10 reasons why a Pro Photographer left Nikon...

[gsgary]

First I want to say as a past Sony user I have a lot of warm positive feeling to Sony, I enjoyed it and still have lots of respect to it.
I do think Sony keeps pushing the envelope, also I like the fact they use crop sensor and full frame sensor and not micro 4/3
No doubt in my mind mirrorless is the future but this technology still didn't mature enough to replace DSLR, once it will you will see Canon and Nikon shedding their DSLR like yesterday rain. AF is still not there.

1.So the guy just found out his Nikon is using Sony sensor ?
Wow, really ? Only now ?
Not a big secret, Nikon was very open about it.
2.Sony A6000, yep a good mirrorless camera but its AF system is not impressive so 11 FPS is pointless.
3.He forgot to mention how very little lenses are out there currently by Sony and the pro lenses for Sony cameras are not cheap at all!!!
4.He also forgot to mention that size is great but the truly heavy stuff is lenses and if you want fast glass it will be heavy so small, light cameras with FF sensor is great but the glass still weighs a ton!!!
5.So he just found out about wifi, woooo hooo, sorry I am not a 15 years old, I don't post my pics on instegram, don't need wifi, don't care about wifi, if he does then god bless him but bashing others who find this pointless and silly is immature.
I do post my pictures on Flickr but that's after I go through my pics at home, process them and then choose the ones I want to post, I would never imagine to shoot JPEG and posting the pics right away on the internet.
6.The call to Sony at the end, well I don't need to add anything to that, everybody should come to their own conclusion on that, I sure did.
7.He said the A7s shoots 4K, true but there is another device you need to buy to do that which I understood is very expensive!!!
8.Shooting at 100000ISO or 400000 ISO ?
Sillly!!!
No doubt the A7s is good in low light but it has low MP count which for me and I think many others is VERY important, I think the D750 or 5D III (which are relatively close in price to the A7s) with fast glass will cover 99% of the needs of a pro and hobbyist with good size MP resolution.
I have the Canon G15 which has 12MP sensor and when I crop it I gotta tell you there is very, very little "meat" there to crop into.

Bottom line god bless him for moving to Sony, doesn't make me sad or happy, if he is happy then good for him, I will stay with my "inadequate/old technology" Nikon DSLR and when the time will come I will do the jump to mirrorless when the technology will really get better then DSLR......its not quite there yet.

The fast lenses I put on my A7 are not big or heavy

 

[vvcarpio]

I share his enthusiasm. I've no affiliation with Sony but on my website I have "All images taken with Sony Alphas" just to make a statement.

 

[goodguy]

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5.So he just found out about wifi, woooo hooo, sorry I am not a 15 years old, I don't post my pics on instegram, don't need wifi, don't care about wifi, if he does then god bless him but bashing others who find this pointless and silly is immature.
I do post my pictures on Flickr but that's after I go through my pics at home, process them and then choose the ones I want to post, I would never imagine to shoot JPEG and posting the pics right away on the internet............................................

Having built in WiFi has nothing to do with posting to social media and everything to do with wireless camera control. Anyone who shoots tethered regularly will be able to appreciate having WiFi built into the camera rather than having to carry an extra cable for wired tethering or using an external wireless adapter. I shoot entirely tethered in the studio using a wireless adapter. I can literally hold my tablet in my hand and make adjustments to lights, reflectors, props, etc and see the changes on my screen in real time; without having to go back to the camera a peak through the viewfinder.

Ahhh, now thats sounds interesting and logical.
He was raving about social media as an application to wifi.
BTW the D750 I believe has wifi
Personally being a hobbyist I don't find I need it or plan on using it if I will have it................but things can change.

 

[goodguy]

First I want to say as a past Sony user I have a lot of warm positive feeling to Sony, I enjoyed it and still have lots of respect to it.
I do think Sony keeps pushing the envelope, also I like the fact they use crop sensor and full frame sensor and not micro 4/3
No doubt in my mind mirrorless is the future but this technology still didn't mature enough to replace DSLR, once it will you will see Canon and Nikon shedding their DSLR like yesterday rain. AF is still not there.

