Sony a7r VI (Mark 6) - an a1 beater for $2000 less

[Andrew - EOSHD]

To be honest, I really want one. I'll wait for it to come down to 3500 euros used, then I think i'll sell some stuff and pounce on it.

The main weakness of the a7r V and Panasonic S1R II - the slower sensors and rolling shutter, is banished.

The 1.2x crop in 8K isn't ideal though.

Specs:

https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7r-vi-review

[eatstoomuchjam]

It looks like a solid upgrade if you're in the Sony world and want your stills-first camera to have a bit better video.   67 vs 61 mp is 🥱.  Internal video codecs are industry-trailing (H.265/H.264 only).

The standout feature, for me, is 4K DGO video with only a 15ms readout - but if that were the only spec that I wanted, I wouldn't have sold my C70 (and it could do it in raw).  Wish they would have done an 8K DGO - would gladly take 22-28ms readout speeds for the extra DR on scenes without fast movement.

This seems to me like a camera that's designed to throw a bone to Sony shooters who might otherwise be thinking of jumping ship.  It's fine, but not very exciting.  I think Sony sent some spies over to the Canon headquarters to learn the secrets of the 🔨