virtualrain Offline Upload & Sell: Off
|
p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Ready to switch to the A7R II, coming from Canon, need some help | |
eleazar123 wrote:
I posted this on another forum but I'm not really getting any feedback, so I thought I'd try asking the same questions here. I hope I'm not breaking any rules :\
So as the title says, I'm sold on the A7R II. I've been testing the 5D Mark IV for the last few days, and I am largely underwhelmed. After reading comments from A7RII owners, I decided to start researching. After hours of youtube scouring, I think I've made up my mind and I'm going to switch to the Sony A7R II.
I just have some quick questions that I'm hoping some of you might be able to help me with
My current setup is a 5D Mark III (I just sold this last week), Sigma 35mm ART, Sigma 85mm DG 1.4, and Canon 70-200mm 2.8L
99% of what I shoot is outdoor portraits, and many times it's of kids (ie. uncooperative models, running around, etc.)
Onto the questions:
- Can I get away with using my existing lenses with a metabones IV adapter? I've read some reports saying metabones is buggy and not reliable, but then I've read others that say the latest metabones adapter lets you use canon lenses as if they were native. This is a huge deal for me, as I can't really afford to lose the money/time selling my existing lenses and finding native alternatives. Eye focus sounds amazing. This is my biggest concern on switching to Sony, so I'd really love to hear experiences from people still shooting Canon glass.
- Where is the best place to buy a used Sony A7R II? And what would be a fair price? (obviously this is a bit subjective, but I'd appreciate any feedback). It seems like FM has a lot more Sony activity than POTN, so maybe I've already answered the first question. On price, I'm thinking if I can somehow procure one for $2,200, then maybe I could sell it for $1,900 or so if the A7R III is released in Q2 2017 (see below for more concerns).
- I'm worried that I'll pay a premium to buy the A7RII now and then Sony will come out with the A7R III in June next year. For all of you recent Sony converts, are you worried about this as well? I'd just hate to lose a bunch upgrading to the A7RIII if it releases in 9 months. Coming from Canon, I'm definitely not used to having to worry about hardware being replaced so quickly. I see that the A7R came out in October 2013, and the A7R II came out in June 2015. So it appears to be a 2 year cycle currently. So then I'm thinking maybe I should just pick up a used 5D Mark II to use until the A7R III is announced and then sell it as soon as I can preorder the A7III... decisions decisions. I did see this thread: https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1452302. Looks like a lot of mixed opinions and I think the price you can get matters a lot on whether it's better to wait.
- One last question: Considering that I primarily shoot portraits and I can't really switch to Sony glass for a significant amount of time, am I making a mistake in switching and that a different camera would serve me better? (even maybe staying with Canon or something)
I would appreciate any and all feedback and I'd especially love to hear from any people that switched from Canon recently and your thoughts on metabones (or other brands) adapters and focus speed, eye AF, etc.
Thanks everyone! (if I broke any rules on this, it is definitely unintentional. This is my first post on FM)...Show more →
I switched earlier this year from a 5D3 to A7RII and have loved it. I could see the writing on the wall for the 5D4 being meh after the 1DXII was announced.
The A7RII is like a breath of fresh air compared to the Canon. It's lighter, smaller, and feels more advanced in every way. It's face detection, eye focus and lock-on AF tracking are great. These modes almost eliminate the need for focus point selection so you won't miss a dedicated focus point selection control as much as you might think and the wheel works fine for that when needed.
I'm not sure why you want to keep your lenses? The market for used lenses is so hot, you'll probably get 90% of what you paid for them. And you're much better off re-investing that in native glass. I use the Batis 25, the FE 55 and Batis 85 primes almost exclusively and with the cropping you can do with a 42Mpix image, I effectively have a 25-135mm at f/2 using those three light primes. Go all-in, you won't regret it.
And you can always wait and get the next best thing, but I think Sony's product refresh cycles are going to increase. They already have and will continue that trend.
Edited on Sep 27, 2016 at 04:16 PM · View previous versions
|