My recent focusing problems with the A6000 helped in my decision to invest in its successor. I have only had it a few days and with the weather being poor recently I have had limited use. However so far things are looking quite good. No problems with my 18-200 lens which I use most of the time and at high ISO's it appears to be better than the A6000 in sharpness and noise. The automatic exposures appeared to be very good too. I have done some time lapses using the JCC device and will be doing more soon. Just got the high speed card so will try some 4d video and some slo -mo. Also used the Novoflex adapter and some of my ancient Nikon F lenses. It worked fine using manual focusing. Unless mentioned all images are hand held.
Note that all focal lengths below images are 35mm equivalents ie. 18-200mm is 27mm - 300mm.
I have found that using the extra fine jpeg is as good as using RAW.
The first image shot with the a6300 outside the shop where I purchased it.
Sony 18-200mm 64mm 1/400 f5 100 iso
Sony 18-200mm 27mm 1/400 f6.3 100 iso
100% crop of image on left - 100 iso
100% crop of above image 100 iso
Sony 18-200mm 27mm 1/1000 f8 400 iso
100% crop of above right image 400 iso
100% crop of above image 400 iso
Sony 18-200mm 27mm 1/4000 f22 12800 iso
Sony 18-200mm 27mm 1/400 f6.3 100 iso
Sony 18-200mm 27mm 1/125 f11 100 iso
Sony 18-200mm 300mm 1/500 f9 100 iso
Sony 18-200mm 27mm 1/320 f8 100 iso
Sony 18-200mm 300mm 1/320 f9 100 iso
Sony 18-200mm 282mm 1/50 f16 400 iso
Sony 18-200mm 258mm 1/13 f16 400 iso
Sony 18-200mm 150mm 1/1250 f6.3 800 iso
Sony 18-200mm 300mm 1/125 f6.3 800 iso
Sony 18-200mm 300mm 1/60 f6.3 6400 iso
Sony 18-200mm 282mm 1/160 f6.3 200 iso
Sony 18-200mm 282mm 1/160 f6.3 200 iso
Sony 18-200mm 282mm 1/125 f6.3 200 iso
Little did my cat George realize that just outside the back door a visitor was looking for some lunch
A couple of shots taken off the tele and given the watercolor picture effect app - 180mm 1/0 f6.3 2000 iso
original shot with JJC TM device at 6000 x 4000 over 1000 extra fine images at 200 iso
42 shots taken at 11 frames per sec
18-200 lens 96mm 1/80 f14 2000 iso
hand held and saved as gif
Continuous shooting at 11 frames per sec
Sony 18-200 zoom 103mm 1/500 f5.6 1600 iso
Manchester City v West Brom April 2016 - more
HERE
Sony 18-200 zoom 247mm 1/500 f6.3 1600 iso
67% crop
Sony 18-200 zoom 127mm 1/500 f5.6 1600 iso 100% crop
Much improvement in focusing the 18-200 zoom but having
problems with slo-mo movies
One way out is to shoot slo-mo at 100 frames and remap the time in either After Effects or Sony Vegas software - see some examples below
Hart saving from Ibrahimovic - 14 shots taken at 11 frames per sec
18-200 lens 70mm 1/500 f5 1600 iso
hand held and saved as gif
Header by Mangala - 7 shots taken at 7 frames per sec
18-200 lens 127mm 1/640 f5.6 3200 iso
hand held and saved as gif
Callum Wright - 63% crop of frame from 4K video
125% crop of frame from 4 k video of the group - Codswallop
a few test videos which show a mix of original and the slo-mo version achieved by time remapping in AF.
The original PAL videos were XAVC S HD record setting 100p 100M 1920 x 1080
click on image to see video
original
S Sony 18-200 zoom 187mm 1/500 f 6.3 3200 iso
crop 110%
original
sony 18-200 zoom 129mm 1/500 F6.3 3200 iso
original
sony 18-200 zoom 124mm 1/500 F6.3 3200 iso
original
sony 18-200 zoom 300mm 1/500 F6.3 3200 iso
Original was 1920 x 1080 100fps 12 sec hand held.
