Awesome demo, Matt! Enjoy that beast! Mine arrives any day, I’m just geeked. Great idea to refer folks to Mark Galer. He is so unbiased and produces such thoroughly-researched and helpful material.
Hey Matt, I received my a1 yesterday as well + CF cards and reader. I had the same thoughts about the cards. If I am going with the A1 for frame rate, then it doesn't make sense to pull up short concerning the recording media, but $800 for two CF cards did slow me down for about 15 seconds. I was also glad to hear you mention Mark Galer. He is the most knowledgeable source/educator for getting the most from your Sony camera that I have come across. I use his PAL method on my a7mk4 and will set up the a1 similarly. I really enjoy your channel and Brian Matiash's, keep up the great work.
Mark Galer's PAL setup for modes 1, 2 and 3 was so so useful, can react quickly to anything with a quick change of the dial, such a helpful channel for getting the most out of your Sony camera
@@gosman949 Sony went with those cards specifically because the slot is backwards compatible with regular SD, the cards are rapid, fast enough for the a1. The card prices will plummet over the years to come. Nikon/Sonys approach both have pros and cons
I got my A1 about three weeks ago. The only drawback is not remembering the 30 fps and having to wade through a couple thousand pictures when you get home from the field. On the up side, you can pretty much pick whichever wing position you think looks best...
@@MattKloskowski I waited a year to get the Riv and fell in love with it. Then one month after getting it they announce the A1. I can't catch a break. I hope they update the Riv with the better bird eye focus!
Great first look Matt at the 30 FPS settings/buffering and thanks for being upfront and the candour about being an out and out Sony shooter and Sony Artisan of Imagery. You’re right on the money (literally) that it’s unrealistic people invest in one camera brand only to chop and change when there’s a new release/announcement in another brand. Hats off also for crediting Mark Galer’s contributions.
Great video, not only is this camera impressive, it is also a very positive look into the future of lower tier models I think (hope). I envy you guys living where you can more or less walk out the door and do pictures and video of an Osprey :)
After spending hours searching TH-cam for legitimate Sony alpha1 footage and only finding 10min-long videos with ZERO camera footage... Dude, first 15 secs of this video. Thank you. Class. TH-camrs take note: this is how to make a TH-cam video.
Awesome video Matt, hopefully I will have my A1 in the next week or so , I can’t wait. Started 3 years ago with Nikon then upgraded to the Sony A9 , then A9 II and soon 🤞 the A1
The frame rate is impressive, but watching the focus consistently grab the eyes was amazing. Do you find the focus is as accurate as that leads one to believe?
Hi. Yeah it was great. I have a bird eye AF video that should go up today or tomorrow that will go more into it but it exceeded my expectations so far. I haven't done any fast action BIF yet and I figure when that happens and wings start covering eyes that it'll lose focus. But luckily it still grabs focus on the bird which is all I want.
Now you've gone and done it. I just put my grandson on eBay so I can get this camera. I lust after it but not enough dough. Good luck with it. You are still the best. Thanks.
I got mine for my wildlife last week still evaluating like you, blown away so far ! 30 fps rate at 50MP is insane ! As is the 120 AF calculations a second, great auto focus in poor light ! Bird eye autofocus amazing! It has to be somewhere between 50-100% better than my A9II. Not to mention its an A7r4 and an A7sIII. PS I haven't shot more than a third of a second burst yet !!!
That 30 FPS is crazy! What's the real world frame rate with AF tracking using mechanical shutter? When photograph bird in flight panning, you would get rolling shutter, I think that's something we don't want it.
Hi. I don't know what the fps is giving your scenario. For birds in flight I use the settings I mentioned and I get 30fps and there is no rolling shutter effect.
Very impressive video, I'd like to get a1 now :)... oh, got a question: when on focus, why sometime you see one small green square, sometimes you see one bigger square, other times, you see 9 or 15 smaller green squares?
It couldn't have been more perfect timing. I got back today from shooting and updated Photoshop and now I don't have to use the DNG converter or mess with JPGs. The raw files look meticulous!
