Sony A6000 Getting Tack Sharp Focus!

[@cybrunel1016]

That's what I call pragmatic. Simple, concise, to the point. A rare thing these days. Thank you sir.

[@patjasper1935]

thanks for the great information on getting to know my camera and it's features. Nice to know that the answer isn't purchase another lens for tack sharp. Will definitely give this a go.

[@TrickShots4Real]

THANK YOU BRAD! I never knew about the eye focus mode. I was always wondering why my camera would focus on my subject's ears or hair. Not anymore :)

[@johnlochness]

Thank you. I'm new to manual lenses and I've got say I've been pretty disappointed with my results using focus peaking. However using focus assist I get much better results.

[@tlarue789]

Really great short video - you have no idea how much you just helped me. Thanks

[@mathu_stans]

I had always wondered whether this camera had eye auto focus. Thanks for the info and tutorial

[@alyaa.2959]

Thank you for the tips! I was struggling with the focus on my camera; I find every picture is grainy when magnified so I hope this helps.

[@northlanedarko771]

Yes . Struggling with this.

[@noeltrinidad9256]

Thank you for this video, i just unboxed my A6000 with 16-50m kit lens bundled with an E55-210mm zoom lens. Your video definitely help me out in starting with mirrorless camera after being a point & shoot guy for a long time. Keep doing what you are doing, i enjoyed most of your videos!

[@evilras]

Cheers Fella! Came here after you posted on the Jason Lanier FB group! Really useful! I didnt even know it had eye focus! I thought the face detect would naturally focus on the eyes!

[@Chipt1982]

Informative, clear and concise. I like your easy-going delivery too.

[@old4004]

You have been so great with these a6000 instructions. When you achieve Eye Autofocus, does the indicator triangle come on and then go off, or is it supposed to stay illuminated until the shot is taken? Thanks again.

[@notethanpeyton]

It would be cool to see a comparison of your two shots. One of auto focus and one of your manual.

[@TD-cu7hd]

Thank you very much for your video. I am hoping that I can adapt your manual focus method to focus stacking of landscapes.

[@captcapella]

You, sir, are a great teacher. This will help with people and mostly with my new used Olympus 50 mm f 3.5 mm Macro lens I recently purchased on Ebay.

[@reginaldmackey6616]

Thank you so much for the useful information. Never knew that the a6000 had eye focus capability or a downloadable manual. Your video was very useful and easy to follow and understand. Thank You!!!!

[@robertcudlipp3426]

Great video, just seen by me as have only recently acquired a Sony a6000. Believe that very helpful link may have expired, can you kindly put up the current equivalent, many thanks , also, a very easy to follow video.

[@jamesdeburgh]

just downloaded it myself. the link still works.

[@robertcudlipp3426]

@@jamesdeburgh Many thanks, will try link again👍

[@srinivasbalaji5583]

Brad, thanks for your tips. I will look forward to more from you.

[@HarishChouhan]

Thanks so much for sharing this Brad. Focusing has been an issue for me since weeks and I hope to gain some insights from this.

[@cindylewis3953]

Great explanation and I'm happy to know about the Focus PDF download.

[@artmaltman]

Very helpful. I wish I could make a6000 focus reliably indoors. I find that I need to limit myself to fast f/1.8 zooms, shooting wide open, to get it to focus close to reliably. Firmware updates have helped a bit but still resort to DSLR indoors.

[@BradZChef]

+Art Altman Ah! The 600 lb gorilla in the room! Mirrorless fans don't want to hear it; but, with the current technology DSLR and DSLT cameras have an advantage focusing in low light (until you get the A7S...) So, what can you do? If you already have a DSLR or DSLT camera you may want to hang onto it for a few years. If the A6000 is your only camera there are a couple of things you can do. Two options that come to mind are 1) Use your cell phone flashlight (or other light source) to illuminate your subject so you can see it clearly, then use manual focus, turn off the light and snap! 2) Grab a couple of speedlights and set up multiple bounce flashes (see my video on off-camera flash). Then, you can mount a little LED video light to your camera's hot shoe and the camera will use that light to auto-focus. When the flashes fire, they'll over ride the light and shadows the video/focus light produces. Often what you choose boils down to workflow. It's been said, "If your only tool is a hammer, then every job must be a nail" Our cameras are our tools. The A6000 is kind of like a Swiss Army Knife! It does a LOT of things really well. But, if you want to "get the shot" you need to know its weaknesses, not JUST its strengths. You can always beg, borrow, steal or rent other gear from time to time for special situations!

[@phattjohnson]

@@BradZChef 6 years late - but great advice on using some additional light for a moment to dial in the focus :P

[@andreasrochow5170]

Thank you. SONY should call you as adviser.

