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 p.11 #7 · Why are people not buying Sony's Swiss Army knife "A7cr" | |
Matt Kerby wrote:
^^ I pretty much live in AF-C , but, If you're in really low light having problems locking focus, easy enough to hit the function button and switch to AF-S or DMF.
I've had the a7cR for about a month. I love it, it's turned into my go-to mirrorless..I always loved small powerful cameras like the RX1RII, tons of punch in a tiny package. The fact that I can switch lenses, unlike the RX's and the Q's is a major benefit.
Folks can bitch about it not being the a7rV...But it's not supposed to be. The one weak spot of course is everyone else's, the EVF. But to me it doesn't take the joy out of shooting it, especially looking at the results in Post....Show more →
I do feel that people seem to go out of their way to criticize the A7Cr camera with more feeling than seems to make sense, especially since many of the critics don't seem to own it and haven't used it. But many of them do seem to own the A7RV. So there may be some element of sour grapes or competitiveness or FOMO in many of the more persistent non-owners' objections.
I have the A7Cr and I have just gotten but not yet used the A7CII. The big thing about both cameras is their size. It is remarkable how much technology has been put into a small body. Enhanced AI autofocus and seven stops of IBIS! As a travel, take-along, and documentary camera, it works very well for me.
There are two weakness for me. One is the EVF, which is perfectly useable but not the gorgeous wonder that the A7RV has. The A7Cr's EVF has 2,359,259 pixels and .70 magnification. Ok, but not great. But the Leica M11's optical viewfinder has a similar .73 magnification. These characteristics may matter to you or they really may not. It happens not to matter much to me. I'd prefer a better EVF and LCD but I am usually grabbing a picture quickly and don't have long to look through the EVF. If you compose slowly, as on a tripod, and study your EVF for longer periods, it might well not be for you.
The other weakness the A7Cr shares with almost every other camera out there is that it does not have a stacked sensor. I strongly prefer to shoot with an electronic silent shutter. The A7Cr and the A7RV have the slowest sensor readouts of any Sony camera, primarily because they have the highest resolution.
There are a couple of reasons i want to try out the A7CII. First, I'm not sure I need 60mpix, though they have their uses. Secondly, the A7CII has a better AF system than the A7Cr (or the A7RV). Both of the latter have 693 AF points and 79% coverage. The A7CII has 759 AF points and 94% coverage. Better. Also, the A7CII's sensor sites are significantly larger than the A7Cr's sites. This should make the A7CII more sensitive to light with less noise. Finally, because the A7CII has fewer lines to be read out, its sensor readout time should be quicker than the A7Cr's and the A7Rv's. Whether this degree of difference makes any real difference to the problems of a non-stacked sensor, I don't know.
What really appeals to me about these cameras is what they seem to share with the 35mm rangefinder tradition--a small, unobtrusive, high quality interchangeable lens camera that can shoot quickly, be handled nimbly, produce very high quality images, and be taken anywhere. Perfect for travel, documentary, street, and candids. But with modern autofocus and IBIS. This is what Sony mirrorless was originally all about, as in the NEX-7.
But damn the non-stacked sensor.
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