gwilliams6

Found it, Here is the last post I made to you about your racing photography:

TheDman wrote:
No doubt with shots that were way better than that Sony a9 shot at the Derby!


Thanks for the kind words. And trust me in my long photojournalism career i have enjoyed and shot all levels of sports from kiddie, junior high, to High school, College and pros , and amateur levels of swimming, racing, horse racing etc. Some of my favorite and award-winning shots have been at lower and amateur levels.

I mean no disrespect to your horse racing coverage. I take you at your word here that you may have more horse racing coverage under your belt . I tell you I have more race photos in focus than out. A better test of the A9 was the later Winter Olympics ,US Open shots, Super Bowl etc. I don't personally know that Derby photog. That first A9 shot was shortly after the first release of the A9. If you don't know how to set the correct auto focus mode you can get fooled relying on any camera's autofocus system, DSLR and mirrorless. A9 did great at multitude of fast sporting events in the hands of other shooters. Sony cameras have multiple AF settings and some suit certain types of sports better than other settings. If you would try one out you would see there is no EVF lag and these cameras focus at 60 AF/AE calculations per second, with 20fps and no viewfinder blackout. They deliver stunning sports performance and that is why a growing number of top sport pros are switching from DSLR to the A9. Not all and not right away, for there is understandable hesitance, trepidation and even fear in switching out of your comfort zone, but a growing number switch very week.

Quote from linked article (below) from World Photography Organization: "A new standard of speed, focusing accuracy - Sony a9. The most technologically advanced, innovative digital camera that Sony has ever created, the new α9 offers a level of imaging performance that is simply unmatched by any camera ever created – mirrorless, SLR or otherwise. "
https://www.worldphoto.org/blogs/21-04-17/new-standard-speed-focusing-accuracy-sony-a9

A poor operator can mess up even the finest machine or greatest horse. lol

Cheers

TheDman Loc: USA

Never means never, it doesn't mean "that one time".

gwilliams6

Not sure your point here TheDman, but lets just move on. Any further thoughts on the OP's thread question/statement , "the reign of DSLRs is almost over" ? There is another thread running in UHH , "DSLR vs mirrorless" that is just as opinionated in its discussions and responses. Cheers

gwilliams6

There are other excellent mirrorless cameras now competing for consumers. All staking their claim to part of the market share from DSLRs.

Panasonic G9 Long-Term Review vs. Sony A7 III & Fuji X-H1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bROfk7UOup8&feature=push-u-sub&attr_tag=sdPgOzfijWs7d_oG-6

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

Are you ready to set example of moving on???

gwilliams6

Absolutely,enough has been said. Cheers to all !

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

Almost? tomorrow? Next week? When?

Marionsho Loc: Kansas

Odds are it's tomorrow.

Of course....tomorrow never gets here.

It's always the next day.

HarryBinNC Loc: Blue Ridge Mtns, No.Carolina, USA

A simple spacer/adaptor can take care of the legacy lens issue, just as it has for nearly all of the popular MILCs, assuming that Canikon have the good sense to design the new lens mounts to support it.

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

Canon introduced an adapter allowing use of EOS lenses on EOS-M cameras when they introduced the cameras; considering the wealth of EOS lenses, that is more than sufficient. Considering the many variations of F-mount, Nikon will have to work a little harder.

gwilliams6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY5tzBJZibc
Jared Polin discusses the Sony A9 vs A7RIII vs A7III which you should buy, and tells what features they have, including what the Sonys can do better than ANY DSLR, as well as what he likes on Canon and Nikon. BTW Jared is NOT sponsored by Sony and is a longtime Nikon and Canon user, but reviews and uses all types of gear.

PeterBergh

I have no doubt that your statement is correct but, in my mind, the important issue is when. It won't be tomorrow; it probably won't be this or next year. Twenty years from now, I'm sure MILC will dominate hugely. In between two and twenty years, it's anybody's guess.

BTW, I am reminded of the statement, years ago, that Macs will be the dominant brand in the personal-computer world. Macs still have less than ten percent of the personal-computer market.

Crystal balls are notoriously cloudy. Putting it another way, it's hard to predict, especially the future (Yogi Berra).

gwilliams6

https://www.sonyalpharumors.com/james-cameron-to-shoot-avatar-sequels-on-sony-venice-camera-system/
James Cameron chooses Sony Venus camera system to shoot Avatar sequels. Cameron will also use current Sony A7 series and RX series cameras to shoot scenes in Avatar sequels.

Laura72568 Loc: Anderson TX

Agreed...I think the mirrorless business is gaining popularity but I don’t see DSLRs becoming obsolete anytime soon. It’s probably a scare tactic to get folks to switch to mirrorless (which I fell for about a years ago). Then I went right back to a DSLR. :)

TheDman Loc: USA

The first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem.