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dammage79 · 05-06-2014, 05:51 PM

I got my hands on both today + the NEX 6 .

The A6000 is super light, too light IMO. Doesn't have that $800 feel to it. The NEX 6 on the other hand feels exactly how one of those camera's should, bloody shame the guts from the A6000 couldn't be shipped over to the NEX 6 body.

The NX300, great balance between the two sony's all around. I can get their telephoto lens for a reasonable price as well. Their viewscreen though, is far superior to the A6000, at least to my eye.

In the end, for the $895.99 after taxes I could pay for the A6000 with just the kit lens and no memory card, I can buy the Samsung with the 18-55 mm lens, a 32GB memory card, a wall charger for the battery, the telephoto lens and a tripod (super cheap one of course).

I could go with the NEX6 with just the kit lens and buy a tripod and memory card and stay under Budget as well.

I think I'm going with the Samsung. who knows though, theres a week between today and the day I am going to make the purchase so I will likely flip flop a bunch.

But after getting my hands on them today I really felt comfortable with the Samsung in my hands.

05-06-2014, 05:51 PM	#5
dammage79 Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Calgary Exp:	I got my hands on both today + the NEX 6 . The A6000 is super light, too light IMO. Doesn't have that $800 feel to it. The NEX 6 on the other hand feels exactly how one of those camera's should, bloody shame the guts from the A6000 couldn't be shipped over to the NEX 6 body. The NX300, great balance between the two sony's all around. I can get their telephoto lens for a reasonable price as well. Their viewscreen though, is far superior to the A6000, at least to my eye. In the end, for the $895.99 after taxes I could pay for the A6000 with just the kit lens and no memory card, I can buy the Samsung with the 18-55 mm lens, a 32GB memory card, a wall charger for the battery, the telephoto lens and a tripod (super cheap one of course). I could go with the NEX6 with just the kit lens and buy a tripod and memory card and stay under Budget as well. I think I'm going with the Samsung. who knows though, theres a week between today and the day I am going to make the purchase so I will likely flip flop a bunch. But after getting my hands on them today I really felt comfortable with the Samsung in my hands.