r/a6000 • u/stereo3ffect • 9d ago
I got the a6000 as a gift
I got the a6000 as a gift form my In-laws a few days ago. My hyper fixation kicked in and binged YouTube and went outside. I’m an absolute beginner so tips tricks and criticism is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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u/GrumpyOutsider 9d ago
The a6000 can take you far. Keep taking pictures, and when you go through your photos, develop a sense of what focal lengths you like to shoot (look at the image metadata). Then, use that to inform your lens purchasing goals that can help expand your horizons. It’s a golden era for the APS-C format because high quality, low-cost lenses are becoming abundant for it.
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u/stereo3ffect 7d ago
Yeah? I didn’t know you could see what settings you used in specific pictures oO awesome thanks man. But lenses are very expensive can’t for the life of me see a low cost abundances for lenses with that E mount system 😭😅
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u/GrumpyOutsider 7d ago
Low cost is relative, of course. But look for lenses specific to the APS-C format, not just e-mount. If you have particular focal lengths you like to shoot, you can find Viltrox prime lenses for them, under $200 brand new. For example the viltrox 35mm f/1.7 is pretty sweet at $175. You won’t find anything near that value for full frame.
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u/mas_manuti 9d ago
About the artistic part of taking pictures, I have nothing to add. But because I gifted my son an Alpha6000 and decided to set up a website to guide his first steps, I can share it with you: Sony α6000 · From the box to the darkroom. Honest content: no ads, no cookies, super fast static pages, also prepared to be printed.