Official: Sony A7R V announced (pre-orders now available)

RoamingScott wrote:
Or do both with the Z9 and save yourself $5000 and a few extra lenses

molson wrote

Steve Spencer wrote

molson wrote

dclark wrote

molson wrote

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 in landscape orientation. But, otherwise the A1 can be used with the Cambo Actus. The Z9, I doubt or very limited due to the body size.

Rich