[@peterfranz3510]

Hi, Brad! Thanks a lot for that video. It helped me a lot! It's not only the young that know what's going on. Best regards. Peter

[@208-bella]

Very Helpful! I'm going to print off Sony's focus guide too.

[@yourmatejay]

I'll be trying this when I get home! Thanks for the great guide 👍

[@biboytan8445]

Very nice video. Straight to the point. Thank you.

[@jc32750]

Nice video mate and good tip on the PDF.

[@roddoucet2966]

Brad get videos any news about an A6600 hundred coming out soon? Currently have the 6000 and 6500 love those cameras. Especially I prefer not to carry heavy cameras anymore. Keep up the good work !

[@BradZChef]

No! I'm eager to see what the next APS-C camera is like too! Thanks!!!

[@grantcullen6066]

Thank you Brad. Very helpful. I didn't know that guide existed.

[@maryblanton7549]

I have the guide in hard copy. it's ok the rest of what you said is great info . nice job Brad

[@johnbarthelemy189]

Loved your explanation.

[@chrisq76]

Thanks Brad! This answered a lot of questions and helped a lot!!

[@oneuptoptv]

Great video really liked it

[@reyninsuggitt7296]

Thank you!!! Ive just changed the AEL button on my A 6000!

[@janetwhite3771]

I did this for my g/sons eyes, such a difference got an amazing shot of his face ...thank you Brad

[@Tnapvrvideo]

Great share! Lots of very helpful information! Might I ask do you know if there is a camera specific "focus setting guide" for the Sony a6500? Thanks!

[@BradZChef]

Not that I'm aware of

[@davyjaygibson3931]

Thank you Brad!! This was very helpful!

[@kellyeldridge1685]

Great easy to follow videos. Thank you sir!

[@somyakumarsingh8119]

A very convincing video mate

[@MacPixe82]

Great video, Thank you for all the help. This went a long way with helping me keep mine

[@jeffammons6700]

This was a super informative and helpful video. Thanks for the link too.

[@ivetawoffova8292]

Thans a lot! Handy tips! I am even more excited from my new camera now :)

[@jean-francoisleger]

Great tip, Brad!

[@prateeksharda158]

Very helpful video for focus.

[@phillalonde1509]

Thanks Brad, I was struggling with the Eye Focus feature and your tutorial cleared up the mystery for me. Keep up the good work. Sad how Sony can send me all kinds of email to buy stuff Happy that you brought this great Focus Guide to my attention well done again Brad!

[@saidalwaili9]

thanks for helping us..keep posting new settings

[@Andrew-rk7sb]

great video, thank you. had no idea of these features

[@thevisualorator8046]

This video came at the right time. Thank you!!!!😎😎😎

[@alineariane944]

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[@mrbobb4989]

learnt something new today.. Thanks..

[@hasbeenbowler]

Nice video Brad!

[@justatiger6268]

Nicely done Sir.

[@mohdzuhdi3996]

thankyou. good explanation and tutorial video. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@stolenrelic13]

You sound like Mr. Rodgers. 😄

[@BradZChef]

Yea, some days I sound like George Bush and others it's Bob Ross! LOL!

[@MinhajMalik]

Thanks a lot. Didn't even have a clue about all this.

[@willis27831]

When using focus magnifier, are you in manual focus mode? Can eye autofocus be used while using autofocus and/or back button focus?

[@IngoJezierski]

Thanks for your very helpful VDO.

[@droiddin3152]

Thanks for your tips. Helpful

[@jmewilson737]

I loved this video! Thank you so much! Helped me a lot!!

[@AJ-iy1tx]

I just got this camera as a gift from my husband to leanr and pursue photofraphy as its been my dream since a little girl. Also this would be a great part time job for me as a stay at home mom, but i find it sooooooo hard to learn all these tricks.... oh and edditing phootos..... i guess i need a good edditing program... what do you suggest?

[@BradZChef]

I'd suggest the Light Room / Photo Shop combo. It's $10/month. But! It's widely used and there are SO many great free KZbin video showing you how to use them. It's rare to have a problem with a photo that you can't do a google or KZbin search that quickly returns many options for info or videos to show you exactly what to do. Also- be patient. This is a marathon, not a sprint. It can take a while or even years but you'll get it! Enjoy the journey!

[@GrotrianSeiler]

Excellent video!

[@ellam2490]

Thanks a lot, this is a very helpful video! Thanks for the link as well!

[@DjimmyTrovy]

Awesome. Very informative video.

[@boxingview4124]

I'm having trouble just shooting, dont know if im pressing the button too hard. got my cam yesterday

[@psychicmind9]

Really thank you for this video. so much appreciate it!

[@maxyrox123]

What features are available for sony native lenses What set of features in camera will i loose if i buy a sigma 30mm f1.4 over a sony 35mm f1.8 OSS

[@robertcudlipp3426]

Thanks, now an easy way to set eye autofocus without having to purchase a 6400.

