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Oct 9, 2023 14:59:34   #
gwilliams6
 
OldCADuser wrote:
Yodobashi Camera was always one of my must-stops when I was in Tokyo. I bought a motor-drive for my Minolta XG-M there was as well as some filters. It was was just fun browsing the aisles. It was the only multi-story camera store that I had ever been in.



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Oct 9, 2023 16:15:43   #
Architect1776 Loc: In my mind
 
gwilliams6 wrote:
Ordinary Filmmaker:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyiLTfCLQHM


Yodobashi top ten camera sales numbers for past two weeks at its 28 stores in Japan, announced 10/7/23:

1) Sony A7IV
2) Sony A7IV Kit
3) Fuji X-T5
4) Canon R6 II
5) Canon R50
6) Sony A7RV
7) Nikon Z8
8) Nikon Zfc
9) Sony A7C
10) Nikon Z50

Cheers and best to you all.


It will be interesting to see the numbers once Canon comes out with updates for 4 year old cameras.
People are holding off on Canon waiting for the new models.

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Oct 9, 2023 16:33:36   #
OldCADuser Loc: Irvine, CA
 
Of course, Sony just keeps delivering new models, so some people don't need to wait.

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Oct 9, 2023 16:46:06   #
Architect1776 Loc: In my mind
 
OldCADuser wrote:
Of course, Sony just keeps delivering new models, so some people don't need to wait.


Because rather historically than provide firmware updates force suckers to buy a whole new camera.
Look at the a6xxx and a7xx series each model is nothing more than minor firmware updates.
At least Nikon, Olympus, Fuji and Canon do the same things through firmware updates.

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Oct 9, 2023 19:31:39   #
gwilliams6
 
OldCADuser wrote:
Of course, Sony just keeps delivering new models, so some people don't need to wait.



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Oct 9, 2023 19:33:39   #
gwilliams6
 
Architect1776 wrote:
Because rather historically than provide firmware updates force suckers to buy a whole new camera.
Look at the a6xxx and a7xx series each model is nothing more than minor firmware updates.
At least Nikon, Olympus, Fuji and Canon do the same things through firmware updates.


Actually a lot of firmware updates with some brands are just to give them features that other cameras had from the beginning. LOL

And not everything can be added with a firmware update, some things require new hardware, new sensors, new processors, just a fact. Cheers


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Oct 9, 2023 20:11:43   #
Architect1776 Loc: In my mind
 
gwilliams6 wrote:
Actually a lot of firmware updates with some brands are just to give them features that other cameras had from the beginning. LOL

And not everything can be added with a firmware update, some things require new hardware, new sensors, new processors, just a fact. Cheers



Fact, same sensors microscopic changes and fools who believe that they are getting something different.
I have researched this recently and it was obvious to all.

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Oct 10, 2023 09:45:49   #
foathog Loc: Greensboro, NC
 
gwilliams6 wrote:
You have to understand the UHH Canon fanboys will be quick to strike here if you even dare to suggest leaving Canon for Sony, or any other brand, but certainly not to Sony OMG, LOL

As a former longtime Canon and Nikon user that moved over to Sony, I have a different perspective than others. I suggest you look at the excellent fullframe 33mp Sony A7IV; or the even smaller and lighter fullframe 33mp Sony A7CII or fullframe 61mp Sony A7CR cameras. Either will give you great performance with the superb Sony 200-600mm lens.

As far as mirrorless-designed lenses go, the Sony E-mount is the most widely produced and used mirrorless lens mount in the world with over 200 + (and growing) choices from Sony and excellent third-party lenses from Sigma, Tamron, Samyang/Rokinon, Zeiss, Tokina, TTArtisan, Viltrox, Meike and others. No other mirrorless camera brand has as many mirrorless-designed lenses as there are for Sony E-mount.

And these E-mount lenses encompass many compact and lightweight, yet still excellent quality and affordable mirrorless-designed lens choices from Sony and all the third-party makers. Third-party makers today leaked another 13 new E-mount lenses coming before the end of the year, as well as new ones coming from Sony.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sony_E-mount_lenses

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_third-party_Sony_E-mount_lenses


If you prefer higher megapixel resolution and still want to go for Sony, by all means the 61mp A7RV or 61mp A7CR are superb and less costly than the higher frame-rate 50mp A1

1) Here 50mp Sony A1, Sony 200-600mm lens. A Snowy Egret takes off from its watery perch on the island of Sint Maarten/Sint Martin. 319mm, ISO 1600, f6.3, 1/4000 sec. handheld. Bird Eye-AF used.

2) Here a shot with my 61mp Sony A7RIV, the same 61mp sensor in the new compact Sony A7CR, or Sony A7RV. The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, USA. Sigma Art 24-70mm f2.8 DG DN lens. 24mm , ISO 200, f8, 1/80 sec., handheld, late afternoon light.

Click in download to see better image quality.

Sony A7CII and A7CR Camera Review: Mark Galer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iq3Mn85LNk

Sony A7RV:
https://electronics.sony.com/imaging/interchangeable-lens-cameras/full-frame/p/ilce7rm5-b

Full disclosure: After 40+ years shooting pro Nikon, Canon, Leica, and winning National and Worldwide Photo Awards with them all, I moved over to Sony mirrorless and have never regretted it for all my professional and personal work shooting all subjects, all around the world. I have owned Sony A6500, A7RII, A7RIII, A7III, A9, A7RIV, and I currently own A7RV, A1, A7SIII. I currently have 13 E-mount lenses covering 10mm to 600mm from Sony, Sigma, Tamron, Viltrox.

And interestingly, though not perhaps for what you shoot, top Worldwide News Services have moved exclusively to Sony and Nikon mirrorless for all the staff photographers and staff videographers, worldwide. None of the top Worldwide News Services chose to move to Canon mirrorless for their staffers, none.

Associated Press, all Gannett media including USA, Canadian Press, UK's top News Service all chose to move exclusively to Sony mirrorless for all their staffers worldwide, after years of testing Sony gear in the field around the world. AFP (Agence France Presse) helped develop and test the Nikon Z9, and they use Nikon Z9 for their staffers worldwide.

https://alphauniverse.com/stories/why-the-associated-press-just-switched-to-sony/

https://petapixel.com/2021/11/17/sony-is-now-the-exclusive-camera-provider-for-gannett-and-usa-today/

https://www.dpreview.com/news/4545693607/the-uk-largest-news-agency-partners-with-sony

https://petapixel.com/2022/01/31/canadas-largest-news-organization-moves-exclusively-to-sony-cameras/#:~:text=Canada's%20Largest%20News%20Agency%20Moves%20Exclusively%20to%20Sony%20Cameras,-Jan%2031%2C%202022&text=The%20Canadian%20Press%2C%20the%20largest,provider%20for%20the%20media%20company.

https://petapixel.com/2022/06/09/how-pro-photographers-helped-make-the-z9-from-prototype-to-flagship/

Cheers and best to you, whatever you decide.
You have to understand the UHH Canon fanboys will ... (show quote)


and you just came up with that all on the spur of the moment??? WOW

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Oct 10, 2023 14:50:48   #
Architect1776 Loc: In my mind
 
foathog wrote:
and you just came up with that all on the spur of the moment??? WOW



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