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I favour prime lenses, so I carry 2 cams + 2 lenses when travelling. These days its a Tokina Firin 20 and the FE 55 f1.8. But I could do with just a 35mm lens too. Important: 1. Focus on the shots ...

You must have missed the part where it was recommend to go to the library to read some books...

" That the X70 has no eye viewfinder. Having only the LCD is your only viewing option which is virtually useless in bright sunlight ." You were not singling out the X70? Right... now you add a few ...

Then you need to practice, and then practice some more:)

It depends on the lenses. Some wide angles from M mount suffer in the corners (but you don't mention M mount). I have used a Nikkor 24 AIS f2.8 on the A7 with good results. Some folks are happy, ...

Well, in the others it is 2nd or 3rd place...:) Again, " I see no real advantage " is a moot point for the OP. HE sees real advantage, which is the point at the end of the day. You may doubt all ...

It depends. If you are a pro and aspire to make a living, you need to learn the tools of the trade. For me, a processing effect, to be successful, needs to be subtle; once the effect dominates and ...

You start all your sentences with "I" :) Just put yourself in the OP's shoes for a second: why is it so hard for folks here to understand that for HIM, the A9 is turning out to be a more adequate ...

Sony A7, the foremost reason would be: you keep your focal lengths as they were intended.

Both focal lengths can be used effectively for what you intend: https://www.flickr.com/groups/only28mm/ The X70 is like a baby X100. You just need to decide what is more important to you.

I would not say useless, far from it. I have no problem using it in sunny Portugal:)

Folks, just relax:) The OP clearly mentioned that for him, the A9 had advantages over the A7RII: faster AF, better eye focus, amongst other. People like to share photos from their new cameras; ...

I have used both in my film days on a Nikon FM2, back in 2003 - 2004. The 35 f1.4 is a typical PJ's lens, with field curvature wide - open. Used appropriately, it can "envelop" the subject in a ...

I like it, at least it is not overly cartoonish as some other photos.

Why the switch? Sounds normal. No body knows that. Also, over time, no one knows, as the lenses are recent. Every body experiences this, as there are no O-rings in the Sony cameras, to complement ...

Seems like an excellent lens. Now you need to shoot some close ups with it:) The Loxia 85 is great too.

F2.8 is only 1 stop faster than f4, so no big advantage there for low light. For portraits, if you expect to have larger isolation between subject and background going from f4 to f2.8, well, the ...

Rent it for a weekend or so and try it out. It's the only way for you to know.

I like this B&W.

There is great photography being done today, in all genres of photography. As in the past, and as, no doubt, in the future. So nothing happened to the art of photography.