My trusty Rokinon 14mm f2.8 lens [5years old] is increasingly behaving like a concertina [the barrel flexes lengthways by 1-2mm] and my Canon 6DMkII is approaching a shutter count of 300000, so…. my thoughts are turning to a new panoramic rig. [Camera + lens] for all-sky milky-way and aurorae shots [living at 45S I am very fortunate in this regard].
In researching the internet, an outstanding lens would appear to be the Sigma Art 14mm f/1.4.
But what full-frame camera body to go with it? The lens are limited to E- and L- mirrorless mounts - so Sony, Panasonic or Sigma.
The Sony A7 series is almost bewilderingly large; with offering all the way from 12MP to 61MP+. Do I go for the S models - low ernoise, less pixels or R models higher noise, lots of pixels.
The Panasonic Lumix range is less vast, but still multiple options. Users also report "star-eating" (Sony) and concentric ring (Lumix) problems. But this is difficult to know how serious this is, and to wehat extent is depends on the camera/use.
I had in mind USD3000 budget, so the Sigma Art may end up using most of my budget, unless I can pick up a 2nd hand camera body with low shutter count.
I would be grateful for any advice from my AB friends in respect of "real world" experience of what to buy or, indeed, what to avoid.
Currently my two top picks would be the Sony A7 II or Panasonic Luminx S2. [both good enough for AP, even if not as fully featured as their more expensive later models], but that could change by lunchtime.
Many thanks in advance,
Brian
In researching the internet, an outstanding lens would appear to be the Sigma Art 14mm f/1.4.
But what full-frame camera body to go with it? The lens are limited to E- and L- mirrorless mounts - so Sony, Panasonic or Sigma.
The Sony A7 series is almost bewilderingly large; with offering all the way from 12MP to 61MP+. Do I go for the S models - low ernoise, less pixels or R models higher noise, lots of pixels.
The Panasonic Lumix range is less vast, but still multiple options. Users also report "star-eating" (Sony) and concentric ring (Lumix) problems. But this is difficult to know how serious this is, and to wehat extent is depends on the camera/use.
I had in mind USD3000 budget, so the Sigma Art may end up using most of my budget, unless I can pick up a 2nd hand camera body with low shutter count.
I would be grateful for any advice from my AB friends in respect of "real world" experience of what to buy or, indeed, what to avoid.
Currently my two top picks would be the Sony A7 II or Panasonic Luminx S2. [both good enough for AP, even if not as fully featured as their more expensive later models], but that could change by lunchtime.
Many thanks in advance,
Brian
