HelBen85 wrote:
I remember the time when so many photographers switched to Sony (myself included) just because of the small, lightweight A7 cameras with class leading dynmic range and at very good prices.
The autofocus, the lack of lenses and all the shortcomings of these cameras were irrelevant because of the great sensor in such a small lightweight (and cheap) package.
Almost 10 years later, everything is reversed:
Sony cameras are much more expensive and maybe more expensive than the competition, are getting bigger and heavier and the dynamic range has become rather worse up to ISO400 than 10 years ago.
But now there are all the things that I (and Fred, for example) didn't care about when I switched.
I think this is also the reason why more and more convinced Sony users here are switching back to another brand, for example Fred and Steve...
Accordingly, I suspect that the Sony A7RV will once again be bigger, heavier and more expensive. A few great (and little needed) new features have been added for marketing purposes, but ultimately no better image quality can be achieved. In terms of DR (which is important to me), I suspect that the A7RV will again be no better than the A7RI.
The market tends to get what it wants...better AF, more resolution, better ergonomics, better video, etc. Thus, cameras grow, grow more complex and resolve more. That Sony has done what they have done in terms of technology, from the R1 to the RIV, is incredibly impressive. They've gone from a 36mp contrast detect sensor to a 60mp sensor with PDAF with almost 600 AF points, way faster readout, top notch video, better low light, etc., with no real world loss in DR is pretty awesome.
I'm not very weight sensitive, so I'll happily take the 200g weight gain.
Oct 21, 2022 at 10:53 AM
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