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People who come from DSLRs and then whine about Sony ergonomics should give film cameras a fair shake. I think it's a familiarity thing, and most people shoot z
by deftturtle 8y ago
People who come from DSLRs and then whine about Sony ergonomics should give film cameras a fair shake. I think it's a familiarity thing, and most people shoot zooms from what I've seen. After shooting film cameras predominantly for over a year, my transition to a Sony a7 has been amazing. It's so tiny that it fits in my jacket chest pocket. Small camera means I have it with me more often and can take more photos. In terms of size and balance, I find it similar to my film kits.
Try shooting prime lenses instead of zooms. By cutting down your lens, you have to change your image by walking around instead of zooming, and I find it to be a more pleasant experience. Besides, primes have a faster max aperture than zooms, so they are amazing in low light. Zooms are distracting, heavy, and obnoxious. Useful for sports and potentially some journalism, but for portraits, art, and street shooting, a few primes are my favorite way to go. 28mm, 40mm, and maybe up to an 85. But I tend to stick with 40mm and 57mm primes for a day out on the street. Quite compact, especially the 40mm.
- abakker 8y agoI have only 3 lenses: 14mm Rokinon, 40mm canon pancake, and a Canon 70-200L II. I used to have a 24-70 gen 1, but sold it because it couldn't keep up with the 5DSr sensor. I always meant to replace it, but I never bothered. I would love to have the canon 11-24, but I'm only really interested in the 11mm end. I wish they just had a smaller, lighter, cheaper 11mm rectilinear. Agree about walking around, moving, rather than zooming. Zoom is nice, but I feel like it is a privilege to earn, and I'm never really sure if I've earned it. It does provide some benefits.