The Sony a7 series: which model is right for you?

If you have a Nikon camera and are used to the Nikon menu system and glass, and want a full frame mirrorless digital camera, I recommend you first consider pre-ordering the new one

, B&H #NIZ72470AK, or if you want to use your current lenses, the

Nikon Z7 Mirrorless Digital Camera with FTZ Mount Adapter Kit

, B&H #NIZ7AK. I recommend the camera with the kit lens because the Nikon AF-P DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens that comes with the Nikon D5300 DSLR camera is specially designed for the smaller sensor cropped APS-C. As such, you will need to use the camera lens in APS-C crop mode, which would reduce the maximum resolution that can be captured by the camera (as the back of the smaller DX lens would prevent the light from reaching the outer pixels on the larger full-frame sensor). However, since the camera is not yet in stock, if you are looking for a camera currently on the market, the Sony Alpha a7R III Mirrorless Digital Camera (Body Only)

, B&H #SOA7R3, or the Sony Alpha a7R II Mirrorless Digital Camera (Body Only)

, B&H #SOA7R2, for your usage needs. To connect your Nikon F-mount lenses to Sony cameras, you need to purchase a lens adapter, such as the Camera Lens Mount Adapter

Metabones Nikon G to Sony NEX (matte black) p>

, B&H #MENFGEBM1, or the

Vello Nikon F to Sony E-Mount Camera Adapter

, B&H #VELANEXNGII. Note that there would be no automatic communication between the Nikon lens and the Sony camera body, so you would have to set the exposure on your camera manually.

The Sony a7R III has better battery life, dual memory card slots, larger memory buffer and shoots 10fps (compared to 9fps on the Nikon Z7), and has a feature where you can take a high-resolution composite image (camera combines four shots to make one super high-resolution image - only for use with still subjects when shooting on a tripod). The Nikon Z7 has higher image resolution, a sharper LCD screen, a larger LED screen for quickly viewing camera settings, and a better electronic viewfinder. Otherwise, the cameras performance would be similar, although Sony camera has different menu system, so you will have to relearn Sony camera menu system (Z7's system would be more similar to Nikon's D5300 DSLR camera, just a bit more complex, but it should be easier to learn).