Re: Why are people not buying Sony's Swiss Army knife "A7cr"
nepali wrote: bluehawaii wrote:
I think the cheap 1m dot selfie-screen and EFCS only on the A7CR limited it a bit too much, given the higher cost over the A7CII.
If they are (I don't think they are) going up against the Leica Q3 which has a 1.8m dot tilt screen and 5.7m dot evf, they have’t quite managed it yet. Especially so since there isn’t an excellent and compact 28mm E-mount AF lens available.
That said, other than the FPL there isn't an interchangeable lens camera using that sensor offering so many features, which does make the A7CR unique in many ways.
Specification-wise, I agree that the screen/EVF is of lower resolution and it only has EFCS, but, have you used it or are you just regurgitating something you have heard others say about these being limitations?
Q2/Q3 are slightly taller so maybe this allows more room for better tech?
I tested the A7CII and found that the screen put me off the camera. I was surprised to see that the supposedly high end model A7CR uses the exact same 1m dot screen. Fujifilm, Canon, Nikon Zf all use higher res. screens even on cheaper models.
I was frustrated when upgrading to the A7RIIIA because they’d used a cheap screen on the first model which was not that great to use IMO.
The A7RIIIA actually had a 1.44m dot screen (higher than the A7CR) at launch. It was then upgraded to 2.36m dot. Sony obviously saw fit to do this. It seems we are just going through the same scenario again with the A7CR. Now we've gone back, not to 1.44m dot but even lower down to 1m dot.
Initially I wanted to purchase the A7IV but didn’t like the size increase (it feels way bigger than the A7III IMO) and couldn’t live with the flip out to the side screen on a large camera like that.
I appreciate that they need to differentiate with the A7RV and that's fine, but I think could have chosen other areas to do it which didn't compromise usage, especially on a supposedly high end 61mp camera that costs thousands of dollars.
The thread is about why the A7CR isn't mega popular so I’m just responding to that by explaining my reservations as a potential customer. And someone who has spent thousands upon thousands with Sony over the years.
Just my opinion.
Dec 14, 2023 at 01:33 PM
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