Sony
Alpha 6100
Based on 175 Reddit mentions
$848.00
We may earn a small commission.
Most discussed features
Sentiment summary across the product areas Reddit users mention most.
Reddit mentions
Original Reddit posts and comments behind this analysis.
My friend wants to buy one of these 3 cameras, can you help her decide please?
Squeeze juuust a little bit more and buy the a6100 which has far better AF than any of them plus 4k video. Also she will need better lens than the kit ones
BiteTheBullet_thr in r/AskPhotography
July 20, 2025 10:52 AM
35
Zve10 vs A7iii. A7iii has poor AF and colors lil zve10 had lot better AF and colors. Any firmware updates or anything that fixes it ?
if you shoot raw there are no color differences, because raw files don't have any color, it's mostly up to the raw processor and the camera profile that it uses https://blog.kasson.com/the-last-word/roles-of-camera-and-raw-developer-in-determining-color/ zve10 is basically an a6100, so it should hav
...crawler54 in r/SonyA7iii
November 23, 2025 6:42 PM
18
Does not going full-frame kneecap my business potential?
While I think the a6100 is going to bottleneck you a bit (it's simply not modern, it's slow, events need you to react fast, the battery is small, it's built with mostly plastic, there's only one card slot), I do think you can try out newer photo editing tools. I swear the modern AI denoise tools I h
...frank26080115 in r/photography
August 4, 2025 3:11 AM
9
Ricoh GRiii vs Sony RX100 vii
Don’t forget the built in flash on the RX and the wider 24mm focal length! This is a pretty personal question based on your photography style. Take a look back through your albums, look at some of your favorite shots you’ve captured. Look for trends- are they at the wide end of the focal range? Gene
...dannymaserati in r/ricohGR
August 15, 2024 1:08 PM
17
Why are images so much clearer on my 70D compared to my A6100 when A6100 is better in every way?
To me it looks like the A6100 clearly missed focus. How did you focus these two images?
tiralotiralo in r/photography
January 3, 2024 8:09 PM
66
Is it worth going with the EOS R50 over the EOS R100?
It depends on what you want to do, how much you might spend in the future, and if you are okay with buying used: The a6100 is a very similar camera to the R50 - both of them have a plastic body, good autofocus, decent video, and very similar image quality. The design of the body is different of cour
...Repulsive_Target55 in r/AskPhotography
April 29, 2026 11:53 PM
3
Hello am looking to buy my first lens as a beginner videographer and I was looking for used lenses and I saw this 2 they both are 400 dollars and I was wondering which one should I go with am planning to use it for mostly short films, car video, food videos and for personal vacation. Cam: Sony a6100
The Tamron 28-75 is an INCREDIBLE lens. 100% go for that one. I use it regularly. If I had to choose just 1 lens to work with for a whole day of shooting, it would be that one (and have done). Autofocus is very fast and responsive on it too, if you’re using it with a Sony (not sure about your model
...No-Employ-7296 in r/videography
February 25, 2025 5:29 AM
10
First camera?
If you’re coming from a phone and mostly shooting nature, I’d look at an entry level mirrorless kit like a Canon R50, Sony a6100, or Nikon Z50 with the kit lens. All of those are solid for beginners, good autofocus, and way more range than a phone. Later you can add a telephoto zoom for wildlife or
...Livid-Mycologist2994 in r/Casual_Photography
May 23, 2026 5:48 AM
2
Tiny m43 camera appreciation post (GM1/GM5/GX800)
Stumbled across this in the year 2026 and man do I wish I could grab a GX850 for $200. These days they're around $450-500 for just the body. That's more than any of the slightly larger Olympus PEN Lite bodies, even the newest E-PL10 from 2020! While the GX850 is has 4K video and has a flip up screen
...DogeCatBear in r/Lumix
April 22, 2026 12:56 AM
2
Sony announces the ZV-E10, an Alpha series APS-C mirrorless camera aimed at vloggers | Review by DPReview
Not sure I understand. This has the same AF as the a6100, which is some of the best around
someguy50 in r/photography
July 27, 2021 3:14 PM
21