It was then remapped in AFX to 90 sec.
Click on image for Vimeo video.
original was 4k video 25 fps hand held
Foden Brass Band
click on image for Vimeo video
Quick test between Nex7, a6000 and a6300
18-200 zoom 27mm 1/320 f8 100iso
200% crops from the 300mm image each 1/320 F8 100 iso from the same position hand held
18-200 zoom 300mm 1/320 f8 100iso
18-200 zoom 300mm 1/250 f6.3 125iso 100% crop
18-200 zoom 300mm 1/250 f6.3 125iso 60% crop
18-200 zoom 97mm 1/250 f5.6 125iso
Raynox Macro filter
18-200 zoom 138mm 1/320 f7 100 iso
Raynox Macro filter
18-200 zoom 184mm 1/320 f6.3 160 iso
Raynox Macro filter
18-200 zoom 73mm 1/30 f13 125iso
Raynox Macro filter
18-200 zoom 109mm 1/250 f5.6 125iso 50% crop
Raynox Macro filter
18-200 zoom 109mm 1/250 f5.6 125iso 100% crop
Raynox Macro filter
a walk along the canal in search of bluebells!
18-200 zoom 72mm 1/160 f10 125 iso
18-200 zoom 37mm 1/160 f13 125 iso
Sony 16mm lens 24mm 1/80 f8 125 iso
Sony 16mm lens 24mm 1/80 f9 125 iso
18-200 zoom 94mm 1/80 f8 125 iso
18-200 zoom 51mm 1/80 f9 125 iso
18-200 zoom 228mm 1/80 f9 125 iso
18-200 zoom 200mm 1/80 f8 125 iso
18-200 zoom 258mm 1/80 f11 125 iso
Sony 16mm lens 24mm 1/80 f11 125 iso
lock water slo-mo - original MP4 XAVC S 1920 x 1080 100fps slo mo 13 sec time remapped to 12 minutes - 1200 fps. The above is a 30 sec combined extract of the original and slo-mo version
NEX 7 18-200 zoom 300 mm 1/320 f6.3 100 iso
18-200 zoom 228 mm 1/160 f16 320 iso
18-200 zoom 201 mm 1/100 f9 320 iso
18-200 zoom 192 mm 1/15 f11 320 iso
18-200 zoom 300 mm 1/50 f40 1600 iso
18-200 zoom 300 mm 1/500 f9 640 iso 100% crop
18-200 zoom 300 mm 1/60 f16 640 iso 100% crop
A couple of the new frogs in the garden pond
18-200 zoom 300 mm 1/640 f6.3 640 iso original
18-200 zoom 144 mm 1/500 f6.3 640 iso
Arsenals first goal by Giroud 11 pics at 7fps
18-200 zoom 130 mm 1/500 f7 640 iso
18-200 zoom 300 mm 1/500 f6.3 640 iso 100% crop
Dylan Thomas birth place Swansea
18-200 zoom 27mm 1/250 f6.3 100 iso
16-50 zoom 24mm 1/250 f11 100 iso
Port Talbot
18-200 zoom 300mm 1/250 f9 100 iso
Ross-on-Wye
18-200 zoom 300mm 1/250 f10 100 iso
18-200 zoom 300 mm 1/160 f6.3 100 iso flash
18-200 zoom 87 mm 1/125 f14 400 iso with Raynox Macro filter
Joe Hart taking free kick - original MP4 XAVC S 1920 x 1080 100fps slo mo 4 sec time remapped to 40 seconds . The above is a combined extract of the original and slo-mo version - from match below
18-200 with extension tubes
18-200 zoom 300mm 1/40 f32 800 iso flash used
2 extension tubes
18-200 zoom 300mm 1/40 f16 1250 iso flash used
2 extension tubes 50% crop
18-200 zoom 300mm 1/40 f16 1250 iso flash used
2 extension tubes
18-200 zoom 300mm 1/40 f13 800 iso flash used
2 extension tubes
Test using a6300 to copy old trannies
The A6300 was attached via a Novoflex adapter to a Nikon PB4 bellows which had a Componon enlarging lens attached. Electronic flash was used to light the tranny.
