DSLR Vs Mirrorless Camera Debate: I Bought Sony NEX-5R Mirrorless Camera

[vijay_968]

In my OnePlus One thread, at the bottom of post http://www.theautomotiveindia.com/forums/gadgets-more/20231-flagship-killer-oneplus-one-initial-review.html#post438825 I mentioned about image quaqlity (IQ) from APS-C. Well, here's the JPEG out of camera, using my newly acquired 55-210mm lens at 55mm and a crop from the image.



This was a hand-held shot at FL=55mm and 0.5 seconds shutter speed. Yes, Half-a-second shutter speed, thanks to stabilisation.



This was may be the 10th or so shot with the zoom lens. I'm still learning manual focusing using an AF Lens. This was just to feel the effect of Image Stabilisation.

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Shivagange:
Recently went trecking with family to a hill at Shivagange near Tumkur (Shivagange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia). It is a Shiva temple situated at 1368m. It is about an hour or so drive from my north BLR residence. Left home around 8:30AM and was back at home by 5PM. Be careful with monkeys there.

I was also comparing my OM 28mm F2.8 and the Canon FD 28mm F3.5 lenses. The Canon is for day light and the OM for night shots. In the image below, the hyper-focal method was used so as to get the near and far objects at acceptable level of sharpness.



In the crops below, from left to right some portions of above image are given:









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The highlight of the trip (for me) was to reach the Nandi statue.













Did my knees permit me to climb up there? Answer and more photos in next post.

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During the climb, I was carrying "three lenses, the Camera, the ND filter set, water bottle etc" but was not weighed down by the weight. THAT, gentlemen, IS the highlight of Mirrorless Camera System over DSLRs.

 

[vijay_968]

Hyperfocal Distance - An Introduction

Yesterday, I posted a Pic of Tata Kite at http://www.theautomotiveindia.com/forums/indian-auto-sector/11557-tata-developing-new-hatchback-kite-replace-indica-12.html#post441659. It was a cropped image and the EXIF was not there, as it was for a diff thread & diff need. How the image retains so much detail is explained here.

First the circumstances: The test mule was doing may be 70-ish speeds and 10-15 feet ahead of me, I was around 80kph, and the Auto was about 30-40 feet ahead (looking at the Pic). The < 500g Cam+Lens Combo was hanging down my neck (Ahhh ... Mirrorless Cams). I spotted the mule, removed the Lens Cap with my left hand, powered the Cam ON and framed the shot blindly (with right hand). My Daughter helped me to frame the shot and I clicked (I would've preferred the mule at the left 1/3rd in the frame). All done within a few seconds. The full shot and the crop (after some sharpening) below :





Look at the amount of details on the Auto (in the crop), and check out the details of patterns on the test mule's rear window area (in the crops posted in the Tata Kite thread). Where was the focus plane ? Near or Far ??

Before starting the drive, I set the MANUAL FOCUS lens to approx 12 feet focusing distance, Aperture to F/11 (thro' Aperture Ring of the lens) and Chose Shutter Priority mode with Speed of 1/400 seconds (would've preferred less than 1/500, but for the possible shadows in fading light ...). It is because of "hyperfocal distance", the picture is reasonably sharper. You can read more about it here Understanding Your Camera’s Hyperfocal Distance. Those using Auto Focus Lenses will have to adopt a different methodology of choosing "Aperture Priority" and focusing onto something at roughly the distance (corresponding to the Lens Focal length) given in the Table in the link above. Is it applicable to Zoom Lenses ? I'm not sure.

BTW, as I was fiddling to pull the lens cap away, the Lens' focusing ring got disturbed. I don't know, if the Pic improved or worsened due to it.

 

[vijay_968]

OMG ... I didn't update for sooooo long

The Post TITLE says my feelings. Since Dec 2015, I became very busy in office. Was returning home mostly after 6:30PM ... very tired. I was not allotting time for photography during office days.

I bought "Sony SEL 35mm f/1.8 OSS Prime Lens" last year; my costliest lens. It is a great lens. Low light photgraphy with a shutter speed of 1/6 seconds ? No problem at all with this f/1.8 Lens, due to the Optical Stabilisation. But, I found that I was leaving everything for the Camera to decide. Result ??? My part in Photography was diminishing; I was becoming a point-and-shoot photographer. No fun. So, I left that Prime at home and was happy to shoot with my other Manual Focus Prime Lenses.