[@sinta831]

thank you for this!

[@SurvantMusic]

great tutorial! Thank you!

[@HelmerandRawlins]

Very well done, thumbs up and subscribed.

[@coleccionista1992]

Súper video. Thanks

[@KulwinderSingh-xe5kd]

Good information sir😊😊

[@grahamfield6173]

excellent , thank you and happy new year 2017

[@cyrilbalboa5352]

Do I need to press eye af button and shutter button at the same time? Or just press eye af button first and then shutter button? Thanks!

[@lux284]

THANK YOU. SUPERB YOU HELP ME SO MACH A6000 EYE FOCUS

[@rubensaucedo3419]

Excellent video Please continúe domingo it.

[@jessoladi]

awesome video! can't wait to get my camera:)

[@TheIndianFankaarShowTalkStyle]

Is it only photography ?

[@Pam-dr8nc]

Fantastic! Thank you

[@bigdawggk8369]

Thank you sir your remind me of mr.roger

[@alvanbeaton3589]

Great tips. Thanks

[@steven2809]

Really useful, thanks!

[@theangelbush]

Many many thanks sir, really helpful...

[@manikenpachi2760]

Nice!! Thank you!

[@4NG3L-ONE]

Anyone want to share the PDF its not available anymore. Great video btw.

[@BradZChef]

+Angel Gonzalez The link is in the video description. You just need to click "show More"...

[@underachieveruno]

+BradZChef Thanks!

[@SheikhAhmadShah]

Nicely explained... Thanks...

[@vinod8june]

1... is there any way to get the apps for free for sony cameras...??

[@aaxxx71819]

very helpful! thank you!

[@SuperBrandonle]

what a great video

[@raviin6188]

Hi...is it possible to lock focus on more than 1 person at a time, say am shooting a kids play, want to have focus on more than 1 person..pls guide

[@alineariane944]

Ravii N 4

[@deltadead4544]

THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU ARE THE BEST!

[@FunTownToys]

awesome! thank you for the video!

[@IratusJackalope]

great vid! Really appreciate it. Subbed

[@Aplus205]

Was very helpful thank you.

[@weshootfilms]

the focus magnifier is greed out

[@BradZChef]

Are you set to manual focus? IF not, it will be grayed out

[@junieponce316]

hello Brad, i tried downloading the manual guide but it was taking me to a lot of process. Is there any way that you can send the file? Thank you

[@Non-oe3me]

Thank you very much, From Qatar ❤❤

[@cools124]

Thanks A lot, Helped a lot

[@mariob80]

Thanks for this, i thought eyef wasn't compatible with my lens!

[@samsargdong1135]

Thanks!Very useful explanation.Bye.

[@deadlymedia3850]

I am a owner of sony a6000 and a7R which adpator should I buy for which camera LAEA-3 or LAEA-4, my a-mount lens are SonySAL70-400G, Tamron 70-200mm 2.8, Tamron 18-270mm 3.5, Tamron 28-75mm 2.8........I shoot Athletics, Footy and Portaits.

[@BradZChef]

Technically the laea-3 supports auto exposure (but not auto focus!) and the laea-4 supports auto exposure AND auto-focus. Which one for you? In my humble opinion- neither. I've worked along side David LaRochelle who shoots an A7rii with the LAEA-4 to focus his a-mount sony/zeiss 135mm. The lens will technically auto focus, but it is so slow that David just focuses manually. Also- below f/13 Sony only uses contrast focus (not phase detect) so the lens just sits there and hunts. Word on the street is that with the A7Rii and the A6500 there have been some improvements so that the adapted lenses will actually behave like native lenses, particularly with the Sigma mc-11 and the newer Metabones adapters. Since you have the A6000 and A7r your cameras may not perform the way you'd expect. If you really want to go the "adapted lens" route either rent the adapter for a week and shoot with it yourself or at least buy from a store that has a 30 day "no questions asked full refund" policy so you don't end up getting stuck with something.

[@paulotav9066]

wow man! How i love my nex 5N touchscreen! thks! i was thinking in get a 6000 but that feature alone reminded of my nikon d50 and the times where touchscreen was a mirage... and now that its a plus sony dont use it!! daahhhh...

[@rastoder78]

thank you sir !! question for you whats the best sd card and limit for a6000 thank you again.

[@BradZChef]

I'm not sure what the "Best" is but... I'm using a Sandisk Extreme Pro, 64 GB, 95MB/s SD XC-l, U-3 Class 10. Wow! You'll want at least 64GB cards to enable the XAVCS video format. I'm told there are a lot of fake cards being sold so to buy from a reputable dealer. If a deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is!

[@rastoder78]

Thank you !!!