That may be, but it's also true you may want to learn Dutch in the near future. Maybe.
I upgraded because, you know, what the hell? I don't notice any improvement, but I'm kind of a dim bulb, so what do I know?
Nice work overall. The tree shot is pretty good, but I like the framing of the last picture. Dare I say a negative word? I think ducks in #3 are distracting and the photo would be better if they weren't there.
Nice set. I especially liked the first photo. My wife and I were there last October but we didn't stay long enough to get to the other side of the bay and take that great photo.
If you're brand new to this you may want to put the RAW development thing on the back burner for a while and just work with your JPG files. If you really do want to get started editing the RAW files there is a free version of "Capture One Express" for Sony cameras. There is a learning curve involved, but that what YouTube is for.
https://www.captureone.com/en/products/expressAlso for free is the Faststone Image Viewer, a very handy file viewer, and ultrabasic JPG editor.
https://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm
I usually use a Panasonic G9 with a normal size zoom lens but I sometimes use a Sony NEX-6 with a 20mm pancake lens and the difference in public reaction is like night and day. I may as well be invisible while using the Sony, but the larger Panasonic draws its fair share of attention. That's not always a bad thing though, as people tend to walk behind me or duck while walking in front of me if I'm using the larger camera. It's as though I'm more official or my pictures are more important if I'm using a "Professional" camera. Too funny.
Inappropriate White Balance setting is my guess.
The right answer is just don't do it. Either get up at dawn or stay out until dusk when the light is better. Like we can actually do that while on a vacation, right?
The more realistic answer is to modify the bright mid-day light. Turn your back to the sun, wait for clouds, use a CP or ND filter, use shades or a flash.
Helpful article:
https://www.photoblog.com/learn/secrets-outdoor-photography-midday-sun/
I'll suggest it's a camera issue rather than a memory card failure, but why don't you put a new card in and see if that solves the problem. If it does, your golden. Otherwise, it could be a shutter failure.
From what I read, the new Canon RF lenses are high-end lenses that deserve a better body than the RP provides, and that actually, sounds pretty good to me.
In a year or three, when you have a nice collection of great lenses, Canon will be on generation two or three of the bodies and you'll feel good about upgrading to a new one.
I think, but am not sure, the Z 6 camera will automatically select the DX "crop" mode when using the FTZ adapter and DX lenses. If it's not automatic, you'll have to do it manually or just deal with the heavy vignetting in PP.
That could be useful if you're using a telephoto lens and want to squeeze out an extra 50% of focal length while using your new camera. It's also a way to spread the cost of buying new lenses out over time, but other than that I can't see any good reason to use crop frame lenses on a full frame camera.
That's just awesome!
But as you know by now, resolution, focus, and bokeh are meaningless on canvas prints. I'm happy that you and your daughter are happy, but canvas perhaps isn't the best way to display really good quality ART prints.
I really don't think there is an upper limit.