Need advice on choosing a full -frame SLR
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 8:06 pm
About 8 months ago, after being a Canon Digital Rebel user for the previous 5 years (had only a modest investment in lenses), I jumped ship to Sony Alpha a65. (Again, I have a modest investment in used Konica/Minolta lenses now.) It's a move I don't regret. But now I think I may be ready to step up to full-frame SLR. I posed the question in another thread as to the compatibility of my current APS-C lenses with the a99. The answer is that the camera goes into crop mode. So, here are my questions:
1) Will I see ANY bump in IQ using the stock/kit a65 lens or Konica/Minolta lenses between the a65 and a99, should I go that route?
2) I have read there is only a handful of compatible Sony lenses for the a99. Assuming this is true, what is the designation (other than much higher price) that tells me "This is a full-frame A mount lens"?
3) I am also considering a Canon 6D. I watched a good comparison video with the Nikon D600 and it looks like a nice unit. As in #2 (as I have owned APS-C Canon lenses before), besides price, what is the designation for full frame-compatible lenses for Canon?
4) My third option is the aforementioned Nikon D600: On the surface, it's the most appealing with a $2k price tag for the kit. But I am VERY wary of this product due to the now infamous lubricant on the sensor issue. In all the research I've done, there is seemingly one good review for every 5 or 6 bad ones due to this issue which Nikon is apparently not owning up to. I'd like to get some non-Nikon fanboy opinions on this issue. And as for the a99 and 6D, how do I know besides price, which are the full frame compatible lenses for this camera? There is no shortage of used lenses on eBay for any of these models. However, the sellers typically fail to disclose that they are APS-C lenses.
Many thanks in advance! With a total kit budget of about 3k (for now), I am not averse to waiting a bit longer if people here have a sense that the market is about to get flooded with full frame SLRs and APS-C's are on their way out for SLRs altogether (?)
Ed (Photo N00b in Perpetuity)
Edit: Interesting: The price of the D600 kit just went up by $500 at B&H, Amazon and Best Buy. I wonder if this means the lubricant issue has been fixed?
1) Will I see ANY bump in IQ using the stock/kit a65 lens or Konica/Minolta lenses between the a65 and a99, should I go that route?
2) I have read there is only a handful of compatible Sony lenses for the a99. Assuming this is true, what is the designation (other than much higher price) that tells me "This is a full-frame A mount lens"?
3) I am also considering a Canon 6D. I watched a good comparison video with the Nikon D600 and it looks like a nice unit. As in #2 (as I have owned APS-C Canon lenses before), besides price, what is the designation for full frame-compatible lenses for Canon?
4) My third option is the aforementioned Nikon D600: On the surface, it's the most appealing with a $2k price tag for the kit. But I am VERY wary of this product due to the now infamous lubricant on the sensor issue. In all the research I've done, there is seemingly one good review for every 5 or 6 bad ones due to this issue which Nikon is apparently not owning up to. I'd like to get some non-Nikon fanboy opinions on this issue. And as for the a99 and 6D, how do I know besides price, which are the full frame compatible lenses for this camera? There is no shortage of used lenses on eBay for any of these models. However, the sellers typically fail to disclose that they are APS-C lenses.
Many thanks in advance! With a total kit budget of about 3k (for now), I am not averse to waiting a bit longer if people here have a sense that the market is about to get flooded with full frame SLRs and APS-C's are on their way out for SLRs altogether (?)
Ed (Photo N00b in Perpetuity)
Edit: Interesting: The price of the D600 kit just went up by $500 at B&H, Amazon and Best Buy. I wonder if this means the lubricant issue has been fixed?