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 p.1 #5 · a7r (4 or 5) plus a9 or A1 | |
old-gregg wrote:
I was in your shoes recently. 70% of my volume are relatively static subjects, and 30% could benefit from high-speed AF+bursts. After some experimentation, I have arrived at an unexpected destination: the A7R V and the Nikon Z8 with the Megadap Pro+ adapter.
The key realization for me, after renting some bodies, was that I did not want to give up (or compromise even a little) on the IQ I am getting out of that 60mp sensor. At low ISOs the DR is insane, and at high ISOs the color fidelity is so high, and the noise pattern is so fine and film-like, that I just didn't want to give any of that up. With the market moving to stacked high-speed sensors I feel like this 60mp chip is a special breed that may disappear, I just needed to have it.
Then, when I looked at the used A1s for high-fps and video use cases, I also wanted the modern subject recognition, but the A1 Mk2 is too expensive as a 2nd camera, while the Nikon Z8 is just as good and a mint one can be found for $2,800-2,900. What makes is possible though is the excellent Megadap Pro+ which, to me at least, seems to be delivering basically native AF performance. In fact, the Sony's GM lenses adapted to the Z8 focus faster than the two native Z lenses that I rented. There are two additional bonus points to this decision. First, I now have access to some Z mount lenses that have no equivalent in the E-land, in my case is their excellent flat-field 105mm 1:1 macro. And the second, is that the Z8 is a much better platform for adapted lenses and for manual focus lenses. The focus confirmation implementation is better than the Sony's, and the ability to add non-CPU lenses to EXIF is fantastic.
BTW, I fully realize that my reasons, frankly, are bullshit. I could probably do just fine using the A7RV for action. I could probably do just fine with an IQ of a single A1 Mk2 or Z8, with nobody seeing a difference in the final JPEGs. But I simply wanted the best of two different worlds, and the A7RV+Z8 was the cheapest way to get there....Show more →
I think the A1 would be generally better than either of the other two cameras, often significantly better in a way that will get pictures that the other cameras would miss. The A7RV would offer slightly better IBIS and AI autofocus, the latter of which is almost never better than what the A1 can do. I am not familiar enough with the A7RV to recall all of its features. That you might want to check on. There are probably a few tricks the A7RV can do that the A1 can't. But the A1 is a very powerful, superbly well-rounded camera that really can take just about any picture. The slow sensor readout on the A7RV kills it for me.
The A9 is a very nice camera, but the A1 beats it everywhere except for size. I am looking for an A9 in mint condition myself because I like its combination of a smaller size and a stacked sensor and excellent AF. I also have an A1 II, though I now think I should have just been happy with my A1, which I sold. I find the A7RV, A9III, A1 II, and even the A1 bodies a bit larger than I would like.
The A7V is due out soon. It might surprise us by coming with a stacked sensor, though that is not expected or rumored. But it is reported to have a new sensor on board.
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