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Notwithstanding the mirrorless decision, this gear sale was a good thing, as I was probably one more lens away from being featured on “Hoarders: Buried Alive by Cameras.” I think the folks at my nearby Starbucks are relieved of that, because I had commandeered their seating area as “Tom’s Electronics Showroom” on almost a daily basis for a while. Once I sold off enough gear to cover the cost of the Sony a7R II, Sony 24-240mm, Rokinon 14mm f/2.8, and Opteka 6.5mm Fisheye, I stopped. Depending upon your perspective, I’m either decisive or impulsive, so rather than renting the body for a couple of weeks and seeing if it felt like a good fit, I ordered it and started selling off my Nikon gear on our forums and Craigslist. However, after doing more research into the Sony a7R II, I decided it was time for me. Personal preference is a huge part of this equation, and there are various, totally valid reasons that mirrorless won’t be a good fit for some people. Through these posts, I want to present some caveats and a more naunced take that presents some of the pros and cons of mirrorless, at least from my perspective.įor starters, mirrorless is not for everyone. This will probably be the most boring “going mirrorless” blog post ever, because I’m not going to speak in superlatives, crown the Sony a7R II the Sultan of Agrabah, or treat it as if it’s a camera above reproach. With that said, I still think it’s a pretty bold move, albeit one that requires serious contemplation. Now, it’s not viewed as nearly (or at all) as big of a deal because that type of sentiment has become more prevalent.
#FULL FRAME MIRRORLESS CAMERAS WITH EXCELLENT FOCUSING SERIES#
I have seen the a7 series win “camera of the year” award after award, and countless working pros and bloggers have dubbed this line of Sony cameras “DSLR killers.” I remember the waves Trey Ratcliff made a couple of years ago when he announced that he was ditching Nikon for Sony. I thought, “ there has to be a better way!” It didn’t help that I watched my friend Cody skip around with his lightweight bag of Sony gear as the image quality of his photos matched or exceeded mine.īefore that a lot of my excitement was predicated upon hype.
The tipping point and major impetus occurred as I hobbled around Walt Disney World a few weeks ago after the Marathon carrying 26 pounds (yes) of camera gear. You might be wondering what my motivating factors for going mirrorless. (By the way, if you’re not a regular reader, here’s why there is an in-depth photography post on a Disney blog.) If there’s not interest in this topic here, I might move future installments over to.
#FULL FRAME MIRRORLESS CAMERAS WITH EXCELLENT FOCUSING FULL#
It’s “Volume I” because my thoughts are still a bit fluid as I grow into the camera, and I plan on doing a few posts about my foray in mirrorless.Īlso, I didn’t want to spend 6 weeks writing some 20,000 word treatise only to realize this isn’t exactly the audience that cares about full frame DSLRs v. I figured it was time to finally edit some of my ramblings down to something suitable for public consumption, and this is the result. I’ve been shooting with the a7R II for a few weeks now, and have been documenting my thoughts, stream-of-consciousness style (so if this post has a disjointed, Catcher in the Rye vibe, sorry) in a draft blog post for that time. This is the first post on this blog containing only photos taken with my new Sony a7R II. My timeline was “a couple of years” which I felt would be a sufficient amount of time for the lens lineup to be rounded out.
Since Sony announced its full frame mirrorless cameras a couple of years ago, I’ve said I’d go mirrorless eventually.
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