Bought a "Lens Turbo-II" for around USD 80, to go with my Canon Lenses. The LensTurbo got rid of the 1.5 crop factor associated with APS-C sensors. My Canon FD Manual Focus (MF) Lenses with the LensTurbo plus NEX-5R's APS-C sensor became a " Full-Frame Sensor" equivalent. Fun returned. Life with Camera was happy again.

One day I dropped the FD 50mm f/1.4 and broke couple of inner elements. Started looking for a 50mm MF lens. But this time I didn't want to spend more than USD 50 . Getting a good lens at that low price is purely luck, but, this "waiting and buying part" is extremely good. The more you wait, more is the pleasure

One day, eBay sent a notification - "Auction ends in 30 minutes". It was for a 50mm Macro Lens from OM Zuiko; some 20-30 year old MF lens. I was surprised that the bid amount was still at USD 13. WHY ??? The seller mentioned "Fungus on UV Filter" in his listing and bidders were staying away from the auction. I waited for the last 2 minutes and joined the bidding. With 7 seconds remaining, I hiked my max bid amount to USD 20 and banged the "Enter Key". Browser refreshed and eBay declared me the winner. This is the lens:





for info, Sony's own SEL30M35 30mm f/3.5 e-mount Macro Lens would cost around Rs. 15,000/- if lucky. I asked the seller to throw away the "Fungus infected UV Filter" and send the lens alone. 6 days later it arrived at Kolkata. Customs there took bit extra time and finally the Lens arrived sometime in the 2nd week of Dec 2016.

You feel reluctant to remove some lenses from the Camera. This Macro Lens is one of them; along with my Canon FD 28mm f/3.5 and OM Zuiko 28mm f/2.8 lenses. As of now photography IS FORCING ME TO give time for it, mainly due to this Macro lens. Here it is mounted on my NEX-5R Camera:


Does it look like a 20-30 year old lens ? Last week I was at my home town and noticed a small beehive coming up at 8 feet above, on a small Mango tree. The Bees were less than half the size of normal bees. I spent considerable time near the beehive, for the bees to get used to me. Then used the Macro as a regular 50mm lens and shot this picture below:



In the above Pic, notice the High ISO and Exposure Bias compensation of 3. Sun was high up in the sky and the hive was in pretty bad shadow.

Then I used the Macro function of lens (keep rotating the focusing ring on the lens to extend the tip of lens forward --- now I can go within 6 inches of the object). I didn't go THAT up close to the hive (FEAR FEAR FEAR). A 100% crop from the snap shot below:


The Aperture could be either 8 or 11. I don't remember exactly. High ISO and Exposure Bias were used to get a faster shutter speed for a sharper Pic. With the bees constantly moving around, I consider this a decent shot. BTW, the best method to use a Macro lens for macro photography is "on a tripod plus a remote". I didn't use neither. All shots in this post were taken hand-held.

And yesterday, while on evening walk, a leaf interested me due to its color. Shot it with the Macro Lens but in regular 50mm mode. After cropping out uninteresting portions, the picture is below :


Look at the veins (correct usage ??? ) and the edges. You can spot a spider silk thread on the leaf edges. A prime lens is a prime lens, irrespective of its age. Then I saw my daughter jumping and running ahead of me and clicked the pic below using the Macro as a regular 50mm Lens :


Conclusion on the Zuiko: This 50mm Macro Lens works as a 75mm telephoto lens on APS-C Sensors (50 x 1.5 crop factor). This is true for all the Nikon and Canon APS-C sensor based DSLRs. It can be used as a good portrait lens. It can also be used as a Landscape Lens but getting the hyper-focal distance setting on the Lens IS TOUGH (as can be seen in the last pic). With my 28mm lens, I would have got the hyper-focal setting spot on. With more usage I might get the hyperfocus in this Macro too. But, as a Macro Lens, it is Great Great Greaaaaaaaat.

Check out the Pics in my upcoming thread on Herbal medicine for Jaundice.

 

[vijay_968]

One of my friends wanted to buy an advanced Camera System and asked me about Mirrorless Cams. My Camera was in the car (with the OM Zuiko 50mm f/3.5 Macro mounted on it) and I gave him a Demo. The Photo below was taken in our Company parking lot few days back around 3-3:30 PM. I set the mode to "Aperture priority" and manually set the lens aperture at f/8. The Cam metered and set the shutter speed.



