Yup. And you seem to carry it on into other threads too. Like I said, am I talking to 12 year olds?
As an (ex) engineer I too can be highly critical and I do carry that on into this photography lark but I think that it's worth keeping an eye both on the competition and what Sony are trying to do. I don't think that the Sony system is perfect but personally I think it's heading in the right direction. Others disagree and there's room for that on the net but it's the repetition that I find irritating.
Tell you what. I'll take a break from this. I think I've got all the gear I need and my time on the net is limited these days anyway. Just hope that a little balance can be maintained instead of this repetitive Nikon/Fuji/Sony prices are too high stuff we seem to get every few pages in this thread.
Not sure if your having a strop at my last post, but I thought the smilies may have shown it was ment as light-hearted banter, in the same way you used the smilies in your post. Unless it was a massive whooooooooosh to you?
A lot of this banter has increased with the prices being mentioned of there latest lenses and if your being honest to yourself their prices do seem a little OTT for the market they are competing in. To me, Sony aren't currently a prestige maker but a mass producer of electrical equipment. Myself I think they should have produced another brand for the equipment, like Toyota did with Lexus if there intentions are high end.
There sensor technology is probably the best out there at the momment for mass market and the A7Rii is a camera that a lot of people are interested in, including myself. But I think sometimes by putting a Zeiss badge on a lens doesn't mean they can charge aprrox 35% more than other similar manufactures who also produce very good lenses along with the 3rd party alternatives. Panasonic don't seem to put a hefty increase on there lenses when they use the Leica badge. They need to be very careful with there pricing strategy if they want more people to buy into the system.
At the end of the day, It's a forum and there people bitching about Nikon, Canon, Fuji etc............it's the way the internet works. There is repitition which we are all guilty of, including yourself over Fuji, with the 1/4000 SS, use of filters, which using them is like trying to build the great wall of China as it's so hard to do, ISO readings etc............
Don't be so sensitive and continue to post, as been mentioned above, people are grateful for your advice and contributions to the forum.