Nikon D7100 camera raw original
A6300 camera extra fine jpeg
150% crop from image on left
Nikon D7100 camera raw original
Sony A6300 camera extra fine jpeg original
150% crop from image on left
I will be doing further tests as I noticed that the A6300 results were marginally better than the raw of the Nikon 7100.
18-200 zoom 300mm 1/125 f6.3 100 iso
2 extension tubes
The following images were copies of trannies using the Sony 30mm Macro lens, copy stand and LCD light source
150% crop from original 30mm
Austria - Sony 30mm macro 1/13 f16 100iso
Cuzco, Peru - Sony 30mm macro 1/10 f16 100iso
Singapore 1953 - Sony 30mm macro 1/8 f16 100 iso
Utah 1998 - Sony 30mm macro 1/10 f16 100 iso
18-200 zoom 300mm 1/60 f11 1000 iso
2 extension tubes flash used cropped
18-200 zoom 300mm 1/60 f10 1000 iso flash used
2 extension tubes cropped
18-200 zoom 271mm 1/200 f6.3 1000 iso
2 extension tubes
Sony 30mm macro with extension tubes
1/5 f16 100iso
Sony 30mm macro with extension tubes
1/8 f16 100iso
Sony 30mm macro with extension tubes
1/6 f16 100iso
John Wayne look-a-like in Alabama Hills
Sony 30mm macro 1/4 f16 100 iso
Bali sunset - Sony 30mm macro 1/4 f16 100iso
Both the above required extra post processing in PS
Manetas de Plata
Sony 30mm macro 1.6sec f16 100iso
India - Sony 30mm macro 1/13 f16 100iso
Both the above required extra post processing especially the left image
Some close -ups with the 30mm macro and 18-200 zoom
30mm macro 1/125 f13 320iso
30mm macro 1/125 f9 320 iso - 2 images combined
30mm macro 1/125 f16 640iso 80% crop
30mm macro 1/125 f16 640iso 80% crop
18-200 zoom 300mm 1/125 f11 640 iso
50% crop
18-200 zoom 300mm 1/125 f6.3 640 iso
85% crop
18-200 zoom 300mm 1/125 f6.3 640 iso
flash used 35% crop
30mm macro 1/125 f4.5 640 iso 35% crop
30mm macro 1/125 f4.5 640 iso 75% crop
18-200 zoom 300mm 1/125 f9 640 iso
flash used 100% crop
a few images from the Ashley Hall Festival visit - much more
HERE
Pan done on the 18-200 zoom - 39mm 1/200 f10 100 iso - original size 8192 x 1856
18-200 zoom 223 mm 1/160 f6.3 100 iso
18-200 zoom 267 mm 1/500 f6.3 200 iso
a mix of original and the slo-mo version achieved by time remapping in AFX. Click on image for video
The original PAL videos were XAVC S HD record setting 100p 100M 1920 x 1080
I'm watching you with the new A6300!
18-200 zoom 258mm 1/500 f9 200 iso 83% crop
Just watch out kids I might drop something!
