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Impressive camera for sure but something missing in a couple articles I've seen on this is glossing over the fact that Nikon/Canon have a huge library of lenses

Impressive camera for sure but something missing in a couple articles I've seen on this is glossing over the fact that Nikon/Canon have a huge library of lenses. With photography it's largely the lens that drives the photo(which makes sense when you think of photographing in terms of painting with light). Until you see Sony breaking out the 300mm F2.8, 400mm F2.8, 600mm F4 and others you won't see much pick-up on the segment they're targeting(1DX, etc). For instance a 400mm F2.8 goes for 2x the cost of this camera alone(~$10k). There's adapters for EF->Sony, however they're hit and miss on functionality and focusing speed.

ghaff 10y ago
Sony's been doing an impressive job. But another factor that dovetails with Canon/Nikon system investments is that all of these big DSLRs have features that are already well past the point of diminishing returns for a lot of people. I have a Canon 5Diii and I have no urge to upgrade it much less switch systems. (To be honest, I don't even use it all that much because I have other cameras that are far smaller and do a perfectly adequate job for most things.)
PuffinBlue 10y ago
Sony has a 300mm f2.8 and 500mm f4, so it's not a million miles behind. The system as a whole is getting pretty compelling TBH. Using a camera that can focus track and calculate exposure at over 20fps with nearly 700 auto focus points across almost the whole frame would for sure let me capture stuff I couldn't on any other camera. And that's not to mention the silent shutter at this speed - I could literally capture photos I wouldn't be allowed to (golf anyone???) with a mechanical and noisy shutter. Even if I did it on a 500mm f4 and cropped in some of those 24mp! I'm a Nikon guy (well, I did shoot with the old a900 and some Canon/Olympus stuff too) and I'd certainly consider working very hard to deal with any lens short comings with a camera this capable.
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wklauss 10y ago
OTOH, being a mirrorless system you can use an adapter for pretty much any lens ever made, not only Canon but any possible glass that has been used in the modern history of photography. And some times without any significant loss of functionality. But yeah, its true. Professionals take to stick to brands for a lot of reasons. Investment already made in lenses, repairability, how easy is to find a colleague during a job that can loan you some missing equipment, etc... Sony is not going to conquer the professional market overnight, granted, but it's important to have this camera in their catalog to start moving things in that direction.
- vvanders 10y ago
  Yeah there's adapters but they're pretty spotty and pricey. I actually looked pretty deep into converting to Sony from Canon a while back but keeping my lenses(I can't give up Canon's 35mm F1.4 and 135mm F2.0, they're not an equivalent in Sony's system). However auto-focus didn't work or was really slow on quite a few lenses so I ended up going with a 6D instead.

ghaff 10y ago

Sony's been doing an impressive job. But another factor that dovetails with Canon/Nikon system investments is that all of these big DSLRs have features that are already well past the point of diminishing returns for a lot of people. I have a Canon 5Diii and I have no urge to upgrade it much less switch systems. (To be honest, I don't even use it all that much because I have other cameras that are far smaller and do a perfectly adequate job for most things.)

PuffinBlue 10y ago

Sony has a 300mm f2.8 and 500mm f4, so it's not a million miles behind. The system as a whole is getting pretty compelling TBH. Using a camera that can focus track and calculate exposure at over 20fps with nearly 700 auto focus points across almost the whole frame would for sure let me capture stuff I couldn't on any other camera. And that's not to mention the silent shutter at this speed - I could literally capture photos I wouldn't be allowed to (golf anyone???) with a mechanical and noisy shutter. Even if I did it on a 500mm f4 and cropped in some of those 24mp! I'm a Nikon guy (well, I did shoot with the old a900 and some Canon/Olympus stuff too) and I'd certainly consider working very hard to deal with any lens short comings with a camera this capable.

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wklauss 10y ago

OTOH, being a mirrorless system you can use an adapter for pretty much any lens ever made, not only Canon but any possible glass that has been used in the modern history of photography. And some times without any significant loss of functionality. But yeah, its true. Professionals take to stick to brands for a lot of reasons. Investment already made in lenses, repairability, how easy is to find a colleague during a job that can loan you some missing equipment, etc... Sony is not going to conquer the professional market overnight, granted, but it's important to have this camera in their catalog to start moving things in that direction.

vvanders 10y ago
Yeah there's adapters but they're pretty spotty and pricey. I actually looked pretty deep into converting to Sony from Canon a while back but keeping my lenses(I can't give up Canon's 35mm F1.4 and 135mm F2.0, they're not an equivalent in Sony's system). However auto-focus didn't work or was really slow on quite a few lenses so I ended up going with a 6D instead.