Help convince me I should move from my A7RV to an A1?
Hi folks! I'm going to sell / trade my A7RV for a used A1 (mk1).
I've mostly made up my mind on this, but, could use the push over the edge and was wondering if anyone else has been in my situation and made the switch.
I mostly shoot off camera flash senior portraits, and sport portraits / media days for schools & colleges. I do make a little bit of money with that, and the A7RV works great here. The A1 would offer very little improvement to that, tho I would enjoy the faster sync speed.
On the rare occasion I do shoot something else, like sports, dogs, events, automotive sports, the very rare wedding, I feel like I am missing out some features I would very much enjoy. Black out free shooting, better fast action tracking/focus, silent flicker free and low distortion shooting, more FPS. I have a handful of Sony lenses, so I could get the higher FPS.
I cant swing keeping the RV as a backup without selling a bunch of gear, which I really don't want to do right now. When I do have a serious gig I rent a backup. I'll probably miss the articulating screen a little, and the megapixels, but both cameras are still more than I had when I shot with my Canon R5s and R6s.
I'm not a birder, I don't need the ability to capture BIF photos (nor can I afford the glass for that lol).
Any regrets? Anything I'm missing? Send it? I have searched the many various threads here, that in general, show most people seem to prefer the A1 to the RV. A1ii is too much right now, A9ii is a possibility but I would like the extra MP of the A1.
Thanks!
Feb 17, 2026 at 06:17 PM
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