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<p>The Nikkor 16mm fisheye is a lot of fun on by Sony a7r especially in the crop mode. The distortion is fun to play with.</p>

<p>I made ths switch from Nikon to Sony when the NEX 7 came out. My reaction at the time was "this is the future of photography". It is smaller and lighter so I sold my heavy and expensive Nikon zooms and kept my excellent Nikon primes. They all work just fine (with adapter) on all theree Sony's I now have. Picture quality wise both brands are excellent and the Sony stands up to anything on the market. NIkon and many other brands use Sony sensors accounting for the comparable picture quality. Sony is light years ahead on technology but performance wise Sony needs some help especially in auto focusing. Sony does have focus peaking that makes manually focusing very easy. The Sony flashes are easier to use and I find them comparable. Technology takes over on the Sony and it does things I am not expecting on the newest full frame A7r. I too agree with Louis trying an inexpensive Sony to see how you like it. I have an NEX3n (the least expensive model made) converted to Infered and the picture quality is fantastic. I love the idea how all of my Sony's use the same lenses and batteries. I usually take only what I expect to use so I don't have John's concerns. Remember the best camera on earth is the you have with you at the time. </p>

<p>I've been using the NEX 7 with the HLV FM43 flash. I recently added the new a7r body and the flash unit does not fit on the hot shoe. Can someone help me out as to which adapter I need. There are several on the market and I don't like returning stuff especially if I did not order the correct item. Many thanks.</p>

<p>My attention span is not enough for me to read all of the posts so here is my 2 cents. I went with the a7r knowing I have some very good Nikon and Voigtlander glass. I bought some adapters and the results are phenoomoial. Have a couple of Sony lenses for the NEX System. Can really see the difference. That's all I need to know.</p>

<p>I am bit older than you and have had 3 rotator cuff surgeries. I went with the nex 7 and adapter for my nikon glass. (small primes). I just purchases the Voigtlander 40 mm f2 a really great lens. Now I use the good glass that sony is lacking and have a small light weight bag to carry. As some one else stated focusing is no problem wth the peaking feature. I manually did everything with film and if you are like me, I like the control the manual lenses provide. The nex is the future of photography. I'm exttremely happy I went with it and will never go back to lugging all that big heavy stuff again.<br>

Dave</p>

<p>I am bit older than you and have had 3 rotator cuff surgeries. I went with the nex 7 and adapter for my nikon glass. (small primes). I just purchases the Voigtlander 40 mm f2 a really great lens. Now I use the good glass that sony is lacking and have a small light weight bag to carry. As some one else stated focusing is no problem wth the peaking feature. I manually did everything with film and if you are like me, I like the control the manual lenses provide. The nex is the future of photography. I'm exttremely happy I went with it and will never go back to lugging all that big heavy stuff again.<br>

Dave</p>

<p>Rahi,<br>

I had a G 9 until it just quit on me. Replaced it with the Sony NEX 7. Now I wish the G 9 had quit earlier on me. The NEX technology blows me away. It is the future. It is the first camera where I have ever used all the special features and settings. They actually work and you can see the differences. Another great feature is I bought the adapter so I can use all of my good Nikon glass with it. I don't know about the NEX 3 or 5 but my recommendation is to save your pennies and go for the 7. It is a winner.<br>

Dave</p>

<p>I purchased the nex 7 and the adapter to use my nikon glass. I's like driving a sports car. Fantastic response, wonderful low light performance, small and light weight. I too was on the fence about buying it but now I have no second thoughts. Just my 2 cents.<br>

Dave</p>

 

<p>I purchased the nex 7 and the adapter to use my nikon glass. I's like driving a sports car. Fantastic response, wonderful low light performance, small and light weight. I too was on the fence about buying it but now I have no second thoughts. Just my 2 cents.<br>

Dave</p>

 

<p>Since you are using a Mac, have you thought of using Aperture ??? It is easy to download and keep your master file on an external hard drive in one easy step. You only have a thumbnail on your hard drive that takes practically no space. That way you can keep millions of images and always have easy access to them if you want to edit them. Friends with pc's tell me Lightroom does the same thing. I switched to a Mac 2 years ago and will never go back to windows.<br>

Dave</p>

 

<p>I got one a couple of weeks ago from Berger Brothers in Long Island. They are reputable and good to deal with.<br>

Dave</p>

<p>I don't know abut Canon because I am a Nikon shooter. I like the Nikon engineering and feel in my hands. I can make any adjustments needed while holding the camera to the eye. No need to look at menues. I guess it is just getting familiar with the buttons. As a teacher I tell students to chose carefully if they plan to make a living at photogrtaphy. Good glass is very expensive. If they want it for recreational use choose the one that has features they like and feels right for them. Quality wise all the bodies are good.<br>

Dave</p>

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I agree with the above. Was in Italy and it poured. Left my D 200 in the hotel and slid

the G-9 in a waterproof jacket vest pocket. Holding a umbrella in the left hand I could

Use the G-9 with the right hand. If it was not for the G-9 I wouldn't have any pictures.