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ggreene wrote:
As you can see by that second photo most pros are using 2-3 bodies. Easy enough to cover the supertele on a monopod but the other two are out in the open for easy access. On the sidelines of FCS playoff games I see a lot of cameras/lenses in a beat up state. Is the A9 ready for that kind of day in and day out abuse? Time will tell. Maybe photographers habits will change and they will suddenly treat ML camera's with kid gloves.
Yeah, those are valid points of course. But I have faith that professional photographers are clever enough to figure out whether a A9 will fit their specific demands regarding "abuse" and being weather-sealed enough. It will be a great tool of certain types of sports, maybe not so much for others.
I look at it as an interesting alternative to the 1D X/D5, because it brings some other features those two hasn't. Would make more sense for Sony to build a clone of the 1D X/D5 with pretty much the same feature set? Probably not, who would buy that?
Another point to make is that A9 is first generation. If a lot of pros demands a bigger, more rugged build, then that might come in an A9 II down the line. But to be honest I still don't think Sony is going after the market that demands a big, supertank camera.
Anyway, it is the technology with the stacked sensor that I'm excited about, not so much the A9 as a camera. So not trying the defend the decisions behind, just pointing out that Sony might not see this as an be-all sports camera for everyone.
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This is done to match up the light-blocking properties of the 2nd mechanical curtain when the camera operates in EFCS mode. Note that the RX10II actually has a leaf shutter rather than mechanical, so this is likely just the same silicon/firmware that is used on their mechanical shutter bodies like the A7 series for their EFCS mode.