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Going all-in on Sony
In article , Alfred Molon wrote:
Savageduck: You do realize that you are addressing our Swedish pal Sandman, who has an irrepressible urge, and deep wallet to acquire whatever is currently impressing him. I don?t think that he has ever considered smaller, or more portable as a desirable characteristic for camera gear. I'm just curious why he needs a FF system. I already *have* two FF systems - Nikon and Sony. Surely you're not arguing that I should ditch both and move to a third system? Not sure what your thinking is here. -- Sandman |
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Going all-in on Sony
In article .com, Savageduck
wrote: Alfred Molon: I'm just curious why he needs a FF system. Few of us NEED, or can justify a need for an FF system. I certainly have no need for anything more than my current APS-C cameras. I have no idea if Sandman is moving from the realm of shooting shots of his family, local, and vacation scenery, as I have always understood that he was not any sort of pro photographer, but was quite talented as a graphic artist, and ran a profitable tech related business. I believe that he is just chasing, and can afford what he believes to be the latest, and greatest camera system that the various pundits are promoting. Next year it will be something else. Talk about clueless... I've been a Nikon guy since forever. My first Nikon DSLR was the D70, my first FF Nikon was the D3s and I now have the D800E and a Df, neither of which is the "greatest or latest". I bought a Sony RX1R when it came and really liked the form factor, and sold it for the A7 when it was released. I'm now on the A7III but I still fall back on the Nikon usually when doing paid photography work, like weddings, pregnancy shoots etc etc: https://jonaseklundh.se/portfolio/index/Foto Being a Nikon guy, I still have a lot of great Nikon glass, and reluctant to buy equivalent glass for Sony and keep the Nikon gear. There is no doubt that the Sony A7 is one of the best cameras you can get today, so my lingering thinking has been to sell the Nikon gear and go all-in on Sony. -- Sandman |
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Going all-in on Sony
In article sandman-4454c7fbf8425d8b9a0ae15e3bf6a983
@individual.net, says... Also, what system is "more portable" than a Sony A7? FF lenses are HUGE ;-) Try Olympus or Fuji. -- Alfred Molon Olympus E-series DSLRs and micro 4/3 forum at https://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MyOlympus/ https://myolympus.org/ photo sharing site |
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Going all-in on Sony
In article , Alfred Molon wrote:
Sandman: Also, what system is "more portable" than a Sony A7? FF lenses are HUGE ;-) Which ones? I have plenty of smaller ones. The thing with crop lenses is that they let in less light - well, there are plenty of slower lenses for FF as well. Also, that's weight/size, not portability. Something doesn't become less portable for being slightly heavier or slightly bigger. You still need a camera bag for a crop camera, it's not like you can put it in your pocket. My iPhone is certainly more portable than my A7, but a Sony A6500 isn't more portable than a Sony A7 just because it's a crop camera with overall slightly smaller lenses. -- Sandman |
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Going all-in on Sony
In article sandman-4183f5ea3c125e60ecbb8c59d329b109
@individual.net, says... The thing with crop lenses is that they let in less light Of course - because the sensors are smaller. But the light per unit area is the same. -- Alfred Molon Olympus E-series DSLRs and micro 4/3 forum at https://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MyOlympus/ https://myolympus.org/ photo sharing site |
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Going all-in on Sony
In article , Alfred
Molon wrote: FF lenses are HUGE ;-) not all of them. some are quite small. Try Olympus or Fuji. some of those are huge, bigger than their ff counterparts. |
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Sandman wrote: FF lenses are HUGE ;-) Which ones? I have plenty of smaller ones. The thing with crop lenses is that they let in less light - well, there are plenty of slower lenses for FF as well. nope. crop lenses have a smaller image circle. |
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Going all-in on Sony
On 8/3/19 4:35 AM, Sandman wrote:
In article , Alfred Molon wrote: Sandman: Also, what system is "more portable" than a Sony A7? FF lenses are HUGE ;-) Which ones? I have plenty of smaller ones. The thing with crop lenses is that they let in less light - well, there are plenty of slower lenses for FF as well. Also, that's weight/size, not portability. Something doesn't become less portable for being slightly heavier or slightly bigger. You still need a camera bag for a crop camera, it's not like you can put it in your pocket. My iPhone is certainly more portable than my A7, but a Sony A6500 isn't more portable than a Sony A7 just because it's a crop camera with overall slightly smaller lenses. Exactly so. Easy to carry is kind of a definition of portable. I find my Canon FX to be easy to carry. If I'm shooting with no real goal, I mount the 55-135mm, and put a 35mm lens in a pocket (cargo pants or jacket). The camera and zoom fits my hand easily, and the weight is maybe 3 pounds total. OTOH, I find my Mamiya 645 SLR to be quite non-portable. The weight is probably about the same as the 'walking-around' kit above, but the camera does not easily fit my hand. -- Ken Hart |
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Going all-in on Sony
In article , kwhart1
@frontier.com says... Exactly so. Easy to carry is kind of a definition of portable. I find my Canon FX to be easy to carry. If I'm shooting with no real goal, I mount the 55-135mm, and put a 35mm lens in a pocket (cargo pants or jacket). The camera and zoom fits my hand easily, and the weight is maybe 3 pounds total. Usually it's not just one lens you carry along, but a bag with three or four lenses (or even more). If just one compact lens there is no big weight/bulk difference among systems. -- Alfred Molon Olympus E-series DSLRs and micro 4/3 forum at https://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MyOlympus/ https://myolympus.org/ photo sharing site |
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Going all-in on Sony
In article , Alfred Molon wrote:
Sandman: The thing with crop lenses is that they let in less light Of course - because the sensors are smaller. But the light per unit area is the same. *sigh* Talk about missing the point. There are plenty of slower, and thus smaller, lenses for FF too. FF lenses are generally bigger because they are faster. -- Sandman |
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