DSLR to Mirrorless

[CraigV]

I switched to olympus several years ago due to heart failure and still using the system which has never let me down , good all rounder under most circumstances , but I have also recently gone down the route of a D500 nikon dslr which although great is showing its age limitations , so last week having the lenses I switched to a nikon Z6ii as wex are selling off a lot of as new models cheap .. its been a good choice so far and getting some good images though its still a learning curve .. and if I can learn new menus at 80 I'm sure you can

I guess you are correct Sir

 

[CraigV]

I’ll have to agree with others that if you’re aiming to downsize then a full frame mirrorless is pure smoke and mirrors.

Whilst my R6 is smaller and lighter than the 6d, and indeed the APSC DSLR’s I had, the lenses are mostly serious kit.

I’d be aiming for a Nikon APSC mirrorless in your shoes, less of a learning curve.

Cheers Phil Ill ad the Nikon mirrorless cameras to my investigation list.

 

[CraigV]

You can have a very small full frame mirrorless set up if you don’t mind sacrificing some other things. While I have all of the best Sony gear I also have an A7CII for a lightweight set up with a range of small lenses.

Viltrox 14mm f/4
Viltrox 20mm f/2.8
Sigma 35mm f/2
Samyang 45mm f/1.8
Samyang 75mm f/1.8

There are lots of other very small light weight options available as well.

However anything longer than 85mm and you are into lenses that are similar sizes to their DSLR equivalents.


Personally I would skip the A7III as it has the older menus system. The newer camera’s from the A7IV onwards all has the newer more easy to understand menu. Lots of other improvements as well of course with a.f etc.

Probably just comes down to what you want to photograph and the lenses you need.

As already mentioned above the APSC mirrorless lenses are much smaller as a rule so while that’s an option I previously had a Sony A6400 which while very capable lacked the I.Q of its full frame big brothers.

As for M43. I had an Olympus OM-1 their pro lenses and some primes for one day. Image quality of M43 was not for me at all. I didn’t even have it for a full day only a matter of hours and swapped it all in for the A7CII and some glass.

I mostly photograph landscapes and the usual family shots and of the dog. The lens I use most on my nikon is my sigma art 24-105mm f/4 so Id probs go for one similar. The sigma is ok weight wise but would love if it was lighter. My old vintage Tokina 28-70 f/2.6 F/2.8 on the otherhand is very heavy and doubles the weight of the d810. This lens wont be part of the funding purge.

I will however look into the A7IV prices though,

 

[CraigV]

I went from a A7iii to X-Pro3 and now have an X-T5. The Sony IQ is undoubtedly better than the Fujis but I switched for lighter kit. The lenses are a lot smaller and lighter. Straight out if camera the Fuji colours are nicer and I do like the film sims.
Looking through my photos I can tell which are Sony but the pros of the Fuji outweigh (for me) the pros of the Sony

Thanks Craig.

 

[f/1.2]

I mostly photograph landscapes and the usual family shots and of the dog. The lens I use most on my nikon is my sigma art 24-105mm f/4 so Id probs go for one similar. The sigma is ok weight wise but would love if it was lighter. My old vintage Tokina 28-70 f/2.6 F/2.8 on the otherhand is very heavy and doubles the weight of the d810. This lens wont be part of the funding purge.

I will however look into the A7IV prices though,

Zooms will be an issue in terms of size and weight. They will be the same size as the DSLR equivalent or bigger.

The only one I can think of off hand that is a bit smaller than average is the Tamron 28-75 f/2.8

 

[Tulipone]

I have recently purchased a Nikon z50ii with kit 16-50 lens to replace my FF Panasonic S5 - had some health issues and really couldn't manage the combined weight of all that glass, especially in a long lens. This thing feels large enough in my hand with the shape of the body but, especially with the 16-50, as light as a feather after S5+100-400 or S5+150-600.

I'm on day 3 and went out for the first proper bimble with it this morning. Plainly I am going to need to have a look at longer lenses and still trying to work out where my fingers need to go but the images I took this morning were very acceptable, albeit very different from the S5. Not too sure what the prices are for 2nd user Sony and Fuji are but this was a bargain.