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In reply to the discussion: "I did my own research".😁 [View all]

usonian

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4. I got my start in mirrorless with the Z5
Tue Mar 4, 2025, 12:47 PM
Mar 4

Then I saw the Z7-II on sale, missed the sale, stopped at a nearby camera store. It was for sale for the weekend for even less, and bought a used one for less than that. The Z7-II has spectacular rendition.

I finally figured out the "focus with the AF button" business, and use it all the time. But for stars and comets, focusing is hard because motor-driven lenses will focus past infinity and it's dark. So I used old manual focus lenses via adapter. Infinity means infinity on them.

I am a wide angle fanatic, and use the 14-30 zoom all the time (sunrises and sunsets especially) so when I was first going mirrorless (from Coolpix) a crop sensor was too limiting.

Never a dull moment.


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