amfoto1 wrote:
Well, let's do a quick comparison of some "full frame" lenses from Canon (EF-mount) and Sony (A-mount)...
Sony 70-200/2.8 G SSM II: $3000
Canon 70-200/2.8L IS USM Mk II: $2200
Canon 70-200/2.8L USM: $1500
Sony 70-200/4-5.6 G SSM II: $2200
Canon 70-200/4L IS USM + Tripod ring: $1450
Canon 70-200/4L USM + Tripod ring: $855
Sony 24-70/2.8 ZA SSM: $2000
Canon 24-70/2.8L USM II: $2000
Sony 24-70/4 OSS: $1200
Canon 24-70/4L IS USM: $1000
Sony 70-300/4.5-5.6 G SSM II: $1150
Canon 70-300/4.5-5.6 IS USM: $650
Canon 70-300/4-5.6L IS USM: $1450
Sony 20mm f2.8: $750
Canon 20mm f2.8: $550
Sony 300mm f2.8 G SSM II: $7500
Canon 300mm f2.8L IS USM II: $6600
Sony 500mm f4 G SSM: $13,000
Canon 500mm f4L IS USM II: $9500
Sony teleconverter (1.4X or 2X): $550
Canon teleconverter (1.4X or 2X): $450
Sony: 25 A-mount "full frame" lenses, 13 A-mount "crop only" lenses.
Canon: 61 "full frame" EF lenses, 14 "crop only" EF-S lenses.
Sony tilt shift lenses: none.
Canon tilt shift lenses: 17mm, 24mm, 45mm & 90mm
Sony macro lenses: 30/2.8 (crop only), 50/2.8, 100/2.8.
Canon macro lenses: 50/2.5, 60/2.8 (EF-S), 65mm MP-E (5:1), 100/2.8 USM, 100/2.8L IS USM, 180/3.5L
"Crop only" lenses:
Sony DT 11-18/4.5-5.6: $800
Canon EF-S 10-18/4.5-5.6 STM IS: $300
Canon EF-S 10-22/3.5-4.5 USM: $650
Sony DT 16-50/2.8 SSM: $800
Canon EF-S 17-55/2.8 IS USM: $900
So, who's screwing their customers?
Trolls really should do their homework before posting on forums.
In the end, there is very little difference in the images made by any of the cameras... Be they Canon, Nikon, Sony, Pentax, Olympus or anything else. You have to look at the images at magnifications well beyond ridiculous, much more critical than "normal usage" of photos for prints or publications, shared on the Internet or anywhere else.
Lenses in particular and the entire system surrounding the cameras are what's really important... both OEM and third party. Canon and Nikon have the largest OEM systems by far, as well as the most comprehensive support from third party manufacturers (Sigma supports both Canon and Sony pretty well... 40 lenses for Canon, 34 for Sony).
Sony has been very innovative in DSLR development and that's very good and cool... But, it doesn't really make all that much difference in the photos produced, unless you spend all your time pixel peeping and not really viewing the images in a practical manner.
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