Looking to get into photography, wanting something light for travel and also for gf who has smaller frame.
Harvey Norman has them around 400, seem like a deal?
Sadly don't have an Amex for the 50 dollars off .
Is Sony a5000 a good beginner photography camera ?
L[Deactivated] on 26/06/2018 - 08:07
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What kind of limitation are we talking about ?
- No hot shoe for external flash.
- Very limited physical button and dial (doesn't even have PSAM dial). If you want to change something, have to go into menu.
- Not in build camera image stabilizer. To have a steady shot, you are limited to lenses with OSS only.
- Slower AF and less AF points.
- etc
Basically, it takes longer and more steps, to setup your camera for different shooting scenarios, e.g. Shooting landscape then running kids or flying birds.
Generally I think this applies to most hobbies but I’d suggest that if you’re really not sure if you’re going to be long term looking at photos and taking pics maybe look at something cheaper second hand and then get a feel for the controls, composure of shots etc. Maybe you’ve already done that and not trying to tell you the obvious but I def know that personally I’ve thought I’d enjoy a hobbie before (photography) bought a camera, only to then sell it a few months later.
Sometimes these things just click, pardon the pun, and it’s easy to be taken with a hobby but sometimes people get bored, which there may be cheaper second hand cameras around for that reason.
Anyway, just my 2c.
It's not a bad camera but somewhat outdated as it was released in 2014. The current model happens to be the a5100. Have a look at a6000 and a6300 and if your budget permits I'll go for one of those as both are much more capable mirrorless e-mount cameras than the a5x00
It's decent and a definite improvement from phone cameras. A lot of useful features including wireless transfer to smartphones. Some downloadable camera apps cost money.
Check your budget and see if you can get something from the a6x00 series. There's better IQ and an optical viewfinder but no inbuilt flash.
Best to go into store and play around with them.When you step up into the a7 range it goes from a smaller sensor (aspc) up to full frame. Likely not needed since you're beginning out.
My 2c as I went through the process of buying a camera for offspring, if you are intending to keep it and get more into photography you will soon be looking a additional lenses, the largest selection of lenses are built for cannon cameras ant they are not fully compatible with Sony bodies even with lens adaptors so factor this into your choice.
M43's? Olympus OMD range is good, and lenses tend to be cheaper
I’m currently travelling with a5000.
Good things:
- very small
- probably the lightest mirrorless camera around for now
- good battery life
- easy to use
- easy to transfer photos to phone/computer
- cheap lenses are easy to find these days, thanks to the popularity of a6000Not so good:
- limited controls
- no viewfinder, which gave me trouble with focusing when using prime lenses
- low lcd resolution, sometimes couldn’t tell if I underexposed or overexposed the photos
- grip is kinda small
- can be slow sometimesI was coming from a DSLR so my first reaction with the camera was “where all the buttons??”
It feels more of a point and shoot with interchangeable lenses but definitely takes better photos than my phone.Not sure if it’s the right camera if you wanna get serious into photography, I’m really happy with mine and took some really nice photos with it.
Look at the a6000 too and see if you’re happy with its size, for me it was a tad too heavy/big since I normally also carry laptop, kindle etc with me.
yes if you just wanting something light for travel.
No if you are into photography. You will hit the camera limitation pretty soon. It's quite primitive. You will enjoy A6000 or A6300 much longer.