Size matters when it comes to cameras: why full frame will die out

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A little while ago I got a message from a friend who is a good photographer and he asked me:

I also wanted to ask you, what do you think about the Sony Alpha A7R III camera? Of all the reviews I have read, it seems like the current indisputable champion amongst mirrorless cameras.

This got me thinking. Sony certainly does some great cameras, and I have some friends who love them. However, this is a full frame camera, while my camera, the Lumix G9, has a smaller Micro Four Thirds sensor. While the two cameras are actually very similar in size and weight, the full frame sensor on the Sony means that lenses are substantially larger and heavier. In general, full frame lenses tend to be twice as heavy, or more, than their Micro 4/3 equivalents.

This is especially a big deal for wildlife photography, which is one of…

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