Re: After testing Z8 and having focus issues I may go to the Sony A7RV
1bwana1 wrote:
I am not sure about the configurability comparisons you are making. Sony is widely acknowledged to have the highest level of configurability in the industry. This view is held by such notable Nikon/Sony experts as Thom Hogan. The very deep configurability is the primary source of the frequent complaint that Sony's menus are too complex. Sony gives almost unlimited ability to take control of the different features. Including single temporary button clicks or holds that can can completely reconfigure the camera as a toggle or only when the button is held down. It supplies a very straight forward instant workflow that does allow you to change things on the fly when the current setting are not hitting the way you want it to.
You're conflating two different kinds of configurability.
Sony's UI configurability is the best in the industry (ie the ability to assign controls & menu items to buttons/wheels/etc). If anything it's excessive (Nikon is the other way, somewhat under-assignable). Interestingly here the two design philosophy's are flipped, where Nikon is VERY 'we know best' in terms of button assignability and Sony is 'user can do any dumb thing they want'
Sony's AF system configurability is not to the same level as Nikon. In general the top-level settings are the same, but Nikon offers a second level of settings and sometimes even a 3rd.
For example, both an A1II and a Z9 allow you to select Wide Area AF, but the Z9 has 4 different sizes of Wide Area AF: L, S and then C1 and C2 with 20 (Stills) or 12 (movie) different focus point/pattern selections specific to each custom Wide Area AF size.
Jan 22, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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