Some members here may recognize my user name from Nikon Cafe, where I have been a long-time participant. Hi, guys! Tomorrow I'll get an avatar in place.....
For many, many years prior to the internet and certainly after its emergence, I have thought of myself as a "Nikon girl." I spent some years learning photography with their film cameras before stepping into digital -- first with the Coolpix 900 and then eventually taking a deep breath and jumping into the Nikon D70 once I realized this digital thing really was darned cool and good images could be made. Like so many of us, through the years I've gone through various camera bodies and lenses and found certain favorites and explored what I like to shoot the most...... And like all of us, I'm also getting older and am realizing that the days of carrying a tripod under one arm while having a bag filled with lenses and an extra camera body hanging from a shoulder while another camera body with lens attached dangles from my neck are coming to an end..... I also now have developed a pretty good idea of what I most like to shoot, too. Weight is becoming more and more of a factor, as well, and not an insignificant one.
So why am I here on a Sony forum? Well.... I've had the Sony NEX-7 for several years and also have had the RX100 M3 and currently own the RX100 M5, with the new RX100 M6 on preorder. I've loved all of them and am really excited about the RX100 M6 -- but the latter is not an interchangeable lens camera and certainly in my mind does not replace one. For the past several months I have been following the enthusiastic reviews of the A7III with great interest. From time to time, I'd poked my head in here for a casual look, but tonight I decided that it might be a good idea to actually join the forum so that when I have a question to ask or a comment to make, I can post it
I'm tempted, SOOOO tempted, to make a huge switch and to really fully buy into the Sony FE system, but as with all big decisions like this, I like to glean as much information as possible, especially from everyday, experienced users, when it comes to both the camera body itself and the various lenses available. While the price of the camera body itself is surprisingly reasonable, reality is, as we all know.... it's the glass, the good glass, that makes the difference and which can carry a big price tag. I probably would end up saying goodbye to my Nikon gear if I make the decision to go with the A7III and the FE lenses that I am pretty sure I would want.....so it's a big decision. $$$$$..... I have already looked and found that at least one of the major manufacturer of adapters does not provide one which is compatible with some of my favorite Nikon lenses. Aside from that, I tend to prefer using lenses that are native to a camera body anyway. So I'm here to see what everyone else's experiences have been and to learn from you all!
What do I like to shoot? Macro and still lifes in particular, but also I enjoy being able to photograph and commune with my neighbors: the geese, ducks, GBH, turtles and frogs who hang out on or in the little lake where I live. I've done and love shooting of other elegant water birds as well -- Florida is amazing for that kind of opportunity! -- and I also like to do candids of people enjoying themselves, involved in some activity or other. Landscapes, while nice, don't really excite me, nor am I big on sports photography.
OK, so there's a brief snapshot, if you will, of who I am and why I'm here.....
For many, many years prior to the internet and certainly after its emergence, I have thought of myself as a "Nikon girl." I spent some years learning photography with their film cameras before stepping into digital -- first with the Coolpix 900 and then eventually taking a deep breath and jumping into the Nikon D70 once I realized this digital thing really was darned cool and good images could be made. Like so many of us, through the years I've gone through various camera bodies and lenses and found certain favorites and explored what I like to shoot the most...... And like all of us, I'm also getting older and am realizing that the days of carrying a tripod under one arm while having a bag filled with lenses and an extra camera body hanging from a shoulder while another camera body with lens attached dangles from my neck are coming to an end..... I also now have developed a pretty good idea of what I most like to shoot, too. Weight is becoming more and more of a factor, as well, and not an insignificant one.
So why am I here on a Sony forum? Well.... I've had the Sony NEX-7 for several years and also have had the RX100 M3 and currently own the RX100 M5, with the new RX100 M6 on preorder. I've loved all of them and am really excited about the RX100 M6 -- but the latter is not an interchangeable lens camera and certainly in my mind does not replace one. For the past several months I have been following the enthusiastic reviews of the A7III with great interest. From time to time, I'd poked my head in here for a casual look, but tonight I decided that it might be a good idea to actually join the forum so that when I have a question to ask or a comment to make, I can post it
I'm tempted, SOOOO tempted, to make a huge switch and to really fully buy into the Sony FE system, but as with all big decisions like this, I like to glean as much information as possible, especially from everyday, experienced users, when it comes to both the camera body itself and the various lenses available. While the price of the camera body itself is surprisingly reasonable, reality is, as we all know.... it's the glass, the good glass, that makes the difference and which can carry a big price tag. I probably would end up saying goodbye to my Nikon gear if I make the decision to go with the A7III and the FE lenses that I am pretty sure I would want.....so it's a big decision. $$$$$..... I have already looked and found that at least one of the major manufacturer of adapters does not provide one which is compatible with some of my favorite Nikon lenses. Aside from that, I tend to prefer using lenses that are native to a camera body anyway. So I'm here to see what everyone else's experiences have been and to learn from you all!
What do I like to shoot? Macro and still lifes in particular, but also I enjoy being able to photograph and commune with my neighbors: the geese, ducks, GBH, turtles and frogs who hang out on or in the little lake where I live. I've done and love shooting of other elegant water birds as well -- Florida is amazing for that kind of opportunity! -- and I also like to do candids of people enjoying themselves, involved in some activity or other. Landscapes, while nice, don't really excite me, nor am I big on sports photography.
OK, so there's a brief snapshot, if you will, of who I am and why I'm here.....
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I've been a Nikon user from 1994 (F3 with a truckload of fine lenses) up to 2009 (D300s), then switched over to µ4/3 with the Panasonic G1 and stayed mirrorless ever since. I went mirrorless for the weight and size reduction and stayed because of the much more reliable autofocus (no fine-tune, not having to choose between back-focus at one end of the zoom or front-focus at the other, that sort of thing). Can't imagine photographic life these days without viewfinder magnification and peaking and seeing in the dark with the electronic viewfinder.
