Canon to Sony switch almost completed

[Shibu George]

Hi,

I've been a canon shooter for a long time and I started the switch to Sony in December 2016, now the switch is almost completed, however, I still use Canon for wildlife and action. Pretty much happy with my decision to switch,

 

[JimFox]

Hey Shibu,

I have been fortunate that I have been shooting Nikon since my old film days, so I haven't had a need to switch. But I do know lot's and lot's of people who made similar switches from Canon to Sony, and if I had been shooting Canon, I probably would have switched too.

It will be interesting to see who else in here has switched.

What is your current gear set up?

Jim

 

[Luvwine]

Just to add to the conversation, I too made the same switch. Sony just has better sensors (similar to Nikon's) than Canon in a smaller form factor with much more flexibility about adapting lenses. Sony also has focus peaking, no guesswork on exposure, IBIS, Face and Eye AF, and no need to microadjust lenses for focus accuracy. I have not regretted the move for a minute. The only weaknesses have been long lenses and speed of autofocus for sports, but Sony seems to be addressing these weaknesses with the A9 (silent shutter!), the release of the 100-400 and more no doubt to come. For my shooting, mostly landscape/Cityscape, macro, and casual portraiture, the Sony has been a vast improvement. For sports, wildlife, birds and such, there are good reasons to stick with Canon or Nikon. Welcome to the club! I started with 20D, went to 1DSMIII, then 5DM2, then to A7r and now A7rii.

 

[Shibu George]

Hey Shibu,

I have been fortunate that I have been shooting Nikon since my old film days, so I haven't had a need to switch. But I do know lot's and lot's of people who made similar switches from Canon to Sony, and if I had been shooting Canon, I probably would have switched too.

It will be interesting to see who else in here has switched.

What is your current gear set up?

Jim

Jim,

Switch is always difficult, I was contemplating this for 2 years and made up mind last year.
My current set up is A7r ii for landscape and portraits, A7S for Astro. Most of my landscapes are from Zeiss Loxia series (21mm, 35mm, 50mm) and the sony 70-200mm. Sony 85mm G Master for protraits. And started using the new Sigma 14mm f/1.8 for Astro and some wide angle stuff. Still use canon 24mm Tilt shift on Sony. Wildlife Canon 7Dmarkii with 100-400mm. Overall pretty happy with the small set up of Sony camera and loxia lenses!

 

[Shibu George]

Just to add to the conversation, I too made the same switch. Sony just has better sensors (similar to Nikon's) than Canon in a smaller form factor with much more flexibility about adapting lenses. Sony also has focus peaking, no guesswork on exposure, IBIS, Face and Eye AF, and no need to microadjust lenses for focus accuracy. I have not regretted the move for a minute. The only weaknesses have been long lenses and speed of autofocus for sports, but Sony seems to be addressing these weaknesses with the A9 (silent shutter!), the release of the 100-400 and more no doubt to come. For my shooting, mostly landscape/Cityscape, macro, and casual portraiture, the Sony has been a vast improvement. For sports, wildlife, birds and such, there are good reasons to stick with Canon or Nikon. Welcome to the club! I started with 20D, went to 1DSMIII, then 5DM2, then to A7r and now A7rii.

One other thing Sony lacks is the weather sealing, not as strong as Canon especially in dust or dust storm.

 

[Luvwine]

Yes, wether sealing will hopefully improve, but anecdotally, the A9 is better that way than the A7x cameras. Still, I have used my A7RII in pretty heavy mist near waterfalls and it has done okay.

My lineup is the Sony G 12-24/4, Zeiss Loxia 21/2.8, Zeiss ZM 35/1.4 (with Opto-Sigma front filter), Zeiss C/Y 35-70/3.4, Zeiss Loxia 50/2, Voigtlander 65/2 apo-lanthar (Jim just posted my review on the “articles” section), Zeiss Loxia 85/2.4, Sony GM 85/1.4, Sony GM 100/2.8 STF, Zeiss VS 100-300, Leica R 180/2.8 apo, Leica R 280/4 apo and 1.4x and 2x Leica R apo extenders.

 

[Shibu George]

Yes, wether sealing will hopefully improve, but anecdotally, the A9 is better that way than the A7x cameras. Still, I have used my A7RII in pretty heavy mist near waterfalls and it has done okay.

My lineup is the Sony G 12-24/4, Zeiss Loxia 21/2.8, Zeiss ZM 35/1.4 (with Opto-Sigma front filter), Zeiss C/Y 35-70/3.4, Zeiss Loxia 50/2, Voigtlander 65/2 apo-lanthar (Jim just posted my review on the “articles” section), Zeiss Loxia 85/2.4, Sony GM 85/1.4, Sony GM 100/2.8 STF, Zeiss VS 100-300, Leica R 180/2.8 apo, Leica R 280/4 apo and 1.4x and 2x Leica R apo extenders.

That's pretty cool lineup, love those Leica line! How they performing on Sony with adapters? Do you have an A9?

 

[Luvwine]

Like that second one, I would prefer it with the OOF clump of grass in the foreground cropped out.

Hi,

I've been a canon shooter for a long time and I started the switch to Sony in December 2016, now the switch is almost completed, however, I still use Canon for wildlife and action. Pretty much happy with my decision to switch,

That's pretty cool lineup, love those Leica line! How they performing on Sony with adapters? Do you have an A9?

The Leica R 180 and 280 apo lenses are extraordinary lenses. They are sharp, corner to corner, from wide open. I end up using the 180 more as it is easy to hand hold, works for portraits and travel, and with the Sony IBIS system, I can hand hold it at reasonable shutter speeds. It is only a 67mm filter thread so is fairly compact for a 180/2.8, well corrected, and did I mention sharp? Aside from its price (high) I highly recommend it. The 280 is, if anything, even sharper, but it is considerably heavier and thus stays at home more. It makes a good flower lens and if I am doing a photo-centric trip like to Yosemite, it comes along.

Since you asked, here are some samples:

180 at Yosemite:

280 at Yosemite (different day):

280 with 1.4x extender:

180 hand held (Notre Dame stained glass and Florence Duomo Baptistry ceiling detail)

 

[Shibu George]

The Leica R 180 and 280 apo lenses are extraordinary lenses. They are sharp, corner to corner, from wide open. I end up using the 180 more as it is easy to hand hold, works for portraits and travel, and with the Sony IBIS system, I can hand hold it at reasonable shutter speeds. It is only a 67mm filter thread so is fairly compact for a 180/2.8, well corrected, and did I mention sharp? Aside from its price (high) I highly recommend it. The 280 is, if anything, even sharper, but it is considerably heavier and thus stays at home more. It makes a good flower lens and if I am doing a photo-centric trip like to Yosemite, it comes along.

Since you asked, here are some samples:

That's pretty Sharp, better be for that price! Thanks for sharing the pics.

 

[Travis Rhoads]

welcome to the dark side!

I made the same switch, starting in December of 2015, started out with an A7R and adapted lenses, within 2 months I sold the A7R and picked up an A7R2 and still shot adapted lenses all of 2016. December 2016 I bought my first native E-Mount lenses and have not looked back, and recently sold off all the Canon stuff I was holding onto, and bought an a9...I don't regret one minute of it. For the shooting I do, which is a wide variety, Sony has the gear I need for it and it does it better...