Sony ILCE 6500

[mikmar1]

Just changed to the Sony 6500 and  its a wonderful little  piece of engineering and in my opinion the best of its class . Having used mirrorless  cameras for  years  I have found the  advantages  over DSLR are enormous except for one little bug bear   Focus . Low light hunting  and speed of lock on were  in my mind spoiling an excellent package.  Then I discovered Sony  having used Nikon  all my professional  life as a staff press photographer  based in N Ireland  and on my retirement  purchased a Nikon DSLR and kit of lenses  which  were great but far too heavy  for  me . I settled a micro four thirds  outfit  which was everything I wanted except  for the focusing  problems  and after some  research settled on a Sony 6000 and it was the beginning of my Sony journey.  Now with the 6500  I can capture  anything without missed frames and I find my Tamron 150 - 600  a dream to use  even with an adaptor . Its wonderful to have an outfit  that  performs so well just a pity I did not have it  when I was working during the N Ireland troubles.  

[EdwinaU]

Hi there,

Thanks for sharing your journey to finding the ILCE-6500 and how well it suits you. If you're interested feel free to share some of your images in our picture gallery or regular photography competitions.  

Best wishes,

Ed

[mikmar1]

Just to follow up om my journey  with the ILCE6500  what can I say its all that it promised to be  and for such a small frame its packed with technology  and  ]it delivers a quality  of image which is simply stunning. The metering and focus system is lightning fast and  locks on  even in low light in an instant . Even with non Sony  lenses its a dream to use and with the  Sigma EF adaptor for very long lenses Tamron  100-400 and their 150-600 its a wow  fast and responsive. I do admit I was disappointed with the lack of very long affordable Sony lenses  hence my using Tamron.  I  decided on the 100-400 Tamron for my  main long lens as the 600 was a bit to heavy for me and the 400 is perfect  and coupled to the ILCE 6500  is a world beater in every way  .  In all I must say the camera has exceeded all my expectations but for one  major niggle the card  slot on the base  is a nightmare to release  when the fingers are cold  as the card  does not spring out far enough to get a proper grip on .  A twin card reader on the  side would make a brilliant camera  into a superb  one. But I will not change  just because of that  I like what  I have got and intend to use it as long as I can.