Thank you!

Yes! LOVE my 55!!!! I want to love the 16-35mm but it just has some odd distortions. I have to make sure lines are parallel to the plane for it to look right. The 35… beautiful!

Thank you very much! Stay safe my friend!

Thank you! You are right!!! Lenses are forever! The camera is a depreciating asset. Next week there will be a new one. That glass though… priceless!

100% new lens. The A7rII is good enough… all day! I’m partial to the 35mm myself.

Thank you! Great lens to start! I’m a big fan of, when starting out, getting a 50mm and shoot the heck out of it. Luckily for Sony there is several really great choices. I am using the 55mm f/1.8. Love it! Only downside is the minimum focus distance isn’t the best.

Niiiice set up!!!! Exactly right! Good to hear from you!

Yeah you can’t beat it. For such a small lightweight camera it does! It’s amazing in the war of Megapixels what this camera represents when it was introduced.

Don’t worry about not being camera savvy. It’s all about having a good time learning. It does do indeed do video. Just all about all modern lenses produce great results. Do you know what lens you are going to use? If not what are you planning to photograph in Alaska? Are you focused on wildlife? If so the Sony 200mm to 600mm zoom lens with be a great choice. If you’re doing video with that setup get a good video tripod as well. I hope that help!

I haven’t bought from MPB before. I see their ads a lot. Price on it seems good though. I really appreciated the smaller size of the Sony. You will want the battery grip if changing batteries is an annoyance. Some people complain about the battery life, but I don’t mind it because I appreciated the size. May want to consider trading the lens in too. The new Sigma DG DN Art lenses are amazing and they are a lot smaller than the DSLR equivalents. Let me know how it goes!

Good question! I use the Sony A7IV.

@@RetroPhotoPro love it 💯👌🎥

Great question! I understand completely what you mean on the 4K. My question would be do you need the RII file size for something? Are you cropping a lot? If not I would take the III. It will be better in low light, and the autofocus being better. There is one downside here. If you are keeping the II is going to be now you will have two different batteries to manage, and everything that comes with it.

keep it clear and sharp work on less motion or master motion 24p 1/50 with the right ISO is that the shot you really need to master it. overall i like older Camera. Lens are the key

I don't blame you for feeling that way. It's a keeper for sure!

Good morning! Good question. I used a Sony A7IV with a Sony 35mm f/1.8.

Great combo!!! I do love Sigma glass!!

I think what we are seeing as a trend is all these super wizbang latest and greatest features everyone on KZfaq has been asking for really isn’t needed. Almost every photography channel is saying it now. I think you have a great combo. Don’t let anyone tell you different. Because it’s enough. Now it’s time to put in the heavy lifting of learning the techniques, and the very much harder task of learning who you are as a photographer. Those two cameras will allow you to do both. If you ask what is next from a gear standpoint I would invest in glass. Can’t afford the 2.8 zooms? Look at the f/4s. Want fast glass? Look at primes. All are less expensive, but do a fantastic job! Have fun! Can’t wait to see what you make!

@@RetroPhotoPro thankyou so much sir

Hahaha!!!! Right?! Have you tried the Sigma 85mm Art? Not the old school in e but the newer native one? Because it’s the only non-Sony glass in the kit here!

@@RetroPhotoPro That Sigma is a good lens! I have almost pulled the trigger a couple of times! I am currently rocking the 35mm GM and 85mm 1.8

🤤 that camera! Lol! You’re right it is spendy. Nice rig you have. Plus the A7r II is a super small camera on its own.

What a steal!!!!! That is fantastic!!!! What are your shooting first with it?

@@RetroPhotoPro I’m a photog, so I bought it to start taking paid work after being on a hiatus.

Very cool! What’s your speciality? I did tons of headshots and product with mine.

@@RetroPhotoPro mostly product but I’m getting more into portraiture. I love portraiture and capturing who a person is rather than just their appearance, not always easy. My favorite part of photography is lighting and playing with different elements of light. I probably spend more on lighting than I do bodies, the camera body is probably the least important tool, but they can be had for pretty cheap these days

@@CryoftheProphet bingo! Absolutely right! Glass and light are the key foundations of great photography!

