Steve Spencer wrote:
No, it is 215g or 7.5 oz. Very close to half a pound. 454g in a pound so 227g is a half pound. I don\'t know where you get 4 oz. My more general point, however, is that whatever it is it is about a quarter of the weight of a smaller sized DSLR and that might matter to some and it does matter to me. I definitely notice the difference between my 5D MK II and my A7 II, which is a similar difference.
My apologies, I must have got a number that did or did not have a battery included for one of the weights.
The D750 is still far lighter than the 5D 2, and most other FF DSLRs for that matter. It is also lighter than the 6D and D610, IIRC. But at that point we\'re splitting hairs.
Either way, when I switched from a D700 / D800 to a D750, I immediately knew that I had found a perfect balance between weight, size, and handling. Of course, that is just for me. As I\'ve said before, I\'m glad that Sony is offering these cameras, I just don\'t see a big enough difference for my own purposes, to merit a switch.
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hiepphotog wrote:
Has anyone here asked you to shine some light on whether they should get an A7R II? So far, I have only seen you stating your opinion why the Sony system is \"wrong\" and why your Nikon choice would be better. If that is not \"active,\" I don\'t know what is.
I believe most people in thread know quite well the shortcomings of the Sony bodies that you don\'t need to shine any light for us to see. Every camera maker has their own setbacks and I believe most here are capable enough to determine whether they can live Sony\'s own setbacks. Yes, personally I can live with Sony\'s lossless compression cause it has not affected my work in any perceivable way.
If this is a Nikon forum with people preaching about the A7R II being the absolute lightweight and affordable alternative to Nikon cameras, I might understand your action. Though the fact still remains, Sony FF mirrorless is a much more flexible system to go as light and small as a user wants (say RF lenses) or as affordable as you can ask for a current tech FF cam (say the A7) or even for the ultimate IQ one can afford (say the better optics on the Canon/Zeiss/Leica/Sigma/Tamron/... side compared to Nikkor). And as a system, Sony FE can stand on its own now, especially for people who know what their needs are. This is not a sheepish crowd who would buy a camera because a pro says so.
I understand your feeling. Simply put, I\'m not here to troll existing Sony users, I\'m only hoping that eventually my thoughts make their way back to Sony and join whatever statistics they\'re collecting WRT how much importance to place on improving certain things in their next camera.
Jun 11, 2015 at 07:50 PM
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