I was in a deeply shaded foggy forest in North Carolina when the late afternoon sun started to blast through. The scene stretched the dynamic range capability of the A7R6 in mechanical shutter mode to the limits and I needed -70 on highlights and +1.67 on exposure to balance the extremes out, but the resulting histogram is a thing of beauty. The final image faithfully conveys the feel I had being there with the clean white light bringing life to the previously dark woodlands.
ILCE-7RM6E 28-75mm F2.8 A063 lens48mmf/9.01/250s100 ISO-1.0 EV
Normally I would expect to see some distortion but it's not really apparent. Electronic shutter 30fps, APS-C mode.
Remains to be seen if one can achieve decent quality in good light but the camera seems to have no trouble keeping the incoming bird in focus - and there was no wind so they were moving pretty fast.
Looking forward to seeing what the A1iii and A9iv can do !
duncangr wrote:
Normally I would expect to see some distortion but it's not really apparent.
Remains to be seen if one can achieve decent quality in good light but the camera seems to have no trouble keeping the incoming bird in focus - and there was no wind so they were moving pretty fast.
Looking forward to seeing what the A1iii and A9iv can do !
Just to clarify ... did you make those bird photos with electronic shutter or mechanical shutter? Thank you!
duncangr wrote:
Normally I would expect to see some distortion but it's not really apparent. Electronic shutter 30fps, APS-C mode.
Remains to be seen if one can achieve decent quality in good light but the camera seems to have no trouble keeping the incoming bird in focus - and there was no wind so they were moving pretty fast.
Looking forward to seeing what the A1iii and A9iv can do !
I don’t understand A9iv?
Do you know that the A9III has a global shutter sensor, so distortion in electronic shutter doesn’t exist at any speed.
In fact it doesn’t have a manual shutter for that reason.
The global shutter along with cutting edge AF makes this camera the best action camera from any manufacturer.
I know because I own one. And believe me I used or rented a lot of the top end cameras.
Nice pictures. I am currently testing my just purchased 300mm 2.8 lens with 1.4x and 2x teleconverters.
Do you know that the A9III has a global shutter sensor, so distortion in electronic shutter doesn’t exist at any speed.
In fact it doesn’t have a manual shutter for that reason.
The global shutter along with cutting edge AF makes this camera the best action camera from any manufacturer.
I know because I own one. And believe me I used or rented a lot of the top end cameras.
Nice pictures. I am currently testing my just purchased 300mm 2.8 lens with 1.4x and 2x teleconverters.
I might have to get the 400-800 for reach.
A1iii and A9iv will probably have the new SOC and a bump in performance.
And yes I know a little bit about the A9iii.
Check the 400-800 for sharpness wide open if you do get one.
Red-rumped Parrots A7R6 300 f/2.8 Cropped to 6K (slightly smaller than APS-C size)
Cloudy and dark conditions so wasn't expecting much but the subject detection and AF is top notch. Also no issues with rolling shutter despite these bird being very quick.
And one more rather heavy on images - pre-capture sequence shot using APS-C mode - uncropped images. Some frames not included because the bird flew half way out the frame for a while.
Bear in mind these birds are quick and there is only one image where a bit of rolling shutter is evident on the bird - that I could see. Also at f/2.8 not much DOF.
Still impressive tracking and focus in pretty low light and EVF is as good as it gets - no trouble seeing the bird and keeping it in the frame.
It might not be an A1 killer but it sure is a Z500 killer
And when it's not being a Z500 it can double up as the highest resolution / DR FF landscape camera money can buy
Dustin Abbott's review now posted https://dustinabbott.net/2026/06/sony-%ce%b17rvi-a7r6-review/
Comprehensive and thoughtful as always. Praises significant improvements with sensor and battery life. Concerned about the removal of smaller file size options.
rob_ww wrote:
Dustin Abbott's review now posted https://dustinabbott.net/2026/06/sony-%ce%b17rvi-a7r6-review/
Comprehensive and thoughtful as always. Praises significant improvements with sensor and battery life. Concerned about the removal of smaller file size options.
Thanks for the link. A really nice writeup. I am still struggling whether I should replace one of my two A1IIs with an A7RVI. G.A.S. is affecting my brain.
"the camera has some lovely details, such as the fact that the e-shutter sound changes with your shutter speed. Rather than it being the exact same sound whether you're shooting at 1/8000 sec or 1/8 sec, it'll simulate changes in pitch, and even the sound of a shutter opening and closing, so that you have an audible cue about exposure time, even when in e-shutter mode."
Douglas L wrote:
Thanks for the link. A really nice writeup. I am still struggling whether I should replace one of my two A1IIs with an A7RVI. G.A.S. is affecting my brain.
Yes. I was hoping his review would say more vs the A1ii, since he praised it highly in that review and has owned one ever since. I note he did not say he will be purchasing the A7R6, which he has been known to say when really, really impressed. We know the A7R6 does not compete in high speed performance, but does it do noticeably better in other respects?
Douglas L wrote:
Thanks for the link. A really nice writeup. I am still struggling whether I should replace one of my two A1IIs with an A7RVI. G.A.S. is affecting my brain.
Haha....before the 7R6 I limped along with the A1 II and The 7R5....quite an imperfect match but I like to shoot a wide variety of stuff so the resolution based camera always tagged along. Now I'm with the 7R6 and the A1 II is the second body unless the subject is extremely fast. 🤷🏼♂️ The missing link on the 7R6 for me is just down to ergo's.....If I had access to hummers or say motor sports/panning subs the role would reverse. They are such a great pair for me....