1.So the guy just found out his Nikon is using Sony sensor ?
Wow, really ? Only now ?
Not a big secret, Nikon was very open about it.
2.Sony A6000, yep a good mirrorless camera but its AF system is not impressive so 11 FPS is pointless.
3.He forgot to mention how very little lenses are out there currently by Sony and the pro lenses for Sony cameras are not cheap at all!!!
4.He also forgot to mention that size is great but the truly heavy stuff is lenses and if you want fast glass it will be heavy so small, light cameras with FF sensor is great but the glass still weighs a ton!!!
5.So he just found out about wifi, woooo hooo, sorry I am not a 15 years old, I don't post my pics on instegram, don't need wifi, don't care about wifi, if he does then god bless him but bashing others who find this pointless and silly is immature.
I do post my pictures on Flickr but that's after I go through my pics at home, process them and then choose the ones I want to post, I would never imagine to shoot JPEG and posting the pics right away on the internet.
6.The call to Sony at the end, well I don't need to add anything to that, everybody should come to their own conclusion on that, I sure did.
7.He said the A7s shoots 4K, true but there is another device you need to buy to do that which I understood is very expensive!!!
8.Shooting at 100000ISO or 400000 ISO ?
Sillly!!!
No doubt the A7s is good in low light but it has low MP count which for me and I think many others is VERY important, I think the D750 or 5D III (which are relatively close in price to the A7s) with fast glass will cover 99% of the needs of a pro and hobbyist with good size MP resolution.
I have the Canon G15 which has 12MP sensor and when I crop it I gotta tell you there is very, very little "meat" there to crop into.

Bottom line god bless him for moving to Sony, doesn't make me sad or happy, if he is happy then good for him, I will stay with my "inadequate/old technology" Nikon DSLR and when the time will come I will do the jump to mirrorless when the technology will really get better then DSLR......its not quite there yet.

The fast lenses I put on my A7 are not big or heavy

What lens are these if I may ask ?

If I would theoretically buy a Sony A7 I would first want a 24-70mm 2.8 and 70-200mm 2.8.
Cant see these lenses being small on a FF camera

 

[gsgary]

First I want to say as a past Sony user I have a lot of warm positive feeling to Sony, I enjoyed it and still have lots of respect to it.
I do think Sony keeps pushing the envelope, also I like the fact they use crop sensor and full frame sensor and not micro 4/3
No doubt in my mind mirrorless is the future but this technology still didn't mature enough to replace DSLR, once it will you will see Canon and Nikon shedding their DSLR like yesterday rain. AF is still not there.

1.So the guy just found out his Nikon is using Sony sensor ?
Wow, really ? Only now ?
Not a big secret, Nikon was very open about it.
2.Sony A6000, yep a good mirrorless camera but its AF system is not impressive so 11 FPS is pointless.
3.He forgot to mention how very little lenses are out there currently by Sony and the pro lenses for Sony cameras are not cheap at all!!!
4.He also forgot to mention that size is great but the truly heavy stuff is lenses and if you want fast glass it will be heavy so small, light cameras with FF sensor is great but the glass still weighs a ton!!!
5.So he just found out about wifi, woooo hooo, sorry I am not a 15 years old, I don't post my pics on instegram, don't need wifi, don't care about wifi, if he does then god bless him but bashing others who find this pointless and silly is immature.
I do post my pictures on Flickr but that's after I go through my pics at home, process them and then choose the ones I want to post, I would never imagine to shoot JPEG and posting the pics right away on the internet.
6.The call to Sony at the end, well I don't need to add anything to that, everybody should come to their own conclusion on that, I sure did.
7.He said the A7s shoots 4K, true but there is another device you need to buy to do that which I understood is very expensive!!!
8.Shooting at 100000ISO or 400000 ISO ?
Sillly!!!
No doubt the A7s is good in low light but it has low MP count which for me and I think many others is VERY important, I think the D750 or 5D III (which are relatively close in price to the A7s) with fast glass will cover 99% of the needs of a pro and hobbyist with good size MP resolution.
I have the Canon G15 which has 12MP sensor and when I crop it I gotta tell you there is very, very little "meat" there to crop into.

