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The A7III made a huge splash and was a major success when it came down to price to performance. The A7IV came with some improvements.

I hear that Sony fixed or improved the A7RV WB dramatically and many like that camera because it doesn’t show some kind of yellow or brown tint, something like that. Are you expecting the A7V to come with that improvement as well?

I was very close in buying the A7IV some time after it came out but I did not like the quality of the EVF nor the flippy screen. I just simply don’t like flippy screens. I would LOVE a tilt/flippy instead 👌

Nikon is supposed to release the Z6III and I think the A7V will be after. I’m with the idea of selling all my DSLR cameras and Monster made an AF adapter for our older AF-D lenses to be used on Sony cameras and I’m kind of really excited about that so (most likely) I will leave Nikon and there is a really good possibility that the A7V will be so good that I might finally make this major brand switch.

What other things are you expecting from the A7V when it shows up?
 
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A74Me said:
surfoxy said:
A74Me said:
my a7iv is fast. AF is 99.9999% acurate, colours are class leading. 33meg is the perfect count. what else do you need to take a great image.
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Nada. Great post.

Except I need the advent of the A7V to drive the prices down so I can pick a 4 up on the cheap. :D
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I shot a studio session yesterday of a dancer for her portfolio. 3 hours non stop 600 images, i dont even look for eye af acuracy on the fly anymore as i know it will be perfect, and sure as, they were, its not that the eye is in focus its that the eye is in the center of the DOF 100% of the time, just amazes me.
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I've shot a dancer (ballet) in the studio with the old AF and the new (A7R V). The old AF had no trouble when her eye was in view, but the new AF can place focus where her eyes would be, even when she was faced away (judging that by the focus frame displayed on the camera).

To be honest, though, getting the eyes in focus in the studio isn't tough for me because I'm using f/8. Out in sunlight, nailing focus on the eye when I'm running the lens wide open is more of a challenge.

I think we'll see the new AF in every new Sony camera - it's in the A6700, after all.

All that said, if you get all you need from an earlier model, there's nothing forcing you to buy the next one. When I was using Canon DSLRs we saw them discontinue the older model within a month of launching a new one (I have no idea if they still do that with RF bodies). I like the Sony approach. And I don't just mean using the camera you own - you can still buy the A7R IV, even the A7R III, despite the release of the A7R V.
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im shooting full length at 3.5 now , heres a head shot at 3.2 180mm. i get them to flick there head around fast and catch the moment .



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I think it is reasonable to expect

1.) all the ai af features from a7rv/a7cii

2.) 8-stop ibis from a7rv

3.) other features from recent cameras

4.) better video

What I think is unclear is positioning:

a.) will it keep the same sensor? It’s a great sensor, but slow readout

b.) will it eat further into the a7s line?



c.) Pricing - if it retains the same sensor, i think it may move back to the 1999 level, and maybe forgo new evf and other niceties. It may also use usbc and Bluetooth for more, and drop ports, which arguably, most people never use.
 
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the A7iv is the camera where I feel that it's peak sony.

sure, newer cameras, modest upgrades and what not, but the A7iv is such high value, even to this day. I'll probably upgrade because the cycles are so long with this model, and I've made plenty of money with the camera, so they've earned it. Upgrading for the slightly faster readout, slight better menus, and other random small features. I'll be writing off the cost over three more years, not a big deal, but if I werent making money, then I may be considering twice because it's such a great camera, why bother?
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I don’t know about “peak” because the EVF alone is not the highest quality. The Canon R6 EVF is a bit nicer, and one can tell. Yeah the A7IV is really good but certain improvements can be really important and it doesn’t hurt to make a camera better. Better grip design and materials etc. Supposedly Nikon Z6III is going to have a redesigned and that is always welcome, I think the Z6 is POORLY designed IMHO. Hopefully Sony will make some noticeable improvements with the A7V.
 
Batdude said:
The A7III made a huge splash and was a major success when it came down to price to performance. The A7IV came with some improvements.

I hear that Sony fixed or improved the A7RV WB dramatically and many like that camera because it doesn’t show some kind of yellow or brown tint, something like that. Are you expecting the A7V to come with that improvement as well?

I was very close in buying the A7IV some time after it came out but I did not like the quality of the EVF nor the flippy screen. I just simply don’t like flippy screens. I would LOVE a tilt/flippy instead 👌

Nikon is supposed to release the Z6III and I think the A7V will be after. I’m with the idea of selling all my DSLR cameras and Monster made an AF adapter for our older AF-D lenses to be used on Sony cameras and I’m kind of really excited about that so (most likely) I will leave Nikon and there is a really good possibility that the A7V will be so good that I might finally make this major brand switch.

What other things are you expecting from the A7V when it shows up?
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AWB tends to add magenta regardless of camera brand, it's really bad with Fuji. Sony has improved but I still dial in 0.5 green with my A6700, not sure if the A7R5 is any better. Using a WB preset solves this. My preference is to set WB to Kelvin, program a dial to adjust the value, and move it up or down manually.

What I'm expecting from A7M5... AI autofocus and whatever AI features Sony cooks up, faster readout, 1/16000 electronic shutter... not much else, though I'm sure there will be a lot more. I'm interested because I'm debating whether to get an A7C2 this year or wait for A7M5.
 
I expect it'll be the innards of the A7CII, in the body of the A7R5.

Using the existing parts should get them economy of scale and simplify internal stock keeping, and get them a winning product for minimal design/engineering cost.

Using the same body would allow people to switch between the different bodies more easily.
 
Same I'm tempted by the A7C II been using the A7II for the last 9-10 years but I do want something that can focus better than in -1EV
 
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