I currently have four Sony full frame cameras. It is very tempting to trade them all in for the A1. I'm a hobbyist so very little reason to have so many cameras and it would reduce my personal item insurance. :p Since one of my cameras is the A9, I made sure to have lenses that could at least handle the A9 which is perfect for me with the A1 because I really want the lossless compressed raw format which is limited to 20 fps on the A1.
@@Martin-nu6ym Yes I noticed your previous cameras after commenting what do you use to store your files ? Mine are just getting larger eye autofocus and 30 FPS !!
@@CamillaI I use lots of external drives stored in multiple locations and one cloud back location. I tend to be a little excessive on storage redundancy. For the sake of storage, it makes it considerably easier to cull out the images I don't want to keep.
Hi Kristof. I'll always favor a fast shutter speed. Sharp before anything! I can always get rid of the noise in Topaz DeNoise, but blurry is hard to fix. And even if you can salvage it, it's never the quality I really want it to be. Sure, for some birds it's overkill and if I see my ISO getting up over 10,000 I may sacrifice some shutter if it's a slow moving bird. Thanks!
Very informative and great video 👏🏻. I have 2 question in video mode it has 240fps in HD which is crazy,but what I want to know does it video record the 240fps in RAW or what are the options?????
Of course! Can’t wait! How about the loser of the shootout carries the winners Sony gear around for the week ;-) Looking forward to June Dan. Stay tuned for a web meeting for everyone where we’ll give some more info.
Hi nice presentation but one of the comments below was that the CF express card is not compatible with the max Sur Any solutions to thisYes I am also a great fan of Mark gaylar
Hi I just got mine yesterday. I got the CFA express cards and Sony card reader. I have MacBook pro running Big Sur and use Lightroom classic Cc. I can not figure out how to transfer any images including Jpeg. Any thoughts. I have watched multiple Mark Galer videos. Thank you!! Bob
Lightroom dosen't support the A1 yet but it will on it's next upgrade ! Capture one has just announced support and they do a free trial so if you can't wait for lightroom try that one
Pretty insane, but this is when you ask why didn't Sony build a bigger body and use CFexpress Type B cards that are twice as fast as Sony's Type A considering both Canon and Nikon are using the Type B? Baffling really. I am not a Sony shooter, but am thinking of switching, not so much just for the A1, but the FE 200-600mm which I believe is arguably the best super zoom for birding out there given it is an internal zoom design. I never planned to spend $6.5K on a flagship body and was hoping Sony would bring out the A7R V this year. Ideally with a faster frame rate such as 61 MP at 20 fps. But, I haven't heard a word that it will happen this year. As a Sony ambassador, have you heard any news on the A7R V? If is still crickets, I think I might have to give the A1 some serious consideration as I don't want to wait much longer.
Hi Alex. As a Sony shooter I've never asked myself that question :-) I don't even know what type a or b or c is. I just know whatever it is it works great and I honestly have no idea what canon and nikon have on their cameras. I just don't follow other brands. As for future cameras, hopefully you understand any news I would have would be under NDA and posting it on social media would be a great way to get kicked out :-) But... I can honestly tell you I have heard nothing. Which probably doesn't help because before the r4 came out, I had heard nothing up until that day. Great camera though if you're a wildlife shooter. If not, I'm not sure I would pull the trigger as some of the other cameras should do just fine for less money. Thanks!
Hi. I can't even spell NAS ;-) They are regular hard drives that I copy and then clone to each other. NAS is quite a bit beyond me and I just keep it simple. You can see the brand over at mattk.com and click on the GEAR menu. Thanks!
Hi. LR and PS has always accepted Sony files. If you're referring to the new Sony alpha 1, I talk about that in this video but yes... the latest update does support the alpha 1 if that's what you meant. Thanks!
@@MattKloskowski I respectfully ask you to pull some strings at ON1 and get them to work on it faster. They told me A1 raw support coming with the mid-year 2021.5 update which is just ridiculous.
When the buffer is emptying, can you then continue shooting or do you need to wait for the clearing to finish. This was always something that blocked my switching.
Hi Andrew. If you watch the video where the buffer starts filling you can see I'm still shooting. When I stopped, I didn't shoot anymore just to show how fast it clears. But yes, I can keep shooting if I want. I haven't reached a point in shooting where I wasn't still able to get about 15 fps the entire time. What you saw in the video would have kept going until the card filled.
