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04 Mar, 2018
Powerhouse in small form factor
2 of 2 found this helpful The A6300 was Sony's 'flagship' in the crop sensor mirrorless category, albeit only for 6 months. However it is more than a good enough upgrade over the A6000 and in my opinion, the A6500 that comes above this, cannot justify the 400$ price differential for what is pretty much cosmetic changes - I know I would personally love the touchscreen at the back and the improved image stabilisation, but if I was willing to pay that much, I'd pay a bit more to go for the newly launched full frame A7 iii, not the A6500. Turns out I am not willing to pay that much.
Coming back to the camera itself, the visual capabilities are truly stunning, especially the 4K video capabilities - using a power zoom lens is strongly advised for the same. As far as images go, its easier to compare with a benchmark - using the same lenses I found images from the A6300 to be sharper than from my older A6000. The lens lineup has been a sore point for the Alpha lineup - but the average user would have fewer reasons to grumble at this point with quite a few decent offerings at all ranges available, after a few new launches over the year. I'd personally recommend the Sony, 35mmf1.8 prime for street and portrait, the Rokinon 12mmf2.0 prime for wide angle landscapes and astro(over the Sony 10-18 or the Zeiss wide angle for purely the price as the image quality is not that dissimilar). I am not particularly impressed with any of the telephoto options, but the 55-210, 18-200 are equally serviceable. The newly launched 18-135 is supposedly sharper, but you will sacrifice significant zoom range. Will have to wait to try that out.