Hello,
I have an old Dynax 7D from Minolta, plus some Minolta lenses and a Sony one form when Sony took Minolta over.
Im looking to replace the camera body for something newer, but not sure what to get. The dilemma really are the lenses. Do i stay with Sony (albeit i believe i will need an adaptor to make the lenses fit the newer bodies), or dump the lot and start from scratch? If i start from scratch, whats good to get? Im thinking Canon but of course they charge a premium. If i stay Sony and keep the lenses, ill probably at some point get new ones anyway, in which case buying new lenses and a new body would leave me at the same point as if id gone with a whole new maker anyway.
Having said all of that im not against a decent second hand body, the only proviso being its recent enough in the makers product cycle that it will be supported for some years.
I mainly shoot museum visits, landscape and airshows/car races (Goodwood, some Brands Hatch stuff). Shooting for fun, not for a business. Id like to do more with my camera, at moment i dont always get out of auto settings.
As an example, i idly went to a camera shop near where i work and tried a mirrorless sony a7iii, i quite liked that although its clear the viewfinder was digital not optical, and i do wonder how you can focus using the viewfinder if it looks blocky and digital and not how you would see things on a printed photo.
I have an old Dynax 7D from Minolta, plus some Minolta lenses and a Sony one form when Sony took Minolta over.
Im looking to replace the camera body for something newer, but not sure what to get. The dilemma really are the lenses. Do i stay with Sony (albeit i believe i will need an adaptor to make the lenses fit the newer bodies), or dump the lot and start from scratch? If i start from scratch, whats good to get? Im thinking Canon but of course they charge a premium. If i stay Sony and keep the lenses, ill probably at some point get new ones anyway, in which case buying new lenses and a new body would leave me at the same point as if id gone with a whole new maker anyway.
Having said all of that im not against a decent second hand body, the only proviso being its recent enough in the makers product cycle that it will be supported for some years.
I mainly shoot museum visits, landscape and airshows/car races (Goodwood, some Brands Hatch stuff). Shooting for fun, not for a business. Id like to do more with my camera, at moment i dont always get out of auto settings.
As an example, i idly went to a camera shop near where i work and tried a mirrorless sony a7iii, i quite liked that although its clear the viewfinder was digital not optical, and i do wonder how you can focus using the viewfinder if it looks blocky and digital and not how you would see things on a printed photo.