Re: Considering a move to Sony, would appreciate advice
shadow9d9 wrote:
…but it is only 20 fps raw... That...is not impressive.
I’m not going to go with Nikon. I’m sure it is a find system, but each system option has its pluses and minuses.
However, a comment on burst rate. I photograph birds, mostly large migratory birds, and often in flight. While burst mode is a powerful tool, these super high burst rates are often not quite the advantage that they might seem to be. For example, it is hard to think of many situations where a stills photographer would actually benefit much from a frame rate higher than 20 fps…
OK, one more…
As to lens options, the real issue is whether the line includes a set of lenses that will work for what and how you shoot. It might be useful to some photographers to have the mid-range zoom with the largest focal length range, but that might be meaningless to another photographer, for example. The bottom line is that that any system that has a set of lenses that meets your needs is one to consider.
While Nikon and Canon both certainly have a large collection of fine lenses and a photographer could obviously choose to go with Nikon or Canon, this is the Sony forum and a thread about advice to and options for photographers who are planning a move to Sony. That being said, I’m grateful for all of those who have shared useful advice here already on that subject. I’m learning a lot!
Re: Considering a move to Sony, would appreciate advice
shadow9d9 wrote:
…but it is only 20 fps raw... That...is not impressive.
I’m not going to go with Nikon. I’m sure it is a find system, but each system option has its pluses and minuses.
However, a comment on burst rate. I photograph birds, mostly large migratory birds, and often in flight. While burst mode is a powerful tool, these super high burst rates are often not quite the advantage that they might seem to be. For example, it is hard to think of many situations where a stills photographer would actually benefit much from a frame rate higher than 20 fps…
OK, one more…
As to lens options, the real issue is whether the line includes a set of lenses that will work for what and how you shoot. It might be useful to some photographers to have the mid-range zoom with the largest focal length range, but that might be meaningless to another photographer, for example. The bottom line is that that any system that has a set of lenses that meets your needs is one to consider.
While Nikon and Canon both certainly have a large collection of fine lenses, this is the Sony forum and a thread about advice to and options for photographers who are planning a move to Sony. That being said, I’m grateful for all of those who have shared useful advice here already on that subject. I’m learning a lot!
Re: Considering a move to Sony, would appreciate advice
shadow9d9 wrote:
…but it is only 20 fps raw... That...is not impressive.
I’m not going to go with Nikon. I’m sure it is a find system, but each system option has its pluses and minuses.
However, a comment on burst rate. I photograph birds, mostly large migratory birds, and often in flight. While burst mode is a powerful tool, these super high burst rates are often not quite the advantage that they might seem to be. For example, it is hard to think of many situations where a stills photographer would actually benefit much from a frame rate higher than 20 fps…
OK, one more…
As to lens options, the real issue is whether the line includes a set of lenses that will work for what and how you shoot. It might be useful to some photographers to have the mid-range zoom with the largest focal length range, but that might be meaningless to another photographer, for example. The bottom line is that that any system that has a set of lenses that meets your needs is one to consider.
While Nikon and Canon both certainly have a large collection of fine lenses, this is the Sony forum and a thread about advice to and options for photographers who are planning a move to Sony. That being said, I’m grateful for all of those who have shared useful advice here already on that subject. I’m learning a lot!
Jan 10, 2026 at 10:41 AM
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