RE: Shots during an electrical storm
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I have been on full frame for some time now. It is more expensive, but you can (at least in my "tribe" of bodies, still shoot APS-C for the extra boost in focal length, albeit at a lower pixel count.
All the camera manufacturers dont really scream "value" at the moment. Sony tend to provide a lot of sensors for the whole market, and their glass is pretty dang good too.
You can always go down the second hand route as people inevitably follow their gear acquisition syndrome as new bodies come out and they look to offload their old ones.
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Yeah I've been a bit out of the loop with it all until recently. I think the last thing that seemed decently priced from Sony was the A7 III. But now I'm really noticing how bad it is across the board.
Yeah I've always liked their primes. I absolutely love my 85mm F1.8. And there are a ton of options with the E mount, as well as easy access to mount vintage glass with it.
It's a bit harder now I'm in Armenia. I think my main options buying from a reputable retailer here is the A6700 and the A7S III. Anything else would have to be purchased online abroad from something like eBay with some poor consumer protection options given the delivery/returns. This stuff is an incredibly niche market here!
If I was in your shoes I'd go for the A7S, probably the more versatile buy!
I recently (well, last November) - picked up my dream lens, a 85mm f/1.2 (I'm in the Nikon Z system world) - and because of the STUPID amount of money I spent on that lens, I guess I am stuck there for life now.
85mm is such a nice focal length, both on APS-C and full frame.
If finances permit, a trip abroad and a return with a camera is a good way to get some cheaper gear. I remember... probably 15? years ago, I went on a trip to the US, and one of my stops was B&H in New York, because I could get gear significantly cheaper than in Australia.
Indeed, at that point (the Australian dollar was higher than the US!) it was cheaper to fly to the US to buy software and electronics (and return!) - than it was to buy in the domestic Australian market.