Look at the Color reproduced by the good old Zuiko. I am just loving it. My friend was very impressed with the quality (metal lens !!!), cleanliness and the smooth operation of the 20 plus years old lens. BTW, f/8 is generally the sweet spot for many lenses, where, whatever is in the "Focal Plane" is pretty sharp all across the frame.

But what about " extended DOF (Deapth of Field)" offered by this 50mm ??? 100% crop near the left edge is below:



The contrast and detail can be seen on the Exhaust pipe (see the original pic and then see the crop). Now, 100% crop near the right edge is below:



The distance between the two number plates (Punto's & M-800's) was about 30 plus meters (about 42 steps, as I walked; yes, I counted). You can clearly read the numbers. The objects within this 30m wide DOF distance, have acceptable sharpness. THAT too using a 50mm lens (which is 75mm full-Frame equivalent on a APS-C sensor). Time to get this ??? May be 30 seconds. Things ahead of the Punto are out of focus in the main full Res image.

The HyperFocal Pro free App in Google Play Store, will help you get this large DoF.

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All pictures here were re-sized for web-view and not touched up for sharpness etc.
As this Zuiko lens has 6 aperture blades, it also produces 6-pointed-sun-stars in the Picture. This can be seen on the M-800's rear windshield, Manza's OVRM and the Punto's Boot Door. It would have been crisper, with f/11 or f/16 apertures, but, that was not in my mind when I took the shot.

 

[vijay_968]

(A) Herbal Plant:
By the end of my post at #33 here, I mentioned about "Herbal Plant". Well the thread is live now at http://www.theautomotiveindia.com/forums/member-s-lounge/28213-herbal-medicine-jaundice.html#post525710. All my five pictures were taken in my NEX-5R. The lenses and the photo details are in the Pictures.

(B) PRISMA App:
This App is available in Google Play Stores for free. I took a selfie off the reflection of my OVRM, using the Zuiko Macro lens. Was not wearing my reading glasses, and in spite of that managed to focus on my beard, using the Focus peeking in NEX. THAT photo, I will not publish here and bore you guys.

A filter named "Old Fashioned" in Prisma bowled me over completely. THIS picture, I will publish here. Check out the "cartoon book effect" this filter has brought out !!! BTW, I used Midtone feature of "MS Picture Manager" to damage the output of Prisma, before posting it here below.


Prisma's output is too good, my wify didn't allow me to post THAT picture. I find Prisma App to be pure fun. The downside is it results in some unbelievable pictures. In fact, I wonder if it is me on the image

Now about the clarity the NEX-Zuiko lens combo brings out. You can see my hand holding the Camera and pointing at the OVRM in the 100% crop of the Original Image below:

 

[vijay_968]

Info on APS-C and Full_Frame Sensors and LensTurbo-II

Full-Frame Vs APS-C:
In the 35mm Film Camera era, the lenses were made to focus over a 36mmx24mm size Film. The entire scene the photographer wanted was focused, more or less as a circle, over the Film. Meaning “all the light captured by the lenses was put to use”. BTW, the diagonal of a 35mm film is 43.3mm. Fast forward to DSLR times; hobbyists use "24mmx16mm size APS-C" sensor DSLRs and the Pros and enthusiasts use DSLRs with “36mmx24mm size Full Frame" sensors. The diagonal of APS-C sensors is 28.8mm. Their area is only 44.4% of a Full Frame sensor. Some of these were covered in my post #1 (http://www.theautomotiveindia.com/f...sony-nex-5r-mirrorless-camera.html#post326458).

Size does matter:
If you put same mega pixels (number of storage spots on the sensor) into these two sensors, the spots on a Full-Frame will be bigger in size than those on a APS-C sensor. So a FF camera captures more light from the same scene, and can have much faster shutter speed. The pictures look crisper and are not shaky in low light condition. Also, the ISO of a FF Camera could be 3200 instead of 6400 from a APS-C Camera.

