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Nikon to SONY change -9

Customization galore in Sony a7R iii

I managed to customize all the buttons, so I do not need to take my eyes off the EVF, to change most of the common settings.

I have set buttons for AF-on, AE-hold, AF mode, AF area, ISO, WB, drive, AE mode, FF to APS  toggle, and viewer setting (EVF or LCD).

There are 3 setting on the mode dial to save settings for the whole camera, including stills, video and…

Nikon to SONY change -8

Mapping my Nikon camera experience to the Sony camera took me a while.

SOny have the AF options/areas in one place. Nikon have them in two places.

With Sony you have focusing modes as follows:

AF-S single

AF-A automatic

AF-C continuous

DMF will start with AF and fine tune with MF

Manual AF

The AF area and tracking can be

Automatic AF (Wide area and Zone)

Centre AF is fixed as implied

Flexible…

Nikon to SONY change -5

Next I had to decide, whether to keep my Nikon lenses for a while, and use with an adapter, or make the big leap, and change to Sony glass.

I first tried one of the better AF adapters (Nikon F to Sony FE-mount)

It was useless, especially in low light. I used my Nikon 24-70mm f2.8 E VR, and could not achieve reasonable focus.

I decided to go for Sony glass.

Nest question was, which lenses in FE…

Nikon to SONY change -4

I now had the choice of going to one of the following cameras from Sony

a7R iii

a7 iii

a9

Compared to my Nikon D850, the a7R III was the best contender, for a several reasons:

High resolution. This produces the best results for landscapes and architecture, as well as portraits. Allows cropping to a decent size.

It is still fast enough for the occasional sports and birds photos.

Has all other…