what is up people Dunna here and today we're talking about my most recommended
lenses for the sony a6500, a6300 or a6000. I don't think I'm ever gonna
have to buy any lenses ever again sorry what was that
Oh Sigma just released a whole line of art lenses for Sony
ooohhhh
Recommended lenses for sony a6500, a6300, & a6000 (e-mount) [2018]
so before we get started on the lenses I just wanted to say that when I was putting together
this list there were a couple of things that I was taking into consideration the
first thing was that I didn't want the lenses to be too expensive I don't like
to spend money you don't like to spend money nobody likes to spend money people
like to get things they just don't like to see the money going away so these
lenses need to have bang for buck these needed to be really great lenses for not
too much money the second thing is that they needed to be complementary to each
other the idea of this was that it would be a kit and they should be able to
carry me through almost every situation I should be able to always have
something that I need no matter what and the third thing is that they had to be
good quality so sometimes you get what you pay for but there are always good
deals out there like I said before bang for buck that's what I was looking for
so high quality low price and they all had to go together
so for each lens in my kit I want to explain the pros the cons what I use it
for and an alternative if you're just not into that one or it's too expensive
or whatever it happens to be let's get into the first lens the first lens on
the list is the Sony 18-105 f/4 power zoom this is kind of my all-around lens
this was my upgrade from the kit lens it's important that you start off with a
good zoom so that when you pull your camera out of the bag you're ready for
almost any situation whether you need wide or whether you need telephoto
you've kind of got it there for you some of the things that I really like about
this lens are the ability to go from an 18 to a 105 that's a really nice range
it's optically stabilized so when you're shooting video you're gonna take out all
those micro jitters especially when you're zoomed into 105 it's nice to have
that steady shot in there all the zooming happens internally so the lens
doesn't actually get any bigger this makes it good for putting on
gimbals or glide cams because it's not actually changing the weight of the lens
or where the weight is dispersed some of the things that I might consider cons of
this lens are the fact that it's only an f4 aperture it is constant so that's
good but being only an f4 means that it's not that good in low-light and you
can't get that really shallow depth of field that you will be able to on some
other lenses it's also a bit bigger than some lenses if you compare it to the kit
lens that comes with the camera this thing is tiny you can be pretty
inconspicuous with it when you got this on your camera people are gonna be
looking at you what I use this lens for is kind of an all-around lens it's great
for like events concerts that kind of thing where you're not sure if you're
gonna need a wide-angle if you're gonna need a telephoto at any given time so
you can be changing that going back and forth I also use it for vlogging because
it goes to an 18 millimeter I can hold it at the end of a gorilla pod and it'll
get everything nicely and because it's a Sony lens it works really well with the
Sony body to all the autofocus and that kind of stuff is great it's not the
sharpest lens I've ever used but all the images that come out of it are still
really great don't let anyone tell you that this isn't a sharp enough lens if
you're looking for an alternative to this lens that's a little bit cheaper
definitely go with the kit lens that comes with the camera if you do get it
as a kit with the camera it is so cheap it's like a hundred dollars instead of
three hundred and fifty or something like that it's only a 16-50 so it's
not quite the same range but still a really nice high quality lens and you
can be quite inconspicuous with it the next lens on your list after you
have a decent zoom lens is you're gonna need a nice wide angle lens and if you
can find one with a nice wide aperture even better a nice fast wide prime lens
is awesome and super useful and that is where the Sigma 16mm F 1.4
lens comes in this thing is very quickly become one of my favorite in my
kit it is such a nice lens really high-quality and really wasn't that
expensive for what you're getting did you hear me say F 1.4 so the pros of
this one first of all 16mm F1.4 that aperture is crazy you
rarely hear of wide-angle with that wide of an aperture a lot of
people have trouble with third-party lenses on Sony bodies but this thing has
awesome autofocus this is pretty much just as good as my native Sony lenses 16
millimeters is great for vlogging on a crop sensor camera and you're gonna have
no problem trusting that it's staying locked on your face the whole time this
thing is a low-light master again I can't help talk about that F 1.4
aperture the quality of this thing is amazing it's made of metal it's got this
