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It must have been the move to mirrorless that forced a mount change. Even Nikon abandoned their F mount line (which started in 1959) and introduced Z mount for
by iCarrot 7y ago
It must have been the move to mirrorless that forced a mount change. Even Nikon abandoned their F mount line (which started in 1959) and introduced Z mount for their mirrorless.
Also given how often Sony is churning out new cameras these days, going secondhand will save you serious dough.
- Damogran6 7y agoI think you're right on all accounts. The adapter to let the old lenses work on the new bodies is the thickness of the pentaprism on the old camera. It's designed to keep the geometry of the stuff that got removed when they went mirrorless. A lightly used A-mount (like an A77) is an intriguing thought...if it had a kit lens, then my kids could keep using the a57 til it failed completely.