a7 III

Yeah I hope the a7 iii doesn't jump up in price that much on the used market by November/December. I was really hoping to pick one up by then

I actually listened to that, and I think the interview is really thought-provoking. Sony has "just done such a good job at telling the full-frame story" It’s true—Sony really pioneered the push to democratize full-frame with the A7 III. They were so good at convincing the general audience that full-

You can get a new A7 iii for around 1100. I wouldn't consider a second-hand one at those prices.

That's the same age as the Sony A7III, and nobody would look twice at a professional using that. Only roughly a stop difference between the two. I've been paid to shoot with an X-T3. With f/2.8 zooms or f/1.4 primes, it can absolutely hang with professional cameras in many use cases. An f/3.5-6.3 su

I hear you about the stress. had bought a Sony a7iii a few years ago because I felt I deserved an upgrade, and hoped it would get me back into photography. It didn’t, lol. It lasted a few months and then collected dust and I was again uninspired. Spending so much on lenses and other peripherals, arg

Sony is still selling the a7 iii. An 8 year old model. There's also a reason why stores and manufacturers are so eager to offer a discount, buying your old phone nowadays to desperately try and get you to upgrade.

Adapted lenses are okay but not mind blowing. I’d say a7iii type of experience at best. And you can have a pretty good lens for the price of megadap Honestly, sounds like your current Sony body is too cheap for your expectations… se40 isn’t worth a bend over backwards, 40/2.5 is better

Agree with your post and your conclusions, even though a Sony a7iii is older than the R7 (worse AF, slower, no 4k60) but still more expensive. At the end of the day you get similar performance for similar prices; but then you might want to add faster primes, wider angles -> FF; or rather tele, macro

Yeah the a7iii isn't the ideal Sony budget camera, but the 28-75 G2 is cheaper on Sony right now, and it's better to have two options than one. I think the biggest point is, if you think you might want the 17-40, it's worth taking a break and making sure you're making the best choice, because it is

Autofocus will still be better than my current D7000 and I've hit some 'almost' tack sharp hummingbirds and managed to bulzeye a dragonfly in flight, both freehand, single point focus, so I don't think a couple millionths of a second will hurt much 😆 If canon had a better lens selection I think I wo