The serious body will probably be announced and shipped before the Olympics.
That mount got sent off to die, I don't ever recommend it for a reason.
They pretty much support APS-C in name only. You can buy some crop sensor lenses, but most aren't that great and the other ones say Sigma on them.
As a person that got their start by using a 70-200 on a crop sensor Nikon I know all about this. Took me a bit to get used to not having that extra reach, but I adapted, it's great for stuff like birding. Though Sony really does need to make more crop sensor lenses. They'll always lose to Fuji when it comes to that.
Not crazy at all, they will need a $600 Rebel type crop body in the RF era. Call it RF-S, support RF lenses, done. The 35/1.8 would be a great option for both.
Trust me, even with idiot proof cameras they will be in auto with the pop up flash up photographing buildings. It's the biggest "you don't know what you're doing" sign.
At the price point? Yes. It cannot currently do AF-C in burst mode. It's burst mode is 3fps. Those are specs that rival the original 5D, except the 5D had AI-Servo in burst mode.
Yes by several hundos, and those cameras far exceed the R's performance. I would NEVER recommend an R over an A7III.
There are likely 100 youtube videos on the subject that will explain all that in more depth than any of us can.
Don't be too hard on yourselves :p
It's worse than my A7RII but for twice the price. Don't buy an R and just look for used A7RII's instead.
The A7RII is also part of the Sony trade up deal right now too.
Where's the fucking lie though? Canon put out a four year old camera in 2019. Even the fucking Z cameras have joysticks and fucking IBIS. The EOS R in some ways has specs that date back to the first A7 camera.
You've seen my output on Instagram with that fucking thing. It's an old body, but the sensor is still top notch.
Brand loyalty is a hell of a thing.
I'm not very brand loyal. I was pretty much done with Nikon when the Z cameras came out. I still shoot on Nikon for indoor work events, but I was pretty much done investing in F mount after that. I love my two DSLR's but for certain things I do not want to use them and they're not great for video hence my multiple mirrorless cameras. I'd get the A7RIII in a fucking heartbeat at that price.
Sadly there is a lot of truth in this. Canon makes great glass, but there bodies leave a lot to be desired.
This depends more on what you shoot than anything else though I will always maintain that a viable crop sensor ecosystem isn't in Sony, but in Fuji. I'm a portrait and indoor event photographer...I do more or less need full frame, but can get by on crop sensor, but the high iso on something like a Nikon D4 is a pretty good safety net.
Ah yes I do remember you recommending me a Fuji about two years back (X-T20) but I couldn't really afford it at the time. It does make me wonder "What if?". Maybe when I get a better paying Job I'll dive into the Fuji scene.
Both that and the X-T2 have had nice price drops since then. The X-T2 is still a really good camera since I used it earlier today for work for some hybrid shooting. My main grip with the X-T20 is that it's small, like too small to be comfortable. You don't have to get the grip, but the X-T2 feels great with the vertical grip on it. It's the right balance of heft in my opinion. I prefer it over my gripped D7100 from back in the day. Then again I grip all of my cameras so don't listen to me lol. Mirrorless is supposed to be lighter and it still is to a certain degree, but I honestly prefer the in hand feel of my cameras with a vertical grip...I also shoot a good amount of portraits so it makes sense.
You need to download Sony's update program onto your computer and then connect the camera to the computer and update. It's a bit convoluted so watch a YouTube tutorial.
Shooting full frame on my A7III is so nice, I should have upgraded years ago 🥰
