Thanks! I love my current setup, which is working out well. I used to have an iMac a long time ago but back in 2015 decided that for my purposes a 15" MBP would be more flexible and versatile, plus easier to haul around if need be. I had a 21.5" iMac -- no way could I physically handle a 27" iMac -- and had been eagerly awaiting the first retina version of the 21.5, only to be sorely disappointed in a number of ways. The shift to using the MBP mounted on a stand and with peripherals, just as though I were using a desktop machine, worked out well for me, and in 2018 I didn't even look at iMacs at all, just went right for the 2018 MBP that I have now. Next machine will be Apple Silicon-based, of course.....
Actually, for many, many years I was a "Nikon Girl," and had a lot of lenses, went through various bodies over the passage of time.... However, in November of 2019 I made a major change and traded in all my Nikon gear for a Sony A7R IV and some lenses. It's been nearly a year now -- tomorrow, actually! Why did I make this change? I had been thinking about updating my gear for a while, and then every time I was about ready to make up my mind someone would come out with something new and I'd wait to see how that all went.... When Nikon introduced its Z series I was excited to see what they had to offer and rather quickly very disappointed when they did not have any macro lenses available, and also irritated when I saw that while the FTZ adapter would work with many older Nikon F-mount lenses, in a lot of cases it would also render AF lenses as manual focus lenses only. That was not going to work for me. My eyes are too old. I want and need autofocus! I am getting up there in years and decided I didn't have a lot of time, especially as long as a year or two, to sit around waiting for Nikon to finally cough up a macro lens and/or any other lens that I might be especially interested in.....and it was pretty clear to me: why should I wait, when Sony has exactly what I want? [Note: as of now, Nikon still has not released a macro lens or a couple of other lenses that I would've expected and wanted. Thanks to making the switch to another system a year ago I actually do have and have for months been happily enjoying the lenses of my choice.]
To make a long story short, I had already experienced some Sony gear, having had the NEX 7 some years ago, plus also currently having the RX100 VI and the RX10 IV....and had been very pleased with the images I was getting from those two cameras. Also, I'd been following the progress of Sony as it continue to develop its full-frame line of bodies and lenses. By the time I was actually really ready to just DO something with regard to photography, Sony had just introduced the A7R IV and when I once again reviewed the listing of lenses they offered, I was pleased to see two macro lenses and a lot of other lenses which while I might not buy them immediately, would be something I'd want further down the road....
So I am now using Sony and I absolutely love that A7R IV -- it is truly an amazing camera! Over the past year I have added to my lens collection as the situation and need arose, and have been more than happy with what I've been using. That 90mm macro lens is one of my top two favorites -- last year after I first purchased the camera, that lens hardly came off the camera for months! My second favorite lens is the 100-400mm, which I purchased in early June of this year, and it's been a great walk-around lens. The A7R IV and the lenses I bought initially plus those I have added since over the past months have been a huge help in helping me deal with COVID-19, the temporary shut-down we had in the spring and all of the restrictions we still seem to be dealing with. I've been so happy getting the camera out and shooting something new, something interesting, maybe not every day but close to it! So, as for that big switch a year ago: je ne regrette rien.
I have never used Canon so can't really speak to its merits but yes, friends who shoot Canon are very happy with the system and are delighted with the mirrorless offerings. Friends who are still shooting Nikon are also happy with the mirrorless Z series and as time is going on, more native lenses are gradually being developed and released for use with the Z series. MollyC on here has a Z6 and would be the one with whom to discuss the merits of the Z series and its native lenses plus the availability of third-party options and of course the ins-and-outs of using the FTZ adapter with older F-mount lenses.
