• Reviews around lens (3.44 of 5)

    Sony Alpha a6000 Mirrorless Digital Camera with 16-50 mm Lens, 24 MP (White) and Camera Strap with Quick Release System

    • The lens is not half bad for basics
    • Great beginner lens
    • My favorite lens is the 35-105 Canon FD zoom, which with the adapter, makes it a well balanced piece of equipment.
    • Also, the cost of the Sony with an excellent lens like the Zeis 2.8 12MM is far less than the V3 with an excellent lens.
    • Also the Sigma 30mm 1.4 is a great prime lens for it
    • Light weight, high frame rate(double compared to mirrored) extremely fast focusing, built in stabilizing that's unreal, German lens with Japanese brains
    • The images are excellent and the kit lens not bad
    • That's an amazing lens for the price, but it is not stabilized.
    • Is refurbished and has some small issues "unrecognized lens"; takes great pictures though
    • and I'm enjoying manual focus on older/vintage (dirt cheap) nikkor lens.
    • The basic lens is limited in terms of the scope of photography but it has taken excellent basic landscape and people photography
    • But Sony gets 3 stars for VERY limited lens selection
    • With the proper lens it can get you truly stunning photos that can be used professionally.
    • Because it's NOT auto zoom, remember to manually retract the lens when storing away the camera
    • I do not like the kits lens to much
    • It kept coming back to the fact that I already had a zoom lens for the Nex, and the 35mm, 1.8 a good low light lens
    • but I promise you at some point the lens will stop working and you will NOT be able to take any pictures.
    • That's because the kit I received had a defective lens, and I wasn't able to really take any pictures with it
    • 35mm f/1.8 prime lens (becomes a fast 50 for this crop sensor, with stabilization)Cons:-In camera processing not as advanced as the older and lesser qualified Nikon J bodies-Not as weather sealed as Olympus or other mirrorless bodies (I was originally going to get another Nikon 1 series the AW for all weather, but the image quality wasn't nearly as good... still, if I'm shooting in the snow/
    • I recommend the SEL55210 lens with it for added reach.
    • but the lens are very expensive.
    • I would like a lens that is faster and sharper than the Sony 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 lens that is the only zoom lens, in this range, that is specifically designed for the A6000.
    • Pros: - Fast, fast, fast auto focus with the right lens.
    • a7r so I have nice lens to compliment this camera.
    • And, at $750, the 10-18 is not a cheap lens (around the same price point as three of my four Canon L-series lenses and far below the performance of all of them)
    • Although it's a compact lens, it still makes the a6000 look like a bandaid on the back of it.
    • Beautiful performing lens for street photography.
    • I didn't want to have to rebuy a good prime and a zoom lens
    • I'd love to see what they could come up with for a nicer long zoom lens.
    • It’s not a superb lens, but I have no complaints about it
    • I quickly found that the Sony 70-200 lens on the A6000 was just brilliant!
    • wow, it is my new world of photography, should have order this longtime ago!Best camera and lens I have ever use, I would recommend this set for any serious photo shooting professional or hobby!
    • I had bought mine from Best Buy a couple of year ago (2016) when they had a free lens that came with it
    • My favorite lens, the one that's usually on the camera, is the Sony SELP18105G E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS
    • I don't have a good lens to judge the camera
    • I had no idea how good this lens actually is.
    • It may not be the most expensive, or the best camera out there, but I wanted another compact changeable lens camera
    • The lens on this camera does NOT work well!
    • With both the 18-55mm lens which I prefer (the earlier 18-55mm lens has the superior manual zoom, and much less distortion than the newer 16-50mm), and the excellent 55-210mm telephoto, the camera now focusses quickly and accurately..
    • The a6000 has a better sensor but the RX100 has a better lens
    • What started out as a $698 body, I was well into it at about $1400 because I got the 35mm fast lens.
    • IF you are in the same situation then the RX100 M3 with the new faster lens could be a better option than the A6000 and the so-so kit lens
    • The camera is great; the lens only mediocre
    • Solidly built, well-balanced, and customizable, its only drawback is the poor 16-50mm kit lens
    • The 16-50mm lens is a compact lens that extends when the camera is powered on.
    • Plus finding the old lens is cheap.
    • As a side light, the 70-200mm f/4 lens is really a super lens, tack sharp and very fast to focus.
