At roughly US$1200, you're making a Faustian bargain here: price, size, and weight are all completely optimized against performance.
At roughly US$1200, you're making a Faustian bargain here: price, size, and weight are all completely optimized against performance.
Sony's done an excellent job of compromising a bit where you generally won't be bothered by it, while keeping the aspects of the lens that you want top notch, well, top notch. Even on the 42mp sensor cameras this lens shines in the center.
My final words are these: if you need what this lens provides focally, buy it. I can’t imagine it disappointing you.
[T]his is the lens you want if you're looking for the best mid-range FE zoom without breaking the bank (or pushing down the scales too far).
[T]he 12-24mm is a keeper, and it's one of three lenses I keep in my Sony bag now.
That actually sums things up fairly well: this is a very good to great lens, but not an exceptionally great lens. Sony made some compromises (vignetting, edge acuity compared to center) to produce the lens at the price they gave it.
The Sony 14mm f/1.8GM is the first such 14mm prime I've encountered that is changing my mind about fast, really wide primes.
The 24-70mm f/2.8 S is arguably the best zoom lens of that focal range I've seen to date, certainly the best I've fully tested and measured.
[T]his is the lens you should be considering.
Indeed, I don't know why every Canon EOS M user doesn't own this lens (similar to why I don't understand why some Nikon DX DSLR users don't own the 35mm f/1.8G DX lens).
It's not a perfect landscape lens, but it is a near perfect travel lens.
Nikon got a lot right with the Z6, only a few things wrong, but left a number of small details in the weeds that could use some tuning/fixing/snipping, just as with the Z7. Other than that, I find the Z6 to be a well-rounded camera that rarely gets in my way.
For travel, family, and event shooting, particularly with primes below 100mm, the X-T3 has tons of appeal that shouldn't be underestimated.
Back with the Nikon 1, Nikon was one of the first to use phase detect autofocus on the sensor, and it was fast and accurate. But it was also clear that there were things that the engineering team weren't allowed to do with the Nikon 1.
While I labeled the original RF camera, the R, an experiment, I believe the RP is dead on to the expectations of entry level and casual Canon users, and it’s the best entry level full frame mirrorless camera you can find. It’s priced appropriately to its abilities.
I can recommend the camera if you're willing to really come to grips with its usability through customization and study, and if the lens set works for you.
The Canon R6 is a really solid camera. I have no trouble at all recommending it.
As I write this, the Sony A1 is the best all-around mirrorless camera you can buy. [...] The Sony A1 currently stands nearly alone in terms of top mirrorless cameras.
I'll answer that up front (without all the nuance): yes, it basically does, though you'll want to know all about the nuance (see Performance section, below). However, the R7 really does slot more against the 90D in my estimation.
As before, Nikon's touch capability on the Rear LCD is excellent, and this is one thing that makes that selfie/vlogger position of the articulating display much more useful: it’s far easier to set the Z30 from the front than it is the Z50.
The customization, and particularly the recall memory functions, are best in class, and for someone who's buying a primary camera that needs to last them a few years for any kind of work they encounter, the Mark IV dots all the i's and crosses all the t's.
The X-S20 is a very likable, but not lovable tool. It'll stick around in the gear closet as my casual camera until something better comes along.
The Fujifilm X-S10 is likely as much camera as most people really need, though it's not a top-ender in anything.
Careful, deliberate shooters will love it. Rushed, spontaneous shooters won't like it as much. Action and really fast shooters won't like it all.
