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Aug 16, 2018 16:58:56   #
HOT Texas Loc: From the Heart of Texas
 
gwilliams6 wrote:
Thanks for watching them. Most Sony haters here dont bother to even watch them, and then just bash Sony again in their next posts. Cheers



Yes Sir you are sure right!!!!!!! They can ditch it but can't take it.

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Aug 16, 2018 17:08:09   #
Bill_de Loc: US
 
I think more people are put off by a couple of Sony users than they are about any Sony camera.

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Aug 16, 2018 17:53:33   #
Shutterbug57
 
gwilliams6 wrote:
I was a Nikon and Canon pro DSLR gear user for 40 years, and switched to Sony fullframe mirrorless back in January 2017 and have never looked back. There are so many distinct advantages of mirrorless over DSLRs that it would take a few pages to explain them all. Do some research. I enjoy those distinct advantages every time I pick up my cameras. But in the meantime, listen to these pros tell you why they switched:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtOIz_LT9SM&t=34s
https://petapixel.com/2018/01/23/photographer-david-burnett-switches-sony-40-years-shooting-canon/
https://petapixel.com/2017/05/09/shooting-kentucky-derby-20fps-sony-a9/
https://alphauniverse.com/stories/sony-a9-s-features-unmatched-at-u-s--open/
https://alphauniverse.com/stories/sports-pro-s-gear-for-the-winter-games-in-south-korea/
https://alphasports.pro/
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/features/why-i-switched-canon-sony-colby-brown
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/features/why-i-switched-nikon-sony-matt-kloskowski
https://alphauniverse.com/artisans/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMP4vJr6cGk

http://sonyaddict.com/2018/03/31/luke-massey-swapped-the-canon-eos-1d-x-mark-ii-for-the-sony-a9/ Swapping a Canon EOS 1D X Mark II for a Sony A9 - We speak to wildlife photographer Luke Massey
I was a Nikon and Canon pro DSLR gear user for 40 ... (show quote)


Thanks for posting. I have watched them all. If I were starting from scratch, say if my house were burgled or burned down, I would give serious consideration to the Sony line, but given that I have a box full of Nikkor pro glass and a D500, I don't see a financially sound reason to make the jump. I suspect one large reason you don't see many Sony shooters at pro/college field sports events is that their 400/2.8 is not out yet. When that comes out, we will see if there is a trend to switch. Given the cost of that glass, there will likely be some pretty large inertia involved, time will tell. I am hoping there is a big switch and the street price for a good used 400/2.8 hits $3K-$4K. One can dream.

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Aug 16, 2018 18:04:49   #
DChalfy Loc: Minneapolis, MN
 
HA! Good stuff.

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Aug 16, 2018 18:06:39   #
DChalfy Loc: Minneapolis, MN
 
I have seen these advertised. They look promising.

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Aug 16, 2018 18:38:16   #
danoliver Loc: South Central Kentucky
 
HotTex or whoever you are. How about posting one of your pics that does not look like a measles epidemic !

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Aug 16, 2018 19:11:59   #
Bill_de Loc: US
 
danoliver wrote:
HotTex or whoever you are. How about posting one of your pics that does not look like a measles epidemic !


These look pretty good to me, but I'm not a professional critic.

https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-548328-1.html

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Aug 16, 2018 19:17:57   #
gwilliams6
 
Bill_de wrote:
I think more people are put off by a couple of Sony users than they are about any Sony camera.

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LOL, Bill_de you have gotten really silly.

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Aug 16, 2018 19:22:21   #
gwilliams6
 
Shutterbug57 wrote:
Thanks for posting. I have watched them all. If I were starting from scratch, say if my house were burgled or burned down, I would give serious consideration to the Sony line, but given that I have a box full of Nikkor pro glass and a D500, I don't see a financially sound reason to make the jump. I suspect one large reason you don't see many Sony shooters at pro/college field sports events is that their 400/2.8 is not out yet. When that comes out, we will see if there is a trend to switch. Given the cost of that glass, there will likely be some pretty large inertia involved, time will tell. I am hoping there is a big switch and the street price for a good used 400/2.8 hits $3K-$4K. One can dream.
Thanks for posting. I have watched them all. If ... (show quote)


The 400 f2.8 is out. The lens was secretly tested by top award-winning sports pros all over the world for over a year at The Winter Olympics, Grand Slam Tennis, Grand Slam Golf, World Cup soccer, etc. Then Sony officially release it earlier this year and it got rave reviews and is already in the hands of pros working every day. BTW the Sony 400 f2.8 "smokes" both Nikon and Canon's 400 f2.8 with exclusive features, including faster focusing linear motors, the first in ANY 400mm f2.8 (Not my words, but the words of several independent reviewers).

Yes Nikon and Canon will release very good fullframe mirrorless systems, finally. Then Sony will have their next release and it will probably blow them away. I can't wait for all the great gear coming. Cheers

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Aug 16, 2018 19:25:59   #
Shutterbug57
 
gwilliams6 wrote:
The 400 f2.8 is out. Boy folks here do NO research before posting. The lens was secretly tested by top award-winning sports pros all over the world for over a year at The Winter Olympics, Grand Slam Tennis, Grand Slam Golf, World Cup soccer, etc. Then Sony officially release it earlier this year and it got rave reviews and is already in the hands of pros working every day. BTW the Sony 400 f2.8 "smokes" both Nikon and Canon's 400 f2.8 with exclusive features, including faster focusing linear motors, the first in ANY 400mm f2.8 (Not my words, but the words of several independent reviewers). Cheers
The 400 f2.8 is out. Boy folks here do NO research... (show quote)


Fair enough. B&H still has it in pre-order.

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Aug 16, 2018 19:30:52   #
gwilliams6
 
Shutterbug57 wrote:
Fair enough. B&H still has it in pre-order.


Shooters around the world already have it. It was released in foreign markets BEFORE the US. BTW as a member of Sony Pro Imaging Support I got a letter saying they would have it to me in two days if I ordered it. The same offers goes for any Sony Pro Imaging members in the US and around the world, direct from Sony. Other pro test shooters already have had the lens for the past year in use. Not sure I can finance it right now after buying other gear.
https://alphauniverse.com/stories/first-looks-through-the-new-400mm-f2-8-g-master-lens/

Cheers

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Aug 16, 2018 20:25:18   #
gwilliams6
 
Shutterbug57, thanks for actually watching the videos. Cheers

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Aug 16, 2018 21:06:52   #
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mwsilvers wrote:


And yet when you go to a sporting event, a political event, ......
there are few, if any, SONY's to be seen. anywhere. ......
Canon and Nikon DSLRs are not quite dead yet.



SLRs should be banned from political events,
press release events, etc. The reason is more
than obvious, and anyone who doesn't find it
obvious is most certainly deaf.


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Aug 16, 2018 21:19:22   #
Bill_de Loc: US
 
gwilliams6 wrote:
LOL, Bill_de you have gotten really silly.


WOW! I've finally caught up to you.

This entire thread has been silly for many pages.

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Aug 16, 2018 22:10:32   #
gwilliams6
 
Bill_de wrote:
WOW! I've finally caught up to you.

This entire thread has been silly for many pages.

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Bill-de no one takes anything you say seriously anymore, you are just here to be a Sony basher. Very sad.

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