Originally posted by builttospill I don't get it. Most people buying a Sony (or any mirrorless) camera tell me they do it because of size and weight advantages. Then they buy an adapter and put their large, fast lenses on their new mirrorless and it's the same size and weight as their previous DSLR. They loose the only advantages MILCs give them when mounting lenses and adapters.
I suggest everyone follows the "big data" approach when internet users claim things. That is: connect the dots of their posts. You'll find out most of them just lie, day in and out.
A: "I need mirrorless because I am unhappy with tracking BIF"
A: "I bough a friggin expensive new camera because it is 2,71% smaller and 1,345% lighter"
A: "my favorite glass to use is the Sigma 150-600 sports"
B: "I absolutely need 4k60 video with top continuous AF"
B: "I currently use the K10D with used 18-55mm and some manual glass"
C: "I need the most fancy AF tracking possible"
C: [photo account shows: landscape, macro, city tours, occasional selfie]
D: "I need the best possible dynamic range and that other camera is 0,06 stops worse. Inacceptable"
D: "I usually apply heavy cropping to my images."
D: "I never print"
Generally you'll find close nobody who a) shows photos which obviously go to any gear limits and b) then complains in a forum about the gear limitations.
But you get hundreds of people who complain on the whining side over and over again that they "need" brandnew feature X, whilst not haveing any meaningful background in any genre which would need it. e.g. need 4k120p for shooting a cat on the sofa in the dark.