seem to have a lot going for it. Research from the typical web retailers and review sites don't have a lot of faith in its performance.</p> <p>Similar lens options from Sigma and Tamron put my project out of budget.</p> <p>That being said, how miserable am I going to be with this kit lens? I intend to keep my Pentax kit (the K-3 and the A6000 are both 24mp sensors) for all times when compact/light weight are not an issue, but is that kit Sony zoom so bad that I'm going to wish I just kept going with the Pentax? That Sony body is *just right*, but I don't want to be shortchanged by the kit lens.</p> <p>Note, I am not able to use a Pentax-to-Sony adaptor, I don't have enough film era Pentax lenses with aperture rings on them to make that a viable solution. I have not found an adaptor that will allow the lens and camera to speak, electrically (aperture, autofocus, etc).</p> <p>Thank you,<br> Steve.</p>
  14. <p>Duane,</p> <p>Is that true, the DA 40 and 70 Limited cover a 24x36mm sensor(FF)/film size? I did not know that.</p> <p>I own all the DA Limited lenses (green stripe), are those two the only ones that will work on FF? Not the Limited 15 or 21mm?</p> <p>Well, I do own the FA 50mm, and the F 28mm. And an M 135mm.</p>
  15. <p>Hi Duane,</p> <p>I guess I would not put my money toward Aperture if Apple is calling it quits. I'm a CS5 user, heavily dependent upon Adobe Camera Raw (ACR). (Nowadays I only use some healing brush functions and simple layers for making borders around images in CS5, I really don't use anything else of CS5.) I've not used Lightroom but understand that the editing function is based on the same ACR system, which has become more powerful since its use in CS5. When the time comes for me to upgrade I think I am just going to go straight to Lightroom.</p> <p>Scroll to the bottom of this page, you can download a free 30-day trial of either Lightroom or the full Photoshop Creative Cloud suite. https://creative.adobe.com/plans/photography</p>
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