Bottom line god bless him for moving to Sony, doesn't make me sad or happy, if he is happy then good for him, I will stay with my "inadequate/old technology" Nikon DSLR and when the time will come I will do the jump to mirrorless when the technology will really get better then DSLR......its not quite there yet.

The fast lenses I put on my A7 are not big or heavy

What lens are these if I may ask ?

Voigtlander 28F2 Ultron, Voigtlander 50F1.5 asph Nokton, Voigtlander 40F1.4 sc Nokton,

 

[Scatterbrained]

First I want to say as a past Sony user I have a lot of warm positive feeling to Sony, I enjoyed it and still have lots of respect to it.
I do think Sony keeps pushing the envelope, also I like the fact they use crop sensor and full frame sensor and not micro 4/3
No doubt in my mind mirrorless is the future but this technology still didn't mature enough to replace DSLR, once it will you will see Canon and Nikon shedding their DSLR like yesterday rain. AF is still not there.

1.So the guy just found out his Nikon is using Sony sensor ?
Wow, really ? Only now ?
Not a big secret, Nikon was very open about it.
2.Sony A6000, yep a good mirrorless camera but its AF system is not impressive so 11 FPS is pointless.
3.He forgot to mention how very little lenses are out there currently by Sony and the pro lenses for Sony cameras are not cheap at all!!!
4.He also forgot to mention that size is great but the truly heavy stuff is lenses and if you want fast glass it will be heavy so small, light cameras with FF sensor is great but the glass still weighs a ton!!!
5.So he just found out about wifi, woooo hooo, sorry I am not a 15 years old, I don't post my pics on instegram, don't need wifi, don't care about wifi, if he does then god bless him but bashing others who find this pointless and silly is immature.
I do post my pictures on Flickr but that's after I go through my pics at home, process them and then choose the ones I want to post, I would never imagine to shoot JPEG and posting the pics right away on the internet.
6.The call to Sony at the end, well I don't need to add anything to that, everybody should come to their own conclusion on that, I sure did.
7.He said the A7s shoots 4K, true but there is another device you need to buy to do that which I understood is very expensive!!!
8.Shooting at 100000ISO or 400000 ISO ?
Sillly!!!
No doubt the A7s is good in low light but it has low MP count which for me and I think many others is VERY important, I think the D750 or 5D III (which are relatively close in price to the A7s) with fast glass will cover 99% of the needs of a pro and hobbyist with good size MP resolution.
I have the Canon G15 which has 12MP sensor and when I crop it I gotta tell you there is very, very little "meat" there to crop into.

Bottom line god bless him for moving to Sony, doesn't make me sad or happy, if he is happy then good for him, I will stay with my "inadequate/old technology" Nikon DSLR and when the time will come I will do the jump to mirrorless when the technology will really get better then DSLR......its not quite there yet.

The fast lenses I put on my A7 are not big or heavy

What lens are these if I may ask ?

If I would theoretically buy a Sony A7 I would first want a 24-70mm 2.8 and 70-200mm 2.8.
Cant see these lenses being small on a FF camera

Part of what makes some lenses so large on an SLR is the registry distance (flange to sensor). Getting rid of the mirror allows you to mount the lens practically on top of the sensor, which allows for a much more compact design for wide angle and standard length lenses. Remove the AF mechanisms and you get even smaller still. For a lens like the 24-70 a decent amount of size can be removed as the lens will no longer require a retro focal design. On the 70-200 however. . . . .

If you look at the three lenses Gary mentioned, two of them are focal lengths that require a retro focal design with an SLR, making them much larger than they would need to be for a mirrorless camera.

