Just ordered an a6500 with the 18-105 f4 after having canon 40d

Joe

please post some pics if you have received the cam+lens

2011nikonian said:

How about someone post some pictures exemplifying / substantiating claims, instead of verbal dump.. it is photography related forum isn’t it..

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not easy to compare shooting stills, but there are plenty of comparisons with video

some here, but plenty more on the side bar

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val1 said:

I would have saved the money and bought the 6300 with a stabilizer. The 6500 sensor IBIS is pretty lackluster.

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Val 1

Thanks for your thoughts. I should have asked you before committing to a purchase. It never cease to be amazed that no matter how trivial the subject someone is always willing to step in, pull down their pants and pee all over the cake. Val nice to hear from you. Hopefully I can return the favor someday. I did some research before the purchase and frankly got a little bit of overload so maybe I missed complaints on the IBIS.

Cheers

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Too many people are expecting Stabilizer quality (which is clearly bigger and a lot more stable due to mass alone) from IBIS, to tell you the truth. for me, IBIS is photo oriented, not video-stable oriented.

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yes, physical stabilizers are generally quite superior in their stabilization, the heft alone helps reduce jitters as well.
But having IBIS + physical stabilizer will produce even smoother footage.

BUT, to tell you the real truth, IBIS is _definitely_ video oriented - which is why cell phones and go pro's are now incorporating it.

I have a Zhiyun Crane and love the results I get from it.. but there's no way I'm gunna take it with me when I go on vacations.
- and IBIS Is huge for those us shooting video with non-stabilized lenses as well.

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IBIS is useful for both photos and videos. For photos it lets you use lower shutter speeds handheld. For video, I find that it can completely save handheld video. Will it make it cinema grade, sell-able footage? No, you need some other form of stabilization for that. But if you are just trying to snap a quick video on vacation, IBIS and or OSS can be clutch.

LKFX_House said:

You should also get a Smallrig camera cage, helps with heat, and more mounting options for mics, monitors and lights, i use tiffen uv filters and they DON'T degrade IQ, next lens should be the 35mm 1.8 and/or 50mm 1.8

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I agree with the next lens choices. the 35mm is super useful, and the 50mm is very good and cheap, though as a portraits person I spent a fair bit more to go up to 85mm.

The Smallrig cage can also be very useful in some situations. It is dirt cheap these days, and it works really well. I have been recording some concerts at the university, and I love being able to quickly screw my camera into the cage, and have it be in "video mode" with a tripod plate, sarmonics smart rig, cable clamp, and heat dissipation. I've gone up to 2 hours of continuous recording (with the OpenMemories hack) without even seeing the high temperature warning. Without the cage I was seeing temp warnings around 1:45. Both tests were non-scientific, and done with the screen out and with external power. As a side benefit, the bottom plate allows me to mount the camera so the tripod doesn't interfere with the battery door.

However, I find the cage makes the camera awkward to use handheld without a top handle, and the top handle can get in the way of looking through the EVF. I would never put the cage on for photos.

2011nikonian said:

Joe

please post some pics if you have received the cam+lens

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Sony A6000, 16-50 OSS, 18-105 F4 OSS
D7000, 16-85VRII, 70-300VRII

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I am headed to Italy for a couple a weeks in mid May. I will be doing my best to fill a hard drive while There. I will certainly post on my return. I honestly havent had time to do much with it at this point. This weekend if I have time I will get a pic or two.

Gary

Probably I was not very clear, i did not mean just technical comparison but real life pictures where these differences become evident.. we all buy gear to shoot a variety of items (specially zoom lenses).. so let’s look at those pictures (shot by the people participating in the discussion here) instead of just a building with vertical and horizontal lines..

Enjoy..