BIF with R5 and RF 100-500mm compared to A9II and FE 200-600 G

duncang wrote:

tjamp wrote:

MyDog Is Incharge wrote:

Steve W wrote:

I'm sure the is back and forth on the R5 and A1 and I will let this debate go on.
The cost difference is substantial for sure. I guess my question is "Is the A9 II so inferior that it should be left out of the discussion?"

I am talking about BIF only without considering video. Both can do 20 fps and yes I know the R5 is still cheaper if you by the A9 II new but if your already in the Sony camp why wouldn't you consider it? Sure it still lower resolution I know. For me to add an A9 II to use with lenses like the 200-600 I already have it would cost me $3200 (used) vs $6500 for an R5 and RF 100-500.

The R6 and A9ii resolution are similar.too. I can see why the R6 is so popular, It has the R5 AF which many find slightly better than the A1, but its only $2500. All the AF modes even work during video unlike the A1 and A9ii, and there is no having to switch the camera setting depending on the subject.

20-24MP is more than enough for most applications and so these are good choices,

The A9 is the original stacked sensor camera. The R6 is sport/action/video camera made for the masses. The R5 is probably the best overall camera with arguably the best AF at price many can afford. And the A1 is Sony taking the A7SIII body, removing the articulating screen and putting everything they can into it, at a premium price.

I personally like Canon’s strategy. They’ve left room at the top. And they also have this camera that is better in some ways than all others at a relatively affordable price. Sony on the other hand isn’t going to make a camera with a professional body, and the next few models will likely have stripped down features from the A1.

Well there do seem to be quite a lot of professionals making money using Sony cameras - how is that possible if the Sony camera bodies are not 'professional' - whatever that means.

Where did anyone say Sony cameras are not used by professionals?  That was a little paranoid.  Some Professionals use smartphones, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax and even Sony cameras.

My point was Sony reused the A7Riv and A7Siii body with the A1 with a few tweaks (removed flip out screen), instead of using a body similar to those found on most cameras we see on the sidelines of professional sporting events.  No top LCD, no large rear LCD, no integrated vertical grip, smaller controls, fewer controls, etc.  but that doesn’t mean pros can’t use them.  A few use smartphones and they too lack all those things.