November 2025, Carl Garrard
When Sony shifted to full frame mirrorless cameras back in 2013, the writing was on the wall. For years I told countless people online that Sony would very soon abandon the original A-Mount that they inherited from the purchase of from Konica Minolta and go all in a new mount based entirely on the E mount going forward. Very few agreed or believed me, and I took a lot of heat from those in denial about the obvious. The monumental shift from Minolta ergo design that proceeded to the new mirrorless design was pretty much anti-Carl preferred ergonomics and design. Sony has had their best success in the camera market with the FE mount, but their products, for more than just ergonomic reasons, did not interest me in the slightest. That's why I have never reviewed a single Sony FE camera on my blog. It's not because of my past history with the company or other conspiracy theories that some of you following the blog may be aware of.