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That said I don’t really like the idea of moving to a Nikon Z system just because I can keep Sony lenses. Part of the pleasure of switching systems is embracing their lenses.
The Sony lenses are excellent but then again so are the Nikon lenses. I recently looked back at my bird photos taken on the D850 with the 500pf lens and they were close to the quality of the recent Sony offerings. Add the fact that, at that time, I was using Affinity Photo app to process the raws rather than Photoshop and I could draw the conclusion that the Nikon images processed as I now do my Sony files, would be their equal!
I have no intention of changing the A1. Far too much depreciation loss now the A1v2 is out AND I am happy with the long lens combination for bird photography. I can understand how more serious bird photographers would find the pre shoot (whatever it’s called) capture very useful. I don’t do enough of it to warrant the change.
What I AM seriously considering …..is pxing some of my little used Sony lenses for a lightweight Fuji kit that I can walk around with and take more casual photographs. An XT5 or XS20 Fuji camera body AND a Fujinon 24-70mm (35mm equiv) lens are lighter than the A1 body alone…and even some of Sonys chunky equivalent mid range zooms.
For me it has the added advantage of compatibility with my Fuji IR body and lens…making a very compact yet dual function kit.
Just need to decide which!
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