Sony just released its latest mid-range camera, the A7 IV, and of course seeded the camera to over a dozen of popular Youtubers, most of which are not photographers, but just paid shills. You can skip most of them, because they will not tell you that this update is bogus. Yes, they bumped the resolution up from 24 mpxls to 33 mpxls, but they also raised the price from 2000 USD to 2500 USD. This is a camera in a completely different segment than its predecessor, it's a marketing trick. It also only shoots 5 fps, if you want to shoot RAW (lossless compression), previously it was 10. They added some new video features, but the camera has terrible rolling shutter, and they're fixing it with a silly software tweak, that actually crops in your lens and degrades your quality. On the other hand you have Nikon's Z lenses that virtually have no focus breathing by design. It seems that Sony has hit an innovation wall when it comes to cameras that are not flagships. Unfortunately this camera will sell, because some people are sheep. For an honest review I only recommend DP Review's video, spare yourself everybody else:
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This A7IV is great news. For Marketing reasons, to protect A9 line up, Sony refused to put stacked sensor in this camera. Nikon should take advantage of this as the Z9 sensor is clearly not made Sony and is more advanced than A1 sensor. A Z6III with a stacked sensor will make sense in 2022 or 2023.
ReplyDeleteCameras are not smartphones, I tend to keep the gear at least 5-7 years before replacing.
ReplyDeleteAt this time, not even sure I want to stay with Sony.