Two features and two lens updates to A6xxx

[JP_London]

We'd all like a no-compromise camera that does everything but in the real world there are limits due to the laws of physics and company budgets. So I was thinking that when suggesting updates to the A6xxx series to limit the features to two which are achievable this year and two lenses that would sell. Note that these are what would be good for me and you of course might have a different pair of features/lens in mind. Also, I've been wondering why the A7 series gets mark 2 etc naming and whether it might be helpful for the A6xxx series to use the same and have two models, the A6000m2 and the A6500m2 (skipping the middle A6300) where the A6000m2 is light-weight and lower spec while the A6500m2 is weather sealed and higher spec (e.g. IBIS). 

 

So the two new features for each, firstly A6000m2:

- same sensor and chip set as A6500

- screen that flips round for selfies

 

For A6500m2:

- customisable wheel at front of hand grip

- screen that flips round for selfies

 

These are all doable in an incremental update

 

For the lenses as I see it one advantage of the A6xxx series is to have a fully featured camera in a smaller size & weight body, so putting FE lenses on sort-of misses the point. I do rather groan every time I see another FE lens announcement. For me the two would be APSC E-mount lenses:

- 16-50 F2.8

- something long, e.g. 70-300, a bit like the current 55-210 extended by a factor of 1.5. Aperture less of an issue than resolution, weight and speed of focus, e.g. for wildlife when in remote places where don't want massive camera bag

 

What would your two features and lenses be?

 

 

[Username]

2 features:

 

1.More useful set of ports under the left side cover. 

 

2.Change the panoram from sweep mode to multi- 

frame mode, but the camera still does the stitching. 

This is prolly just firmware thing. 

   

 

2 lenses:  

 

Any 2 that occupy the range between el-cheapo 

and primo. Sony seems to offer almost nada in the 

middle ground. They concentrate on "price point" 

stuff and "prestige" stuff .... neither of which serve 

the real-world needs of the great majority of users. 

Howbout they change the meaning of "GM" [if that  

even HAS a meaning ...] to mean "Great Majority" ?   

   

No denying Sony has a few offerings in the middle

ground, yet no denying it's sadly neglected territory.

[saracli]

I think the a6300 should be the new a6000 standard (lower end), with the following upgrades;

 

- Move the SD card slot from the bottom to the side

- Flip-out screen

- Mic-in

- Standard hot-shoe

- Touch screen (system-wide)

 

 

Lens-wise;

- Kit 16-50 F4

- Zeiss 16-70 f2.8

[JP_London]

The reason I suggested the A6000 rather than A6300 as the entry level was that it is significantly lighter and (I suspect) cheaper to make hence would likely have a lower entry price. I miss the lighter weight of the A6000 for those times that I don't need weather sealing