- Hey, everybody.
This is Roberto Blake of robertoblake.com,
helping you create something awesome today.
So today I'm gonna talk about why I might actually switch
to the Sony mirrorless system of cameras,
away from Nikon and DSLR.
Now, again, I haven't set this decision in stone,
but it does happen to come from the fact
that I did borrow the Sony A7R2 from our good friends
over at lumoid.com.
They actually let you rent and borrow camera gear
and equipment.
And I got to play with this thing,
and I fell in love with it.
I fell in love with it,
and when I did shoot with the Sony A6000
this summer on my trip to D.C.,
I fell in love with that camera too.
I really see what Sony has to offer.
And their cameras are crushing it.
The dynamic range on both of these cameras was stunning.
The ergonomics felt great in my hand,
and my only really complaint
about them was the battery life,
and there's ways to get around that.
There's a ton of ways to get around that.
So the things I really love about these mirrorless cameras
are they're much lighter than the DSLRs.
I'm a small-framed guy.
That actually really works out for me.
Not to mention,
I'm usually carrying around a whole studio with me.
So even though I'm using a portable version of my studio,
that's a lot of weight to be lugging around on my shoulders,
and I don't really like it.
When I'm using these mirrorless cameras,
it just cuts the weight down so much for everything.
And, to be honest, when I'm shooting with them,
they feel really good.
They feel great in my hands.
I also love the electronic viewfinder.
I love that I can go ahead and I can see focus peaking.
I love all of these features and all of these bonuses.
I love the face detection and how it picks up on contrast.
I love everything about these cameras,
except a few little nit-picky things.
Now, most of you who are in this debate
of mirrorless versus DSLR,
your focusing on the lack of lenses
and so on and so forth.
Not really a problem.
You can get a Metabones converter,
and guess what?
All of a sudden,
all the lenses from your previous camera system
are now available to you.
Will you be able to use them
to the full effect of the camera's capability?
Probably not, but it does buy you some time
before you can trade out and invest in new lenses,
or it allows you to use the lenses
that you're comfortable with.
So that's not really a problem or a downside.
And to be honest,
I really don't have that much glass right now
in the first place.
So for me, the jump would actually not be that bad,
in terms of the investment in previous equipment.
The other factor is
even though I got my start in photography,
at this point, I'm not a photographer first.
I'm actually a video-first shooter.
So I'm looking at the perspective of video.
And from the perspective of video,
the mirrorless camera systems have a lot more
to offer overall for a video shooter.
Now, for photography, there are some benefits,
but there's also some huge detractors there.
But overall, I still feel
that the mirrorless cameras are on par,
and they do have a lot to offer.
But for a video shooter like me,
it's almost no contest between what's gonna be better.
I also like the fact that with these cameras,
especially from the Sony system,
that they have these great bodies
with tremendous build quality,
without sacrificing too much,
and still being very lightweight.
The only real issue, again,
becomes the power and how long you can shoot with them.
And there are a lot of ways to get around that.
And so that's not the biggest hangup in the world for me.
Despite the fact that they have stunning image quality,
great in-camera stabilization, and tremendous dynamic range,
awesome lowlight capabilities, all those things,
the camera system overall is still very young.
It has time to mature.
So the thing is, I might not jump ship right away.
It might be another year or two.
But I do see that being something that will likely happen,
with the direction they're going.
Unless Canon and Nikon really step up their game,
I see a lot more shooters,
especially if they're focusing on video,
jumping ship over to Sony,
for all the reasons I've stated.
Plus, a lot of these cameras are offering
more bang for the buck.
They're the same price or cheaper,
but they're offering so much more.
When you look at the price of something
like investing in a Nikon D810 or a D4S
or a Canon, you know, and the equivalence there,
the 5D Mark III and up and up and up,
and you think about the money you're spending.
You're spending that money
to not get the ability to shoot 4K video.
You're spending that money to not get, you know,
focus peaking and face detection and all these other things.
You're not getting 5-axis in-camera stabilization.
Those are huge features that are tremendous
and add to the ability to get better-quality shots
for photo and video.
And I don't know why I'd wanna pay to not have those things,
just for the opportunity to potentially use more glass.
If I get the 24-70, I'm probably fine.
I could also go ahead and get a 50 millimeter
and between those two lenses,
for what I do, I'm probably fine.
That may not be everybody's deal.
But for me, as someone who mostly shoots YouTube videos
and conferences and events, that's perfect.
So I wouldn't really need much more than that.
And if I did, I could get a metabones adaptor
and then use any lenses I really want with the camera.
So, for these reasons,
I'm really looking at possibly moving to Sony
in the near future, as my camera system.
I probably will still keep my Nikon DSLR,
so I can continue to be educated about them,
developments that are going on,
and be able to help you guys with your questions on them.
I probably won't go full-tilt on mirrorless.
I'm the type of person
to accumulate a lot of different gear.
As you know, I have the iMac here,
but I also have a Windows laptop.
I use both Western Digital and Seagate hard drive products.
So the thing is,
I'm not going to go all-in on a specific brand,
even though I might make it my core usage.
I won't just say, "Oh, I'm using this exclusively,"
because I wanna be able to help you guys as much as I can.
I am actually planning to borrow some Canon lenses
and equipment and things like that,
so I can talk to you guys more about that,
'cause I know it's something you've been asking for.
But anyway, that's why I think
I'm going to eventually move to Sony.
I don't think it's gonna be any time soon,
but it is a plan that I'm looking at doing.
But I wanna know what you guys are thinking.
Are you guys interested in a mirrorless camera systems?
I'm actually curious about the Fuji stuff as well.
What are you looking at
in terms of potential camera upgrades?
Are you looking at mirrorless?
Are you looking at Sony? Fuji?
Or are you gonna stick with Nikon and Canon?
And if you want, tell me why in the comments section below.
We can talk about it.
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