Sony A6600 Mirrorless Camera - selection and purchase

• My notes on the A6000
• My notes on an upgrade to the A6000

Sony announced in December of 2021 (almost a year ago) that they were suspending production of both the A6600 and the A7C. At the same time they made the statement that they were permanently ending production of the A6100 and the A7 II. Note that the A6600 (and the A6100) were introduced in 2019.

• Sony suspends production

I also considered shifting my attention to a full frame Canon mirrorless (the R5). It is a heavier camera, and a lot more expensive. I fills a different need altogether. However it would allow me to use my collection of Canon lenses. Something for another time perhaps.

The purpose of the A6600, like my A6000 is to have a high quality camera for backpacking and hiking. It needs to be small and light. I could continue to use my A6000. The A6600 offers: I will put my 16-70 f/4 lens on the A6600 and my 18-55 lens on the A6000 and have two complete cameras at my fingertips.

I see people selling A6000 bodies for $300, and with the kit lens for $400.

• In body stabilization (IBIS)
• A much better autofocus system
• A nicer electronic viewfinder
• A slightly better sensor (although still 24 megapixel)
• 14 bit raw (rather than 12 bit)
• A bigger battery (810 shots rather than 350)
• better low light performance (ISO 102400)
• built in intervalometer for time lapse

Here is the description by the seller:

It's with great reluctance that I'm parting ways with my Sony a6600. I absolutely adore the rangefinder-style digital camera for its compactness and versatility. I had initially thought to keep both my a6600 and a7c, but ultimately I decided it was wasteful to hang on to both. And so my loss becomes your gain.

This device is in great condition. I won't represent that it is completely free of scratches and blemishes, but there are no major ones that I ever noticed. See the pictures for yourself. The sensor is in perfect condition, and the photos that come out of this device are excellent. The rear LCD has had a tempered glass protector on it since I've owned the device.

I do not have the original box or paperwork for this device. It comes with everything you see pictured, and a battery. The battery seems to be in excellent condition -- I've gone out for a day and shot hundreds of pictures, and still been at 80% at the end of the day.

In terms of shutter actuations, it's not entirely clear how many have been done because I am not the first owner of this device and there is no way to extract the information from the camera. It seems like the former owner did not use it very much, and I have put 2-3000 shutter actuations on it during the half year I owned the device.