The OP sounds he wants to be convinced and probably will buy an A7C. I don't see anything wrong with that idea, but I doubt he will find he takes any better pictures with it than if he didn't get it. The body size is a small part of a camera system. Probably any bag he has that takes an A7CR with 35GM will also fit an A7IV and 35GM, if it won't then I suggest a slightly bigger bag is a viable consideration. If you take out a "real" camera, then people generally notice whether it is a Fuji MF or an A7CR, so I don't think changing this will suddenly make street shooting easy. It never is, whatever camera you have. Having said this, the Ricoh looks like a phone, but as the OP knows it is a totally different experience.
As to your poor, intimidated kids. I don't really know what to say. Why are they so intimidated? I shot my kids with all sorts of cameras. They never got intimidated when they were little. When they get older they may make silly smiles or get sulky, but that is nothing to do with what type of camera you are using. More the whole idea that you want to take shots of them at all. Personally. I'd keep the Ricoh as that is a genuine take anywhere camera that truly fits in a pocket, you won't get that with a Sony A7 or A7c.
Dec 11, 2024 at 10:44 AM
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