Reddit mentions of Sony SEL30M35 30mm f/3.5 e-mount Macro Fixed Lens

I got my NEX-5N (body only) a month or so ago (first camera, so I'm still a beginner), along with the Sony 30mm f/3.5 macro lens and the Sigma 30mm f/2.8 prime lens.

1. It's small, but gives superb IQ for it's size. It shoots comparable photos to entry DSLRs like the D3100 and T2i. Although irrelevant, people you meet/encounter will underestimate the pictures it can take because it doesn't look like a DSLR.
   
   
2. Lack of an optical viewfinder is a huge annoyance if you're shooting in sunlight. I've found myself wanting an optical viewfinder (built in) simply because the screen can sometimes look off, especially when it has smudges and stuff on it; but the screen does serve its purpose well. There's also that add on OLED EVF, looks nice but kind of expensive... If you plan on getting a 5N and the OLED EVF, might as well get the 7.
   
   
3. Lens ecosystem is sort of small, but not really. You can also use old manual lenses, etc. I also don't know why, but the Sony 50mm f/1.8 prime lens was in extremely limited availability for the past few months, which pissed me off. And if you look now, the Sigma 30mm is in low availability at Amazon... But Sony does have a 16mm wide angle, fisheye converter, extreme wide angle converter, 18-55mm, 50mm, 30mm macro, 18-200mm, 55-210mm, and a Zeiss 24mm.
   
   
4. Not too many buttons on the actual camera itself. It has a dial with a center click, and 2 buttons on the top and bottom of the dial. You can customize the buttons to do what you want, which I have set to the focus point, ISO, WB, focus option, metering mode, and creative style. I'm learning in manual mode, so it would be nice if there was more physical buttons on the camera so I could quickly change settings.
   
   
5. Autofocus feels slightly slow (for the 30mm macro it's a given) on the Sigma 30mm f/2.8. If I'm walking down the street and try to snap a photo real fast at maybe ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/1000+, I can, but it doesn't seem too fast.
   
   
6. The swivel LCD screen is a very nice feature.
   
   Like everyone says about these cameras, if you're looking for excellent IQ in a small package, the NEX 5N / 7 fulfills that request. If you're looking to invest into the NEX system, I'd go for the NEX-7. Also, don't even bother with the C3; the 5N is much better for ~$100.

A short focal length means wider-angle, it doesn't necessarily mean that it'll be a macro lens although they do tend to allow you to get pretty close to your subject.

If you want macro, then you need to either get a macro lens or buy extension tubes that you use for when you want to shoot macro.

Getting a macro lens will give you macro-to-infinity focus, but obviously a dedicated lens will cost more. Getting extension tubes allows you to focus nice and close, but then you lose infinity focus while using them since you're positioning the lens further away from the camera than it was designed for while in use, although they're cheaper and generally a better way of dipping your toes into macro shooting.

Edit: Also regarding general advice for your shots, it looks like a ton of them have motion blur from camera shake. If your lenses have stabilization, make sure to use it. Whether they do or don't, it looks like you'd also benefit from bumping up your shutter speed to minimize both camera shake and the animals moving while you're taking their photos.

This one was taken with a Sony a6000 with a Sony E 30mm Macro.

For that you'll need a macro lens. The only native macro lens right now is this one (and by all accounts it performs really well).

If you are mostly taking pictures of still things or you don't mind focusing manually, the budget option would be to buy an old manual focus lens and an adapter. You can usually pick up the Rokkor 50 mm f/3.5 in the MD or MC version for about $80, and then you can get an ordinary adapter for about $20, totalling about $100 for the whole setup. The Rokkor/Minolta can't quite get to less than 5 inches, but you can definitely take pictures of small insects or the like with it.

And another unrelated thing, but I'm looking at a macro lens, and it says it has f/3.5. That seems a bit higher f than some of my lenses, but the sample pics show the background very blurred. Am I missing some setting here to make my current pictures have a more blurred background?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0054I54JU/ref=mp_s_a_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468605091&sr=8-1-spell&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=sony+macro+lena

Well there's the native Sony one right in your price range.

Another option is to get a set of macro tubes for your kit lens. They'll be a lot fiddlier and AF might be problematic, but the price is hard to argue with and I've seen some great pictures out of nothing but a kit lens and some cheap tubes.

A6300 is a great camera, but it isn't full-frame. If you are looking for something in the Sony realm, I would suggest the the Sony A7. It's $998 or about $800-850 used. For a little bit more, you can also get the 24-70mm kit lens, which is a great focal length for landscapes. As far as the macro lens, the Sony FE 90mm f/2.8-22 Macro G OSS is incredibly sharp. The Sony 30mm f/3.5 is a pretty good option too.