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Thanks for that. Would be using it for location scouting type work, maybe some minor videos but mainly stills. Need something small that I could pretty much take everywhere with me, DSLR's are just a bit too big to carry out sometimes.
For the above do you think its worth investing in the 6400 instead? not sure if its worth the ~£200 extra from what I've read up.How much would you be selling the serviced one for if an when you fix it btw?
BigH-
I would say, depending on the lens, even the 6x00 range might be too big unless you're using a case/bag. I keep mine in a cage all the time which adds some weight/bulk and have a 16-70 Zeiss VT on pretty much all the time. It fits in my big coat pocket but the lens is too bulky for my taste as a small camera (hence me looking at the fixed lens rx1r). Not sure what focal range is good for location scouts. When I do a recce I usually just shoot very wide to capture as much as possible (so actually the a6300 with pancake would be ideal) but not sure if you also want particular focal lengths to emulate lenses at super35 (24/35/50/85/100 etc?)
Re. Cost - no idea really - will make sure it all works first :)
CYOA
I'd say it depends what you do/intend to do with it.
I got it as a backup for an AS7 MK2 mainly for video to complement bigger Sony cameras like the FS7 as they share colour science and have UI similarities. It's a bit clunky to operate for video but does ok for simple things. I use it more these days as a smallish point and shoot for family duties - it does a fairly good job here. That said I do plan on getting rid of it once it's serviced and going back to full frame (sold the as7s and FS7 and switched to Blackmagic for video so I'd probably pick up an rx1r MK2 for stills). The quality of the video footage is good for the money though I'd say there may be more recent models that can do certain things better (6400/6500/6600) depending on budget and needs (autofocus/ibis etc).