bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

I'm learning how good focus functions can be with a new travel camera. I wonder how long it will be for Panasonic to fix focus capabilities in their M4/3 line.

bdk Loc: Sanibel Fl.

My Mirrorless Nikon weighs more than my full Frame Nikon Dslr. I keep reading how mirrorless is lighter. Just not sure lighter than what?

gwilliams6

The A1 is Sony's current flagship model and is for all photography with a stacked sensor, superior AF, fast AI tracking, 30 fps, and hybrid video up to 8K, and loads more.
https://www.sony.com/ug/electronics/interchangeable-lens-cameras/ilce-1

I am a longtime pro Nikon and Canon SLR and DSLR user , over 40 years both brands. . I made the move to Sony mirrorless in January 2017 and have no regrets. It was the best move I have made, personally and professionally.

FYI, i have owned Sony A6500, A7RII, A7RIII, A7III, A9, and currently own Sony A7RIV, A1, A7SIII.

I love what my mirrorless gives me, so many competitive performance advantages that NO DSLR can ever physically have, just a fact. Trading and selling my huge kit of Nikon and Canon gear wasn't as painful as I thought it would be. I did it all through a trusted dealer, and applied it all to my Sony purchases.

Certainly you could do further research and compare the excellent Sony A7IV with other mirrorless. The A7IV is the direct upgrade to the Sony A7III, the best selling fullframe mirrorless camera ever. Doubters, just check the numbers, ok. The runaway success of the Sony A7III is the single camera that forced Canon and Nikon to get serious about fullframe mirrorless themselves.

There is a small learning curve for Nikon and Canon users that moved to Sony, but it isn't that difficult and once you set up your A7IV, they are intuitive to use.
https://www.sony.com/en-ae/electronics/interchangeable-lens-cameras/ilce-7m4

Here just one of the many independent reviews of the A7IV. You can find these independent reviews of most models from each brand.

From Dustin Abbott, one of the best, most respected , thorough and objective reviewers.
https://dustinabbott.net/2022/01/sony-a7iv-ilce-7m4-review/

His review on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g8BmVDQbro

Mirrorless-designed lenses tend to have newer better optical designs that also benefit from the shorter lens to sensor flange distances in mirrorless cameras, and generally weigh less and are more compact than DSLR-designed comparable lenses. And the latest of them have faster, more modern focus motors.

Sony's E-mount is the most widely produced and most widely used mirrorless lens mount in the world, with over 200 native E-mount lenses available in all price ranges from Sony, Sigma, Tamron, Samyang/Rokinon, Tokina, Zeiss, Viltrox, Yongnuo, Meike and more:

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

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

They have been countless threads here in UHH on the advantages of mirrorless over DSLR's :

The top News Services in the World have moved from DSLRs to exclusive mirrorless use in the past 24 months for all their staff photographers and staff videographers worldwide.

Associated Press, UK Press, Canadian Press, all Gannet Media including USA Today, have all moved exclusively to Sony mirrorless. AFP (Agence France Press) helped develop and test the Nikon Z9 and have gone to the Z9 for all their staffers.

Read their reasons why they chose the move to mirrorless:
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/


With my current A7RIV, A1, A7SIII, I currently own 13 native E-mount lenses covering 10mm to 600mm from Sony, Sigma, Tamron for all my personal and professional work.

I am also a longtime Professor of Photography at a state university, teaching courses in Photojournalism, Digital Photography, and yes 35mm B&W Film photography. My students use all brands and formats of useful gear, SLRs, DSLRs and Mirrorless. They make good photos and videos with both the DSLR and Mirrorless kits we supply for them to use in the courses, but the trend is for them preferring the advantages of the mirrorless gear best.

Cheers and best to you.

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SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

It’s far from ideal for video. I know from experience.

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

They focus just fine. Not very fast though.

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

It must be the Z9, which is a large and heavy camera. When I got my Z7 I wasn’t surprised how much smaller than my D500 it was, or that it was smaller than my D7200, but I was surprised how close to the size of my M4/3 G9 was.

ORpilot Loc: Prineville, Or

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gwilliams6

thanks,

gwilliams6

gwilliams6

Just in, the latest top 10 cameras in sales at Yodobashi, Japan's largest chain of camera stores.

Ordinary Filmmaker:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwJRRO08BNM

Yodobashi's Top 10 in Sales
1) Sony A7IV
2) Sony A7RV
3) Sony FX3
4) Nikon Z9
5) Sony A7C Kit
6) Nikon Z50 Kit
7) Sony A7IV Kit
8) Sony ZV-E10
9) Fuji X-T4
10) Fuji X-S10

ALL are mirrorless cameras.

Cheers and best to you.

chapin in utah Loc: Utah

Thank you

chapin in utah Loc: Utah

Thank you

gwilliams6

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gwilliams6

You are welcome,

Cheers and best to you.

gwilliams6

I have posted a UHH thread about this excellent new S5II release from Panasonic, which finally put PDAF into their fullframe mirrorless cameras .

Yes it has gotten many very good reviews, but some reviewers have said that the Panasonic S5II's PDAF system still lags behind the performance of the PDAF systems in Sony, Canon and Nikon fullframe mirrorless.

From all the reviews I have seen, the PDAF system in the new Panasonic S5II is mostly great, but not quite up to what I have in my Sonys. Not for fast action and for zooming lenses. It is very close, but not yet an equal.

As a professional photojournalist in a very competitive business, I need the best AF I can afford. I cant afford to miss any shots.

Sony has by far the most experience in PDAF/CDAF hybrid autofocus systems in fullframe mirrorless cameras . I am sure the next generation of PDAF in the fullframe Panasonic S5II and/or with future firmware updates will improve the S5II PDAF performance.

My advice is to strongly consider the system that has the best proven PDAF performance you can get NOW for your investment , along with several other models in its lineup that also have the best PDAF systems, and has the largest lineup of native mirrorless lenses.

If you decide the Panasonic S5II is your best choice for what you need and how you shoot, that is perfectly fine. It is a worthy choice and I applaud Panasonic finally getting the message here, as IMHO Panasonic had crippled its otherwise excellent previous fullframe mirrorless cameras with no PDAF.

Cheers and best to you.