Sony APS-C or MFT?

Bryson

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Hi everyone, I need your advice.
I've been using my Sony A6000 with kit lens for a year already, I enjoyed using it all along and intend to upgrade my kit lens to either 16-70 F4 or the 18-105 F4 initially. From what I seen on the web, the lens choices for the Sony apsc e mount is rather limited? The 2 lenses I've mentioned seems to be at F4 and there isn't any other faster zoom options unless I adapt other lens mount onto the camera?
I chance upon the Panasonic/Olympus MFT cameras and it seems MFT has more choices of lenses. I've handled an omd em5 mk1 before, I like it but the Sony A6000 was more affordable deal back then. My question in my mind is, I would like to invest in 1 camera system, either Sony apsc e mount or MFT mounts. I shoot stills and personal vlogs if that helps.
I can't make up my mind on which system too. I like both, but if I have to choose one, I'm in a dilemma.
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stick to sony a6k and upgrade your lens
If you need to buy any MFT lens get yourself an MFT to E-mount lens adaptor and enjoy both worlds of lenses.
 

yusoffb01

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kit lens is terrible! get other lens.

This is using sigma f1.4

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Bryson

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kit lens is terrible! get other lens.

This is using sigma f1.4


It is. Those image are nice, even the bokeh looks good. Is there any site that I can rent to try out the lens before buying it? I shoot mainly model cars and food too recently..
 

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It is. Those image are nice, even the bokeh looks good. Is there any site that I can rent to try out the lens before buying it? I shoot mainly model cars and food too recently..

Sorry I don't know!

What I like about this lens is that the pictures you saw, no edits were done. The colors feel just right to me. But when I used kit lens, I had to adjust the colors for every pictures because it looks dull.

Not all lens are perfect! What I don't like is autofocus hunting and no stabilization. The kit lens instantly knows where to autofocus but for this lens, it will focus from near, overshoot to far, then go to the focus that I want in 2-3 seconds.

Also the first shot I take handheld at 1/80 will be blur due to handshake, so I take at least 2.... Its feels like a waste of shutter count.

Bokeh using the kit lens at 50mm looks better than this one at 30mm.

These pictures are from the kit lens without any adjustments.

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