Originally posted by beholder3 That you are getting a A9II+A7RIV+A7SIII in one R5 body makes it both the smallest, lightest, most portable and by far cheapest solution in one go.
That's pretty much what I also think. R5 is a photography beast with very capable video specs. Paired with the RF lenses that are amazing...
Not to mention that R6 looks a lot better than A9 II for 2000$ less. It has:
- similar EVF with 120fps refresh rate
- better video specs
- 12fps with mechanical shutter (A9 II has 10fps) and the same 20fps with electronic shutter
- Af sensitivity -6.5EV while A9 II has the af sensitivity rated to -3EV
- up to 8 stops of IBIS while A9 II has 5 stops which pretty much every photograher say it's more like 3.7-4 stops
On paper R6 also has better ISO performance than A9 II. The af may be a little better on A9 II but we have to see how much better it is, if it is at all...
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Originally posted by Rondec I'm not the market for this camera, but typically a pro is going to be shooting a wedding with two bodies -- one with a 70-200 on it and the other with a 24-70 on it. Shutting down one of your cameras mid-event for a period of time would be less than ideal and carrying a third camera body and breaking that out wouldn't be great either.
I'm sure these cameras will sell well. They bring a lot to the table. I just think there are some downsides to putting this sort of processing capability in a tight MILC box.
There are already pros filming weddings with R5 and R6. They shoot normal 4k at 24fps where the camera doesn't overheat not even after 2 hours of filming and for special moments they have the second body to shoot 4k at 60/120fps. No complains so far from their reports.