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duncang wrote:
Remember Sony users have had access to the A9 since - well for ever, and they have had access to the A1 since, nearly forever (it seems).
The Sony users who might be in the market for something specialised like this for action / flash will find the a9iii pretty amazing. Most likely they already have an A9/A9ii or A1 and I doubt they will be too concerned about a minor reduction in DR for most action or flash scenarios since they already have options to use iii DR is the priority.
They're likely going to be like me - just after 120fps or 60fps RAW speed increase WITH CONTINUOUS AF that is as good as or better than what they already have. Or unencumbered flash photography - of which I know little.
Sure it is a big price to pay but for really fast wildlife action it will be hard to beat. I already have an A1 and 30fps still has big gaps for really fast action - 60fps or 120fps would almost guarantee getting exceptional shots if you can keep the subject in the frame.
Pre-capture at 120FPS RAW with continuous AF is going to be something else. Far outweighs any slight step back in DR - and from the samples it doesn't look there will be any perceptible difference at the typical working exposure for fast action.
Here is a sample of things I shoot - an a9iii will probably mean getting shots like these daily, if conditions allow, rather than once every fortnight after 40 hours of continuous attempts and 15,000+ images.
Pre-capture will be a game changer for this kind of action. No need to capture 10s of thousands of images now - just track the bird and once you know you were able to keep it in the frame until it was filling the frame then press the shutter button. And bang you have the previous second in the bag.
Most of my sequences for this kind of action are under 2 seconds so the buffer size will be perfect - and can always extend it by reducing to 60fps.
I think Sony hit the nail on the head with this camera for this kind of action.
And here is to hoping the R1 lives up to your expectations when it arrives....Show more →
I won't be in the market for the R1, but I'm sure it'll exceed everyone's expectations including those from the other side of the fence. There's a very good reason why Canon has been taking their time developing their first mirrorless flagship rather than rushing a half baked design to market like Sony seems to have done with their A9III.
I can tell you with 100% certainty that if Canon were to make the R5II with the same specs as the A9III and cripples the IQ like Sony has done and then jacks up the price an additional $1500USD ($2,061CAD) over what I paid for the R5, then Canon definitely won't be making any money off from me. I'll take the amazing high ISO 45mp sensor of my R5 every day of the week for what I enjoy shooting.
The R3's AF and high ISO capability is well beyond that of my R5, so we can only imagine what the R1 will bring to the table.
These images reflect what's possible with the lowly 45mp R5.
The crippled 24mp A9III?.... not so much.
Yeah, Sony definitely hit something or someone on the head. 
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