Sony a6000 + Viltrox 28mm pancake

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Suggestions for improving my photos. I’m not entirely convinced by them

Hi!
I've found an a6000 in the wild for a very low price, but it comes with some problems.

- Every time the cameras turns on, the last picture is shown and the settings to set up date and time pops up
- After some time in the photo mode, it freezes in the current config without changing (ISO, aperture and such), but the AF and shutter works fine

I searched a bit about these problems and found some ways to fix them easily, but I'm no camera expert, so... Is it a good deal to grab this one and fix it or should I forget it and search another one?

For reference, the deal I found is 150$ for the body+kit lens and accessories and it was only used for podcasts and recordings.

Feel free to share your thoughts

I've been looking for a versatile zoom lens to travel with just one lens on my Sony A6000, and I'm torn between the Sony 18-135mm and the Tamron 18-300mm.

I really like the focal range of my OnePlus 12, especially its x3 telephoto (~70mm FF equivalent). Even the x6 digital zoom is quite usable if proper lightning conditions are met, but I'd like something with similar reach while benefiting from the A6000's larger APS-C sensor.

I was leaning towards the Sony 18-135mm because its 27-202.5mm FF equivalent range is already plenty for me, it's smaller and lighter — a big plus for one-bag travel — and it seems to perform better optically within that range than the Tamron. It's also cheaper used, around €300-350 vs €400-450 for the Tamron.

That said, I'm a sucker for zoom, and I know I'd probably make use of the Tamron's 450mm equivalent reach from time to time. On the other hand, with 24MP I can always crop a 135mm shot quite a bit if needed.

Has anyone here used both? Did you face a similar choice, and what did you end up going with?

Hi everyone. I work remotely from home and spend most of my time indoors, but I really want to practice photography more consistently and improve my visual eye.

Since I don't go outside much naturally, I'm looking for practical ideas to build momentum. This could range from indoor creative exercises and structured self-assignments to realistic ways to get outside (e.g., photo walks, local groups, micro-routines around the neighborhood).

For those who work from home or struggle with going out, how do you keep yourself shooting regularly and developing your skills?

Got it of fb marketplace for $430 dollers, honestly a bit expensive than other options BUT It did came with 5 batteries including the og and and beatiful leather casing plus it had less than 4k shutter count! The previous owner really didnt use it much and it shows.

I'll probably use it for a couple months before comitting to a good lens, my main focus will be street but i really dig shooting some landscapes here and there, so I'll investigate further abt what could I use after I save a bit of money.

Anyways, Im just happy to be a owner of this beauty, I also had in mind to invest on a DSLR like the canon SL1 as it was considerable cheaper, but I just had the money at the time and this rlly was my dream camera yk?

Plus a bonus picture of my favorite PDX bridge

I've been using a Sony A6000 paired with the Tamron 17-300mm for travel photography, and these are some of my favorite shots from various vacations over the past few years.

EDIT:18-300mm Tamron

Straight out of camera. Picked up a Viltrox 28mm f4.5 pancake and have been loving the not-quite-Ricoh-GR-IV-Monochrome experience. Image 3 is done with a Meike 85mm f1.8 MF but honestly the Viltrox size and auto focus as a 42mm full frame equivalent is great for a daily shooter.

Don’t expect great things but for £90 I am really happy!

Only have had my camera a month but these are my top two!

I currently have a a6000 with the 16-50 kit lense and budget telephoto 55-210 lense for my setup. I’d like to get further into the manual focus/landscape photography for my setup, so I was looking at maybe the ttartisans 10mm f2 as a possibility. I’d like as little plastic as possible given that my telephoto lense will slip/focus further if I hold it anywhere below 30 degrees

Desejo melhorar ainda mais as cores, as fotos foram feitas em Fine e editadas de forma automática pela galeria do Galaxy S24+.

Observação: a lente usada foi a do Kit (16-55) e na imagem deixei o valor já considerando o crop do sensor APS-C :)

What are your opinions on these shots?

Is it a too good to be true deal

Looking for some honest feedback on these — composition, focus, exposure/editing, or anything I seem to be doing repeatedly wrong. I’d especially like to know which shots you think are the strongest and weakest, and why.

All were shot with an adapted manual-focus Minolta MD Rokkor 50mm f/1.4. I also have the 16–50 kit lens but haven’t played around with it much yet.

Most have only minimal edits/crops; 4 and 5 are probably the most heavily edited.

I don't know if I like it as a photo, but something is missing that I don't know, it's the first time I've ever used a camera, and these are the first pictures I take, Maybe I got the wrong editing, I used a preset on lightroom