Question:
Which camera should i buy Sony a6000 or Sony A3500?
anonymous
2015-03-02 02:57:02 UTC
Hi,

My purpose is Traveling taking Pot-rate Photos and landscape both in morning, and night, looking compact best of the best image quality camera
I have following options but i am confused between them which should i buy.
If Sony A3500 will give same image quality as other regardless with feature then i will buy sony a3500

Sony A3500 vs Sony A6000
Sony A3500 vs Sony NEX-5T
Sony A3500 vs Sony A5000
Sony A3500 vs Sony A77M2
Sony A3500 vs Sony A58


Sony A6000 vs Sony NEX-5T
Sony A6000 vs Sony A5000
Sony A6000 vs Sony A77M2
Sony A6000 vs Sony A58


My purpose is best image quality. If all provide same image quality and there is only deifference between features then i will buy budge camera that is Sony A3500. And if there is difference between image quality eg Sony a6000 is best then i will buy that one because all include APS sensor and there lenses are also almost same.
Three answers:
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2015-03-02 10:45:43 UTC
Pot-rate? Potrate (Potassium Citrate) is prescribed to treat renal tubular acidosis, a kidney stone condition. In addition to this it has also been shown to successfully improve heart function, and so is also prescribed to patients needing to regulate their heart beat.



Under normal shooting situations, a great lens on any of your choices will have better image quality than a kit lens on any of your choices.

With the same lens, you will typically get the best image quality from a camera with the largest sensor with the largest pixel size with the most pixels. So the best would be one that has a large sensor with large pixels and a lot of them. This is why bridge cameras produce such horrible image quality - they have super small sensors with super small pixels and a lot of them.



The problem with your question is that you've got a mixture of mirrorless and DSLRs. Each of these types have the strengths and weaknesses. You can't, nor should you, pick a camera solely based on its "image quality." Let's say you go with a mirrorless. Take that mirrorless out to a football match and try to get the camera to track the movement of the players. Good luck because mirrorless cameras are horrible at tracking fast action. So what good does a large sensor with big pixels and a lot of them do for you in this scenario? Nothing!

How about when you're taking a landscape shot and you can't see the LCD screen because it's too bright outside. Mirrorless again will be a pain to use. For that I'd skip all of your options that don't have a EVF of OVF.

Removing the cameras that dont' have viewfinders, you're left with the A6000, A77 Mark II, and the A58.

Now you need to compare these and decide if you prefer to go with the smaller mirrorless A6000 which makes long hikes easy on the back. You have the option of adapting just about any lens from any brand onto the A6000, so you'll have a huge lens selection. The A77 and A58 are limited to just the Sony A mount lenses which are not all that great. Sure they have lenses with the Zeiss name on them, but when compared to Nikon, even Sony's Ziess 28-70 f/2.8 at $1,800 USD is about 30% less sharp than the Nikon 28-70 f/2.8.



Compare lens performance at photozone.de.



Remember, you're not just buying a camera body. You're buying into a system of lenses and accessories too. You need to take what Sony has before you buy otherwise, you could find that you should have gone with another brand. Also consider that when 3rd party lens makers like Tamron or Sigma make lenses, they rarely ever make them for the Sony mount because of Sony's small market share in DSLRs.
retiredPhil
2015-03-02 07:01:01 UTC
The Sony A3500 will give you almost the same image quality as any you have listed. Now you need to invest in a photography course.
keerok
2015-03-02 21:27:02 UTC
You will get the same picture quality no matter what you get but the newer and more expensive one will make shooting easier for you if you know what you're doing.


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