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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · NEX FF isn't coming soon. Will many buy the new NEX7 or just wait? | |
I'm in a similar boat with where to go.
I got the RX1 and its fantastic. It's everything the reviews and people say that it is regarding the IQ. The talent of the people who post in the RX1 image thread makes it worth checking that thread multiple times a day just to see the latest additions. I knew going in of the compromises that I would have to make. I knew of the fixed focal length, the fixed lens, no built in EVF, no tilt screen, etc. But I wanted to experience the IQ. And boy did I.
But after the honeymoon period wore on, the compromises that I made were starting to seem too much. I started to yearn for a wider shot or to get closer. Sure I could crop, so I did. Then I started to miss the tilt screen my 6 had. Then the EVF.
Then I did some research on the Metabones Speed Booster. That lead to research on legacy glass. That lead to me getting the 7. Why the 7 and not the 6 again? Guess I wanted to give the tri navi a try. The 7 was the first camera that I was going to get last year. But for some reason I didn't. Maybe it was because I read a rumor on SAR that a replacement was coming within 6 months. But I got a great deal on these B&S and decided that even if the 7 replacement was coming in a few months that I wouldn't take a huge hit reselling it as if I had bought it new in box from Amazon over $1.248 new now, I got it for $500 less than that.
I have a fear that the 7 replacement isn't coming. That it the 7 replacement = FF-NEX. That Sony realizes that the sub $500 mirrorless market is profitable for the P&S upgrades and those used to cell phone pictures (touch screen, wifi), but the $1,000+ market is dominated by the DSLR crowd. So instead of a midrange product they swing for the fences with a $2,500 product in the RX1 and have a moderate level of success.
I'm hedging my bets now and not getting any more native E-mount lenses. I have the 18-55 kit, the 10-18 wide, and considering the 20 pancake. I'm loading up on legacy glass. So if the 7 replacement comes, im set with adapters and lens. If the FF-NEX is my only option I'm set there.
If the ff-NEX and Zeiss glass costs as much as we think (probably $5k + for the body and 2 primes), I'll have to go body first, use legacy glass, and then slowly add the Zeiss in.
I know that if both come out, I'll be at the same crossroads again, but hopefully at that point I'll have won the powerball or something where I can afford the 2 systems, or at least to go all in with the FF.
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