Hello from Greenville, SC

[GvilleRick]

After many years as a Pentax shooter, I have decided to pare down my kit and move to mirrorless. I pulled the trigger yesterday and purchased a Sony A7R V and the 200-600mm lens along with an adapter to attach some of my Pentax lenses. I retired from teaching mathematics in June and have enjoyed visiting a local nature preserve to shoot birds and other wildlife. Most of my shooting with my Pentax gear was event and sports oriented as I was the Webmaster of the school for 15 years and shot concerts, drama events, and a wide variety of sporting events, both inside and outside.

I have enjoyed looking at the images posted here and look forward to sharing shots as well. I narrowed down my search between the Canon R5 and Sony a7R V and ultimately the resolution, AI focus options, and lens selection led my to this choice.

 

[Jeff A]

Welcome to the Forum, Rick.

 

[Tim Mayo]

Welcome to the forum Rick. Both the Canon R5 and the Sony a7R V are fantastic cameras, I'm fortunate to own both. But Sony definitely wins on the lens selection right now and the 200-600 is really hard to beat.

 

[GvilleRick]

Welcome to the forum Rick. Both the Canon R5 and the Sony a7R V are fantastic cameras, I'm fortunate to own both. But Sony definitely wins on the lens selection right now and the 200-600 is really hard to beat.

Thank you. I have been happy with the Sony so far. The Sony 70-200 is great for sports and the 200-600 is a great lens as well.