Tempted by a Sony.. but..
Discussion
EdT said:
What's the fit for the lenses? Assume my box full of Canon/Sigmas wont be any use?
The cool thing with most mirrorless is there are plenty of adapters to use other lenses.I use canon lenses exclusively on my a7r, with an (expensive but free with my camera) metabones adaptor.
If you need AF its trickier, the metabons or the new sigma one, if you dont then there are heaps of cheap adaptors out there, and the sonys are pretty decent to manual focus too.
Yes of course it's relative. I'm not sure the op set a budget to be fair so it's irrelevant. I have powerful director jealousy
I considered the A7 before getting a Fuji xt10. My aim was to get a kit that was smaller but gave me a similar quality to my Nikon d700. I did consider the A7 but although the body is smaller , the lenses are quite hefty and relatively more expensive than an APSc CSC.
You can get a new A7 with a 28-70 lens from John Lewis for under £1000.
I considered the A7 before getting a Fuji xt10. My aim was to get a kit that was smaller but gave me a similar quality to my Nikon d700. I did consider the A7 but although the body is smaller , the lenses are quite hefty and relatively more expensive than an APSc CSC.
You can get a new A7 with a 28-70 lens from John Lewis for under £1000.
EdT said:
Blimey, you can! May pop into Reading asap
http://www.johnlewis.com/sony-alpha-ilce-7k-compac...It's a mk1. I assume you know there's a mk2?
noell35 said:
I do but it's purely a hobby camera.. the earlier one may well but a good first step into FF without breaking the bank?
EdT said:
I do but it's purely a hobby camera.. the earlier one may well but a good first step into FF without breaking the bank
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The mk2 isnt a huge upgrade imo.?
Biggest feature is the 5 axis IBIS stabilisation, slight AF improvement, and full metal construction. They have changed the ergonomics a little too.
You can get IS lenses for the a7 anyhow.
noell35 said:
Cat among the pigeons
What camera/lens combo are these? Coming from somebody with experience of carting at least two bodies and several lenses around for up to 12 hours per day (wedding photographer), a couple of A7s with, say, a 28mm f2 and 55mm 1.8 and 90mm 2.8 in the bag feel and are significantly lighter and more manageable than a comparable FF DSLR setup (bearing in mind the 55mm 1.8 is in no way comparable to a nifty fifty and so on)The beauty of mirrorless is that it can be relatively tiny when you want them to be, but still have the option of building a full 'professional' system. For arguments sake, an a7RII and 55mm 1.8 (one of the highest rated lens ever tested) is about 900g, a D750 with no lens isn't far shy of that.
Edited by ukaskew on Thursday 20th October 08:47
noell35 said:
EdT said:
Other option is to look at full frame but getting tired of carting lenses & gubbins around
Cat among the pigeons:
I'll raise you:
Seriously though, a big zoom or an f1.4 prime is always going to make a camera big.
However, the Sony Zeiss 35mm doesn't protrude much further out than the grip, which is a very different perspective and makes my Sony look half the 'heft' of my 6D with a similar prime on it.
That means that my Sony is taken out with me more than the 6D ever was and has made my RX100 redundant as the image quality of the A7 series and ease of use in getting 'keepers' more than make up for the increase in size.
Edited by JustinP1 on Thursday 20th October 11:10
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