Reduction in Gear
May 10, 2017 11:55:58 #
The D810 and lenses was getting to heavy for this 86 yr old. Sold all locally. The Sony a6300, is so much lighter .!!!! 
May 10, 2017 11:57:50 #
You can get a metabones smart adapter and use that Nikon glass on your new Sony.
May 10, 2017 12:16:29 #
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
You can get a metabones smart adapter and use that Nikon glass on your new Sony.
defeats the purpose of going lighter...
May 10, 2017 12:21:29 #
warrior wrote:
The D810 and lenses was getting to heavy for this 86 yr old. Sold all locally. The Sony a6300, is so much lighter .!!!!
Slow learner... I knew that at 78!! All my 1985+ Minolta [Sony fit] AF lenses are made with Cast Iron Bodies and Leaded glass!!
May 10, 2017 13:05:16 #
warrior wrote:
The D810 and lenses was getting to heavy for this 86 yr old. Sold all locally. The Sony a6300, is so much lighter .!!!!
We all need to be adaptable in life - glad you have found a way to stay active.
May 10, 2017 13:37:28 #
Cdouthitt wrote:
defeats the purpose of going lighter...
But, it saves you a lot of $$ in using the glass you already have. Plus, the weight reduction from a D810 (carved from solid block of metal) and an A6300 is considerable.
May 10, 2017 13:42:03 #
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
But, it saves you a lot of $$ in using the glass you already have. Plus, the weight reduction from a D810 (carved from solid block of metal) and an A6300 is considerable.
true...but it still defeats the purpose of going lighter.
May 11, 2017 06:56:37 #
I'm 87 and have a Canon 5d, a 40d and a half dozen lens. When I get into my 90s, if my gear is too heavy I'll just give up photography. I can do that because I have a life.
May 11, 2017 07:10:23 #
warrior wrote:
The D810 and lenses was getting to heavy for this 86 yr old. Sold all locally. The Sony a6300, is so much lighter .!!!!
I should do the same with all my Nikon gear which is in excellent condition. Too heavy at my age. Perhaps the Sony a6500 would be a better choice.
~FiddleMaker
May 11, 2017 07:21:14 #
The problem with modern lenses is that all of the electronic add-ons make them as heavy as a tank. I'm amazed at the weight of the 70-200mm f2.8. Back in film days when there was no such thing as AF and VR, lenses were much lighter. Granted, my eyes are not what they were in my twenties and thirties, so I don't know if I could focus as finely as I could then.....but to tell you the truth....I think I enjoyed photography more then.
May 11, 2017 07:28:29 #
warrior wrote:
The D810 and lenses was getting to heavy for this 86 yr old. Sold all locally. The Sony a6300, is so much lighter .!!!!
Good for you! Selling locally is a good way to go. I have the A6000, and it's a very capable camera. Gary Fong has an excellent video on the A6000, and his A6300 is probably just as good. I have the Bush book, too, and the eBook by Friedman, but seeing someone explain everything in person is nice, and for $30, you can't go wrong. What lens(s) do you have - or plan to have. I'm using the 16-50mm and 55-210mm, although some people say they are not perfect. : (
May 11, 2017 07:41:53 #
bratliff
Loc: Atlanta, GA
warrior wrote:
The D810 and lenses was getting to heavy for this 86 yr old. Sold all locally. The Sony a6300, is so much lighter .!!!!
I did the same (although I'm MUCH younger! :) and went to Fuji. The XT-2 is a great little camera.
May 11, 2017 07:43:06 #
SteveR wrote:
The problem with modern lenses is that all of the electronic add-ons make them as heavy as a tank. I'm amazed at the weight of the 70-200mm f2.8. Back in film days when there was no such thing as AF and VR, lenses were much lighter. Granted, my eyes are not what they were in my twenties and thirties, so I don't know if I could focus as finely as I could then.....but to tell you the truth....I think I enjoyed photography more then.
That's an interesting observation, but is it true?
Electronic circuits and motors aren't very heavy. They add bulk, but not necessarily much weight. Modern materials (strong plastics) reduce weight, the glass doesn't seem to change much, although modern zoom lenses may use more of it.
Personally I find my 'vintage' lenses to be heavier than modern equivalents, but less bulky.
I also suspect that modern optics technology allows for wider aperture lenses which adds to the glass weight.
As with most things it can be complicated.
May 11, 2017 07:56:42 #
warrior wrote:
The D810 and lenses was getting to heavy for this 86 yr old. Sold all locally. The Sony a6300, is so much lighter .!!!!
Bless your 86 years. I just divested of lots of Nikon gear and yesterday I had the brown truck show up with a a6500. It's a lot more to learn than the Nikon controls, but a lot lighter too.
May 11, 2017 08:03:11 #
nikonbug wrote:
Bless your 86 years. I just divested of lots of Nikon gear and yesterday I had the brown truck show up with a a6500. It's a lot more to learn than the Nikon controls, but a lot lighter too.
nikonbug, after you get settled in with the Sony a6500, I would be interested in how you like it. I read the LCD is hard to see in sun-lit conditions and that the menu is confusing. At my age (74) the Nikon gear is getting too much for me to handle and I may switch to the Sony a6500. Ken Rockwell has a rather lengthy shopping list of things that are missing but most of what he has listed I don't care about anyway. ~FiddleMaker
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