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The truth is, and this is my personal opinion only, Sony has undercut Nikon and Canon with this new A7iii. I'm waiting to see what the verdict is in the next 6 months as to any bugs, etc. Whether Nikon has been working on a mirrorless camera for the past couple of years or not, they are late to the train. To me they both seem to have been blinded by what Sony and others have been doing. Unless they come out with something mirrorless, comparable to the A7Riii or even the A7iii they should just stick to DSLR's. And after reading all those "rumors" (and getting dizzy) I do NOT want a mirrorless D850 or 750. At my age, I'm looking at something that's smaller.
In the real world, technique and composition are almost always the real determinants of what makes a shot amazing. If there is a gear aspect that is important, it is usually lens related and Nikon and Canon with their extensive selection of lenses win here. The only sensor factor that is important is and advantage to Nikon and Sony equally. But sensors are least likely to be the important factor.
If you truly believe what your statement suggests you believe, I fear that you may be in for a disappointment when you switch.
Not saying that mirrorless does not have benefits that DSLRs do not - but the ability to take great pictures or even better pictures is not one of them.
What I believe here is that Sony is offering me and others looking to upgrade to an FX camera an option. Yes the pros have put up fantastic photos. Will I get the same results? Maybe, but who knows. Unless something comes up with the Sony A7iii that is just horribly wrong, that is the route I am going. Nikon has not done anything that is affordable to me. The D750 was almost an option. But the issues with it convinced me not to go that route. It's over 3 years old now. What is Nikon waiting for? Why all the secrecy regarding a new release? They are getting their butts kicked by Sony right now imho. When you have just about every single reviewer saying positive things about the A7iii that's a good thing I imagine. Yeah, sales are one thing of the D850 and the lack of product (the A7iii has the same problem). Tell us what they have planned so we can stop wondering what their "collective heads of knuckle" are doing. If Nikon was worried about what Sony was doing they would do exactly that. Why should I wait until Sept. or Oct. for an announcement when the obvious is staring right at me now??!! Tell the people what is on the drawing board. Nikon loyalist will stick with Nikon if there is no good reason to switch if Nikon would just say SOMETHING! Have you read the rumors page? Good god it's annoying!!! Not yelling at you, just making a statement!
Regarding your point, "I was just giving an example of the cameras capabilities.", you seem to be suggesting that your friend's Sony is doing something that a DSLR cannot do. Even if there is something specific about the cameras capabilities that a DSLR cannot do, most of these "advantages" merely exist either because Canon and Nikon have not chosen that feature or are behind Sony in an ephemeral way. An example is Sony's eye detect. Most people don't realize that the Nikon D500 and D850 have good face detect and it usually finds the eye. With 3D, if you select the eye initially, it does an excellent job of staying locked on. So perhaps Sony has an advantage on this particular feature, but it is not the advantage that Sony would have you believe.
Now two things that a mirrorless can do that a DSLR cannot (or seems to cannot) have not even made it into a mirrorless camera. One is a square sensor - say 36mm by 36mm on FX. With the current 3:2 aspect ratio, a third of the lenses' image circle is wasted. It amazes me that Sony or Fuji have not clued into that. The second is focus points across the frame, though I remain uncertain that this is really something a DSLR cannot do.
And since I am patient (I resisted the urge to update my D800 to a D810 which was a significant upgrade and waited for the D850) I would probably just wait to iterate the D750 unless what I am using now is broken.
But that is just my two bits. Let us know how the change goes.
But one other thing, I looked at the four lenses that you mentioned in your earlier post. If I was in your position, I would keep the D7200 and upgrade your lenses. To what? That depends on your subjects. But the money that you are going to spend for a new camera will produce a much more significant improvement if you spend it on lenses. I would say that whatever, camera you end up with, don't upgrade it again until you have spent triple the camera purchase price on lenses - my rough rule of thumb. And whatever you do, don't change mounts again. Whatever gain you think you can gain with another company's photon detector will be neutralized by the next generation of your current photon detector. If you buy good lenses, however, they will serve you well for a very long time.
Yes, it is a photon detector that depends on the lenses more than anything for the quality. You can improve on ergonomics and improve hit rates, but they won't impact the quality of your images like lenses will.
I added two more bits. Sorry.......
I got the settings written on the back of the remote I use with the D810....
Of course a tripod is necessary, and I use bulb mode with a cable release and pay attention to the show to decide when to close the shutter.
@WestEndFoto said: "Regarding your point, "I was just giving an example of the cameras capabilities.", you seem to be suggesting that your friend's Sony is doing something that a DSLR cannot do. Even if there is something specific about the cameras capabilities that a DSLR cannot do, most of these "advantages" merely exist either because Canon and Nikon have not chosen that feature or are behind Sony in an ephemeral way."
Or the skill of the photographer in knowing what his camera can do and getting the best from it of course.
But 1) I'm not sure what this tells you nor 2) how mirrorless would make this better. [shrug]
When I tell people about my barbecue, they often say, "Wow! You must be a great cook." NOT!!!!!! And you only think it is an expensive barbecue until you go to a store that sells the truly high end stuff.