Gene51 wrote:
Tri-X is right on the money!
Your friend is a photographer, not a market analyst. The price of pro gear is mostly due to limited market and high R&D and marketing expenses. What you get is usually cutting edge performance and handling - something that the pros really enjoy.
On a typical HD screen - 1920x1080 or 1920x1200, a picture taken with a cellphone camera and its tiny sensor will look amazing, even compared to something out of a D850. The limiting factor is the resolution of the display - 2 mp or slightly higher. Even on a 4K display (8.8 mp), the cellphone image is going to look pretty good.
Printing will always show the strength of a full frame or larger camera, and conversely the weakness of tiny sensors.
When a client is paying for your services, it is certainly incumbent upon you to provide the best possible images. Based on how an image is going to be used, that might require anything from a cellphone camera (for photojournalism) to a medium format camera for product, industrial and fashion photography.
I use all three - a Pixel XL phone, a Sony RX10M4 (1" sensor) and a D810 full frame. There is no question that of the three, the D810 offers the best quality images especially when you need to crop and/or use it in crummy light. Can't say the same for the others.
Here are some sample images from the Sony:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gene_lugo/albums/72157708803907866
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gene_lugo/albums/72157708793788371
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gene_lugo/albums/72157705234321622
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gene_lugo/albums/72157678751378818
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gene_lugo/albums/72157705352997741
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gene_lugo/albums/72157678751186148
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gene_lugo/albums/72157697217633732
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gene_lugo/albums/72157696606493264
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gene_lugo/albums/72157667029395028
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gene_lugo/albums/72157689083645890
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gene_lugo/albums/72157694805547345
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gene_lugo/albums/72157665487054018
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gene_lugo/albums/72157693140571925
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gene_lugo/albums/72157665486900208
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gene_lugo/albums/72157690214837382
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I always admire you posts. They are very helpful and intelligent. I had the Sony RX10 III the first bridge with the 600mm lens. As you have said I believe some critics were wrong. The visuals are very good. The camera good for everything. And shooting only had a problem with a long zoom focus shot in dim light like a soccer game late in the day. And the big time pro camera's. I - bought 2 of the first D800 had problems. I bought them for video. We shift our kit's according to our work and lives. I have been selling my Sony cameras and lens. At my age now find work gone this year Fuji a joy to work with. Just learning what they can do. Bought into asp-c as good for my work at this point. Still kept a Sony a7s II. Thanks for your thoughts.