quantumloop wrote:
Alex Phan is a well known birding photographer who uses a lot of gear, including a lot of Sony gear, and he posted on FB about the A7RVI teaser of the announcement. He is very credible and I can believe that he probably has already seen or used this camera.
In reading the comments, he answered a few questions. He said that the exact resolution is 66.8MP, fully stacked sensor of course. He was also asked if this was going to really be an A1 II killer and if one should sell their A1 II. He said "yes. Sell it."
Another of his friends posted "Plz don't do this to me right now" and he replied "You will love it." The person then asked "Will I want to keep my a1 II or no." Alex replied "as a backup."
Take all this as you will but the person is very credible.
I have found Alex Phan to be highly credible, in the past.
The A1 II was released Nov 19, 2024. Due to supply issues, it wasn't readily available until around March, 2025, so the camera is essentially a year old. I find it highly annoying that my $7,000 A1 II is being upstaged and somewhat obsoleted by the $5000 A7RVI after just one year!!
The good news, is that I can replace my A7R5 with a new camera that is closer to the A1 II, with greater resolution.
I can mentally prepare myself, this time, however, and know that my new cameras, with ever faster advances in technology, will likely become obsoleted in no time at all. Fortunately, I am just using "mad money" to acquire them.
May 11, 2026 at 09:37 AM
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quantumloop wrote:
Alex Phan is a well known birding photographer who uses a lot of gear, including a lot of Sony gear, and he posted on FB about the A7RVI teaser of the announcement. He is very credible and I can believe that he probably has already seen or used this camera.
In reading the comments, he answered a few questions. He said that the exact resolution is 66.8MP, fully stacked sensor of course. He was also asked if this was going to really be an A1 II killer and if one should sell their A1 II. He said "yes. Sell it."
Another of his friends posted "Plz don't do this to me right now" and he replied "You will love it." The person then asked "Will I want to keep my a1 II or no." Alex replied "as a backup."
Take all this as you will but the person is very credible.
I have found Alex Phan to be highly credible, in the past.
The A1 II was released Nov 19, 2024. Due to supply issues, it wasn't readily available until around March, 2025, so the camera is essentially a year old. I find it highly annoying that my $7,000 A1 II is being upstaged and somewhat obsoleted by the $5000 A7RVI after just one year!!
The good news, is that I can replace my A7R5 with a new camera that is closer to the A1 II, with greater resolution.
I can mentally prepare myself, this time, however, and know that my new cameras, with ever faster advances in technology, will become obsoleted in no time at all. Fortunately, I am just using "mad money" to acquire them.
May 11, 2026 at 09:34 AM
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quantumloop wrote:
Alex Phan is a well known birding photographer who uses a lot of gear, including a lot of Sony gear, and he posted on FB about the A7RVI teaser of the announcement. He is very credible and I can believe that he probably has already seen or used this camera.
In reading the comments, he answered a few questions. He said that the exact resolution is 66.8MP, fully stacked sensor of course. He was also asked if this was going to really be an A1 II killer and if one should sell their A1 II. He said "yes. Sell it."
Another of his friends posted "Plz don't do this to me right now" and he replied "You will love it." The person then asked "Will I want to keep my a1 II or no." Alex replied "as a backup."
Take all this as you will but the person is very credible.
I have found Alex Phan to be highly credible, in the past.
The A1 II was released Nov 19, 2024. Due to supply issues, it wasn't readily available until around March, 2025, so the camera is essentially a year old. I find it highly annoying that my $7,000 A1 II is being upstaged and somewhat obsoleted by the $5000 A7RVI after just one year!!
The good news, is that I can replace my A7R5 with a new camera that is closer to the A1 II, with greater resolution.
I can mentally prepare myself, this time, however, and know that my new cameras are, with ever faster advances in technology, will become obsoleted in no time at all. Fortunately, I am just using "mad money" to acquire them.
May 11, 2026 at 09:31 AM
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