18-200 zoom 109mm 1/500 f9 200 iso 60% crop
one of 30 shots taken
as the bird flew past at 11 frames per sec
Paid a rare visit to Old Trafford to cover a one day game and for the first time I got an over-heating warning in my viewfinder. I was just taking stills and the weather was very hot. The A6300 did not switch off though. Continued to be impressed with the images and ability to crop above 100%. Below are a few examples from the day
A view from my seat
205mm 1/1000 f7 400 iso
Rankin bowling to Croft
10 images at 168mm 1/1000 f8 400 iso
Buttler hits a six
154mm 1/1000 f6.3 400 iso 75% crop
Warwickshire fielders in action
154mm 1/1250 f8 400 iso
Images with Nikon 85mm f2 with Novoflex adapter
Nikon 85mm 1/640 f4 400iso
Nikon 85mm 1/1000 f4 400iso 100% crop
Nikon 85mm 1/200 f8 400 iso 100% crop
Nikon 85mm with PK13 extension tube 1/160 f16 200 iso onboard flash
Nikon 85mm 1/160 f16 200 iso 40% crop flash used
Nikon 85mm 1/160 f16 200 iso 60% crop flash used
Nikon 85mm with PK13 extension tube 1/160 f16
640 iso 75% crop
Nikon 85mm with PK13 extension tube 1/160 f16
640 iso 50% crop
18-200mm 300mm 1/160 f6.3 12800 iso
18-200mm 300mm 1/160 f6.3 12800 iso 50% crop
18-200mm 300mm 1/200 f6.3 250 iso
18-200mm 300mm 1/250 f6.3 1600 iso 50% crop
18-200mm 300mm 1/160 f6.3 1600 iso 50% crop
18-200mm 300mm 1/400 f6.3 1600 iso 50% crop
18-200mm 300mm 1/80 f11 800 iso 60% crop
18-200mm 300mm 1/250 f6.3 1600 iso 12 images
18-200mm 300mm 1/250 f6.3 1600 iso 13 images
18-200mm 300mm 1/400 f6.3 1600 iso 24images
18-200mm 300mm 1/400 f6.3 1600 iso 17 images
18-200mm 73mm 1/400 f5 400 iso 32 images
18-200mm 300mm 1/1250 f6.3 800 iso
18-200mm 300mm 1/100 f6.3 100 iso
18-200mm 130mm 1/500 f5.6 100 iso 16 images
Lots more on the Chester Zoo web page - HERE
Pep Guardiola is interviewed
18-200mm 300mm 1/800 f9 400 iso
18-200mm 55mm 1/4000 f6.3 800 iso
RHS Show Tatton Park 2016
Joe Swift on the BBC
90mm 1/1600 f5.6 100 iso
300mm 1/400 f6.3 250 iso 50% crop
172mm 1/160 f6.3 250 iso 50% crop
Stokes drives for 4
300mm 1/1000 f6.3 200 iso 50% crop
Root sweeps Azhar for 4
300mm 1/1000 f6.3 200 iso
Bairstow pulls for 4
300mm 1/1000 f6.3 200 iso 70% crop
Anderson bowling
187mm 1/1000 f6.3 200 iso 18 images
Bairstow hits a 4
300mm 1/1000 f6.3 200 iso 120% crop
Tree on the move
300mm 1/800 f6.3 200 iso 25 images
NEW
160mm 1/1600 f 5.6 400 iso
300mm 1/1250 f 6.3 400 iso
25 images 180mm 1/1250 f 6.3 400 iso
37 images 219mm 1/1250 f6.3 800iso
44 images 300mm 1/1250 f6.3 800iso
With the moon being a bit brighter recently I took a pic with the 18-200 lens - manual exposure 1/1250 f8 320iso and the two added images are crops of 100 and 150 percent
Christopher Whittle on Skip Mill 140mm 1/1000 f9
320iso
Loretta Joynson on Psh Convivial 108mm 1/1000 f8
320 iso
War in the Air hanger - 27mm 1/60 f4 800iso sweep pan
RHS SHOW TATTON PARK
300mm 1/160 f8 200iso 34% crop
Lacewing
300mm 1/100 f10 400iso onboard flash
Turning point in the game was the collision between keeper Ederson and Mane - who was sent off.
Original jpeg image was shot with 18-200 Sony zoom lens at 300mm (35mm equiv) - 1/1000 f6.3 640iso
Image on right is a 200% crop
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