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Sony Alpha a6500

Physical Product · Mirrorless & DSLR cameras · 19 mentions · 3 subreddits · discussed in r/Cameras, r/videography, r/photography

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Pros

  • I am still using an old Sony A6500 and no real complaints about it.
  • Stepping up to A6500 and Sigma 60mm F2.8 and its itty bitty built in flash the pics are nice and sharp but its not exactly a small and light camera tho compared to A7 and enormous 28-70mm F2.8 it is :)
  • See if you can find a Sony A7iii or a 6400/a6500 with your budget, it would be better for video.
  • I have a sony a6500 which is smaller and lighter than all the cameras you mentioned except the gr
  • I have an a6500, and it takes great photos. The only drawback is the screen can’t flip out if you want to vlog with it.

Cons

  • Didn't test specifically on 6700, but tested on 6300 and 6500 and nitrate made no difference , recording or not, made no difference. You'd overheat as fast actually recording, as you would browsing the menus
  • I am still using my A6500 tho.
  • I do professional photography at parties, weddings etc with sony a6500 which has worse AF than a6400 and is older.
  • The 6500 is just not a huge upgrade from the gh7. The 6700, for sure, but the 6500 is quite long in the tooth and not like it’s a full frame anyway.
  • Cameras you're considering: Sony a6400, Sony a6500, Sony a7r ii

Sentiment

10 positive (53%) · 8 mixed (42%) · 1 negative (5%)

Trust + time weighted score: +50% · raw score 47%

What redditors said (10 of 19)

Didn't test specifically on 6700, but tested on 6300 and 6500 and nitrate made no difference , recording or not, made no difference. You'd overheat as fast actually recording, as you would browsing the menus
mixed · u/X***w · r/videography · comment · Jan 19, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I am still using an old Sony A6500 and no real complaints about it.
positive · u/C****n · r/Cameras · comment · Dec 25, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Stepping up to A6500 and Sigma 60mm F2.8 and its itty bitty built in flash the pics are nice and sharp but its not exactly a small and light camera tho compared to A7 and enormous 28-70mm F2.8 it is :)
positive · u/C****n · r/Cameras · comment · Nov 14, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I am still using my A6500 tho.
mixed · u/C****n · r/Cameras · comment · Nov 3, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
See if you can find a Sony A7iii or a 6400/a6500 with your budget, it would be better for video.
positive · u/P****4 · r/Cameras · comment · Dec 27, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I have a sony a6500 which is smaller and lighter than all the cameras you mentioned except the gr
positive · u/p****n · r/Cameras · comment · Dec 4, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I do professional photography at parties, weddings etc with sony a6500 which has worse AF than a6400 and is older.
mixed · u/e****4 · r/Cameras · comment · Nov 29, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I have an a6500, and it takes great photos. The only drawback is the screen can’t flip out if you want to vlog with it.
positive · u/S****8 · r/photography · comment · Nov 19, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I use the sony a6500 as a second camera, what I can say about it is it's still a decent camera, its showing its age yes, but it still works fine and most of the budget should go to lenses anyways, so i think thats a good choice.
positive · u/C****3 · r/Cameras · comment · Aug 28, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Recommend a6500 for EVF. EVF usefull for shoot outdoor under bright sun.
positive · u/r****y · r/Cameras · comment · Aug 6, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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