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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Sony a7RII vs Nikon D750 (Sony mirroless now vs DSLR) | |
_Since the A9 is out, Sony a7RII are a bit less expensive. I'm thinking about selling my Sony a6000 and my Nikon D750 + a few lenses to get a a7RII. But I can't seem to make up my mind if that's the right decision. I started with the a6000. I love this camera. I decided I wanted to upgrade to a full frame and at the time the cheaper option was to get a Nikon D750. I haven't regretted it since. I learned tone of stuffs and really wanted to understand how to use a real DSLR. I have a few complaints though. I wasn't accustomed to the mirror chock and found out it was very difficult to get super sharp photos below shutter 1/100s (quiet mode), where with my a6000 I could go 1/30s easily. Also I had no idea how bad was the video autofocus and the noisy lenses. Since I have my Nikon I almost stopped doing videos of my kids. I leave the a6000 at home and therefore have no easy way to shoot videos (except using manual focus on my Nikon, but I suck so much at it I stopped trying). You'd tell me it's a done deal, the Sony a7RII seems to get the best out of both worlds with much more (IBIS, eye autofocus, 4K, EVF, silent shutter etc)... That's why I'm so tempted, but then:
_The Nikon D750 images are fantastic. The low light capability is amazing, better I think than any other camera I know whatever DxO is saying I think the D750 is a better low light performer than the Sony a7RII. The autofocus is incredible especially in low light. Now I would give up those things knowing the Sony is also a great low light performer and is known for having great autofocus in good light. The biggest problem for me is price. I need to sell 2 cameras to get one. I could almost shoot professionaly with my current gear (sony+Nikon). I know the a7RII is a more complete model so I get that, but then I need a 50mm 1.8 and the Zeiss version costs an arm. The Sony version is a joke for video with all this noise and has really bad autofocus while costing more than the cheap still very good Nikon 50mm I have... I can't afford the Nikon zoom lenses, but the Tamron and Sigma available to Nikon are affordable and very good too. With Sony I won't get to play with any other lenses. I'll probably buy one and stick to it without being able to experiment as it's so expensive. Adapting lenses seems still not ideal and slow, and the Metabones is pretty expensive added to the lens you want to buy.
For all of that I would stick to my current gear to experiment and have fun. But on the other side, like most, I have the feeling mirrorless is the future. Nikon seems to have a lot of financial trouble. They were using Sony's sensor, which is the most important part for me on the camera. They're not as big as Sony and if they don't team up with a phone hightech company like Samsung or LG, I can't see them innovating like Sony did. (There Chinese translated announcement they were working on a mirrorless seemed not believable) Even Sony's first try to do full frame with the A7 wasn't that great, it took some iterations to come to the A9 and I'm sure the Nikon first mirrorless will be very expensive. At the end of the day, I don't see Nikon getting there. ever... Which makes me reluctant to buy any of Nikon mount lenses knowing I'll switch at some point. In Both cases I don't dare or don't have the money to buy new lenses...
All in all I've seen many reviews about people comparing the D810 to a7RII. I was wondering if anyone had the experience jumping ship especially having used a D750. Any regrets?
What do you think bout Nikon's future, do you think they could still compete with Sony's mirrorless cameras? I have the feeling the A9 finished the job, like when cameras became all digital and Kodak went out of business for a while.
Please share your thoughts
Thanks
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