Nice yet not sure if I can justify selling my A7R4 and pay the premium price for frame rate. It is tempting for birding but I do love the 61MP of the A7R4....
It's as good or better than the a9 so far. Bird eye auto focus is what you'd expect. It works great when you can see the eye and when the bird is large enough in the frame. Typically we don't want just a regular BIF image with the bird flying and not doing anything. So the moment the bird tries to catch a fish, or squabble with another bird, wings go up and they cover their eyes. But since Sony AF is so good, it stays locked on the bird just like it normally does - which is the same auto focus I've always had, so I haven't noticed any difference.
May I suggest people also watch Tony and Chelsea's video on the actual speed you get in different situations and not just a bird that's sat still !! Before you just buy one blind.
Hi Richard. As long as you use the auto focus settings that I outlined, you will get 30 fps... Whether the bird is in flight or not. Tony and Chelsea are great and I think they have a great channel. But there are already several videos (and info from Sony) that have shown that information is not correct. When you see the frame rate drop in his video, it's not because the camera can't achieve 30 fps for in flight, it's because the buffer is full and the fact that you still get 15 fps (with a full buffer for nearly as long as you want) is incredible. Again... overall they do great, but the info presented in the video you're referring to is incorrect. Thanks!
I agree the buffer is the limiting factor and in their initial speel, Sony didn't mention the issue even tho they were aware that actually, you would get nearer a constant 15-20 and not the full 30. I know ALL manufacturers do it, it just bugs me.
Hi Richard - I guess I don't understand what the issue is that Sony (or another manufacturer) didn't mention. Your initial comment said that you won't get 30 FPS in "different situations" which is not correct. You can get 30 fps in all shooting situations (flight, perched, trees, etc...). As long as you choose the right settings, the camera will deliver on 30 fps and Sony was very up front about what those settings are (as are most manufactures). So I'm not sure what bugs you, as they do indeed all deliver on what they claim. A full buffer is very different than a camera not achieving its advertised FPS. Thanks.
![Sony Alpha 1 Menu Settings for Sports and Action Photography by Patrick Murphy-Racey [sony a1]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/mKpgwVG8Xv8/mqdefault.jpg)
That eyelid you are talking about is called the nictitating membrane which protects the bird's at the moment of "strike".
Thanks. I think I'll call it the eyelid :-)
a true birder!
Plus this usually happens when they land too (at least I've noticed it on snowy owls :)
Awesome demo, Matt! Enjoy that beast! Mine arrives any day, I’m just geeked. Great idea to refer folks to Mark Galer. He is so unbiased and produces such thoroughly-researched and helpful material.
Hey Matt, I received my a1 yesterday as well + CF cards and reader. I had the same thoughts about the cards. If I am going with the A1 for frame rate, then it doesn't make sense to pull up short concerning the recording media, but $800 for two CF cards did slow me down for about 15 seconds. I was also glad to hear you mention Mark Galer. He is the most knowledgeable source/educator for getting the most from your Sony camera that I have come across. I use his PAL method on my a7mk4 and will set up the a1 similarly. I really enjoy your channel and Brian Matiash's, keep up the great work.
Mark Galer's PAL setup for modes 1, 2 and 3 was so so useful, can react quickly to anything with a quick change of the dial, such a helpful channel for getting the most out of your Sony camera
the Nikon Z9 has faster and cheaper cards than the A1.!
@@gosman949
Sony went with those cards specifically because the slot is backwards compatible with regular SD, the cards are rapid, fast enough for the a1. The card prices will plummet over the years to come. Nikon/Sonys approach both have pros and cons
I got my A1 about three weeks ago. The only drawback is not remembering the 30 fps and having to wade through a couple thousand pictures when you get home from the field. On the up side, you can pretty much pick whichever wing position you think looks best...
Great video Matt. Look forward to the bif images
You and me both!
So tempted by this camera :)
For wildlife it's insane. I've never been this excited over a camera body before. But just one outing with it and I'm already glad it got it.
@@MattKloskowski Normally one buys glass before body, but in this case I am not so sure ?
@@CamillaI but the body will still be obsolete in a couple of years. Lenses not so often.
@@gosman949 yep agreed !
