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Hi, So, a friend of mine just bought the a6300 and we went out to test it. Filmed at 4k, some parts at 120fps 1080p, all exported to 1080p. Color correction was with magic bullet film. Here you go:

After a good year of use I looked down at my camera and found that the hood was damaged and part of it had fallen off (in a park somewhere.) While flimsy, I do take some responsibility as I have spent the last year putting the camera in and out of my bag. However, Trying to get a replacement for this part is proving very difficult. Sony UK's website passes you on to a company called "EET Europarts" that doesn't, upon searching, seem to yield anything. I eventually found on a forum (complaining about this, apparently not uncommon, problem) that the part is called ALC-SH129 and that these EET people are charging £48.68 plus 20% VAT!!!! ....For a flimsy piece of plastic that fits on an expensive lens. I remember having a similar problem with Nikon, back in the old days, and another flimsy piece of plastic. It cost me something like £2. If Sony want to be taken as seriously they should be avoiding making flimsy parts that then cost silly money and are hard to find when they inevitably need to be replaced. Has anyone heard of a lens hood breaking under normal use? Didn't think so. I have purchased generic hood (and cap) .