I’m torn on whether to acquire this. And it’s never about ‘need’ for me - I could have continued producing meaningful photographs without buying a new camera for the last decade or two. It’s about what I want. Like going to dinner: do I need the ribeye, when the burger will satisfy my protein requirements and save me significant cash? Nope, it’s about desire. Most people I know operate the same way.
Sony friends, please don’t hate me for the following: I sold off one of my two A7RV’s in anticipation for this rumored A7RVI, but then a funny thing happened - I acquired a Z8 in late January, and fell head-over-heels in love. As soon as I picked up the handsome Z8, the feel in hand harkened back to the days of my beloved D850 - the greatest DSLR ever made - and I became a smitten kitten. I’ve been shooting the Z8 for nearly 4 months now, and I lost all desire to put an A7RV in my hand - the ergos of the Z8 just work for me unlike any mirrorless I have used. So my last A7RV was sold off.
Now my logical mind sees the A7RVI specs and realizes that 50% more megapixels (compared to my Z8) will provide 25% more linear print width which matters to me, best in class DR combining low and high gain ISO steps in mechanical shutter mode, all while providing a sensor readout speed plenty fast enough for the occasional BIF and faster action work I sometimes do. But, my intuitive self has reconnected with Nikon strongly with the Z8 (I’m a longtime Nikon shooter). And for me the intuition, or ‘gut’ as some call it, is almost always right.
As I write this I’m contemplating doing an A7RVI preorder with my dealer at $100 discount and testing the hell out of it in the field in June (during the epic Roan Mountain wild rhododendron bloom), and if I end up selling it off I am comfortable marking the loss up as a rental fee.
[disclaimer: two wonderful IPA’s from North Carolina breweries were utilized in the making of this post 🤣]
May 12, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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I’m torn on whether to acquire this. And it’s never about ‘need’ for me - I could have continued producing meaningful photographs without buying a new camera for the last decade or two. It’s about what I want. Like going to dinner: do I need the ribeye, when the burger will satisfy my protein requirements and save me significant cash? Nope, it’s about desire. Most people I know operate the same way.
Sony friends, please don’t hate me for the following: I sold off one of my two A7RV’s in anticipation for this rumored A7RVI, but then a funny thing happened - I acquired a Z8 in late January, and fell head-over-heels in love. As soon as I picked up the handsome Z8, the feel in hand harkened back to the days of my beloved D850 - the greatest DSLR ever made - and I became a smitten kitten. I’ve been shooting the Z8 for nearly 4 months now, and I lost all desire to put an A7RV in my hand - the ergos of the Z8 just work for me unlike any mirrorless I have used. So my last A7RV was sold off.
Now my logical mind sees the A7RVI specs and realizes that 50% more megapixels (compared to my Z8) will provide 25% more linear print width which matters to me, best in class DR combining low and high gain ISO steps, all while providing a sensor readout speed plenty fast enough for the occasional BIF and faster action work I sometimes do. But, my intuitive self has reconnected with Nikon strongly with the Z8 (I’m a longtime Nikon shooter). And for me the intuition, or ‘gut’ as some call it, is almost always right.
As I write this I’m contemplating doing an A7RVI preorder with my dealer at $100 discount and testing the hell out of it in the field in June (during the epic Roan Mountain wild rhododendron bloom), and if I end up selling it off I am comfortable marking the loss up as a rental fee.
[disclaimer: two wonderful IPA’s from North Carolina breweries were utilized in the making of this post 🤣]
May 12, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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I’m torn on whether to acquire this. And it’s never about ‘need’ for me - I could have continued producing meaningful photographs without buying a new camera for the last decade or two. It’s about what I want. Like going to dinner: do I need the ribeye, when the burger will satisfy my protein requirements and save me significant cash? Nope, it’s about desire. Most people I know operate the same way.
Sony friends, please don’t hate me for the following: I sold off one of my two A7RV’s in anticipation for this rumored A7RVI, but then a funny thing happened - I acquired a Z8 in late January, and fell head-over-heals in love. As soon as I picked up the handsome Z8, the feel in hand harkened back to the days of my beloved D850 - the greatest DSLR ever made - and I became a smitten kitten. I’ve been shooting the Z8 for nearly 4 months now, and I lost all desire to put an A7RV in my hand - the ergos of the Z8 just work for me unlike any mirrorless I have used. So my last A7RV was sold off.