@@MattKloskowski I waited a year to get the Riv and fell in love with it. Then one month after getting it they announce the A1. I can't catch a break. I hope they update the Riv with the better bird eye focus!
Excellent video
Great first look Matt at the 30 FPS settings/buffering and thanks for being upfront and the candour about being an out and out Sony shooter and Sony Artisan of Imagery. You’re right on the money (literally) that it’s unrealistic people invest in one camera brand only to chop and change when there’s a new release/announcement in another brand. Hats off also for crediting Mark Galer’s contributions.
Right to mention Mark Galer unfortunately I got mine three days before his settings video !!
Great video, not only is this camera impressive, it is also a very positive look into the future of lower tier models I think (hope).
I envy you guys living where you can more or less walk out the door and do pictures and video of an Osprey :)
After spending hours searching TH-cam for legitimate Sony alpha1 footage and only finding 10min-long videos with ZERO camera footage... Dude, first 15 secs of this video. Thank you. Class. TH-camrs take note: this is how to make a TH-cam video.
Thanks so much. That's exactly what I was trying to do. I wanted to make a video that I'd like to see if I wanted to check out a new camera.
Awesome video Matt, hopefully I will have my A1 in the next week or so , I can’t wait.
Started 3 years ago with Nikon then upgraded to the Sony A9 , then A9 II and soon 🤞 the A1
The frame rate is impressive, but watching the focus consistently grab the eyes was amazing. Do you find the focus is as accurate as that leads one to believe?
Hi. Yeah it was great. I have a bird eye AF video that should go up today or tomorrow that will go more into it but it exceeded my expectations so far. I haven't done any fast action BIF yet and I figure when that happens and wings start covering eyes that it'll lose focus. But luckily it still grabs focus on the bird which is all I want.
Now you've gone and done it. I just put my grandson on eBay so I can get this camera. I lust after it but not enough dough. Good luck with it. You are still the best. Thanks.
I got mine for my wildlife last week still evaluating like you, blown away so far ! 30 fps rate at 50MP is insane ! As is the 120 AF calculations a second, great auto focus in poor light ! Bird eye autofocus amazing!
It has to be somewhere between 50-100% better than my A9II. Not to mention its an A7r4 and an A7sIII. PS I haven't shot more than a third of a second burst yet !!!
I am looking into the A1 vs A9 iii I am not a professional so im good with the A1.
That 30 FPS is crazy! What's the real world frame rate with AF tracking using mechanical shutter? When photograph bird in flight panning, you would get rolling shutter, I think that's something we don't want it.
Hi. I don't know what the fps is giving your scenario. For birds in flight I use the settings I mentioned and I get 30fps and there is no rolling shutter effect.
@@MattKloskowski that’s impressive
Eager to see what the Canon R1 and R3 are delivering 😻
Hi Matt, was the osprey video shot in Zone bird eye focus (not tracking obviously) ?
Very impressive video, I'd like to get a1 now :)... oh, got a question: when on focus, why sometime you see one small green square, sometimes you see one bigger square, other times, you see 9 or 15 smaller green squares?
Hi Bill. That's just the auto focus doing it's thing. Sometimes it locks on to a small area and sometimes I uses more focus points.
Mine only does 3 shots then stops?
Looks like the new Adobe March 2021 update adds raw support for the Sony A1. It will be nice to see how the raw files look. Thanks for the video.
It couldn't have been more perfect timing. I got back today from shooting and updated Photoshop and now I don't have to use the DNG converter or mess with JPGs. The raw files look meticulous!
How on earth do you sort the good from bad photos? So many and they all look good!
Compressed RAW must be Lossy and not Lossless which is the new option...
I currently have four Sony full frame cameras. It is very tempting to trade them all in for the A1. I'm a hobbyist so very little reason to have so many cameras and it would reduce my personal item insurance. :p Since one of my cameras is the A9, I made sure to have lenses that could at least handle the A9 which is perfect for me with the A1 because I really want the lossless compressed raw format which is limited to 20 fps on the A1.
Do it!!! :-)
Seems like a good move to me ! I don't think you would regret unless you can't handle the file size ! 🤔
@@CamillaI File size not an issue, two of my four cameras is the A7Rii and A7Riii. :)
@@Martin-nu6ym Yes I noticed your previous cameras after commenting what do you use to store your files ? Mine are just getting larger eye autofocus and 30 FPS !!
