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Hi, my name is Jeff. I'm a hobbyist photographer, and I'm new to Sony and mirrorless cameras. I just bought an a7R IIIA, and a 24-105, and I'm really stoked.
A little background: My dad was a newspaper photographer in the 1960s and had many Pentax bodies and lenses, and my first SLR, a Christmas gift, was a Pentax ME Super back in 1986. Over the years, both he and I acquired more and more Pentax gear, and watched as the brand became a niche thing. But we both kept at it, and even rode the transition to digital with Pentax gear, even though they were late to the game, and their offerings were fewer than the big makers. A few years ago, I bought Pentax's first and only Full-Frame SLR, the K-1, so that I could use my best Pentax glass I kept from film days. For a long time, I've been wanting to break out and adopt a new system.
Recently my dad passed away, and he gave me some money before he died. I decided it was now time to take the plunge and go mirrorless. So here I am at age 55 about to start buying Sony glass, and wishing I could show my dad my new camera. I know he'd be as excited about it as I am.
I began doing astrophotography last year, and bought a Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer tracking mount. I'm really excited to see what my Sony can do.
A little background: My dad was a newspaper photographer in the 1960s and had many Pentax bodies and lenses, and my first SLR, a Christmas gift, was a Pentax ME Super back in 1986. Over the years, both he and I acquired more and more Pentax gear, and watched as the brand became a niche thing. But we both kept at it, and even rode the transition to digital with Pentax gear, even though they were late to the game, and their offerings were fewer than the big makers. A few years ago, I bought Pentax's first and only Full-Frame SLR, the K-1, so that I could use my best Pentax glass I kept from film days. For a long time, I've been wanting to break out and adopt a new system.
Recently my dad passed away, and he gave me some money before he died. I decided it was now time to take the plunge and go mirrorless. So here I am at age 55 about to start buying Sony glass, and wishing I could show my dad my new camera. I know he'd be as excited about it as I am.
I began doing astrophotography last year, and bought a Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer tracking mount. I'm really excited to see what my Sony can do.
