traveller said:
I find it hilarious that a DXO Mark report that effectively states the new A7R has the same sensor as the (nearly two year old) D800, has reignited the same tired old tirade that we had back then. If you still haven't made up your mind which system to shoot with, you've expended far to much energy worrying! :
Indeed, but I don't really get the debate...
Unlike with Nikon back then, I doubt people even talk about switching to Sony...
For a canon users this actually is such a great development, those that have been dreaming about a canon high mp body, or a FF mirrorless, this is a chance to get it before christmas, only with a sony badge.
I think for us canon users, if we crave for many MP in small body, I think some reviews on how usable the metabones adapter is would be nice( not speedbooster but just adapter), Thecamerastore tv talks about it for a while, downside bulk and slow af, but it seems to work.
As a current 1dmkiv owner, I am kind of deciding between a 5dIII and a7r for the coming trip
The 5dIII is looking like the one to buy and then sell again after the trip (much less expensive than renting)
It is better at pretty much everything but the MP/size. The big downside to the 5dIII is memory card usage when shooting raw video. It will be a nightmare transfering to laptop every day ( like 200-300gigs minimum ).
A7r seems to have 'ok' video capabilities, but not comparable imo to the 5dIII (even though 1080 60p is nice).
More downsides, is that the metabones adapter is like 650 dollars in my country, which actually makes this package more expensive than a 5dIII... ( a7r+2 batteries,grip and adapter = around 3500$, and you don't even get a lens). Still, using it with a 24-70 for landscapes / 70-200 for frozen wildlife could be a joy.
So rationally the sony is less good and more expensive for what i need a camera for.
Still there is something appealing about that sony, maybe blinded by MP.