@@CamillaI I use lots of external drives stored in multiple locations and one cloud back location. I tend to be a little excessive on storage redundancy. For the sake of storage, it makes it considerably easier to cull out the images I don't want to keep.
Are you freakin kidding me? I don't have anymore kidneys to sell...
Galer. Great Sony reviewer.
But, Matt, don't discount your own skills. Thanks for the review
Matt if u sacrifce 1/4000 for 1/2000 and get ISO 640, will not be better ? i know animals moving faster but 1/2000 should be enough for this case
Hi Kristof. I'll always favor a fast shutter speed. Sharp before anything! I can always get rid of the noise in Topaz DeNoise, but blurry is hard to fix. And even if you can salvage it, it's never the quality I really want it to be. Sure, for some birds it's overkill and if I see my ISO getting up over 10,000 I may sacrifice some shutter if it's a slow moving bird. Thanks!
Very informative and great video 👏🏻. I have 2 question in video mode it has 240fps in HD which is crazy,but what I want to know does it video record the 240fps in RAW or what are the options?????
according to sony their CFExpress card reader is NOT compatible with Mac OS Big Sur - I had to return it.
Hi Matt, so what I didn't catch yet ... based on your recommendation you can get 30fps ... Q; without additional vertical grip? tks
That is correct. You don’t need a vertical grip.
that 30 FPS seems to last 4-5 seconds then drops off vs Z9 20 FPS sustained for 15 seconds
So...taking this body to Costa Rica? We can have an R5 v A1 shootout, unless the R1 is available! LOL
Of course! Can’t wait! How about the loser of the shootout carries the winners Sony gear around for the week ;-)
Looking forward to June Dan. Stay tuned for a web meeting for everyone where we’ll give some more info.
How many FPS we get on uncompressed RAW?
Hi… Not sure. I don’t shoot uncompressed so I never checked.
Can lostless compressed still get raw 50mp 30 frames per second
Hi. To get 30 fps you need to have the Compressed option chosen. I don't know exactly what lossless compressed gets you but it won't be the full 30.
Hi nice presentation but one of the comments below was that the CF express card is not compatible with the max Sur Any solutions to thisYes I am also a great fan of Mark gaylar
It’s not the CF express cards that aren’t compatible he’s saying it’s the Sony reader. I’m not on Big Sur so I can’t comment on it. Thanks
Hi I just got mine yesterday. I got the CFA express cards and Sony card reader. I have MacBook pro running Big Sur and use Lightroom classic Cc.
I can not figure out how to transfer any images including Jpeg. Any thoughts.
I have watched multiple Mark Galer videos.
Thank you!!
Bob
Lightroom dosen't support the A1 yet but it will on it's next upgrade ! Capture one has just announced support and they do a free trial so if you can't wait for lightroom try that one
Pretty insane, but this is when you ask why didn't Sony build a bigger body and use CFexpress Type B cards that are twice as fast as Sony's Type A considering both Canon and Nikon are using the Type B? Baffling really. I am not a Sony shooter, but am thinking of switching, not so much just for the A1, but the FE 200-600mm which I believe is arguably the best super zoom for birding out there given it is an internal zoom design. I never planned to spend $6.5K on a flagship body and was hoping Sony would bring out the A7R V this year. Ideally with a faster frame rate such as 61 MP at 20 fps. But, I haven't heard a word that it will happen this year. As a Sony ambassador, have you heard any news on the A7R V? If is still crickets, I think I might have to give the A1 some serious consideration as I don't want to wait much longer.
Hi Alex. As a Sony shooter I've never asked myself that question :-) I don't even know what type a or b or c is. I just know whatever it is it works great and I honestly have no idea what canon and nikon have on their cameras. I just don't follow other brands. As for future cameras, hopefully you understand any news I would have would be under NDA and posting it on social media would be a great way to get kicked out :-)
But... I can honestly tell you I have heard nothing. Which probably doesn't help because before the r4 came out, I had heard nothing up until that day. Great camera though if you're a wildlife shooter. If not, I'm not sure I would pull the trigger as some of the other cameras should do just fine for less money. Thanks!
