The A7 is a gift at current used prices. The EVF is pretty good and IQ excellent. Furthermore the A series has gone from being a system in search of lenses to a full fledged system. If you seriously want to get back into photography don\'t overwhelm yourself with lots of lenses. Wait until you have a better feel for the sort of genres you are interested in. I would got for either a 35mm or 50mm and just use one lens for 6 months. The optimal choices are the native FE pair (55/1.8; 35/2.8) if you want AF or the Loxia 50/35 f2 pair for MF. Of course you could go for a fixed one-lens solution like the Leica Q (28/1.7) or Sony RX1R II (35/2) but these are both expensive items. Although I have not yet tried one people do say that for sheer joy of use the Leica Q takes some beating and that may be a persuasive factor if you are trying to regain a lost mojo.
The A7 is a gift at current used prices. The EVF is pretty good and IQ excellent. Furthermore the A series has gone from being a system in search of lenses to a full fledged system. If you seriously want to get back into photography don\'t overwhelm yourself with lots of lenses. Wait until you have a better feel for the sort of genres you are interested in. I would got for either a 35mm or 50mm and just use one lens for 6 months. The choices are the native FE pair (55/1.8; 35/2.8) if you want AF or the Loxia 50/35 f2 pair for MF. Of course you could go for a fixed one-lens solution like the Leica Q (28/1.7) or Sony RX1R II (35/2) but these are both expensive items. Although I have not yet tried one people do say that for sheer joy of use the Leica Q takes some beating and that may be a persuasive factor if you are trying to regain a lost mojo.
Dec 21, 2015 at 10:40 AM
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