It’s been an exciting four months since the Sony A6300 arrived. My review of the Sony A6000 was well received, so I jumped in and actually bought one – thanks to my dealer, the DV shop in Toronto, who managed to obtain one for me on the release date – in time to take to Mexico.
I did find time to report on the differences between the A6000 and the A6300, and to explain the picture profiles – but had not completed my full review until today. In the meantime, several other reviews of cameras with a limited loan time have come and gone and somehow they pushed this project back several times.
You’ll find the photos (and then some) on flickr. In addition to the SELP1650 kit lens, I used the SEL1670Z and the SEL70300G.
Lots of activities are covered in the video – our holiday at the excellent Excellence Resort in Playa Mujeres, which was a return trip. As anticipated, the second time was as good as (and since they’ve opened an ice cream parlor) potentially even better than the first. There’s a stage show every night.
You’ll see scenes from Alexandra’s report of the CanAm equestrian show, from Ms. Worobec’s readings of the Blue Spruce 2016 books, and in-progress DIY video – all projects produced using the A6300. The black and white images are of Genevieve Marentette at Bloom. DSC Labs hosted me at their Mississauga studio to take shots of the new XYLA 26.
Sony organized a “try our new lenses” event with models and a tour around Toronto, and a trip out onto Lake Ontario on a sailing ship, where I interviewed Kate Siobhan Mulligan.
The opening, linking and closing scenes, with Maarten on camera along Toronto’s western waterfront were shot by Thom Varey using a Sony A7S and a DJI Ronin, which I also reviewed. Doug White took the laneway shot on the A6300 with the Ronin.
The “beauty” and closeup shots of the A6300 were taken with the A6000, mostly with the SEL30M35 macro lens. Camera screens were captured using an Atomos Shogun – although some had to be recorded using the A6000 as there are modes and settings which are not available when an external monitor is connected.
On camera, I use a Rodelink filmmaker wireless kit, for voice overs the Rode NT USB. I edit using Final Cut 10.2.3 on a 5K iMac.
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