>>4331724There's nothing wrong with using newer and better technologies. You're right, real artists like to use newer technologies to make their lives easier to do what they want to do.
The difference is, they don't need it. Any of those renowned photographers can take a budget camera and beat our asses with it in creating compelling photographs. Steven Shore didn't switch to 8x10 because he couldn't take good photos on 35mm, he switched because it was easier to make larger prints with 8x10.
Most photographers that focus on art that I've interacted with don't use Sony. They use mostly Canon, Nikon, and Leica. This really has nothing to do with Sony not being suitable for their work, but mostly reasons of legacy (e.g. they started back when Nikon and Canon were the biggest names, or they switched to Leica at some point because their own favorite photographers used Leica).
I mean, especially with Leica, their tech tends to be 5 or even more years behind Sony. They only just recently released a camera with phase detect AF lol. Yet they're one of the most renowned brands for photographers pursuing the artistic side of photography.
The fact remains, the vast majority of Sony users are either 1) primarily interested in video, 2) people who are not pro, 3) commercial photography, weddings, etc. or 4) autistic people on Reddit.
Best not to pay attention to Sony dominating the spec sheets, and just get a camera at a good price that does what you need and inspires you. That might be Sony. Probably isn't.
(Aside on that last sentence: my first camera was a Sony after reddit recommendations. I hardly ever picked that camera up. Second camera I swung the opposite direction and went Fujifilm and my photography really took off. I've since hopped brands a few times, and desu these days I mostly shoot on my GRII with a Lumix G9 for when I want to "be more serious". My girlfriend's eyes glazed over when I tried giving my old Sony to her, but it was my Leica X that inspired her).
