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Swapping it for the A1.

The main issue for me going forward is mechanical shutters have become obtrusive, I actually resent the noise they make! At least Fuji have made an attempt to 'soften' their mechanical shutter sound but the A7IV and now the A7r5 are ridiculously loud imo.

Throw in the other factors, slow sensor scan, limited fps in lossless compressed, limited e-shutter usage and I'm really struggling to justify buying an expensive non-stacked sensor camera ever again🤔
 
I hear you. I suppose shutter sound is a complete non-issue for many photographers, while for others, it is a deal breaker.

I know that I couldn't do my theatre work without a silent shutter, and I'm excited to see what the A9iii will bring to the table - hopefully soon.
 
And-roid said:
Swapping it for the A1.
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Did you do your research?
alphaZ said:
The main issue for me going forward is mechanical shutters have become obtrusive, I actually resent the noise they make! At least Fuji have made an attempt to 'soften' their mechanical shutter sound but the A7IV and now the A7r5 are ridiculously loud imo.
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The shutter covers a much larger area than for aps-c sensor cameras, and has twice the distance to travers. Physical limitations.
alphaZ said:
Throw in the other factors, slow sensor scan, limited fps in lossless compressed, limited e-shutter usage and I'm really struggling to justify buying an expensive non-stacked sensor camera ever again🤔
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Then buy a camera with stacked sensor. Others, like me, will value all the features and power that the lower priced A7 series offer.
 
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Sundre said:
I hear you. I suppose shutter sound is a complete non-issue for many photographers, while for others, it is a deal breaker.

I know that I couldn't do my theatre work without a silent shutter, and I'm excited to see what the A9iii will bring to the table - hopefully soon.
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For a visit in the theatre, the A7 series scan time at e-shutter should work just fine. The limitation is fast action and fast panning.
 
Magnar W said:
Sundre said:
I hear you. I suppose shutter sound is a complete non-issue for many photographers, while for others, it is a deal breaker.

I know that I couldn't do my theatre work without a silent shutter, and I'm excited to see what the A9iii will bring to the table - hopefully soon.
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For a visit in the theatre, the A7 series scan time at e-shutter should work just fine. The limitation is fast action and fast panning.
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Not for the plays I do. I tried the A7iii and A7iv before settling on the A9; lots of distortion. But many of the plays I do involve dance and other kinds of fast movement.
 
And-roid said:
Swapping it for the A1.

The main issue for me going forward is mechanical shutters have become obtrusive, I actually resent the noise they make! At least Fuji have made an attempt to 'soften' their mechanical shutter sound but the A7IV and now the A7r5 are ridiculously loud imo.

Throw in the other factors, slow sensor scan, limited fps in lossless compressed, limited e-shutter usage and I'm really struggling to justify buying an expensive non-stacked sensor camera ever again🤔
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That's exactly why I swapped my A7Riv for the A1 about 18 months ago.

Of course, the Sonys are much quieter than my old Canon 1DX!
 
The A7Riv is a lot quieter than my A7Riii.

Do you know if the A7Rv is louder than the A7Riv?
 
And-roid said:
Swapping it for the A1.

The main issue for me going forward is mechanical shutters have become obtrusive, I actually resent the noise they make! At least Fuji have made an attempt to 'soften' their mechanical shutter sound but the A7IV and now the A7r5 are ridiculously loud imo.

Throw in the other factors, slow sensor scan, limited fps in lossless compressed, limited e-shutter usage and I'm really struggling to justify buying an expensive non-stacked sensor camera ever again🤔
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Hope springs eternal for Panasonic's organic-film global shutter...
 
And-roid said:
Swapping it for the A1.

The main issue for me going forward is mechanical shutters have become obtrusive, I actually resent the noise they make! At least Fuji have made an attempt to 'soften' their mechanical shutter sound but the A7IV and now the A7r5 are ridiculously loud imo.

Throw in the other factors, slow sensor scan, limited fps in lossless compressed, limited e-shutter usage and I'm really struggling to justify buying an expensive non-stacked sensor camera ever again🤔
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They are great in old folks homes…but why not just keep the A1?
 
And-roid said:
Swapping it for the A1.

The main issue for me going forward is mechanical shutters have become obtrusive, I actually resent the noise they make! At least Fuji have made an attempt to 'soften' their mechanical shutter sound but the A7IV and now the A7r5 are ridiculously loud imo.

Throw in the other factors, slow sensor scan, limited fps in lossless compressed, limited e-shutter usage and I'm really struggling to justify buying an expensive non-stacked sensor camera ever again🤔
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If you shoot with e-shutter mostly, then A1 and A9 II are the best. I only shoot A1 with e-shutter so far but aware its m-shutter has an advantage with flash in studio.
 