APS-C Crop Factor:
Canon, Nikon, Pentax etc have not much altered the basic optical design of their so many legacy lenses 24mm, 28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 90mm, 100mm etc. Many of these lenses still focus over a 36mmx24mm area. Result, the sensors cannot store the image that has fallen outside their 24mmx16mm size; they crop-out whatever image lies outside their area. Hence the name cropped- sensors. How much they crop out ? Diagonel FF / Diagonal APS-C = 43.3/28.8 = 1.5 crop factor. So, a 50mm Lens designed for an APS-C sensor is basically a 75mm ( = 50 x 1.5). If current day Lenses are designed exclusively for APS-C sensors, their diameter and weight can be lesser (than those designed for 35mm FF). Many manufacturers do it. “Canon’s EF-S line up, Sony’s many A and E mount lenses” are like that. Yet, a 50mm lens acts like a 75mm lens only. Some would love it because it became a medium telephoto lens. Basically, if a FF Cam and an APS-C Cam are used at the same location, with the same 50mm Lens, the APS-C Guy has to walk back to get the coverage the FF Guy is getting. If there is a wall behind him, he can’t get the full scene. So, some would get irritated by the crop factor. More info is available in this (https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/tips-and-solutions/understanding-crop-factor) site.

Mirrorless Benefits:
Being a Mirrorless, my NEX-5R can take in many Legacy / Vintage Lenses. But, I am missing out lot of light gathered and focused by these lenses. How can I exploit full potential of Legacy FF Lenses ? An economical answer is “Lens Turbo”. It re-focuses the “image focused by the Legacy lens”. Basically it reduces the size of focused image by 0.726 (IIRC). As a result, a 50mm lens would behave like a 54mm lens ( = 50 x 1.5 x 0.726). My 28mm lens, which was like a 42mm (28x1.5) would behave like a 30mm lens. My 105mm zoom would be like a 114mm lens. That is I could convert my APS-C NEX to a "sort of Full Frame sensor" by getting a Lens Turbo. I can shoot at faster shutter speeds and also have ISO benefits

Lens Turbo - The beginning :
I bought a Lens Turbo-II (LT-II) for Canon FD mount, as I had “28mm, 50mm, 135mm Primes and a 35-105mm F/3.5 Zoom” in Canon FD mount. The day it landed, my 50mm F/1.4 fell out of my hands and rolled down the stairs. Gone totally. Feeling bad, I put the LT-II aside and didn’t touch it for quite some time. Later I used it to mount my 28mm and found that the lens was not focusing to infinity with the LT-II. It is a design limitation in LT-II, for ceratain wide angle lenses. Being a wide angle, the infinity comes into play quite often, for my style of photography. So I packed the LT-II and settled for the regular APS-C life. In Dec 2016, got the marvelous Zuiko (in Post # 33) and till yesterday it was the main stay.

Lens Turbo - Chapter 2:
Yesterday, during routine cleaning of gear, I dusted off the LT-II and my Canon FD 35-105mm f/3.5 Lens together. This Canon is a huge and heavy lens, when compared to the NEX, and has a front element that takes a large 72mm filter. It has a cult following due to its Image Quality (for a Zoom Lens), constant aperture across zoom range and the build quality. But, I found it too big and heavy to carry around and it was not seeing daylight. Now, decided to give it a try once again. The pic below was taken yesterday.



Let us see, how long this lens remains on the Cam, this time around.

PS: If you feel the above Pic Quality is poor, it is due to light coming from only two CFL lamps. Photo taken without flash using my OnePlus One.

 

[vijay_968]

I found this interesting article which lists 16 BENEFITS OF A MIRRORLESS CAMERA.

The 1st reason is "ease of accurate focusing in Manual Focus mode or using low cost MF lenses"; the PRIME reason why I enjoy my NEX. The 2nd reason is Weight - a Mirrorless can be 30% lighter than a comparable DSLR. This is valid, as long as you don't plonk a massive lens onto a Mirrorless (like the one pictured in earlier post). Another reason is, "Adapting Lenses from other Camera Mounts". This IS the greatest benefit AFAIK. For other reasons given by the author, please go through the link below :



PS: After mounting my Canon FD 35-105 (shown above) recently, do you know how many photos I've clicked ? Just ONE. The family thinks it is attracting too much attention .

