L0n3Gr3yW0lf
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- Location
- Somerset, UK
- Name
- Ovi
Heuou, again, I have been itching to retry my experiment with 35mm FF. Last year I bought (well more of traded in for) a Sony a7C as a one stop shop for family and portraits and a way to dip my toes in adapting vintage lenses (I love shooting with manual focus and I love interesting and intriguing lens characters).
Some really bad things happend in the last 6 months and I had to give up on the Sony camera but I am ready to try again but it will have to be on a significantly lower budget, for now.
I have made a list of all the 35mm FF mirrorless cameras (it has to be mirrorless else I can't adapt as many lenses\mounts) and my main focus was 1st and 2ns gen cameras to fit under 700 £ budget.
As much as I wanted a higher then 2.4 Milioane dots EVF the Nikon Z6 and Z5, the Panasonic S1 and S5, the Canon EOS R and RP did not made the cut because they are barely under 1K £ or just over.
That left me with Sony a7, a7 Mark II, a7R and a7S. All of them have their strengths, the a7 is the most compact and lightest, the Mark II has IBIS, the a7R has better IQ, the a7S may be better suited for lesser grade vintage lenses (like 3rd party lenses and zoom lenses).
The only missing feature that these Sony's camera is the Electronic Shutter (even just First Curtain) which would help with shutter shock, low shutter speed (in low light) and quietness for candids and street photography.
I have only one vintage lens left, at the moment, which is a Yashica Yashidon-DX 50mm f 1.4 that has an amazing character and output. But I do want to try strange lenses (like the Schneider Kreuznach lenses for their reputation of incredibly saturated colours).
So my question is which Sony camera should I go for such an experiment. (Mind you I will hold on to my Panasonic G9 for autofocus, I know that sounds strange for some people, and wildlife. If I could afford a Sony a7 III or a9 I would but until I overcome some huge weights over my shoulders, which might take 2-3 years for that to happen, I will have to be conservative). But i still want to have fun meanwhile, least my sanity meets it final end.
Some really bad things happend in the last 6 months and I had to give up on the Sony camera but I am ready to try again but it will have to be on a significantly lower budget, for now.
I have made a list of all the 35mm FF mirrorless cameras (it has to be mirrorless else I can't adapt as many lenses\mounts) and my main focus was 1st and 2ns gen cameras to fit under 700 £ budget.
As much as I wanted a higher then 2.4 Milioane dots EVF the Nikon Z6 and Z5, the Panasonic S1 and S5, the Canon EOS R and RP did not made the cut because they are barely under 1K £ or just over.
That left me with Sony a7, a7 Mark II, a7R and a7S. All of them have their strengths, the a7 is the most compact and lightest, the Mark II has IBIS, the a7R has better IQ, the a7S may be better suited for lesser grade vintage lenses (like 3rd party lenses and zoom lenses).
The only missing feature that these Sony's camera is the Electronic Shutter (even just First Curtain) which would help with shutter shock, low shutter speed (in low light) and quietness for candids and street photography.
I have only one vintage lens left, at the moment, which is a Yashica Yashidon-DX 50mm f 1.4 that has an amazing character and output. But I do want to try strange lenses (like the Schneider Kreuznach lenses for their reputation of incredibly saturated colours).
So my question is which Sony camera should I go for such an experiment. (Mind you I will hold on to my Panasonic G9 for autofocus, I know that sounds strange for some people, and wildlife. If I could afford a Sony a7 III or a9 I would but until I overcome some huge weights over my shoulders, which might take 2-3 years for that to happen, I will have to be conservative). But i still want to have fun meanwhile, least my sanity meets it final end.