RobCD wrote: cvrle59 wrote: 1bwana1 wrote: arbitrage wrote:
A fairly in depth review from PhotographyLife:
The section on AF was a little concerning....
Yes, concerning, but accurate. The deficiencies in autofocus has been noted by the vast majority of reviewers. In my opinion it is just a little worse than the Sony A7II series of cameras.
Here is a recent review of the Z6 which may clear up some of the AF performance questions for you.
No question it can be shot around with some effort most of the time. But why do that when the industry has better solutions?
Better for you, isn't better for me...AF isn't the only important thing on a camera or system.
For example, low resolution 3" inch back screen, which blocks the view to polarized glasses in horizontal position, is not an option for me, no matter how good AF is (A7III)...how stupid that is.
You may learn in near future what the difference is between Sony mount and Nikon mount.
I played last night for an hour with Z7 and 24-70mm F4 S. That lens is bargain for whatever I'm quoted on, and I think, it's got a lot to do with that new mount.
I can only think about lenses that Nikon will build in future for this mount.
You may regret your decision one day, going after every bit of AF focus speed, and all the hype on the internet.
I think if anything is hype right now it isn't Sony, it is Nikon's mount. There is probably a better than average chance that will translate into more than hype eventually but right now it is mostly hype. Today, Sony has better native lenses than Nikon does and more of them. I think the 24-70 is a good lens especially for the bundled price and the 35 f1.8 is very good but Sony also has excellent lenses today and a lot more of them. We won't know for another year or two whether Nikon can consistently deliver better lenses than Sony and by better I don't mean it has to be image quality but could also be size or price.
But I agree with you about the back screen and other things like this that are more important to some users and reviews seem to sometimes minimize the importance. Of course Sony has a camera in the A7RIII that has a better rear screen and with a little effort it can be found for around $400 to $500 more than the Z6. Still, the Z6 screen is still better than the A7RIII so it does depend on what is important to you.
Really, the Sony system is excellent and so far the Nikon system appears to be excellent too but each has different strengths and weaknesses. If you want the best evf and rear screen with better grip and weather sealing then the Nikon wins and those are things that are very important to some people.
Time will tell who's right about Z-mount.
I'm nowhere close to be an optical expert, but Nikon felt the pain from small F-mount for decades, compromising on it, they didn't do this for no reason.
BTW, I was gonna buy A7III last spring, and I already ordered 2 lenses for, but I cancelled the order before it got shipped, when I learned certain things about A7III.
A7RIII is too expensive, and it has too many MP for my needs, so it was never on my list. I know it has better EVF and LCD.
Sony system is great, and works well for so many people, but some people just can't understand that it doesn't work for everyone, beside some special features on latest camera models.
Nov 14, 2018 at 12:39 PM
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