Seems like they pretty much phoned in this camera. I don't know if I should just get a used A9 or just wait for the A7IV, which going by this camera will just be an A7III stuffed into the A7RIV body (hopefully they still put the new EVF in it). Colin F wrote:
True that. The rumors that this a9II was going to be a "beast" sure didn't pan out.
Colin F wrote:
Not bloody likely (said in my best cockney accent).
There are some improvements, like a new battery grip using different batteries, slightly better ergo's, improved weather sealing, and a few other little things, so it's going to be difficult to decide what to do.
They basically just stuffed the A9 internals into an A7R IV body.
Lots of confident predictions and they were all wrong!
Lots of predictions based on microscopic analysis of Sony sensor spec sheets. All wrong!
Lots of predictions based on analysis of market trends and engineering and marketing done by outsiders. All wrong!
Just another confirmation that rumors are worth nothing.
My prediction that Sony would price it at $4999.99 to extract maximum $$ from me (normally a reliable predictor) was wrong too. What they introduced wouldn't extract anything from me.
saxguy wrote:
It's such a dilemma. The a7r iv is a great camera, but I'm still not sure I need 61MP as I was very happy with the 42MP of the a7r iii. I do like to carry two bodies, but I imagine if the a9ii comes around with 36MP (which, for me, is close enough to the resolution of the a7r iii) I will probably favor it over the a7r iv for an all around camera.
Lots of disappointing releases by Sony lately, starting to remind me of Canon happily pushing out releases which are in many ways behind the competition. Well at least now I can figure out how I can spend the money elsewhere!
randomguy wrote:
Lots of disappointing releases by Sony lately, starting to remind me of Canon happily pushing out releases which are in many ways behind the competition. Well at least now I can figure out how I can spend the money elsewhere!
Consolidating manufacturing to use the same chassis and more of the same parts across the product line, and keeping the old sensor, was probably done more to increase Sony's profit margins than to win over new customers, although Sony knows that a certain number of die-hard fans will always buy the latest offering no matter how small the improvements.
