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Started Jul 21, 2020 | Polls thread
RLight Senior Member • Posts: 4,418
Re: RP wins by more than a country mile
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tkbslc wrote:

RLight wrote:

Think of it this way...

No offense to the EOS M (original), but it's autofocus was it's undoing. Think along those lines and we're on the same wavelength.

Like the original EOS M, it saw firesales shortly after it's launch where an EOS M + 22mm could be had for $249. And for static objects, it was killer for price and size. The Z5, if it comes down in price, could be similar in terms of it's fate I predict.

I think you are VASTLY overstating the AF differences here.

I think the Z5 is vastly more capable than the EOS M (original), but, when you throw the class-trailing sensor with a class-trailing firmware, and then charge $1399 body only...

I'm overstating it, but the point is valid.

Folks already balk that the RP isn't capable enough AF wise.

Imagine going even lower, and you've arrived at the Z5.

It's an overstatement, but perhaps not a large overstatement.

For landscapes and static objects, it'll work obviously. But, for candid/events/sports? This is highly questionable what your hit rate / keeper rate will be based off the fact this is suspected A7 II sensor which means it's a slower readout, combined with Nikon's, well, not stellar AF software driving that slower readout. It's not a happy ending like the R6, put it that way.

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