    • While a decent starter lens, I think many of the features would be better utilized with a prime lens
    • (note 4)lightweight, small, looks like a point and shoot doesn't attract attentionHigh quality shots!Easy menu, customizable buttonsCons:Not so great lens selection and pretty expensive
    • (I had the bundle that included the 55-210 lens as well)
    • Especially when paired with a good prime lens.
    • It's a really crisp kit lens for all but the most demanding professional uses
    • There are a lot of naysayers on the web who say that Sony doesn't have a good lens selection, but the E mount lenses available for this meet my needs.
    • The 50 prime is an awesome portrait lens, and takes pictures almost on par with Zeiss, but stabilized.
    • Lens is fast enough to capture good image even under the low light
    • Before start looking for a much better quality lens, try the kit lens and see if it is worth spending more on a lens that would rarely use
    • Add the Sony 50mm f1.8 OSS for an incredible portrait lens, and the Sony 10-18mm f4 OSS for a great wide-angle lens, and you have a really great kit
    • The quality is absolutely superb however I am using top quality lens with it.
    • Perhaps with a better lens it will win me back.
    • It's certainly not a big deal compared to the battery life and/or not recognizing it's own lens and not working at all, but it was still a disappointment
    • This wrecked the lens.
    • I'm going to try it out with a nicer lens
    • I picked up the 55-210mm(great lens), and the Sigma 30mm art lens
    • (Still not sure I made the right decision and only by using one and comparing further with the new lens would answer that.)Overall a great camera for the price and pictures will be amazing if you have the right lens.
    • I cannot emphasize enough how great the SEL35F18 lens is
    • Confounding the issue is that there are reviews on the Web that say this lens is good.
    • By far my favorite lens for the
    • So the A6000 makes the lens a 300/f4--not as functional as my 540mm equivalent Canon, but good enough when keeping things light, especially with 24mp for cropping
    • Small size, lightViewfinder24.3 megapixels - equivalent to around 6k resolutionDownloadable appsTilt screenAbility to shoot 11 pictures a secondIncredibly fast autofocusWith a good lens such as the Sigma 30mm F1.4 Contemporary DC DN Lens for Sony
    • ** about build quality, its all about performance, as a camera #3 it does everything, if you get the right lens pics look stunning, the difference 25fps & 60fps is that its not jittery when panning with 60fps, i do recommend you register faces, if this is your first camera with HDR you will forget when to use HDR, OSS based lens and this body goes hand in hand.i really dont like how i havet to take the sd card out, the buffer light is under the camrea, auto superior is pretty good, mode dial is not smooth enough.amazing manual control over the video.
    • Again, all of this has been with a stock lens (not a great lens, by any means)
    • I have been very happy with the kit lens as well
    • Specifically I wish Sony would design one really good small, light weight, mid-range zoom lens for the A6000 camera
    • I decided to get the sony 20mm 2.8 pancake lens for a compact walk-around lens, and a sigma 60mm 2.8 for portraits (my favorite lens with AF on this camera).
    • When I switched the camera on, the lens made a strange noise and then a message came on the screen saying that the lens was not connected properly
    • I was very foolish to spend this money on the camera and not a new lens for the Nikon
    • Mines a keeper, and when I get a proper lens, if it still is "wowing" me, I might just sell my Nikon D750 setup......maybe.
    • The time-out that would have retracted the lens and kept it from wedging between my hip bone and the turnstile as I went through
    • Nice lens too
    • The images are excellent and the kit lens not bad
    • I guess this is the result of the very compact lens
    • I know, it's not an A7 which has a ton more "fast" lens choices (f1.4, f1.8, f2.8) in a bunch of different lens packages
    • This lens will frustrate the user who is expecting DSLR quality.
    • I didn't enjoy this camera, I'm used to my DSLR and the expensive lens I have invested in several years ago
    • I tried to reach someone to ask about adding the zoom lens as well since I realized it was a bargain at only an additional $150 added to the package
    • you can get extremely high quality photos for the cost of the cheapest L pro zoom lens (70-200 f4)
    • Get this to go with it: http://friedmanarchivespress.com/ashop/catalog/The_Complete_Guide_to_Sonys_A6000_Camera.htmlI avoided the whole "great kit lens/ terribly soft at all lengths kit lens" debate by buying the body and the Sony SELP18105G E PZ 18-
    • The purchase was an A6000 (body only) with the well-reviewed SEL35F18 lens
    • I was looking for a new camera to replace that one, and started reading reviews of other compact changeable lens cameras
    • WOW great camera, but expensive lens...........
