guidostow wrote:
I personally think Sony should focus the a7R family on landscape still photography by eliminating the video and fancy AI focus modes and putting full effort into high resolution, dynamic range, bit depth and simpler/cleaner users interface. Hasselblad has shown with the x2d ii that this feature set approach is enormously compelling. Sony has specific models for video excelling all-rounders, pure video specialists and high speed sports/wildlife auto focus monsters. Making every camera line satisfy every niche confuses the messaging and dilutes the effort.
And since I never hand hold, I don't have any knocks about the ergonomics, but I would like a much larger and higher resolution rear display and a larger body would make that possible.
Again, I think the point of such cameras is being missed.
Yes, the A7Rv is a fine landscape camera, but that is not all that it is. Eliminating features that appeal beyond the (supposed) constraints of landscape photography would have little benefit to actual landscape photographers, would reduce the rlexibilty and adaptability of the camera, and likely reduce its market share — meaning higher prices and longer times between updates and upgrades.
Eliminating video and “fancy AI focus modes” would do nothing to improve the functionality of the camera for landscape, nor would these things negatively impact resolution, dynamic range, bit depth and so on. As to the interface, and speaking as a landscape photography myself, you can simply ignore all that other stuff if you don’t want ot use it.
It is important to keep in mind that Sony (and all manufacturers) can provide us with less expensive and more powerful systems by designing them to meet more than the narrowest range of needs. And they do a fine job of accomplishing that in ways that let the different needs coexist.
And, to be honest, not all landscape photography is quite as limited as you imply… and some of us use our “landscape cameras” and lenses for other subjects, too!
Jan 31, 2026 at 10:09 AM
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