If it were just for photography I’d say it was a good update. The screen alone immediately puts it above the canon in my book. The viewfinder is reportedly upgraded which is nice. But video is a thing and Sony seem busy going from first place in video to last place at the moment.
2 weeks ago | 1
Don’t get me wrong, I Love that 33mp sensor. The functional dynamic range, colours, RAW files, slog3, etc, are all Stellar. But for video, it is Very tired and greatly surpassed now. (And I shoot lots of both!) Wild to me that they put that thing in the FX2 🥴
2 weeks ago | 3
I’m not a video guy. For photos, frustratingly the AF module is “simple” and subtle but extremely important upgrade. My A9III just doesn’t miss even on very high speed super shallow depths of field lenses with a kid running right by, finds the eye in the helmet and nails it every time. The A1 II was a similarly minor update but those updates were a big difference. I would love to see Sony come out swinging at Cannon, I just don’t think they will, if they get close to the A1 capabilities, I think it’ll poach a lot of sales. But they need to up the speed with a fast readout sensor for minimal rolling shutter in electronic burst mode. There’s a huge gap in the lineup from 10 FPS to 30 FPS.
2 weeks ago
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All Depends on what you will be shooting. R6iii has one small drawback. It cannot do focus stack using flash so if you’re a product photographer I’d look for something else. Otherwise it should excel at everything else. Lens selection is still good if you add in the EF lenses.
2 weeks ago | 0
Wes Perry
Hot take: if Sony doesn’t increase the scan speed of that 33mp sensor, I really can’t think of anything that could make the a7v a worthy a7iv upgrade (let alone competition to the Canon R6iii). What do YOU think?
2 weeks ago | [YT] | 6