 

[gsgary]

First I want to say as a past Sony user I have a lot of warm positive feeling to Sony, I enjoyed it and still have lots of respect to it.
I do think Sony keeps pushing the envelope, also I like the fact they use crop sensor and full frame sensor and not micro 4/3
No doubt in my mind mirrorless is the future but this technology still didn't mature enough to replace DSLR, once it will you will see Canon and Nikon shedding their DSLR like yesterday rain. AF is still not there.

1.So the guy just found out his Nikon is using Sony sensor ?
Wow, really ? Only now ?
Not a big secret, Nikon was very open about it.
2.Sony A6000, yep a good mirrorless camera but its AF system is not impressive so 11 FPS is pointless.
3.He forgot to mention how very little lenses are out there currently by Sony and the pro lenses for Sony cameras are not cheap at all!!!
4.He also forgot to mention that size is great but the truly heavy stuff is lenses and if you want fast glass it will be heavy so small, light cameras with FF sensor is great but the glass still weighs a ton!!!
5.So he just found out about wifi, woooo hooo, sorry I am not a 15 years old, I don't post my pics on instegram, don't need wifi, don't care about wifi, if he does then god bless him but bashing others who find this pointless and silly is immature.
I do post my pictures on Flickr but that's after I go through my pics at home, process them and then choose the ones I want to post, I would never imagine to shoot JPEG and posting the pics right away on the internet.
6.The call to Sony at the end, well I don't need to add anything to that, everybody should come to their own conclusion on that, I sure did.
7.He said the A7s shoots 4K, true but there is another device you need to buy to do that which I understood is very expensive!!!
8.Shooting at 100000ISO or 400000 ISO ?
Sillly!!!
No doubt the A7s is good in low light but it has low MP count which for me and I think many others is VERY important, I think the D750 or 5D III (which are relatively close in price to the A7s) with fast glass will cover 99% of the needs of a pro and hobbyist with good size MP resolution.
I have the Canon G15 which has 12MP sensor and when I crop it I gotta tell you there is very, very little "meat" there to crop into.

Bottom line god bless him for moving to Sony, doesn't make me sad or happy, if he is happy then good for him, I will stay with my "inadequate/old technology" Nikon DSLR and when the time will come I will do the jump to mirrorless when the technology will really get better then DSLR......its not quite there yet.

The fast lenses I put on my A7 are not big or heavy

What lens are these if I may ask ?

If I would theoretically buy a Sony A7 I would first want a 24-70mm 2.8 and 70-200mm 2.8.
Cant see these lenses being small on a FF camera

Part of what makes some lenses so large on an SLR is the registry distance (flange to sensor). Getting rid of the mirror allows you to mount the lens practically on top of the sensor, which allows for a much more compact design for wide angle and standard length lenses. Remove the AF mechanisms and you get even smaller still. For a lens like the 24-70 a decent amount of size can be removed as the lens will no longer require a retro focal design. On the 70-200 however. . . . .

If you look at the three lenses Gary mentioned, two of them are focal lengths that require a retro focal design with an SLR, making them much larger than they would need to be for a mirrorless camera.

Why do you think I bought it, it will fit in my coat pocket with any of these lenses on I only bought the cheap eos adapter to see how Canon lenses work, all my Canon lenses are going 300f2.8L has gone already

 

[goodguy]

First I want to say as a past Sony user I have a lot of warm positive feeling to Sony, I enjoyed it and still have lots of respect to it.
I do think Sony keeps pushing the envelope, also I like the fact they use crop sensor and full frame sensor and not micro 4/3
No doubt in my mind mirrorless is the future but this technology still didn't mature enough to replace DSLR, once it will you will see Canon and Nikon shedding their DSLR like yesterday rain. AF is still not there.

