billnikon wrote:
That's nice, but for over 55 years of photography, 40 of those professionally, I will continue to get great IQ, endurance, and higher resale value from riding with the brand.
Thanks for your post though.
Well I have over 55 years as a photographer, 50 of those years as an International Award Winning professional shooting all subjects around the world, and I am also a longtime Professor of Photography at a state university and I keep up with the current technology, and the new reality is that the best third-party lens can equal and even surpass the image quality and build quality of the best OEM lenses, just a fact.
I am not a OEM snob, never was. I can afford to use the best gear to do the job, and often that is third-party gear.
I have owned the best of Nikon, Canon, Leica, Hasselblad and other brands including dozens of their best lenses, and the new reality is that the very best of the third-party lenses don't take a back seat to them anymore.
As for Sony, I have owned Sony A6500, A7RII, A7RIII, A7III, A9, A7RIV and currently own A1, A9III, A7RV. I currently own 14 superb quality E-mount lenses covering 10mm to 600mm, from Sony (GM and G), Sigma Art, Tamron, Viltrox, Laowa. And I kept one of my Canon DSLR-designed lenses, the TS 17mm f4 Tilt-shift lens, which I use with a MC-11 lens adapter on my Sony bodies.
Use what you like and be happy, I choose to take advantage of the best of today's gear, and that includes both top OEM and top third-party gear. Many other top pros and hobbyists alike around the world are doing the same.
Cheers and best to you.