ok so a74r does anyone shoot in apsc mode on this body

[spudhead]

So as title I am still looking for more pixels and extra reach but I am not keen on the price of the a1, so a74ra might be the answer so just asking if anyone shoots in apsc mode and in put from member welcome gary

 

[Clix Pix]

I've had the A7R IV since late 2019 and I have never tried using it in APS-C mode. I figure I was buying that camera for the ability to get a lot of detail in my images and to have reasonable croppability if needed. Since I was also starting out fresh with Sony full-frame, I didn't have any lenses and of course prefer to purchase all full-frame lenses.

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Most of my wildlife shots here are in crop mode on the A7RIV, so 26mp, and then cropped in further. I could shoot full frame and crop more, but you don't gain anything and shooting crop helps frame the subject in the viewfinder or get your focus point where you want it more accurately.

 

[spudhead]

Most of my wildlife shots here are in crop mode on the A7RIV, so 26mp, and then cropped in further. I could shoot full frame and crop more, but you don't gain anything and shooting crop helps frame the subject in the viewfinder or get your focus point where you want it more accurately.

So you do not think its much of a gain over the a9 mk1 24 mp then, I had thought the crop on that was more than 26 mp, so is the crop factor 1.5 x like on the a-mount a77ii ?

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

So you do not think its much of a gain over the a9 mk1 24 mp then, I had thought the crop on that was more than 26 mp, so is the crop factor 1.5 x like on the a-mount a77ii ?

I think it is a gain, and a fairly noticeable one on some shots for sure. Yes it's a 1.5 crop equivalent, but the beauty is having the 61mp on hand for bigger/closer subjects. I have experimented shooting the same subject in the same position in crop mode and then in FF, and then comparing in post. Both images needed cropping still, it was a dragonfly, and the image cropped from the full frame shot was slightly bigger in file size (3mb more), but as I previously mentioned, using crop mode definitely aids me in framing at the time of shooting. Of course you can crop in post and re-frame, but that doesn't help with aiming a single centre point focus, which is my go to. I guess ultimately, it depends what you shoot in the main. Much of mine is small birds, but I wouldn't give up resolution for other subjects like Landscape or Macro, it's why the A7RIV was my first choice, the A9 is a BIF specialist IMO.

 

[spudhead]

I think it is a gain, and a fairly noticeable one on some shots for sure. Yes it's a 1.5 crop equivalent, but the beauty is having the 61mp on hand for bigger/closer subjects. I have experimented shooting the same subject in the same position in crop mode and then in FF, and then comparing in post. Both images needed cropping still, it was a dragonfly, and the image cropped from the full frame shot was slightly bigger in file size (3mb more), but as I previously mentioned, using crop mode definitely aids me in framing at the time of shooting. Of course you can crop in post and re-frame, but that doesn't help with aiming a single centre point focus, which is my go to. I guess ultimately, it depends what you shoot in the main. Much of mine is small birds, but I wouldn't give up resolution for other subjects like Landscape or Macro, it's why the A7RIV was my first choice, the A9 is a BIF specialist IMO.

Thanks for that its a good insight and I have been wrestling with the decision on getting the a7r4a for sometime because the a9 is great but I do crop all the time and wildlife is my interest and recently birds because of the lock downs.