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Old Jan 1, 2017, 8:46 pm
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paperwastage
 
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Originally Posted by eeflyer
However moving forward, I'd like to get something that will be just as fun to use, but less bulk. The a6000 is smaller than the T5, but I'd be only using the single kit lens. The rx100 iii is smaller than the a6000 but the cost is substantially higher and I lose out on future upgradability. That being said, I would not be investing in new lenses for at least 3-4 years (probably ages in the camera-tech world).
However, if we factor back in the difference in lenses, the difference narrows. As we saw above, the RX100M3 produces sharper looking images than the A6000 with the lens set to maximum aperture. Recall that the RX100M3 lens is opens from f/1.8-2.8 through it's range (though it's mostly f/2.8, with f/1.8 only at the widest position) and the A6000 lens is f/3.5 to f/5.6. This means that you can shoot with the RX100M3 roughly 2 stops faster than the A6000 with the kit lens... which balances out the advantage of the larger sensor.

In other words, under most casual shooting situations where the light isn't a limiting factor, both cameras will produce excellent images, but that's once again largely due to the fact that the A6000 kit lens is the limiting factor. We're talking about rough equivalencies here, though. Even if the brighter lens balances out the larger sensor, the A6000 will produce crisper images given half a chance.
http://1000wordpics.blogspot.com/201...ony-a6000.html

you can keep researching, but as I've said, A6000+kit lens ~= RX100M3

and if you really aren't looking to get a new lens anytime soon, the portability of RX100 is unmatchable

(depending where you live, but in USA)
RX100 M3 is $650, maybe less

A6000+kit lens is maybe $600? I see deals for $400 body-only + get a better lens.. this might be better? A5000 body-only is maybe $350?

lenses are an investment (if you're sticking with APSC E-mount for the next 10-30years). 2-4 years is very small in the world of cameras, things don't change as much (at least for canon/nikon. sony's been evolving quite a lot in the past 5 years , but emount won't go away anytime soon)

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