RECOMMENDED GEAR
I love finding great deals on quality gear, so I hope you enjoy this collection of my favorite photography tools. I have tested all these items and many of my students use this gear because it's affordable and gets the job done better and cheaper than similar products. These are affiliate links. I donate proceeds to my students.
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CAMERAS / LENSES
Sony A6000 mirrorless camera w/ 16-50 lens, bag, cards & batteries Bundle ($498 with Prime Shipping)
You can’t beat this small, high quality mirrorless camera! This bundle comes with the 16-50mm lens, 2 extra batteries, a charger, camera bag and 2 – 64gb sd cards! I have several pros who only use this camera and I love it for travel and all around use. It has great low-light capability. You can add the 50mm prime lens (see below) when you are ready to be all set up!
Sony A6000 mirrorless camera w/ 2 Lenses, bag, 128card & batteries Bundle ($648 with Prime Shipping)
You can’t beat this small, high quality mirrorless camera! This bundle comes with the 16-50mm lens, the 55-210mm lens, 2 extra batteries, a charger, camera bag and 1 – 128gb sd card! I have several pros who only use this camera and I love it for travel and all around use. It has great low-light capability. You can add the 50mm prime lens (see below) when you are ready to be all set up!
Sony SEL50F18 50mm ƒ/1.8 Lens for Sony E Mount ($248 with Prime Shipping)
Set off your subject by blurring the background with this 50mm prime lens. This is such a great price for a fast lens (1.8) with great bokeh (background blur, or shallow depth). This lens will allow you to handhold your camera and capture sharp images in low light.
Wasabi Power Battery (2-Pack) and Dual Charger for Sony ($25.99 with Prime Shipping)
The Sony mirrorless cameras do go through batteries since you are often using the large screen to compose your shot and review the menu. It is inexpensive to get two extra batteries and a dual charger to power up two batteries at once!
Sony Alpha a6300 ILCE-6300 4K Mirrorless Camera with 18-135mm Lens Bundle and lots of free accessories! ($1198 with Prime Shipping)
- Get even faster focusing and 4K video in the same tiny package as the A6000.
- Sony ILCE-6300 a6300 Mirrorless Digital Camera, 18-135mm lens
- 49mm UV, Polarizer & FLD Deluxe Filter Kit, 40.5mm UV, Polarizer & FLD Deluxe Filter Kit, Camera Bag
- HDMI to Micro-HDMI Gold Audio/Video Cable (6 ft/1.8m), 32GB SDHC Class 10 UHS-1, R94 W70 Memory Card
- InfoLithium H Series NP-FW50 Camera Battery, AC/DC Rapid Battery Charger for Sony FW50 Batteries
- Card Reader, Mini Tripod, Screen Protectors, Cleaning Kit, Memory Card Wallet, Beach Camera Cloth
Sony Alpha a6000 Mirrorless Digital Camera – Body only ($448 with Prime Shipping)
Pair this camera body with the 18-200 lens below and you have a sharper wide angle / zoom lens that does it all! No more changing lenses and hauling an extra one around. Now your extra lens can be the affordable 50mm 1.8 prime lens shown below.
Sony Alpha a6300 Mirrorless Digital Camera – Body only ($798 with Prime Shipping)
Choose this A6300 camera body to get more features such as 4K video. Then pair it with the 18-135 lens below and you have a sharper wide angle / zoom lens that does it all! No more changing lenses and hauling an extra one around. Now your extra lens can be the affordable 50mm 1.8 prime lens shown below.
Sony 18-135mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 E-Mount Lens ($498 with Prime Shipping)
Recently, I’ve found that this little gem is much better than the 18-200. Not only is it cheaper, it’s smaller, lighter, and it has a lower aperture when you’re zoomed all the way in! Plus, the focal length of 135mm will still get that compositional creativity of lens compression! Get the A6000 or A6300 camera body without a kit and add this versatile lens that does it all. Then as your second or third lens, get the 50mm prime lens or an amazing wide angle lens, both featured below.
Sony Alpha 16mm ƒ/2.8 Wide-Angle E-Mount Lens ($223 with Prime Shipping)
This is worth every penny if you are a landscape photographer who wants crisp details and a versatile wide angle zoom effect, with BARELY ANY distortion! Plus, the minimum focusing distance of 0.8 feet will allow you to get crazy cool shots that many lenses won’t be able to. The description for the product shows for NEX cameras, however this lens will work with the Sony Alpha Cameras!