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After trading in and consigning my Nikon full-frame cameras and buying EF-M gear, I’ve been considering a Sony A7 as something to use for adapting lenses mostly so that I could get a full 35mm sensor format.  The Sony Alpha A7. Is this camera still worth considering? Surprising it’s still sold new, so I was able to check one out at my local camera shop! https://youtu.be/HlchINEV-TA Thanks to Camera Craft in Rockford, Illinois for allowing me to film there! Sony Alpha a7 Digital Camera: B&H: https://bhpho.to/2GiS3kF Amazon: https://amzn.to/2PIPa09 Used on KEH: https://shrsl.com/2glpg ebay: https://ebay.us/DqIQSP   As an affiliate of these shops, I earn from qualifying purchases!  Full resolution photos I took while trying the camera out: Flickr Gallery Most of the gear I’ve made a hands-on video for: Kit.co Gear List Transcript of the related video: The Sony A7 is still sold new. Right now, it’s around eight hundred dollars retail. Back when it was initially released i...

I tried out Canon’s first full-frame mirrorless camera. It looks like a mirrorless mixture of the 6D mark II and the 5D mark IV. In the linked Youtube video I go over various aspects of the camera with a heavy slant toward ergonomics. I will say that the grip on this camera is my favorite out of all of the mirrorless cameras I’ve tried thus far. In this video I go over features, build quality, ergonomics, quirks, and my general opinion after handling the camera: A few test photos I took with the camera (Flickr) . Get the Canon EOS R Mirrorless Digital Camera here: Canon EOS R Digital Camera: B&H: https://bhpho.to/2Gn3Kqp Amazon: https://amzn.to/2QIeN15 Used on KEH: https://shrsl.com/2gltm ebay: http://ebay.us/qZ1zxR As an affiliate of these shops, I earn from qualifying purchases!  Cameras side by side. Important Specifications: 30 megapixel full-frame sensor. RF mount: a new 54mm diameter mount with a 20mm flange back distance. That gives you a lot of options for adapting len...

I tried out Nikon’s first full-frame mirrorless camera, the Z7. With advanced cameras like this it’s always a challenge including even just a decent percentage of relevant features, but I gave it a go!  I had the kit lens, 35mm f1.8s, and the FTZ adapter with a Nikon 50mm f1.4g to try the camera with. This is the more advanced and expensive Z camera with 45.7 megapixels. It has a 5-axis in camera stabilizer, flip screen, EVF, and short registration distance of a mirrorless camera. In this video I go over features, build quality, ergonomics, quirks, and my general opinion after handling the camera: Here are a few sample photos from the Z7 (Flickr) . Get the Nikon Z7 Mirrorless Digital Camera here: B&H: https://bhpho.to/2GonYjN Amazon: https://amzn.to/2JEWOq3 Used on KEH: https://shrsl.com/2gl4u ebay: https://ebay.us/ac5hTj As an affiliate of these shops, I earn from qualifying purchases!  Specifications, features, and notes: 45.7 effective megapixels 1/8000th second maximu...

Now that a specification sheet has been leaked for the Canon EOS R full-frame mirrorless camera we see more about the camera in general. It’s missing some information, likely intentionally removed for whatever reason. The camera rumor game is fun, but also irritating at times. Today I’m talking about a hypothetical camera I’m interested in transitioning to as my primary still photo camera, yet one that has solid video features as well. I’ll be calling it the solo hybrid-shooter’s camera. I do almost all of my videography on my own for the purpose of Youtube (and now Amazon Prime video I’ve started uploading to). I’m usually in the video at some point or another as well as the person filming b-roll, or basically any type of visual storytelling footage. Camera Companies Assuming that this is true information about the upcoming EOS R, let’s talk about it. I’m also going to talk about Nikon’s Z cameras and a few others like Sony’s full-frame offerings and the Panasonic full-frame mirrorles...

Now that the Nikon Z7 and Z6 have been announced, let’s talk about them and Nikon’s expected path moving forward based on their live presentation. Will I consider buying a Z6?  The Nikon Z6. Just to give a bit of history on my perspective… My first DSLR was a Pentax *ist DS that I started using in November 2005. Eventually, I made the switch to Nikon when they released the D600. I had wanted to get into full-frame and that camera hit a viable price-point. Overall, the change was pretty successful. Since then I’ve been limited in lens selection compared to when I was using Pentax. A lot of the value of my Pentax kit went into the cost of the camera bodies rather than lenses. I’ve learned to make effective use of the lens I had on hand at any given point and bought/sold lenses based on how frequently I used them or if they did something particular I needed. I’ve had a lot of success with the D600 and the D750. I’ve also used many Nikon APS-C DSLRS as my second body. The bodies I can...