1.So the guy just found out his Nikon is using Sony sensor ?
Wow, really ? Only now ?
Not a big secret, Nikon was very open about it.
2.Sony A6000, yep a good mirrorless camera but its AF system is not impressive so 11 FPS is pointless.
3.He forgot to mention how very little lenses are out there currently by Sony and the pro lenses for Sony cameras are not cheap at all!!!
4.He also forgot to mention that size is great but the truly heavy stuff is lenses and if you want fast glass it will be heavy so small, light cameras with FF sensor is great but the glass still weighs a ton!!!
5.So he just found out about wifi, woooo hooo, sorry I am not a 15 years old, I don't post my pics on instegram, don't need wifi, don't care about wifi, if he does then god bless him but bashing others who find this pointless and silly is immature.
I do post my pictures on Flickr but that's after I go through my pics at home, process them and then choose the ones I want to post, I would never imagine to shoot JPEG and posting the pics right away on the internet.
6.The call to Sony at the end, well I don't need to add anything to that, everybody should come to their own conclusion on that, I sure did.
7.He said the A7s shoots 4K, true but there is another device you need to buy to do that which I understood is very expensive!!!
8.Shooting at 100000ISO or 400000 ISO ?
Sillly!!!
No doubt the A7s is good in low light but it has low MP count which for me and I think many others is VERY important, I think the D750 or 5D III (which are relatively close in price to the A7s) with fast glass will cover 99% of the needs of a pro and hobbyist with good size MP resolution.
I have the Canon G15 which has 12MP sensor and when I crop it I gotta tell you there is very, very little "meat" there to crop into.

Bottom line god bless him for moving to Sony, doesn't make me sad or happy, if he is happy then good for him, I will stay with my "inadequate/old technology" Nikon DSLR and when the time will come I will do the jump to mirrorless when the technology will really get better then DSLR......its not quite there yet.

The fast lenses I put on my A7 are not big or heavy

What lens are these if I may ask ?

Voigtlander 28F2 Ultron, Voigtlander 50F1.5 asph Nokton, Voigtlander 40F1.4 sc Nokton,

Looks like we are talking two different languages here.
Prime lenses are fast lenses and seem like its working well for you.
For me it wouldn't, I love prime lenses but I absolutely don't like switching lenses.
I love 24-70mm and 70-200mm, two lenses that gives me excellent quality and minimal lens switching.
If Sony had these lenses on the A7....................

1.They would cost a ton
2.They would still be very big

Naf said.

This is personal choice, looks you are happy and that's all that matter.
Seriously if I would be forced to choose a mirrorles camera system I would go with the Sony A7, thank god though there are other options though.

 

[gsgary]

First I want to say as a past Sony user I have a lot of warm positive feeling to Sony, I enjoyed it and still have lots of respect to it.
I do think Sony keeps pushing the envelope, also I like the fact they use crop sensor and full frame sensor and not micro 4/3
No doubt in my mind mirrorless is the future but this technology still didn't mature enough to replace DSLR, once it will you will see Canon and Nikon shedding their DSLR like yesterday rain. AF is still not there.

1.So the guy just found out his Nikon is using Sony sensor ?
Wow, really ? Only now ?
Not a big secret, Nikon was very open about it.
2.Sony A6000, yep a good mirrorless camera but its AF system is not impressive so 11 FPS is pointless.
3.He forgot to mention how very little lenses are out there currently by Sony and the pro lenses for Sony cameras are not cheap at all!!!
4.He also forgot to mention that size is great but the truly heavy stuff is lenses and if you want fast glass it will be heavy so small, light cameras with FF sensor is great but the glass still weighs a ton!!!
5.So he just found out about wifi, woooo hooo, sorry I am not a 15 years old, I don't post my pics on instegram, don't need wifi, don't care about wifi, if he does then god bless him but bashing others who find this pointless and silly is immature.
I do post my pictures on Flickr but that's after I go through my pics at home, process them and then choose the ones I want to post, I would never imagine to shoot JPEG and posting the pics right away on the internet.
6.The call to Sony at the end, well I don't need to add anything to that, everybody should come to their own conclusion on that, I sure did.
7.He said the A7s shoots 4K, true but there is another device you need to buy to do that which I understood is very expensive!!!
8.Shooting at 100000ISO or 400000 ISO ?
Sillly!!!
No doubt the A7s is good in low light but it has low MP count which for me and I think many others is VERY important, I think the D750 or 5D III (which are relatively close in price to the A7s) with fast glass will cover 99% of the needs of a pro and hobbyist with good size MP resolution.
I have the Canon G15 which has 12MP sensor and when I crop it I gotta tell you there is very, very little "meat" there to crop into.

