Distribution of a phone not currently in use in the US is a poor choice of detour for this thread - there is no reason to drive this thread into the Attic.

More important is the progress all smart phone manufacturers are making. Smart phone cameras still have issues - they don't handle motion well, and they're still more wide angle than "long", for example - but they still do an excellent job in the area once dominated by P&S cameras.

I typed this post on my smart phone, incidentally.

Hi, I'd like to first say that I'm very new to this forum, but am very happy to have found this site, and have already learned a great deal from the posts I've read. Ok, I'll get right to the point...Like many, I've been interested in photography for a long time, but it wasn't until recently that I've taken it seriously enough to attend classes and read everything I can get my hands on. It seems the more I learn, the more I want to learn, so I'm looking forward to improving my skills as much as possible as things progress. My interest began with taking images of the real estate projects I flip (I'm a real estate broker and an investor), but I'm now interested in landscapes, portraits, and possibly street photography as well. On the recommendation of a salesperson I've gotten to know through the years at a local camera store, I recently purchased an Olympus EM1 MII, with two pro lenses...7-14 f/2.8 and 12-100 f/4. While at first I was very excited to own this new camera, I realized, after seeing some of the images taken by other students in one of my classes, that my photos lacked something, which I now believe to be dynamic range, because mine looked flat, while some of theirs seemed almost three-dimensional. Also, since this camera has a M43 sensor, there's noticeably more noise at higher ISO's. I'm sure some of the blame lies with the person behind the lens, but from what I've read, the issue could also stem from the limitations of a small sensor.

While I love the size of my Olympus, I've concluded that I need to upgrade to full frame in order to obtain the results I'm seeking, which is why I'm asking for advice from what clearly seems to be a very experienced group of photographers.

Since I've grown accustomed to the mirrorless world, I first considered the Sony A7RIII, but it's a bit price-prohibitive, especially when the G Master lenses are considered. I even tried one for a day, and felt as though I wasn't ready for such an advanced piece of engineering, especially at my skill level. So, my latest plan is to purchase a used Nikon D750, as a first step into the full frame world, while keeping my Olympus for now as a travel camera, and see how things go. I also looked at the D810 (online, not it person) and since it appears to be about the same size as the D850, which I do have some experience with, I feel the body is a bit too large, and since I shoot high and low regularly, the tilt screen on the D750 is a bonus.

So, my question is, does my latest plan make sense, or is there another option I should consider? I guess I could always take another look at the Sony, and if I skip a few meals and don't date for a while, the economics could work, but there's something appealing about not having the very best while I'm still learning. Features are great, but at the moment, image quality is my primary focus. (pun intended!)

Thanks in advance for your help!!

I did get to Biggs in Charlotte yesterday with my family, about an hour away from our home, they were very nice, but very busy, and me not wanting to take up so much of their time and my families time of doing what they wanted to do as well in Charlotte, I did not get to ask as many questions as I should have, I let the salesman take the lead after telling him what I needed and setting the book of pages that I had printed off from my friends advice here on HHU.......lol.......the only Sony he showed me was the one starting at $2000, way over my budget as far as a beginner, not even knowing if this is going to work out! Then he shows be a big cumbersome Nikon, not even sure what model or price, sorry, but it just didn't fit my little hands, and so then he showed me a Nikon 5600, I really liked it, felt good, looked good and he took few pictures of my daughter right behind the counter with the blurred background with the nifty fifty lens he put on it, I really liked it and the price with the kit lens and 50 lens was in budget!, but was still afraid to commit and still swooning over my beloved Sony that I could no longer afford......and yes, AFTER we left, I had questions that I should have asked and cameras that I should have test driven from all the notes that everyone on here so kindly suggested! What happened to me! I was so worried about everyone else's needs, that once again, I took the back seat, (ha, literally, I rode in the back seat the whole time as well) maybe just the mom in me and I don't mind, but after my daughter is back in school from spring break this week, I am going to have to go again, preferably alone, but will have to take my 4 year old niece, whom I babysit.......and hopefully test drive a lot more, Best Buy will be a lot closer for me and I may call up there first to see what they have and hopefully go up there to look. Thank you again for reaching out to me, do you have any advice on the Nikon 5600? Thank you again so very much everyone, this has been the best way that I have received help on this matter by far!