My thoughts on A7r5 and A1 comparison

[Paul stuart]

shot a day at bushy park where the light was low with my a7r5 left my A1 in the boot of car ,did i miss it not really but the autofcus on a7r5 is not as agressive in finding subjects as my A1 ,but once it has iactually found the subject it is a little more accurate with the eye detection subject recognition ,i came home and realised i set hi and not hi plus on frame rate guess it did not really matter although i could of benefited more frame rates in the rut user error and new camera syndrome ,love the new ai animal/ bird this takes away a button press in menu ,the evf is super much akin to A1 body felt good maybe ergonimcally superior to the A1 with updated menus and better rear screen ,grip felt similar in use ,touch menu is super handy and the new home set is nice addition ,detail noise and dynamic ranges are all very similar ,iso 12,800 will be the bench for both cameras ,now the ibis felt good you can tell you can be more confident and a little more blase with shutter speeds ,love the shutter over my a7r3 on the a7r5 very quite ,about the same as the A1 maybe better ,could not examine crop mode verses the A1 as most of the time i filled the frame ,the a7r5 may become my main shooter for a while i like it ,it will serve better as a travel camera more options and in many ways a better hybrid camera the video is more useful for wildlife ,the A1 is terrible for having to press the rear screen for tracking ,but then no 4k 120 ,8k i never found a use for anyway,the good thing is everything is compatible batterys and battery grips ,now just sony give us a lens map for future references .

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 553.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 4000

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 347.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 5000

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 5000

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 374.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 12800

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 456.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 4000

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 553.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 2500

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 4000

 

[Unframed Dave]

Awesome deer shots!

 

[tman]

Fabulous images, my A7R V arrives today, happy days

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

The A7RV crew is growing!

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

Glad you're happy with it Paul as I love mine to death!

What are your thoughts on the rear screen?

 

[evacguy]

shot a day at bushy park where the light was low with my a7r5 left my A1 in the boot of car ,did i miss it not really but the autofcus on a7r5 is not as agressive in finding subjects as my A1 ,but once it has iactually found the subject it is a little more accurate with the eye detection subject recognition ,i came home and realised i set hi and not hi plus on frame rate guess it did not really matter although i could of benefited more frame rates in the rut user error and new camera syndrome ,love the new ai animal/ bird this takes away a button press in menu ,the evf is super much akin to A1 body felt good maybe ergonimcally superior to the A1 with updated menus and better rear screen ,grip felt similar in use ,touch menu is super handy and the new home set is nice addition ,detail noise and dynamic ranges are all very similar ,iso 12,800 will be the bench for both cameras ,now the ibis felt good you can tell you can be more confident and a little more blase with shutter speeds ,love the shutter over my a7r3 on the a7r5 very quite ,about the same as the A1 maybe better ,could not examine crop mode verses the A1 as most of the time i filled the frame ,the a7r5 may become my main shooter for a while i like it ,it will serve better as a travel camera more options and in many ways a better hybrid camera the video is more useful for wildlife ,the A1 is terrible for having to press the rear screen for tracking ,but then no 4k 120 ,8k i never found a use for anyway,the good thing is everything is compatible batterys and battery grips ,now just sony give us a lens map for future references .View attachment 49504View attachment 49507View attachment 49505View attachment 49506View attachment 49508View attachment 49510View attachment 49509

Great shots. My favourite is the second deer shot. I’m thinking of a second body, just waiting on the dust to settle on the new a9 and possible update to a1 before making a final decision.

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Nice colours too. I don't think you need to have to touch the screen for tracking on the A1. If you do I would never buy one!

 

[Landshark99]

I have both, and the both are great

 

[spudhead]

Nice colours too. I don't think you need to have to touch the screen for tracking on the A1. If you do I would never buy one!

I think tracking can be done without rear screen, someone must know on here

 

[spudhead]

The manual says it can be activated in the menu, same as any other Sony. Maybe we're not understanding what Paul is saying?

Dont forget I am the biggest idiot on here

 

[spudhead]

Well I'd be in the same boat!

I would rather be an idiot, one of the a---holes

 

[RogerSmith]

these are wonderful images, great work with the RV! I enjoy mine as well.

 

[liggy]

There's no need to touch the screen to track with an A1. You simply choose the correct AF mode for the job at hand. C2 is programmed to switch between my preferred modes.

No need to touch anything or use BBF. Shutter half press initiates focus and tracking. Easy peasy.

 

[Paul stuart]

Nice colours too. I don't think you need to have to touch the screen for tracking on the A1. If you do I would never buy one!

for video you do

 

[Paul stuart]

There's no need to touch the screen to track with an A1. You simply choose the correct AF mode for the job at hand. C2 is programmed to switch between my preferred modes.

No need to touch anything or use BBF. Shutter half press initiates focus and tracking. Easy peasy.

video not stills

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

That's still really rubbish then! I never shoot video, I wish they'd remove the option

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

That's still really rubbish then! I never shoot video, I wish they'd remove the option

Indeed, it only gets in the way..!

 

[spudhead]

Indeed, it only gets in the way..!

can for me as well

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

can for me as well

Wish Sony would give you the option to go videoless for $1,000 less...

 

[spudhead]

Wish Sony would give you the option to go videoless for $1,000 less...

dont see that happening anytime soon

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

dont see that happening anytime soon

I might write an email to Mark Galer... ️

 

[spudhead]

Don't bother, he'll just tell you how to use it.

I don't mind having the little red button to push for a quick video, but they can do without all the hoo-ha logs and whatnot. In truth that's exactly what the A9 and A1 series should be.

Tell them Tim

 

[spudhead]

I have. I'm still waiting for my 42MP A9III. No luck...

I keep hearing talk of a 44mp sensor for the a9iii

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

I have. I'm still waiting for my 42MP A9III. No luck...

I keep hearing talk of a 44mp sensor for the a9iii

I heard 46mp double stacked...

 

[Paul stuart]

That's still really rubbish then! I never shoot video, I wish they'd remove the option

guess they might in firmware improve it

 

[liggy]

video not stills

lol... I shoot video with the iPhone 15 Pro. Can't be bothered with the massive files from the Sonys. I'm the world's worst video editor.

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

guess they might in firmware improve it

Then get a texta and black out the video buttons on the body, and just like that we have the perfect camera!

 

[Paul stuart]

lol... I shoot video with the iPhone 15 Pro. Can't be bothered with the massive files from the Sonys. I'm the world's worst video editor.

really, try shooting 800mm fov on iphone as good as phones are you might struggle

 

[Paul stuart]

Then get a texta and black out the video buttons on the body, and just like that we have the perfect camera!

mine might as well be scrubbed out the times that i use it ,but mostly in low light where high shutter speeds are needed for stills and not a nescessity for video ,although rolling shutter on a7r5 will be a problem unless shooting super 35 but then that has its own advantages for shooting wildlife makes my 600 a 900 and 4k kind of handy ,more than one way to skin a cat.

 

[liggy]

really, try shooting 800mm fov on iphone as good as phones are you might struggle

Why would I do that?

That’s why I have an A1.