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Re: Why are people not buying Sony's Swiss Army knife "A7cr"
macadphotos wrote:
Even if you only need ~26mp, the A7CR lets you
1) Crop a FF image extensively (See below for associated benefits)
2) Use APS-C lenses for more overall weight savings
3) Add an electronic shift function (like a tilt-shift lens) when used with an ultra-wide-angle lens.
4) Get sharper and less noisy photos by binning/downsampling either in post or in-camera (e.g. m-raws), assuming a good algorithm is used.
5) Shoot multiple equivalent focal lengths with a single prime lens while enjoying the f1.4 goodness (in terms of light-gathering capabilities)
6) Get 1.5x more reach when shooting wildlife and sports
7) Access to 61mp when you need that resolution occasionally, and pixel shifting when you really really need that resolution.
How cool is that!
To put things into perspective, if you replace 26MP in the above list with 15MP, everything applies to the A7CII too. And if you think 15MP is not enough to print really large, we have different eyesight/standard (recall that 16MP was the standard at some point, like on the flagship Nikon D4). Especially given today's AI Megapixels apps, printing large is a non issue.
Obviously, if the A7CR and A&CII are of the same price, almost everyone will pick the A7CR, but they are not, and that's why the A7C II is more popular in sales. To me the advantage of 61MP is mainly psychological--if you have bought the A7C II you will always wonder what if I have bought the A7CR, but if you have bought the the A7CR you will forget about the A7C II, and if you often crop more than 1.5-2x.
Mar 11, 2024 at 05:11 PM
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