Tony Northup tested the new 24-70mm GM lens and made quite a statement at the end. He says he would rather pickup up that lens with the A7rII than an equivalent Nikon or Canon!
“I have to say this lens is just outstanding optically. It resolved such fine detail that on the interior view at night of the Resorts World mall, moiré patterns are thrown up by the pattern of pegboard type holes in the architectural ceiling surface. I’ve been testing lenses for over 40 years now and this is simply one of the best lenses I have used. This particular interior is almost like a 3D test target for lenses, too!”
The lack of in-body 5-axis image stabilization is one of the biggest differences when comparing the camera to the a7II series. If we look at the a6300 as an action shooter however, which seems to be the way its been marketed, it can be understood that high shutter speeds aren’t benefitting from image stabilization anyways, and instead there can be improvements made to high ISO image quality and also maintain the sub-$1,000 price point.
Why would you choose the α6300 over the α7R Mark II? Well, you probably would want to have both! But if you had to choose, this one offers value for the cost, speed of focus and light weight. You do lose a little versatility, however. There’s no headphone jack. There are fewer customizable buttons. It’s not a full frame 24 x 36mm, 42 Megapixel sensor. Having both cameras is really the best choice as each has its own virtues.
4)Mike Kobal did a Sony A6300 vs A7rII comparison:
My overall impression since I received the A6300, a wonderful little tool for stills and video, as long as you keep its limitations in mind. Can you guess which clips came from the A6300 and which from the A7rII? :)
5) Gary Fong posted the next A6300 tutorial: “Sony a6300 Auto Focus For Sports Photography”
6) that1cameraguy posted another A6300 video on Youtube.
It loads slowly and of course you need a fast computer to work on those files. But you better get used to that because I am pretty sure 100+ megapixel sensors will be common on Sony Alpha cameras in a year or two too. After all isn’t that the reason why Sony launched the new Gm lens line? :)
Reminder: BestBuy has the Sony A6300 in Stock as [shoplink 45948 ebay]body only (Click here)[/shoplink] and with [shoplink 45950 ebay]kit lens (Click here)[/shoplink].
More new tests:
A6300 vs NX1 vs G7 (Max Yuryev)
Sony A6300 overheats recording 4K (ZedProMedia).
Sony A6300 4K Super 35 Sample (TheDigitalMedia).
Pair a6300 with Canon EF-S 17-55 f2.8, 24-70ii OR Sony 24-70 GM? (SonyAlphaForum).
New LockCircle Cinematic Production Cage 6300NY for the Sony a6300 4K announced (Info at https://www.lockcircle.com/)
As you know Zhongyi recently announced the new Mitakon 35mm f/0.95 II APS-C E-mount lens. You can preorder the lens at Bhphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here). The new lens is more compact and has an improved optical performance compared to it’s predecessor. Richard Wong is the first to have tested the new lens and writes:
The original Speedmaster 35mm f/0.95 is a pretty nice lens, but the wide open sharpness really isn’t that impressive. I’m happy to report this is greatly improved with the new mark II version. Even with the pretty demanding 24MP Sony A6000, the center sharpness is really good at maximum aperture. The bokeh is really quite nice and smooth. There is a little bit of cat’s eye effect but nothing too dramatic.
Check out the image samples posted by Richard Wong. Looks like this is a pretty good lens…
Lensrentals opened up the new Batis 25mm lens and looked inside. This is what they say:
We learned that Zeiss’ claim to weather and dust resistance is well founded. We saw a lot of tight foamed seals and there were no obvious ‘leak points’ in the lens. And it had obviously gotten into a lot of sane, but there was not one grain of sand on the inside. We confirmed (as we already expected) that electromagnetic linear focusing system is at its core identical to the one used in other FE mount lenses. We did find it seems more robustly put together than what we saw in the first generation systems. Whether this is because Zeiss has it manufactured to a different specification or simply because the new technology is being improved we don’t know yet. Neither do we know who actually is making the AF module for the various E mount lenses. It really doesn’t matter, but I’m sure people are going to argue about it. Because people love to argue about things that don’t really matter.
Batis 85mm in Stock status at [shopcountry 45791].
Batis 25mm in Stock status at [shopcountry 45790].