 

[kkn13]

Very informative thread !! Im considering getting a new POS or mirrorless to complement my 1200D
Should I go in for RX100 or Sony Nex?
Im worried mirrorless grip etc might be an issue with heavier lenses

 

[vijay_968]

Very informative thread !! Im considering getting a new POS or mirrorless to complement my 1200D
Should I go in for RX100 or Sony Nex?
Im worried mirrorless grip etc might be an issue with heavier lenses

No no no no no no no no NO .

1200D is a good Cam (Canon EOS 1200D review: Still a worthy budget camera | Expert Reviews) . Pair it with Canon's EF 40mm ƒ/2.8 STM - a tiny lens (Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Review) and you'll love it. Try it on your camera before buying, to see how much you love it - just precaution.

I made this thread for people to make an informed decision - NOT to ditch their existing Cameras. Once you get a pocket friendly POS Cam, your 1200D will never come out of house. Anyway mobile cameras are doing what a POS did earlier. Photography is still a costly hobby, in India. If you have surplus money AND you WANT to get rid of the Canon, then go for a5000, a5100, a6000, a6300 etc as (Interchangeable Lens Camera - DSLR like Alpha Cameras | Full Frame Mirrorless Cameras | Sony Alpha | Sony IN) per your liking.

BTW, Sony was jealous of the name NEX growing above the Sony Brand Name and stopped using NEX. NEX line is known as E-Mount Cameras

Hope my input helps.

 

[kkn13]

No no no no no no no no NO .

1200D is a good Cam (Canon EOS 1200D review: Still a worthy budget camera | Expert Reviews) . Pair it with Canon's EF 40mm ƒ/2.8 STM - a tiny lens (Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Review) and you'll love it. Try it on your camera before buying, to see how much you love it - just precaution.

I made this thread for people to make an informed decision - NOT to ditch their existing Cameras. Once you get a pocket friendly POS Cam, your 1200D will never come out of house. Anyway mobile cameras are doing what a POS did earlier. Photography is still a costly hobby, in India. If you have surplus money AND you WANT to get rid of the Canon, then go for a5000, a5100, a6000, a6300 etc as (Interchangeable Lens Camera - DSLR like Alpha Cameras | Full Frame Mirrorless Cameras | Sony Alpha | Sony IN) per your liking.

BTW, Sony was jealous of the name NEX growing above the Sony Brand Name and stopped using NEX. NEX line is known as E-Mount Cameras

Hope my input helps.

Thanks for your reply
I already have 18-55mm, 55-250mm , 50mm f1.8 and 28-200mm Tamron for my 1200D
Basically Im looking for a 2nd compact camera for occasions when my 1200D will be too bulky and large to carry around
I wont get rid of the 1200D, in fact I still have my 24 year old EOS 500 in immaculate condition except for a bit of haze which I intend to clean out myself soon

Or should I just buy a One Plus 3 and be done with it?
I anyways need to change my phone

 

[vijay_968]

Thanks for your reply
I already have 18-55mm, 55-250mm , 50mm f1.8 and 28-200mm Tamron for my 1200D
Basically Im looking for a 2nd compact camera for occasions when my 1200D will be too bulky and large to carry around
I wont get rid of the 1200D, in fact I still have my 24 year old EOS 500 in immaculate condition except for a bit of haze which I intend to clean out myself soon

Or should I just buy a One Plus 3 and be done with it?
I anyways need to change my phone

Wow, still keeping it ! Great. Then you would love MF lenses.

If the Canon is not seeing much of the day light, then go get any Cam out of the "a5000, a5100, a6000 & a6300" E Mount Cameras. But, it could be curtains for all your existing Canon & Lenses.

You'll carry a NEX more, when a small lens is paired. I tend to use mine a lot, when my C-FD 28mm, OM Zuiko 28mm or my latest OM Z 50mm Macro MF lenses are mounted.

If you tend to take out your 1200D frequently, OP-3T is a good phone then.

As my Fuji was attracting bit extra attention, with lesser Image Quality, I got my NEX. AND, I had an urge to upgrade from a 1/2.3 inch sensor :-)

You are the better judge on your requirement.

 

[vijay_968]

OMG, it has been more than two years since i updated this thread.

