kimknapp wrote:
..I am confident that creating the software for a firmware update to control the focus points automatically is a trivial software task, easily added to and easily handled by the latest generation bodies!
Being in IT myself, have often come across situations where features, though 'easy' to implement, are not considered simply because management says 'No'.
Once a set of features is created and released, it is frozen and development resources are channelled to next/future products. Released product + code are revisited only in the event of major bugs.
Yup. All it takes is convincing the bean counters that there is money to be made charging for feature updates (at reasonable price points). If there are not enough A1 owners interested in paying for a focus bracketing update, combine it with one or two other desirable new features. Just stop making us fork over the cost of a whole new body for features that could be added to our existing cameras.
I'm not sure how much interest there is for focus bracketing when shooting BIF or other action sports. Pick the right tool for the job at hand...
Many of us use the A1 for more than just BIF.
Yes, I understand that the A1 is predominantly marketed towards people who shoot sports.
If you're not using it for its intended purpose, maybe you bought the wrong camera?
What you fail to acknowledge is that many photographers shoot a variety of subjects in a variety of circumstances, and the A1 is able to cover them all well. No need to switch cameras. The A1 is not limited to a single intended purpose. I think Kim knows what he is doing and bought the right camera.
Dave
If it does everything so well, why is there so much bitter complaining about all the things it can't do?
I guess it's like a chef complaining he can't fillet a salmon with that Swiss Army knife he bought because it got so many great YouTube reviews...
I just don't see the bitter complaining about what it can't do. A Swiss Army knife just isn't the proper comparison. It is not a tool that does a lot of things, but is limited in all of them--like a Swiss Army knife. The A1 is a camera that performs exceptionally well for almost all types of photography at or near top performance is almost every thing. My wife has an A1 and she is picky about photography (and almost everything if truth be told) and she has zero complaints with her A1. I think when you say there is so much complaining about what the A1 cannot do, you are very much overstating the nature and the extent of the complaints.
I guess you didn't read any of the posts on the last half-dozen pages of this thread...
I think the Swiss Army knife is the perfect analogy... the enthusiastic amateurs want one camera that is somehow the best at everything, and the seasoned veterans choose different cameras depending on the task at hand.
You want to shoot sports, or birds in flight - pick an A1 or R3 or Z9. You want to focus stack your macro shots? Get an OM-1 or GFX 100s or... an A7R V.
Hi Scott,
Let me know how the Z9 works as a digital back with a Cambo Actus mini B camera. Since Sony has increased the size of the grip on the more recent Sony bodies, like my A1 the grip now interferes with the left shift of the camera when using 35mm full frame lenses when focused at infinity. But, otherwise the A1 can be used with the Cambo Actus. The Z9, I doubt or very limited due to the body size.
Rich
Oct 30, 2022 at 01:20 PM
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