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Advice to buy: Sony a6500 or a6600? - stoppingdown - 05-31-2021 Dear all, I'm deciding for the next buy and it should be a new APS-C camera body. In the attachment you can see the current options plus the models I already own (in bold characters). The reasons for the new buy are:
BTW it looks like it's almost impossible to find a new a6500 body only, but there are some interesting offers in the second hand market. Thoughts? RE: Advice to buy: Sony a6500 or a6600? - thxbb12 - 05-31-2021 I don't know much about Sony APS-C bodies. What are the main differences between the A6500 and A6600? RE: Advice to buy: Sony a6500 or a6600? - stoppingdown - 05-31-2021 (05-31-2021, 12:24 PM)thxbb12 Wrote: I don't know much about Sony APS-C bodies. What are the main differences between the A6500 and A6600? As far as I know (see https://www.dpreview.com/products/compare/side-by-side?products=sony_a6500&products=sony_a6600)
RE: Advice to buy: Sony a6500 or a6600? - davidmanze - 05-31-2021 (05-31-2021, 01:47 PM)stoppingdown Wrote:(05-31-2021, 12:24 PM)thxbb12 Wrote: I don't know much about Sony APS-C bodies. What are the main differences between the A6500 and A6600? For me it's simple, I've been following the A6000 series as the models came out .. ...... the two main criteria as far as I'm concerned are; ....... the AF tracking with all it's bells and whistles including the automatic eye/ face/object tracking which now forms the basis of Sony's later A7 series ...... where the camera finds it all automatically and which Canon went on to develop with the R5/R6 ...... that only exists in the A6400 and the latest A6600 ....... I would absolutely want that! ....... ..........other models are pre-Sony AF revolution ........ ..... and the other being: ...... IBIS, the A6300 (older AF system) has it, as does the A6500 ...... however, the A6400 does not ........ IBIS IMHO is also a total must have ....... which rules out the A6400 ...... ....... in fact the only camera that have those two features is the A6600 ....... and a whole bunch of other stuff which you have mentioned ..... So that would be my choice as the camera I would be choosing if I was looking for one of the A6000 series camera ..... ... the A6600 has it all !...... As always Sony went with micro incremental updates through a series of six bodies before finally nailing it ........ shrewd huh ?? ....... a nice little tickle as they say in England ....... RE: Advice to buy: Sony a6500 or a6600? - stoppingdown - 06-03-2021 Thanks for the feedback. In the end the problem resolved by itself because I couldn't find an offer for a new a6500, and I didn't trust the offers of used items (I'm very selective on that way because the only camera I bought used was broken and I had to return it). Furthermore I found a vendor which sold the a6600 at a lower price than Amazon, thus shrinking the gap. I've ordered the a6600. RE: Advice to buy: Sony a6500 or a6600? - davidmanze - 06-05-2021 (06-03-2021, 11:05 AM)stoppingdown Wrote: Thanks for the feedback. In the end the problem resolved by itself because I couldn't find an offer for a new a6500, and I didn't trust the offers of used items (I'm very selective on that way because the only camera I bought used was broken and I had to return it). Furthermore I found a vendor which sold the a6600 at a lower price than Amazon, thus shrinking the gap. I've ordered the a6600. A very wise decision in my opinion as it has the two main features, Sony's modern AF tracking system and IBIS ....... ......... obviously the poll results pointed you towards the A6600 ...... with a landslide victory of one - nil ......... It would be nice to hear how you find it once it turns up ....... I wouldn't mind one myself ! RE: Advice to buy: Sony a6500 or a6600? - stoppingdown - 06-05-2021 Sure I'll write a review as soon as possible. Actually the delivery has been super fast and I already enjoyed a first quick trip, but of course it is limited experience. Usually I practice with new camera bodies on the balcony, but currently the building where I live is going through a façade restoration and scaffolding is preventing me from doing any test - which is really unfortunate, given the pack of features that the new body sports. My points so far:
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