Primary reason for my NEX-5R becoming dormant is my Mobile Phone. My earlier "Mi A1" (till July 2018) has a decent Camera and the current Asus ZenFone 5Z has a very good Camera. Secondary reason is my liking for small Lenses (Zuiko 28mm, Canon FD28mm, SEL 35mm/F1.8 & Zuiko 50mm Macro) ; these Lenses are darned SHARP and bring out even the tiniest details. Family wants their Portrait photos to be bit SMOOTH ;-) As a result, the Mobile Cams were doing the Primary Job of shooting. THIS should be BIG CONCERN for dedicated Camera makers like Canon, Sony & Nikon.

In the meantime, i was using the NEX-5R on and off. In June 2019, there was one such occasion when i mounted my SEL55210 Zoom Lens and went out. Selected Just THREE photos for posting here. 100% Crops (resized for web view) will be first followed by the Full Pic (resized for web view). See how good this compact zoom lens is.

Pic 1-1 (Crop): --- The Kalasams look good, na ?

Pic 1-2 (Crop): --- The eyes are adequately sharp. Sunlight is shining over a part of Tiger's head. You can also find 'shadow due to a sharp object' on its head.

Pic1-3 (Crop): Plenty of details with sharp resolution --- the Om in right hand, designs on the Blue-Green Gem in Kireedam, Roses in Garland etc

Pic 1 (Main): Tower at the entrance of Sri Circle Maramma Temple in Malleswaram. The little tower to the Left of Goddess appeared in Pic 1-1 above. This picture was clicked from a moving OLA. Camera settings are "FL at 55mm, Aperture at 6.3, Shutter Spd at 1/200 seconds, ISO at 100". Had i kept the aperture at F/8.0, the hyper-focal effect would have been larger and more objects would be sharper in the Picture. Time was 2pm on 8th June 2019.

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Later the day, i was foot-loosing near Sajjan Rao Circle and Clicked Pic-2. But first, the Crops.
Pic 2-1 (Crop): What could be this ?

Pic 2-2 (Crop): Actually the shining Kalasams are the reason i took the Pic. Is THAT a Net or something below the Kalasam ???

Pic 2-3 (Crop): It is a Temple Tower !

Pic 2-4 (Actual): Pic 2-1 to 2-3 were cropped from this one. For this narrow view, an aperture of F/6.3 would have resulted in crisper "Bulb filaments". Frankly, i did NOT notice the Bulbs, on the small 3.0" LCD Screen of NEX-5R while taking the Pic; i was only looking at the bright Kalasams. When i reviewed the Pic at full zoom (in Camera's LCD screen), the Bulbs, Net etc surprised me.

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Pic 3-1 (Actual): Full view of Tower at Temple entrance. Even though the focal length was kept at 55mm, i could NOT get the FULL VIEW of Tower. May be a 50-200mm zoom (or any one of my little lenses) would have got it. Time was 5pm and there was heavy back-lighting due to Sun behind the Tower. With my bare eyes i could NOT see most of the details captured by the Lens-Camera Combo.

Pic 3-2 (Crop): When i cropped the above, i was pleasantly surprised to see the "Light Bulbs and Grill (little behind bulbs)" inside the Temple premises. See below:

Advantages of NEX-5R: i think, i did not spent beyond 10 seconds while composing above three Pics; 1st Pic was done within 5 seconds (due to setting up Aperture, Shutter Spd, ISO, bleh bleh bleh in advance). With "Focus set to Auto" and "Metering set to Frame-Average", the effort required was sort of point and shoot and i got these lovely Pics. As such, a Mobile phone Cam CANNOT YET replace dedicated DSLRs (and Mirrorless Cams). But the Mobile phone Cams are catching up (basically due to their enormous processing power and software).

Disadvantages of NEX-5R: when i use my phone to take a shot, NO ONE CARES. Whereas a dedicated camera with a slightly longer lens (as my SEL 55-210) WAS noticed. i backed up WELL AWAY from ROAD to get the Full Tower, and a BMTC bus driver kept looking at me while going past; it also attracted looks from passing 2W and Autoricks... Meaning, the option of Casual Photography is NOT there with any dedicated DSLR/Mirrorless Cam

Fun: Happened in May '19. While discussing with friends, many were surprised that i was NOT having a loooong and Biiiiiiig Zoom Lens. For them, such massive lenses ADD CHARACTER to the one carrying a Camera .

Note:
Installing Sony's PlayMemory App and Pairing it with the Phone helps in easy Wi-Fi transfer of Pics to Mobile.