bwcolor wrote:
Wow, Sony Alpha Rumors and similar “sources” skewed expectations and these discussions in such a way that it seems that Sony set out to kill the A1ii and failed miserably. Why don’t we evaluate it based on it being an ‘R’ camera with better low iso performance, higher dynamic range, faster/more accurate autofocus, improved EVF, video features with less rolling shutter when compared to the A7Rv. The only real competitors here are medium format cameras, which are more expensive, larger with fewer system lenses.
Indeed.
A week or two back when we started seeing the wild rumors, many people said to just wait for the actual announcement to find out the truth.
But the online hype machine is unstoppable. And my creating probably absurd expectations (a camera that is better, faster, cheaper, bigger, smaller, lighter, heavier, than any other and which will make everyone a Real Photographer!), much of the “disappointment” isn’t really that the camera is poor or flawed… but instead that it may not live up to the impossible hype!
Best to look at it for what it is, what it will do well, and where something else might be more appropriate for some users.
May 14, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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