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Current EDU pricing: $808 body only, $898 with 16-50 kit lens, $1168 with 18-135. 10% savings - not huge, but better than nothing.

I've seen the EDU discounts for Sony gear often. The a6400 has often been on an EDU special over the past few months. I don't know if the a6600 has been on special because I haven't searched for ...

Yet another excellent series from you, Justin! My favorite is the Dr. Evil hawk.

Using the graph you provided, I see, for ISO 200 on the RX10 at f4: PDR of about 8.2 stops. For the same scene, the a6400 would likely be at f6.3 and ISO 500 (if shooting toward long end of zoom) ...

Thank you. Those were two of my favorites as well.

I've used the Sony/Zeiss 24mm quite a bit. The close minimum focus distance makes it great for closeups, which I enjoy a lot. I bought mine used for somewhere around $450 and found that it was ...

Maybe Sigma will eventually do it...?

I very occasionally enter the world of thinking about FF. The only good reason, for my shooting, would be the DOF advantage of a 2.8 zoom lens, particularly for portraits or family photography. ...

I haven't used the 18-105 much lately. After enjoying its output from this recent winter walk, I think I'll be using it more often. Bonus kitten shot

The flip-up screen on the X100V is a lifesaver and is one feature that I really wish the GR had. I shoot a lot of landscapes low to the ground and it is so much easier to compose shots with the ...

Sorry about your GR being stolen! I have used a GR (not the GR III) for a few years. Great image quality in a tiny camera. I bought an X100V a few months ago. I've enjoyed it very much. I use it a ...

It varies by lens. The 18-105 is not wider than 18, so the distortion correction crops off some of the image at 18mm; hence, you are effectively getting something like 19mm after distortion ...

Thanks very much for describing your experiences with this.

Fuji has a different ISO implementation standard than everyone else. This gives the illusion of cleaner high ISO performance, when really they are just boosting the ISO quicker than the ...

The Sony 18-105 is more like 19 or 20mm when distortion correction is applied. I'm wondering what the situation is with the Tamron 17mm.  Is it really 17mm or more like 18 or even 19mm when ...

Thank you! I have now downloaded and viewed a bunch of the images you so kindly posted. The portraits look great. Glad someone posted about downloading rather than viewing in the browser... that ...

I don't love the powerzoom, except for making smooth adjustments in video, which I rarely shoot. Having to start off the RX10 at 24mm each time is a small annoyance. That said, it zooms to 600mm ...

One other thing to consider. Yes, you get more dynamic range with the A6400. But if you're at the long end of the zoom, you're at f6.3 on the A6400 vs f4 on the RX10. So, your ISO is usually 1 1/3 ...

Yes, I know the twig on the right is a little distracting.

Thanks, I appreciate your informed opinion. I have the Sony 90mm macro, and it's awesome. At times, though, it's nice to carry around a more all-purpose lens and still have the ability to get ...