    • I should have purchased it up front with the retractable lens
    • This fantastic lens is a
    • The smaller lens that comes with it is very problematic
    • The detail captured with a good lens and normal care in how you shoot is pretty amazing
    • The lens stopped working in a year.
    • Without a useable and sharp wide angle lens, most landscape photographers will not find the a6000 system to be workable
    • However, I need a better lens than the kit lens.
    • Two minor quibbles - the lens release button is hard to access because it is positioned between the lens and the camera's handgrip.
    • How much can you expect from the relatively cheap lens?
    • On powering on the camera the lens made repeated clicking noises and the display showed the message "Cannot recognize lens
    • Only buy this camera if you are going to correct the kit lens in post processing or shoot jpegs only.
    • The lens that came with this camera stopped working 17 months after purchase.
    • Which is a fine lens but way too big and obvious for a walking-around travel lens, at least for me
    • so images that are pretty clean through ISO 1600, this is a way better system than a point and shoot, but I think at 500 to 700 and close to 1000 with a decent prime lens, this camera gets very expensive for the mediocre images it produces.
    • S95 died with the dreaded "lens error"
    • Lens choice is a bit lacking but we are happy with the Sigma 30 mm f/2.8 prime and the Sony 30 mm Macro lens we also ordered at the same time
    • I just want to say that if you're looking for a lightweight, easy to use camera (under $1,000 with a good lens) that satisfies even the most discerning photographer's eye - this is the one you'll want to buy
    • This lens is amazing.
    • I do recommend getting a better lens than the one that comes with it though
    • Again, for the money you can't beat it, but I'm wanting to move on for better lens choices, not a better camera.
    • THe lens makes an awful grinding noise which is rocorded on the movies.
    • I used the kit lens and admit that perhaps focusing could be more accurate with a decent lens
    • I have my Nikkor 60mm Micro AF-D w/ a cheap adaptor and the lens dwarfs it weight and size wise
    • I ended up leaving the 30mm on for most of the time(great lens for $200)
    • I tried the available wide angle lens but found I never used them.
    • It's an awesome little, interchangeable lens, mirrorless camera with a large APS-C size sensor
    • I had hoped they would have improved the kit lens from the NEX 6, they didn't
    • THIS CAMERA.It has an awesome wide angle stock lens and shoot great high quality video
    • Additionally, the lens has horrid distortion".
    • The lens are detachable, the auto focus is super fast
    • The 55-210mm zoom lens is better, although somewhat slow at f6.3
    • Any other lens, however, eliminates this issue
    • so I can sneak a Canon lens out of the bag
    • The JPEGS are fine because in camera processing corrected the lens.
    • I hate the lens
    • Small lens has already started jamming, contacting Sony for assistance.
    • The lens is perfect
    • Once you upgrade the lens, wow
    • Great camera and lens to start out with, and easy to build on
    • Hey, I call them like I see them good or bad and that lens was horrible, this camera on the other
    • And with Sony, these cameras with lens adapters can be used with a lot of the great lens of the old film days.
    • Also, SEL1650 is not super sharp lens (which is normal, because it is small zoom lens and you can't beat the laws of physic), if you are pixel peeper you will see it right away, but this is not the point here
    • (note 4)lightweight, small, looks like a point and shoot doesn't attract attentionHigh quality shots!Easy menu, customizable buttonsCons:Not so great lens selection and pretty expensive
    • WOW great camera, but expensive lens...........
    • Though I plan to upgrade to a strong fixed lens soon
    • To make matters worse, I purchased an Arca-Swiss-compatible L bracket.
    • , L lenses even more so, so as much as I love to use it when I go out with sole intention of taking pictures, those are not really handy to carry around for anything else
    • you can get extremely high quality photos for the cost of the cheapest L pro zoom lens (70-200 f4)
    • I own only L lenses as well as the well renowned Sigma 35 f1.4
    • For now I rely on the fast and clear E-mount Sigma 30mm prime that works perfectly w/ the camera.
    • The fastest e mount or fe mount constant aperture zoom available from any manufacturer is currently f4.0.
    • There are some good YouTube videos as well as a good e-book by Gary Friedman (http://www.friedmanarchives.com/alpha6000/index.htm)
    • This is one of my two favorite E-mount lenses.
    • There are a lot of naysayers on the web who say that Sony doesn't have a good lens selection, but the E mount lenses available for this meet my needs.