And-roid said:
Swapping it for the A1.
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I love the sound of the A1 mechanical shutter. I use is 99% of the time I use my A1.

I agree it is much improved over the A7III, A7RIV and all previous A7 cameras.
 
Have you used the a1 before and if so, can you comment on the animal eye focus: rv vs a1? I've read that the a1 sometimes has trouble when the animal is semi obscured by foliage. I'm not totally concerned with birds, just somewhat. I'm more so interested in larger mammals moving around trees, high grass, etc.
 
Magnar W said:
Sundre said:
I hear you. I suppose shutter sound is a complete non-issue for many photographers, while for others, it is a deal breaker.

I know that I couldn't do my theatre work without a silent shutter, and I'm excited to see what the A9iii will bring to the table - hopefully soon.
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For a visit in the theatre, the A7 series scan time at e-shutter should work just fine. The limitation is fast action and fast panning.
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But I mean its not like the 'CLACKITY CLACK' DSLRs make
 
And-roid said:
Swapping it for the A1.

The main issue for me going forward is mechanical shutters have become obtrusive, I actually resent the noise they make! At least Fuji have made an attempt to 'soften' their mechanical shutter sound but the A7IV and now the A7r5 are ridiculously loud imo.

Throw in the other factors, slow sensor scan, limited fps in lossless compressed, limited e-shutter usage and I'm really struggling to justify buying an expensive non-stacked sensor camera ever again🤔
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Its ridiculously loud if you never used a DSLR or older mirrorless cameras and this is your first camera.

Otherwise its a first world problem.
 
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Magnar W said:
And-roid said:
Swapping it for the A1.
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Did you do your research?
Member said:
The main issue for me going forward is mechanical shutters have become obtrusive, I actually resent the noise they make! At least Fuji have made an attempt to 'soften' their mechanical shutter sound but the A7IV and now the A7r5 are ridiculously loud imo.
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The shutter covers a much larger area than for aps-c sensor cameras, and has twice the distance to travers. Physical limitations.
Member said:
Throw in the other factors, slow sensor scan, limited fps in lossless compressed, limited e-shutter usage and I'm really struggling to justify buying an expensive non-stacked sensor camera ever again🤔
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Then buy a camera with stacked sensor. Others, like me, will value all the features and power that the lower priced A7 series offer.
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Sounds like he will.
 
And-roid said:
Swapping it for the A1.

The main issue for me going forward is mechanical shutters have become obtrusive, I actually resent the noise they make! At least Fuji have made an attempt to 'soften' their mechanical shutter sound but the A7IV and now the A7r5 are ridiculously loud imo.

Throw in the other factors, slow sensor scan, limited fps in lossless compressed, limited e-shutter usage and I'm really struggling to justify buying an expensive non-stacked sensor camera ever again🤔
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dprtv just chose the a7rv as the best stills camera of the year.

people can decide for themselves who is offering the most qualified advice.
 
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MILC man said:
And-roid said:
Swapping it for the A1.

The main issue for me going forward is mechanical shutters have become obtrusive, I actually resent the noise they make! At least Fuji have made an attempt to 'soften' their mechanical shutter sound but the A7IV and now the A7r5 are ridiculously loud imo.

Throw in the other factors, slow sensor scan, limited fps in lossless compressed, limited e-shutter usage and I'm really struggling to justify buying an expensive non-stacked sensor camera ever again🤔
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dprtv just chose the a7rv as the best stills camera of the year.

people can decide for themselves who is offering the most qualified advice.
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Maybe I'm a bit thick, but I'm really not sure I get your point. You think the OP isn't qualified to judge how much he is annoyed by the shutter sound of his camera?
 
my a74 has a beautiful quite shutter sound, cant see any problem at all. maybe you haven't heard of EFC shutter.

Rp
 
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daran said:
MILC man said:
And-roid said:
Swapping it for the A1.

The main issue for me going forward is mechanical shutters have become obtrusive, I actually resent the noise they make! At least Fuji have made an attempt to 'soften' their mechanical shutter sound but the A7IV and now the A7r5 are ridiculously loud imo.

Throw in the other factors, slow sensor scan, limited fps in lossless compressed, limited e-shutter usage and I'm really struggling to justify buying an expensive non-stacked sensor camera ever again🤔
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dprtv just chose the a7rv as the best stills camera of the year.

people can decide for themselves who is offering the most qualified advice.
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Maybe I'm a bit thick, but I'm really not sure I get your point. You think the OP isn't qualified to judge how much he is annoyed by the shutter sound of his camera?
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do you really think that shutter sound was the only reason? how does that even make sense?

he did tell you: "Throw in the other factors, slow sensor scan, limited fps in lossless compressed, limited e-shutter usage and I'm really struggling to justify buying an expensive non-stacked sensor camera ever again🤔"
 
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