Up until 2016 I shot with Canon full-frame cameras, the 5D Mk2 and 5D Mk4, exclusively. But now I shoot with Sony full-frame mirrorless cameras, the A7R2 and A7R4. I am giving my oldest Canon 5D Mk2 to a protégé, actually a barter deal, and I'm converting the Canon 5D Mk4 to infrared.
I still have a bunch of Canon lenses, but I use a Metabones adapter to use them with the Sony E-mount system. The Sony's auto-focus system slows down with the Canon lenses, but I seldom use autofocus. The A7R2/3/4 cameras have an awesome focus-assist function that I use. Most of the work I do is from a tripod, so quick focusing is not an issue. However, with wide-angle lenses I do use auto-focus initially, to get in the ballpark, then I switch it off. But now, when I buy a lens, it is a dedicated E-mount (Sony and Zeiss so far).
I squirreled away some of my fire season lookout pay last year for a Fujifilm GFX-100S (102 MP sensor) medium-format mirrorless camera with lens, but with the back-order time (world-wide supply chain's COVID delays) and my pain condition, I've put that on the back burner. Once I can run, jump, and play with the other kids again, I'll order the Fujifilm rig.
Your post has given me an idea. Probably something I should have been doing all along. I'm interested in what good photos are shot with (camera/lens) and how they were shot (settings/tripod/etc). And since this is a photography forum, I think adding that info would not be considered pedantic, like it would possibly be in General Discussion. I'll now try to include the basic info (camera & lens) which I can usually remember, and some other details if I have the metadata handy.
I usually post photos first on Facebook, if you want to "friend me" (name on website), then Flickr (you can join and follow me there and I'll reciprocate), then DU (linked from Flickr), then Instagram. The photos uploaded to Flickr are moved into my Flickr albums, which are what you looked at on my website. I am not trying to push any of that, I just mention it to people who show interest .. especially accomplished photographers like you.
Speaking of which, I very much enjoy and look forward to your photo postings on DU. Do you post anywhere else? Do you do FB? I like Flickr because you can make any or all images private or public. You can put any images, public or private, in albums and easily share the albums via email attachments. But since you post photos on DU, you probably use Flickr or something like it.
OK, my wife just called up the stairs that lunch is ready: BLTs, my favorite! Thankfully, this pain has not affected my appetite. Let's eat!
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