Bottom line god bless him for moving to Sony, doesn't make me sad or happy, if he is happy then good for him, I will stay with my "inadequate/old technology" Nikon DSLR and when the time will come I will do the jump to mirrorless when the technology will really get better then DSLR......its not quite there yet.

The fast lenses I put on my A7 are not big or heavy

What lens are these if I may ask ?

Voigtlander 28F2 Ultron, Voigtlander 50F1.5 asph Nokton, Voigtlander 40F1.4 sc Nokton,

Looks like we are talking two different languages here.
Prime lenses are fast lenses and seem like its working well for you.
For me it wouldn't, I love prime lenses but I absolutely don't like switching lenses.
I love 24-70mm and 70-200mm, two lenses that gives me excellent quality and minimal lens switching.
If Sony had these lenses on the A7....................

1.They would cost a ton
2.They would still be very big

Naf said.

This is personal choice, looks you are happy and that's all that matter.
Seriously if I would be forced to choose a mirrorles camera system I would go with the Sony A7, thank god though there are other options though.

Canon 70-200 on A7 iso6400

50F1.5asph and Voigtlander close focus adapter fully out for close focus and lens at F1.5

 

[spacefuzz]

Didn't watch the video because why torture myself but....

I have a D800 and a NEX7. Both fine cameras and up in the high sierra that's where the mirrorless bodies shine, the weight difference is worth any other sacrifices.

 

[Derrel]

I watched the entire video, straight through. He made some weird "points" in it. He mentioned that he can upload photos to Facebook FROM THE WEDDINGS he is shooting. For him, apparently that's a way to avoid, "The guests stealing your thunder," (he actually used that phrase!) as they upload wedding snaps from their smart phones; that is actually an issue he touts as being a concern, and his Sony system allows him to re-claim his thunder from the wedding guests with their smart phone snappies. Okay....

Still, a light, small, inexpensive camera like the A6000 does have its advantages. Small can be good!

 

[MichaelHenson]

Um, I think everyone is missing the point that MOST, MOST, MOST impressive...You can adjust the exposure...wait for it....STRAIGHT FROM YOUR PHONE SCREEN!!!!!!!!!!! Like, in real life!

 

[Scatterbrained]

Um, I think everyone is missing the point that MOST, MOST, MOST impressive...You can adjust the exposure...wait for it....STRAIGHT FROM YOUR PHONE SCREEN!!!!!!!!!!! Like, in real life!

Yeah, but i can do that with my Canon.

 

[MichaelHenson]

Um, I think everyone is missing the point that MOST, MOST, MOST impressive...You can adjust the exposure...wait for it....STRAIGHT FROM YOUR PHONE SCREEN!!!!!!!!!!! Like, in real life!

Yeah, but i can do that with my Canon.

Yeah, but....When's the last time your camera gear has got you so excited that you went to an abandoned building for a 24 minute video shoot? Nothing's ever gotten me that excited!

Also, the frequency with which he references being mugged in the beginning seemed weird to me...With a Nikon pro body you could bludgeon any would-be attackers and still go finish your shoot...definite points for the self-defense factor on Nikons.

 

[vipgraphx]

One of the big issues with mirror less cameras he left out is how dirty the sensor gets very quick if you are switching lenses a lot especially if you are using adapters. I know when tested out the A7 for a few weeks it got extremely dirty very very fast. Its not so much a problem if you are shooting low F numbers but once you get to F8 and above you will see it in your images.

Thus this is also will be an expensive camera to maintain.