Can I ask what NAS you use for storage? :) I think that's a NAS behind you anyway..
Hi. I can't even spell NAS ;-) They are regular hard drives that I copy and then clone to each other. NAS is quite a bit beyond me and I just keep it simple. You can see the brand over at mattk.com and click on the GEAR menu. Thanks!
Has Lightroom/Photoshop begun to accept the raw files from Sony yet?
Hi. LR and PS has always accepted Sony files. If you're referring to the new Sony alpha 1, I talk about that in this video but yes... the latest update does support the alpha 1 if that's what you meant. Thanks!
@@MattKloskowski I respectfully ask you to pull some strings at ON1 and get them to work on it faster. They told me A1 raw support coming with the mid-year 2021.5 update which is just ridiculous.
When the buffer is emptying, can you then continue shooting or do you need to wait for the clearing to finish. This was always something that blocked my switching.
Hi Andrew. If you watch the video where the buffer starts filling you can see I'm still shooting. When I stopped, I didn't shoot anymore just to show how fast it clears. But yes, I can keep shooting if I want. I haven't reached a point in shooting where I wasn't still able to get about 15 fps the entire time. What you saw in the video would have kept going until the card filled.
That shutters gonna wear out quick.
It’s electronic :-)
@@MattKloskowski Then what's that sound like an old movie projector that I heard while the camera was shooting at 30 FPS?
@@Knypsterino Oh, so that sound is simulated and played on a tiny speaker in the camera. That makes sense. Typical Sony.
I want to hire you. I need help in marketing myself.
Yes and now everty speedy thing in a Sony a6xxxx for 1299.$ please....
Fujifilm cameras can shoot 30fps too for about $1600..
Good to know.
at 16 megapixels, with 1.25 crop, for about 1 second or a total of 33 frames
Nice yet not sure if I can justify selling my A7R4 and pay the premium price for frame rate. It is tempting for birding but I do love the 61MP of the A7R4....
If you can swing it I'd do it. You only lose 10 MP and you gain a ton of FPS :-)
That many fps will take photo mechanic to a new level for culling images...
Now lets see BIF...
It's as good or better than the a9 so far. Bird eye auto focus is what you'd expect. It works great when you can see the eye and when the bird is large enough in the frame. Typically we don't want just a regular BIF image with the bird flying and not doing anything. So the moment the bird tries to catch a fish, or squabble with another bird, wings go up and they cover their eyes. But since Sony AF is so good, it stays locked on the bird just like it normally does - which is the same auto focus I've always had, so I haven't noticed any difference.
@@MattKloskowski I would confirm if its within range eye autofocus locks on even small birds
This camera is great, but I don't think I'll ever spend more than $2k on a camera.
May I suggest people also watch Tony and Chelsea's video on the actual speed you get in different situations and not just a bird that's sat still !! Before you just buy one blind.
Hi Richard. As long as you use the auto focus settings that I outlined, you will get 30 fps... Whether the bird is in flight or not. Tony and Chelsea are great and I think they have a great channel. But there are already several videos (and info from Sony) that have shown that information is not correct. When you see the frame rate drop in his video, it's not because the camera can't achieve 30 fps for in flight, it's because the buffer is full and the fact that you still get 15 fps (with a full buffer for nearly as long as you want) is incredible. Again... overall they do great, but the info presented in the video you're referring to is incorrect. Thanks!
I agree the buffer is the limiting factor and in their initial speel, Sony didn't mention the issue even tho they were aware that actually, you would get nearer a constant 15-20 and not the full 30. I know ALL manufacturers do it, it just bugs me.
Hi Richard - I guess I don't understand what the issue is that Sony (or another manufacturer) didn't mention. Your initial comment said that you won't get 30 FPS in "different situations" which is not correct. You can get 30 fps in all shooting situations (flight, perched, trees, etc...). As long as you choose the right settings, the camera will deliver on 30 fps and Sony was very up front about what those settings are (as are most manufactures). So I'm not sure what bugs you, as they do indeed all deliver on what they claim. A full buffer is very different than a camera not achieving its advertised FPS. Thanks.
It’s kinda 🤒 how good this camera is, isn’t it ? Feels kinda like God’s rules have broken. I gotta go lie down. I don’t feel so good. 😅