Thanks to those who have contributed thus far, with comments and experiences. I have now a few more shots under the belt with this combination, and I can say it is very good indeed. My background is 20+ years of Canon EOS, but I do not fear new menus:)
I am considering this camera and zoom lens for travel and general use, and for such, it is a fine performer. The other I took it to the beach near my house, together with my primary landscape kit (Canon 6D and 16-35 f4 lens). The photos came out nice (posted some below). All in all, quite good. And certainly a lot smaller and lighter than a 6D with 24-105 lens...
A previous poster said above (my comments in brackets/bold):
"My feelings about the a6000-Zeiss 16-70 combo thus far:
- not as portable as I would have liked
(perhaps, but to me is fine, and for those that not require a high quality zoom, there are pancake zooms and small primes available).
- AF not as efficient as I would have expected
(not stress tested yet, but my shooting is not demanding in this regard).
- picture quality is pretty amazing
(yes it is).- the user interface is not something that you'd call intuitive but not the worst there is (
once set, it is quite easy to shoot in my preferred mode, aperture priority).- this combo is definitely a downgrade from a FF Canon system, no two ways about that (
it depends on what you shoot, but in terms of IQ, I have seen amazing results from the A6000 and some FE Zeiss lenses like the 55 1..
- the flash is silly but fills in nicely at -1 stop
(it does its job).Who would buy this and for what?
- Honestly, I have no idea why a DSLR shooter would switch but maybe with some more getting used to I'll figure it out.
(people who do not shoot action, sports, or fast wildlife, can save a lot on size, weight, and portability).
- Canon users, get the SL-1."
(not really, the SL1 feels to me like a toy camera...).
This little A6000 with something like the SEL 35 f1.8 and OSS is very attractive...