A6000

addy landzaat wrote: LAbernethy wrote: Howard_S wrote: I’ll go ... OM is the SLR heritage as in OM-1, -2, etc. D is digital (not film) E is the digital SLR line Olympus had when it was just 4/3 rather than M4/3 M is probably the M4/3 line Give credit where it's due, the OM stands for Olympus Maitani. Yoshihisa Maitani was chief designer for Olympus. It still is a quite a random set of letters. it is named after both the film cameras (OM) and the digital SLR's (E) - so, it says first "SLR Digital" (OM-D) and then "DSLR-Micro" (E-M) - just E-M or just OM-D would have made more sense.... IMHO of course. The DSLR's were just plane E-1, E-300, E-620 - a bit like the Sony scheme. Some more history: the Olympus OM-1 was originally called the M-1, but Leica was not amused and threatened to sue. So, it became the Olympus M-1 or OM-1.

I look forward to the cease-and-desist from Premier Foods in the United Kingdom and in North America by Kraft Heinz.

Phil Wood wrote: I think I'll stay out of the nomenclature debate - though I will admit to being a little surprised to find the Nex 6 was newer than the Nex 7.

Hush, Their numbering system makes perfect sense to me now I re-watched Tom Lehrer's New Math. I just can't tell if "Nex" is Elvish or Dwarvish because the A1 is definitely the One Ring to Rule them All....

LAbernethy wrote: I look forward to the cease-and-desist from Premier Foods in the United Kingdom and in North America by Kraft Heinz.

Phil Wood wrote: I think I'll stay out of the nomenclature debate - though I will admit to being a little surprised to find the Nex 6 was newer than the Nex 7.

The NEX 7 was the flagship model and the NEX 6 was the lower tier camera, like the 700si and the 600si. Sony referred to the NEX-7 as the flagship model in the NEX-6 press announcement.

Barrin wrote: I don't now in UK, here in Italy an used a6000 with the 16-50 can be had for 300€

You mean used? As over here the cheapest set I can find is €439,- new.
Edit: I have to learn to read..... Sorry for the confusion.

Addy - The 700si and 600si is a good comparison - the 600si being a later, more advanced but 'lower' model.

Barrin - most of my internal motor lenses are SAM, certainly the primes, but I do have SSMs (DT 16-60 & CZ 24-70) that don't make so much sense on my new 'snapshot' camera - but I also have the possibility of extending the range given by the 16-50 OSS with a Sigma 12-24 HSM and a Tamron 16-300 PZD - would the last two work? If so how well?

Part of my intent with the LA-EA3 is future proofing if I get an early model 7 series in the future (I can't see LA-EA5 compatible bodies being in my price bracket for many years yet), I could go LA-EA4, which would certainly extend the lenses available (massively), but I didn't really see the point in adding the SLT mirror to my first mirrorless camera. I have never been worried much about AF speed, is it really that much worse with the LA-EA3?

As for 16MP - intellectually I see I have no need for more - it's just being used to the cropping possibilities of 42MP.

The Nex 6 is the frontrunner, not least because the Nex 7 had the 18-55 as the kit lens, it's not often sold with a 16-50 and buying separately seems pricier. If I get the 6 with a 16-50 for under £150 I wont have wasted much if I end up not using it much. If I find myself using it more than I anticipate I may upgrade fairly quickly.

LAbernethy wrote: I guess that's a problem in a global form.

Well, we have Google and even without knowing (thinking) about A1 I still got the gist.

Phil Wood wrote: Barrin - most of my internal motor lenses are SAM, certainly the primes, but I do have SSMs (DT 16-60 & CZ 24-70) that don't make so much sense on my new 'snapshot' camera - but I also have the possibility of extending the range given by the 16-50 OSS with a Sigma 12-24 HSM and a Tamron 16-300 PZD - would the last two work? If so how well? Part of my intent with the LA-EA3 is future proofing if I get an early model 7 series in the future (I can't see LA-EA5 compatible bodies being in my price bracket for many years yet), I could go LA-EA4, which would certainly extend the lenses available (massively), but I didn't really see the point in adding the SLT mirror to my first mirrorless camera. I have never been worried much about AF speed, is it really that much worse with the LA-EA3?

I tried it once with 85 SAM and gave up (La-ea3). I guess it does not depend on the lens but on the body. Surely someone on this forum hs much more experience than me with this. Anyway, my idea is that there is no point in adapting SLR lenses in the needs you are describing in this thread.

Even to me it seems that nex6 would suffice your needs. Guessing ust the tiing is now, since spring is coming and prices will resatrt ciming up (also considering that the covid vaccine rain is hopefully promising a hot season less strange than the last one).

You need at minimum the A6100 or A6300 to get phase-detect AF with the LA-EA1, LA-EA3, or LA-EA5.