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Which lens would be better for astrophotography, in particular for the !ilky Way or the Aurora Borealis? In particular the to take pictures of the Aurora borealis and the Milky Way.

Hi, First post for me. I am contemplating switching to Sony, and have my eyes set on a used A7R II or a A7R III (if it comes out in a couple of months). I have been a Canon user for nearly 7 years and currently using the 5D3. I mainly do landscapes, street photography, and family events. Lenses I use the most in descending order: 16-35 f2.8, 70-200 f2.8, 50 f1.2, 24-70 f2.8. I am looking to replace these lenses with it's Sony equivalent or anything as close as possible. My reason for switching is reducing weight, and amount of space it takes up in my backpack. Can anyone here (especially former Canon users) shed some light if the size and weight while using the mirrorless system or it's (lens especially) made a big difference? Or are the sony equivalent lenses feel the same as Canon's version in terms of size, weight and balance?

Hey guys. I am excited about the a7RII. I was planning on purchasing a Nikon D810, but when I saw some of the excitement about the A7RII, I got hooked. Currently, I shoot headshots, portraits, glamour, and jewelry commercial shots on a Nikon D7000 (and sometimes rent a Nikon D800) with primarily the Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED lens (the last model, not the VR one that just came out this month). I shoot with 2 SB900 flashes when outside and use an Einstein and AlienBee 800 for lighting in my studio. Switching over to the Sony will be quite an investment, as I will need to purchase all new lenses, the body, flashes, etc. I know I can get Canon lenses and use the Metabones adapter to make them compatible, but I think I should go with Sony lenses for best compatibility (unless I'm dead wrong?). So I looked at Sony lenses and am seeing some bad reviews for some of them, saying they have different issues with slowness of autofocus, softness on the outside, vignetting, etc.. BUT, then people are saying that the A7RII seems to fix LOTS of issues people originally had with their Sony lenses (and even Canon lenses). So.. my question.. Which lenses should I get for the work that I do, that are comparable to what I currently use? Are the issues that people had with using them with previous bodies really been fixed? Currently, what I am looking at: Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Lens Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS Lens Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS Lens None of them will match the bokeh I get with f/2.8 on my Nikon, but I think I can live with that. But will they match the quality of the shot and speed of the autofocus that i get with my Nikon. Or should I get the Metabones and Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM Lens? Help! And thanks!

Hi if anyone is interested in how these lenses perform on a6000 here is a link to a gallery of shots. Unfortunately the exif doesn't show. I find the lenses to be great value and extremely good output. I have the sigma 35f1.4 and these lenses are nearly up to it in sharpness. http://taojonesphotographer.com/70445/5176215/gallery/sony-a6000-sigma-19mm-f28-30mm-f28-60mm-f28