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Alpha 1

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Why should I choose Nikon?

Nikon has been aggressive in giving photographers, and now videographers, the most bang for their buck in mirrorless. The Z-mount is semi-open, giving you the same budget options that Sony shooters get, and you can adapt E-mount lenses as well since there are more E-mount lenses floating around the

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human_performance in r/nikon_Zseries

December 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM

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Leica Will Increase Camera and Lens Prices Again in the US This Week

Lmao you can’t be serious. A7RV bundled with 28-70 f/2.8 gmii from B&H: $5746 A Leica M11, the fcking base model, is $9840. A 50mm Summicron ASPH is $9945. You can get a pro grade Sony with a pro lens for less than half the cost of a Leica body or a prime Leica aspherical lens. The value proposition

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Low-Duty in r/Leica

March 11, 2026 at 5:04 AM

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Do I need all of this for a studio clothing shoot?

I work in film and use this type of gear pretty often. Seems like this dude wants you to rent this stuff so he can take pictures of the gear lol completely unnecessary especially if this is a photo first gig. If I was hired for this type of gig and I only had an A1 I would ask for maybe a rental for

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ChunkyManLumps in r/AskPhotography

March 18, 2026 at 9:01 PM

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Considering switching Nikon to canon

If you want a big upgrade over Nikon in terms of AF and you like the idea of a 28-70 2.0 Then Sony is actually where I would suggest moving. I personally felt that Nikons AF on mirrorless was a hair better than Canon, but neither are as good as Sony. That said I am a sony shooter so that might be a

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joergonix in r/WeddingPhotography

December 2, 2025 at 3:02 AM

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A cursory comparison review of the Nikon Z9 and Sony A7M5 for bird photography

I’ve shot the Sony A1 and the Z9, both with 600mm f/4 native glass side by side. Both can miss focus when shooting birds in flight. Buy either system and learn it well and you wont be disappointed. Ignore the static on YouTube and forums, it’s all agenda driven. You don’t see professionals complaini

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mozfoo in r/Nikon

March 8, 2026 at 7:35 PM

7

After falling for full frame propaganda... I'm amazed by M43

You have to be blind to not see the Sony/FF propaganda online, if you on YouTube 95% of photography content revolves around Sony/Canon/FF and newbies to be hobby basically think mirrorless camera = Sony because they get brainwashed so much when in reality Olympus and Panasonic mop the floor with Son

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StardustNovaSynchron in r/M43

November 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM

7

Anyone who says Fuji can’t be used for sports is crazy

i think the whole thing about fuji autofocus being bad is a meme. i have no doubt you’re getting good hit rates with indoor basketball, just as i’m getting good hit rates with birds in flight. i have a sony a1 ii and the difference with my x-t5 isn’t that noticeable for real world stuff. but i’m not

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pillowcushion in r/FujifilmX

January 18, 2026 at 10:06 PM

7

Newbie need advise on professional camera and lense for city photography.

obviously you need the best camera like sony A1 or hasselblad x2d

alexthecat999 in r/AmateurPhotography

April 19, 2026 at 5:49 AM

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Pricing Insight? (Wedding Package)

You need better skill, gear, and flash before you offer to shoot a wedding by yourself. I'm not saying a brand new Sony A1 II but at least a used pro model like a 5D Mark III and whichever 70-200mm f/2.8 you can afford. And flash! You only survived your last wedding because you shot in blazing sunli

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eliminate1337 in r/AskPhotography

April 17, 2026 at 6:25 PM

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soda changes streaming forever ($11k camera)

Sony cameras overheat doing 4k if they are not the high end ones. A7 is pretty mid spec so they can overheat if you run it max quality for a long time with no cooling. I run an a1 sometimes and it doesn't have issues, but I have a smaller 6700 which I and it can overheat if I do videos pretty easily

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Nervous-Potato-1464 in r/LivestreamFail

April 16, 2026 at 9:46 AM

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