I had the A6400 as well as a second camera. I loved having both. I liked the controls and sensor of the A7RII, but I loved the speed of the A6400. What are you shooting?

@@RetroPhotoPro im just amateur photographer, but i wanna try a better quality of my photos, but is the auto focus of a7r2 slower than a6400 too much?

@@anhkhoi158 no…. They are the same as autofocus goes. At least if there is a difference it’s not noticeable to me. The A6400 will shoot at 10 frames per second, and the A7rII is not as fast. I would say that in a quick shooting environment I have filled the buffer on the A7rII and would need to wait to it offload to the card. But it wasn’t a significant issue for me.

I agree with all of that! Good choices on glass. I prefer the 24-105 f4 though. My first three choices was the 16-35mm, 24-105mm and the 70-200 f/4.

I got a sony a7iv with a 200-600mm lens. Its a great lens! Great for wildlife and car racing. Im about to purchase a sony a7rii as a back up, i wanted to get a a7riv but it needs really expensive lenses to get those mps to work. how does the a7rii do for you.

Fantastic deal! The 55mm is one of my favorites. I wish it had a better minimal focus distance, but it is so sharp! I have the 200-600mm as well it is wonderful! You’ll love it!

@@joaquinmarquinos4667all the lenses I have I was using them on n the A7rII. They look great! You won’t be disappointed.

I do! I think some of these earlier digital cameras have unique color profiles as the engineers tried figuring it all out. In the case of the A7r II I think it’s a capable modern camera. Which I think today’s cameras are retired not because they broke, but the photographer’s desire for new gear. It creates a lot of waste, and a lot of really great cameras sitting on shelves.

You make a good point. I mean recently I violated my own size weight stance sold my 85mm f/1.8 for the 85mm f/1.4… it was the lens I wanted but it wasn’t a native mount lens. Yes, having the right combo body and glass is ideal, but I think when starting prioritizing the lens over the body is the way to go. I’m always willing to work with the limitations of the camera, but a lens is a lens. It either has it or it doesn’t. Thanks for commenting!!!

@@RetroPhotoPro Perhaps we have to be careful when giving advice to remember the perspective o the person receiving it? The person "when starting" is barely going to notice the image quality difference between the 85mm f/1.8 and 85mm f/1.4. They are also going to struggle to "work with the limitations", still learning how to "work with". It's like when the pro says, "I can make an image with my iPhone which is comparable to a mid-level camera!" Sure, because they know how to work around what the iPhone is doing. If a novice or intermediate photographer picks up an intro- or mid-level camera, it will aid *their* photography, instead of doing their photography for them. Back to the camera vs lens question, many of us use one camera for most or all of our image making. If a less experienced photographer wants to go beyond their phone camera, maybe their child is a performer or athlete, they want to really represent their partner or kids, they like landscapes, macro, street, or travel photography. They might get the A7III to do everything, then build up the lens collection to best allow the types of images they want to create. They benefit from the capabilities and flexibility of the camera to succeed in all genres, and it is the camera which merges with them operationally. The camera becomes an extension of their hand and brain, then the lens becomes an extension of their eye. The lens represent what they see, the camera MAKES the image.

@@UnconventionalReasoning i don’t think there is anything wrong with what your saying. If someone wants to start and build their glass there is nothing wrong with that, at all. For me, and others we prioritize our glass so we have the range of tools at our disposal, and then upgrade to the latest camera. In my case I have been a working photographer for many years and I know what I want in glass. There is no wrong answer, and precisely why this is a great conversation. One will have multiple and diverse thought processes and move forward as what works for them. Thank you so much for all your comments! I love it!

@@RetroPhotoPro Yes, you know what you want having been a working photographer for many years. It is unfair to expect a new photographer to already know this. So many lenses are more than 'good enough', it takes time to understand which 'excellent' lenses will benefit our photography. Meanwhile, a slightly better camera may be operationally easier for the photographer to grow with.