Although the A7RV is due for an update, I think we may see the A7V be given time to shine. I would assume an announcement between summer and - more likely - fall/winter. I would be surprised if we didn't get it before the end of the year.
Native, low noise, ISO 50 and a higher quality, slightly larger LCD screen would do it for me (realizing the camera would need to be slightly larger). Also, I shoot both the A1II and A7R5 and really wish the R5 had the same top dials, so I can rely on "muscle memory" when going between the two cameras (and not need to slop to think about the differences in controls when shooting in fast-paced environments).
Next version A7r could have same partially stacked tech as A7V for improved speed and slightly better DR. Probably also resolution will increase but for me that is minor importance.
Faster sensor and more processing power will hopefully take care of the EVF quality dropping when focusing.
Frankly, together with the EVF problem mentioned I lack of pre capture are in the top of my things to be improved -list.
tuomkok wrote:
Faster sensor and more processing power will hopefully take care of the EVF quality dropping when focusing.
Was the problem fixed in the A7v? I don't know, but frankly, I wouldn't expect it to be. I'm convinced that at least 90% of users probably won't even notice it. Therefore, Sony likely doesn't see much need to do anything about it.
On current sensors, 61MP pixel shift is considerably better than 61MP bayer. I would like to see the image quality of 61MP pixel shift, without the drawbacks of having to use pixel shift.
The image circle our lenses can project is considerably bigger than the sensor we put behind it. I would like to see a larger sensor that can capture the entire (circular) image circle, and a compatibility list for lenses without baffles that occlude the image circle. Make a software toggle for round format, square format, 4x3, 3x4, 4x5, 5x4 and so on.
Make one lens with a leaf shutter as a companion to the A7RVI, would be interesting to be able to choose between leaf and regular shutter.
I realise it's a very niche application but for reproduction which my company does, 100 megapixels in the sony ecosystem would be very useful. I have a new client, a museum, asking for more resolution than our A7rIV's are providing (requiring B3 originals @ 600PPI) and the current solution looking forward is a Fuji GFX 100 type. Not a problem on paper but integrating a new system is always less preferable than simply buying another Sony which works with the current workflow, lenses*, peripherals, etc.
*the higher end ones at least, our adapted Schneider Apo-Componon lenses. 100 megapixels will be brutal on the edges of a lot of lenses and reproduction needs sharpness across the frame by definition.
Feb 02, 2026 at 11:36 PM
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1. Cutting edge manual focus technology for those of us who love manual focus lenses.
2. The ability to have multiple crop sizes in the viewfinder like the Q3. I’d love this with my primes.
You can add frame lines to the A7r V with a custom add on from Sony, and you can make these any size you like. They don't magnify to fill the whole viewfinder, but they can be useful for cropping. I haven't done this myself, but I might. It is a bit of a rip off as Sony charges $150 for the add on, which is a pretty high price, IMO, but adding it to all A7r VI should be easy and obviously something Sony could do. Here is one of the threads that describes the add on:
I would like to see Sony give the a7rVI the a7V treatment. Keep the MP the same, or a small bump, but make the sensor faster, and increase low ISO dynamic range. I have found 60mp a nice resolution. I don't really have the need for a 100mp camera. If Sony does make the r line a slowish 100mp sensor, I think they would need to then also make an affordable (around 4k) model with a resolution between the a7V and A7rVI. The gap between 33mp and 100mp would be quite large, and the a1II doesn't really fill the gap at around 2x the price point.
- Sony’s A7R VI is set to be released before November 2026, right before the Alpha 7S series.
- The Alpha 7R VI is currently undergoing testing on a small scale
- BIONZ XR2 processor with 8.5 stops of image stabilisation
- 30fps 14-bit RAW continuous shooting
- RAW pre-capture
- 60fps AE/AF
- 16-frame high-resolution composite shooting
- Up to 32-frame noise-reduced composite shooting
- The grip has been redesigned, adopting the deeper handle found on the A1 II.
- The screen’s maximum brightness is 50% higher than the A1 II.
- The A7R VI uses a full-stacked sensor with 80M effective pixels
- It’s seen as a big step up from the A7 V, and it’s in a similar position to the A7R III and A7 III at the time
- No open gate, no RAW video, no 6K HEVCIt supports full-frame 10.9K oversampled 8K30p, APS-C 7.1K oversampled 4K60p, and full-frame 5.5K (pixel-binning) oversampled 4K120p video
- For stills, it can take 30 fps, but there’s a hard limit on the number of frames.
- The dynamic range is still better than the A7R V in mechanical shutter mode when using electronic shutter, and it has a 16+ stop dynamic range when enabling mechanical shutter.
- The number of pixels on the screen is higher than the A7 V
- The electronic shutter speed is slightly faster. However, the electronic shutter speed is still only a third of the A1 II.
Some of that sounds unrealistic, like the DR.
30 FPS is a lot better than 10. However, there is nothing mentioned about CFe Type A 4.0 being supported. Type A CFe 2.0 will buffer out at 30 FPS. An APS-H crop mode would be nice.
As far as I know, Sony has not done a mechanical shutter over 10fps, and the readout speed, while better, still sounds too slow for moving objects. So even if it has 30fps I wonder if it will really be useful.
There is nothing in the rumors about the readout speed. I suppose it could be as slow at 30ms. The a7V is right at the limit of what I find usable much of the time. But are we really expecting a slow readout if the sensor is totally stacked?
This sounds far out, I know, but as a former 4x5 view camera user, I'd be willing to pay for the ability to turn the image upside down in the viewfinder and LCD. I miss the ability to isolate forms and shapes and see things in a more graphic way. I have no illusion this will ever happen but it remains a fantasy.
Feb 08, 2026 at 02:23 PM
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DWOfPaul wrote:
As far as I know, Sony has not done a mechanical shutter over 10fps, and the readout speed, while better, still sounds too slow for moving objects. So even if it has 30fps I wonder if it will really be useful.
Whether the electronic shutter will be too slow will of course depends on how fast things are moving. The A1 II's electronic shutter is about 1/250th of a second so we are talking about 1/80th of a second or so. Even the A1 II's electronic shutter isn't fast enough for really fast moving objects, but it works for almost everything that is moving under 100 mph. This should work easily for people walking and probably even running. The math suggests anything under 30 mph, which would be pretty much all humans moving on their own power. It seems like it would be fine for wedding for example. For sports, it will depend on the sport. It would probably be fine for basketball and football in almost all cases. Golf balls, tennis balls, and baseballs are going to look wonky most likely. For wildlife, most mammals it will probably work, but fast cats and their prey not so much. Most birds in flight probably not and especially humming birds and birds of prey, but it might work for slow moving waders and swimmers and probably butterflies but then again it may depend on the species or maybe it won't be fast enough for those.
The bottom line is that the increase in sensor scan speed sounds very significant. The A7r V is 1/10th of a second, so if this is 1/80th to 1/85th of a second that is a huge increase and will make the electronic shutter useful for a lot more situations and you could still fall back on the mechanical shutter in those situations in which the movement was too fast. You couldn't get silent shooting or 30 fps, but you could still capture most anything moving at most any speed like we have been able to do for a long time with mechanical shutter.
DWOfPaul wrote:
As far as I know, Sony has not done a mechanical shutter over 10fps, and the readout speed, while better, still sounds too slow for moving objects. So even if it has 30fps I wonder if it will really be useful.
A99-II had 12 fps mech shutter. Cannot say about reliability though.
