The Great Soprendo
Striker
I would exercise some caution here.
Bear in mind that your old Canon lenses are manual focus only (if I remember correctly from previous discussions) and may only function in certain modes on the Sony. You certainly won't get autofocus. I've got to say that story about Nikon lenses being plastic is bollocks, if you'll pardon the expression. All the main manufacturers are likely to use some plastic in some of their lens designs these days, and if the dealer is suggesting that modern Nikon lenses are in some way inferior to old Canon ones, he is being downright misleading. In many ways, modern lenses are better optically than old ones, due to coatings, aspherical elements, low dispersion glass and so on. That 35mm DX Nikon lens is an absolute belter, and many, many professionals rely every day on Nikon (as well as Canon) lenses - if they were poor quality that wouldn't happen.
I'd spend a bit more time pondering if I was you, because you've jumped quite far from one setup to the other there, as well as increasing your spend, but not necessarily improving what you get. You are likely to be getting a better sensor in the FF Sony, but you're making your photography slower and more clunky by using old lenses on it, and probably not allowing yourself to benefit from all the advantages of a modern camera (and lenses). Your old lenses may even remove any advantage that the FF sensor would give you.
Using old lenses on a modern camera with an adaptor is good fun, and can produce nice results, but I would suggest if you do go for the Sony, to get yourself at least one fully compatible modern lens to go with it too, rather than relying solely on your old Canon ones. That way you will be able to make the most of its capabilities, IMO.
You could also consider selling those Canon lenses for £100 or so.
Also, while the Sony is good, there are other options in full frame without spending a mint - it's not the only one (though it might be the only one that the dealer you went to wants to sell).
You could also use those lenses on any DSLR in the same way with an adaptor (full frame or otherwise), or indeed with a Micro 4/3 camera or similar.
Bear in mind that your old Canon lenses are manual focus only (if I remember correctly from previous discussions) and may only function in certain modes on the Sony. You certainly won't get autofocus. I've got to say that story about Nikon lenses being plastic is bollocks, if you'll pardon the expression. All the main manufacturers are likely to use some plastic in some of their lens designs these days, and if the dealer is suggesting that modern Nikon lenses are in some way inferior to old Canon ones, he is being downright misleading. In many ways, modern lenses are better optically than old ones, due to coatings, aspherical elements, low dispersion glass and so on. That 35mm DX Nikon lens is an absolute belter, and many, many professionals rely every day on Nikon (as well as Canon) lenses - if they were poor quality that wouldn't happen.
I'd spend a bit more time pondering if I was you, because you've jumped quite far from one setup to the other there, as well as increasing your spend, but not necessarily improving what you get. You are likely to be getting a better sensor in the FF Sony, but you're making your photography slower and more clunky by using old lenses on it, and probably not allowing yourself to benefit from all the advantages of a modern camera (and lenses). Your old lenses may even remove any advantage that the FF sensor would give you.
Using old lenses on a modern camera with an adaptor is good fun, and can produce nice results, but I would suggest if you do go for the Sony, to get yourself at least one fully compatible modern lens to go with it too, rather than relying solely on your old Canon ones. That way you will be able to make the most of its capabilities, IMO.
You could also consider selling those Canon lenses for £100 or so.
Also, while the Sony is good, there are other options in full frame without spending a mint - it's not the only one (though it might be the only one that the dealer you went to wants to sell).
You could also use those lenses on any DSLR in the same way with an adaptor (full frame or otherwise), or indeed with a Micro 4/3 camera or similar.
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