nice grippy rubber focus ring which is really really nice and finally something
that a lot of people aren't talking about the minimum focusing distance on
this thing is crazy it's very very close to being a macro lens and it looks
super cool because when you've got that wide of a field of view it makes it look
like larger-than-life now the cons on this thing
um it's kind of big I guess
it's not really that big it's bigger than the Sony 16 millimeter I don't
really have any actual cons no wait I thought of one it's a little bit more
expensive than let's say the Sony 16 millimeter F 2.8 it's gonna run you a
little bit more than that one but to be completely honest it's totally worth it
speaking of that lens as far as an alternative to this one let's say it's a
little too expensive for you or you don't like how big it is or something like
that something that you can definitely look into is either the Sigma 19mm
F 2.8 or the Sony 16mm F 2.8 which is like a tiny
little pancake lens and usually you can find them used for a decent price too
now what the heck do I use the 16 millimeter for well first and foremost
vlogging so if you're holding it at the end of a Joby Gorillapod or something
like that 16 millimeters is a nice field of view so you can make sure your face
is in there you don't have to worry too much about it pointing off in the wrong
direction also landscape photography or architecture photography so if you're
taking photos of buildings and you want to try and get as much of that in there
you're great if you're trying to take pictures of like mountains or beautiful
landscapes nice wide field of view that's why you want a wide-angle lens
now the next thing you're gonna need when you're building a kit you've got
your zoom you've got your wide-angle lens you're gonna
something that you can shoot portraits with something that's flattering to the
human feature something that's a little closer to the way that we see the world
and the lens that I'm gonna talk about isn't really typically thought of as a
portrait lens but I've used it for some portrait stuff and I think it looks
great and it is the Sigma 30mm F1.4 for now I know what you're
gonna say I know 30 millimeter isn't made for
portrait and this is actually one of the reasons why I like this lens is because
it's a bit more versatile than let's say something like an 85 millimeter or even
a 50 millimeter 30 millimeters which comes to an equivalent of 45 acts a
little bit more like what a 50 would on a full-frame camera now if that was all
nonsense to you I am terribly sorry just trust me this lens is awesome and
the reason that I'm not holding it is because it's actually filming right now
I'm gonna hold this one because it makes me feel better that I have something in
my hands and I'll point at it but it's actually it's the one on the camera some
of the pros with the 30 millimeter are the fact that it is an F 1.4 again so
just like the 16 millimeter we're talking about great low light great
bokeh creamy smoothie blurred out backgrounds so nice F 1.4 is just
amazing to shoot at you don't have to use it all the time if you don't need it
but it's great to have it 30 millimeter has quickly become one of my favorite
focal lengths wide enough that if you're in a smaller area you can still kind of
capture the whole picture and yet it's still flattering enough that you can
have it take portraits and that's why I like to shoot these videos with my 30
millimeter and also the sharpness I'm pretty sure I read somewhere online that
when this thing came out it was rated these sharpest lens made for Sony aps-c
cameras what crazy the cons for this one the
manual focus ring is kinda weird it's a little tough to use also I found in
certain low-light situations the autofocus was having a little bit more
trouble than some of my Sony native stuff or even the 16mm now what
do I use the 30 millimeter for well first of all I use it for portraits
again like I said that's not typically what it's thought of but I really like
it because it's a 45 millimeter equivalent it's kind of
going to be similar to what a 50 would be on a full-frame camera the
compression isn't quite the same but I still find it quite flattering on like
human faces and stuff also it's pretty great for street photography those kinds
of things it's still wide enough a field of view that you can be walking around
and pretty much snap anything and also it's great for products if you're trying
to do like slow motion around things the 30 millimeter just does a great job for
that it's a nice focal length it's easily become one of my favorite focal
lengths if you're looking for an alternative to the 30 millimeter I would
definitely suggest the 50 mm F1.8 by Sony it's a cheaper lens it's
great quality F 1.8 is still pretty good it's not quite as awesome as f 1.4 but
anyway the 50 millimeter is great if you need an alternative to the 30 make sure
to leave a comment below let me know if you have any questions about these
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Recommended lenses for sony a6500, a6300, & a6000 (e-mount) [2018]
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