grahamgibson wrote:
IIRC, the partially stacked sensors from other brands are getting readouts of ~1/60s, so that may be what to expect from an A7V. Definitely better than the ~1/15 that the A7IV does and probably in most cases is "good enough." Note there are also ways that the camera settings can be tweaked to increase that readout speed to 1/30s in the A7IV--APS-C mode and/or continuous burst mode (whatever setting reduces the files to 12-bit), I believe? The A7V might have similar increases possible.
But the A1 is a different ballgame at 1/250s. I did what others suggest here and traded up into a used A1 a few months back. I use e-shutter exclusively now. No more worrying about rolling shutter distortion, EFCS bokeh/exposure at high shutter speeds, or LED sync weirdness. A used A1 will not be far off in price from the A7V, and I think an always-on silent shutter is more advantageous for my uses than any other enhancements the A7V could have (btw, the A1 does have focus stacking now... but I've never used it). I'm curious to see what the A7V does have up its sleeve though....Show more →
Yeah the A1 seems to make a lot of sense in most ways - and I’d like the extra pixels. But it’s a no go because apparently I can’t tilt the lcd in portrait mode. I do this a lot for low angle shots on my A7iv.
Jimi3 wrote:
Yeah I use electronic shutter most of the time when shooting dogs and cats to minimize noise/disturbance. I do switch to mechanical for planned action shots, but I get distortion for “posed” shots with electronic shutter more than I would like.
For the posed shots camera motion is the reason for the distortion. You might have the shutter speed to something fast, but you need to hold it with the stability proper for 1/15 s. For me with the a7Rv, I only use electronic when on a tripod, shhoting something stationary.
grahamgibson wrote:
IIRC, the partially stacked sensors from other brands are getting readouts of ~1/60s, so that may be what to expect from an A7V. Definitely better than the ~1/15 that the A7IV does and probably in most cases is "good enough." Note there are also ways that the camera settings can be tweaked to increase that readout speed to 1/30s in the A7IV--APS-C mode and/or continuous burst mode (whatever setting reduces the files to 12-bit), I believe? The A7V might have similar increases possible.
But the A1 is a different ballgame at 1/250s. I did what others suggest here and traded up into a used A1 a few months back. I use e-shutter exclusively now. No more worrying about rolling shutter distortion, EFCS bokeh/exposure at high shutter speeds, or LED sync weirdness. A used A1 will not be far off in price from the A7V, and I think an always-on silent shutter is more advantageous for my uses than any other enhancements the A7V could have (btw, the A1 does have focus stacking now... but I've never used it). I'm curious to see what the A7V does have up its sleeve though....Show more →
Strictly speaking, the A1's 1/250s electronic readout is not any better than mechanical shutter readout speed.
In fact, there are certain edge cases where cameras with full mechanical shutter performs better.
For example when shooting strobes at high shutter speeds with HSS, the A1 exhibits vignetting issues with electronic shutter.
As the A1 only has EFCS and not a full mechanical shutter. When EFCS is used to eliminate the HSS vignetting, the bokeh is compromised.
Cameras with a full mechanical shutter (A7IV, A7RV) or global shutter do not have this issue.
That said, its not too hard to get around this by using ND filters.
Note that you can still see LED banding with the A1 (depends on the LED PWM frequency), this is only fully solved with a global shutter.
Similar to an a7R V, the rumored cost of the a7 V (around $3000) is close enough to a used a1 to make the decision difficult. The a7 V will have some advantages via the most up-to-date technology, but the a1 is still such an amazing body that it remains more than relevant.
It really depends on the user and his usage cases. For me, A7v is a better buy for the all the recent features packed into it:
- Focus bracketing
- Pre-capture mode
- AI AF
- Dual action, fully articulating screen like A7r v
- Improved IBIS
- New video capabilities: I occasionally do video and the new features are certainly welcome. I hope they add 6K recording. It come handy when recording insects as it provides the ability to crop to 4K.
-30fps: I am not an action photographer but if focus bracketing proves to be effective for photographing live insets, then being able to capture the shots as fast as 30fps is definitely preferred. It reduces the chance of the insect flying or moving away.
A1:
- 50mp (42-50mp is my ideal range)
- Better built quality
- Silent shooting (must be more effective in A1 than in A7v)
- AF tracking: must be better in A1 than in A7v. Not sure it matters to me but it may when shooting insects.
raminolta wrote:
It really depends on the user and his usage cases. For me, A7v is a better buy for the all the recent features packed into it:
- Focus bracketing
- Pre-capture mode
- AI AF
- Dual action, fully articulating screen like A7r v
- Improved IBIS
- New video capabilities: I occasionally do video and the new features are certainly welcome. I hope they add 6K recording. It come handy when recording insects as it provides the ability to crop to 4K.
-30fps: I am not an action photographer but if focus bracketing proves to be effective for photographing live insets, then being able to capture the shots as fast as 30fps is definitely preferred. It reduces the chance of the insect flying or moving away.
A1:
- 50mp (42-50mp is my ideal range)
- Better built quality
- Silent shooting (must be more effective in A1 than in A7v)
- AF tracking: must be better in A1 than in A7v. Not sure it matters to me but it may when shooting insects. ...Show more →
