The a7r III was the only camera from the last generation to have USB C. You can plug your camera in for transfers instead of a dedicated SD card reader (though the SD card readers are faster than the Sony USB bus). They also got USB C, which has been useful in general for transfers and charging (also a much more robust cable/port). In contrast, a7R IV is a substantial update in terms of resolution and AF performance, but it's not like the a7R III was a slouch, and it still holds up well (I still own and use one). The a7III was/is a huge update in performance to the a7 II and I would not consider the a7 II honestly. The main benefit is AF for the APS-C models. The full frame models got a modest boost in the grip size, but nothing really remarkable. The APS-C models retained the same sensors as the previous generation with some other improvements to the internal chips and LSI, and the a6600 got a much deeper grip, which made room for the full-frame battery. They all received the newer AF engine, which is much better than the other models. The generation after that was the a7III, a7r IV, a6400, and a6600. Nothing deal breaking, but the older AF engine and lower AF coverage on the sensor do struggle with that more. I've owned the a6500 and I own the a7R III and while I had few AF issues using first-party lenses, I do miss a lot of shots (portraits and dog photos) with third party lenses (Sigma and Tamron are the ones I've used extensively). The a7R III kept the a7R II sensor, but has a newer LSI chip that improves low light performance a bit. They also have better lowlight performance and newer sensors (except for the a7r III) and much better autofocus, especially the addition of eye AF. The generation after that (a7r III, a6300/500) fixed the color issues and added a larger battery to the fullframe models (I shoot a lot due to ADD issues and I used to go through 2-3 batteries on my a6500 but the newer large capacity battery barely even hits 60% on heavy days) and they all received deeper grips. That's easily addressed in RAW files, though if you want to shoot JPEGs or don't want to setup a preset to correct that in post, that might be an issue. They also had the same issues with color in the RAWs and JPEGs (ugly yellow and green tint). That generation (a6000, a7r II, a7II, etc) used the same batteries, which had pretty mediocre battery life. You're using the a6000, which I used as well. But if you don't want to wait, here's more of a rundown on some of the generational stuff. We'll probably see both of those updates on the coming generation. These are indicated by an A after the model, ex: a7r IIIA Sony re-released several of their older cameras with a better back LCD (finally the fullframe ones were the same as the APS-C, which were already low resolution compared to their peers). The a1 is the only one with compressed lossless RAW, and there were usability and responsiveness improvements too. I added my lens recommendation earlier, but the situation with Sony right now is that they're adding in some significant updates in this coming generation.Ī7s III got the new menus, as did the a1. If you have thoughts on what lenses to start with shoot away! My current favorites in order for the A6000 are Sigma 30mm -> Rokinon 12mm -> Sony 18-135mm. Budget is not defined, I can afford it because of my day job, I just don't want to spend needlessly.įor lenses I will start with a basic zoom or two and expand as needed.
I'd love to get an A7R variant, but if a non-'R' is a much better bang-for-buck I have no qualm with that. What I want: best VALUE FE camera at the moment.
My girlfriend and I also plan to start having kids pretty soon after marriage, so I will have lots of baby and kid pictures in a few years. The nighttime shots have taken a back seat though due to moving away from the good sky I had near my college and family home.
My passion is landscape photography while traveling, and night sky shooting. As a hobbyist I fully plan for this to be an upgrade that I keep for a minimum of 6 years again before upgrading the body again. I'm going to be proposing to my girlfriend soon, and I want to do this upgrade before we get married and the budget gets much tighter. I'm a long-time hobbyist and I've been using the A6000 for 5 or 6 years now.
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