Now my logical mind sees the A7RVI specs and realizes that 50% more megapixels (compared to my Z8) will provide 25% more linear print width which matters to me, best in class DR combining low and high gain ISO steps, all while providing a sensor readout speed plenty fast enough for the occasional BIF and faster action work I sometimes do. But, my intuitive self has reconnected with Nikon strongly with the Z8 (I’m a longtime Nikon shooter). And for me the intuition, or ‘gut’ as some call it, is almost always right.
As I write this I’m contemplating doing an A7RVI preorder with my dealer at $100 discount and testing the hell out of it in the field in June (during the epic Roan Mountain wild rhododendron bloom), and if I end up selling it off I am comfortable marking the loss up as a rental fee.
[disclaimer: two wonderful IPA’s from North Carolina breweries were utilized in the making of this post 🤣]
May 12, 2026 at 08:36 PM
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I’m torn on whether to acquire this. And it’s never about ‘need’ for me - I could have continued producing meaningful photographs without buying a new camera for the last decade or two. It’s about what I want. Like going to dinner: do I need the ribeye, when the burger will satisfy my protein requirements and save me significant cash? Nope, it’s about desire. Most people I know operate the same way.
Sony friends, please don’t hate me for the following: I sold off one of my two A7RV’s in anticipation for this rumored A7RVI. But then a funny thing happened - I acquired a Z8 in late January, and fell head-over-heals in love. As soon as I picked up the handsome Z8, the feel in hand harkened back to the days of my beloved D850 - the greatest DSLR ever made - and I became a smitten kitten. I’ve been shooting the Z8 for nearly 4 months now, and I lost all desire to put an A7RV in my hand - the ergos of the Z8 just work for me unlike any mirrorless I have used. So my last A7RV was sold off.
Now my logical mind sees the A7RVI specs and realizes that 50% more megapixels (compared to my Z8) will provide 25% more linear print width which matters to me, best in class DR combining low and high gain ISO steps, all while providing a sensor readout speed plenty fast enough for the occasional BIF and faster action work I sometimes do. But, my intuitive self has reconnected with Nikon strongly with the Z8 (I’m a longtime Nikon shooter). And for me the intuition, or ‘gut’ as some call it, is almost always right.
As I write this I’m contemplating doing an A7RVI preorder with my dealer at $100 discount and testing the hell out of it in the field in June (during the epic Roan Mountain wild rhododendron bloom), and if I end up selling it off I am comfortable marking the loss up as a rental fee.
[disclaimer: two wonderful IPA’s from North Carolina breweries were utilized in the making of this post 🤣]
May 12, 2026 at 08:35 PM
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I’m torn on whether to acquire this. And it’s never about ‘need’ for me - I could have continued producing meaningful photographs without buying a new camera for the last decade or two. It’s about what I want. Like going to dinner: do I need the ribeye, when the burger will satisfy my protein requirements and save me significant cash? Nope, it’s about desire. Most people I know operate the same way.
Sony friends, please don’t hate me for the following: I sold off one my two A7RV’s in anticipation for this rumored A7RVI. But then a funny thing happened - I acquired a Z8 in late January, and fell head-over-heals in love. As soon as I picked up the handsome Z8, the feel in hand harkened back to the days of my beloved D850 - the greatest DSLR ever made - and I became a smitten kitten. I’ve been shooting the Z8 for nearly 4 months now, and I lost all desire to put an A7RV in my hand - the ergos of the Z8 just work for me unlike any mirrorless I have used. So my last A7RV was sold off.
Now my logical mind sees the A7RVI specs and realizes that 50% more megapixels (compared to my Z8) will provide 25% more linear print width which matters to me, best in class DR combining low and high gain ISO steps, all while providing a sensor readout speed plenty fast enough for the occasional BIF and faster action work I sometimes do. But, my intuitive self has reconnected with Nikon strongly with the Z8 (I’m a longtime Nikon shooter). And for me the intuition, or ‘gut’ as some call it, is almost always right.
As I write this I’m contemplating doing an A7RVI preorder with my dealer at $100 discount and testing the hell out of it in the field in June (during the epic Roan Mountain wild rhododendron bloom), and if I end up selling it off I am comfortable marking the loss up as a rental fee.
[disclaimer: two wonderful IPA’s from North Carolina breweries were utilized in the making of this post 🤣]
May 12, 2026 at 06:41 PM
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