SONY a1 One YEAR Later REVIEW: Why I WON’T Switch to Nikon or Canon…yet
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This is a REVIEW of the Sony a1 aka the Alpha 1. This is a REVIEW based off of Real World Usage in every situation from Portraits, to Sports, to Concerts and everything else in-between. The Sony a1 is my current camera of choice over the Canon EOS R3 and Nikon Z9.
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Would you take the a1, z9 or r3?
Z9 please Jared
A1
depends, as a sony user im thinking about the r3 or a1
R3
A1
I got my Sony a1 back in June of last year. Coming from a9II and the a6400 previously, the a1 was definitely a huge game changer for me. the biggest attraction for me was it's ability to lock Eyes on Birds which previous Sony Cameras did not have. Being a Bird Photographer first, it was a major need to make it easier to get the photo I hope to get at the moment. All of this alongside it's 50mp which is great to crop or show a lot of detail as well as it's 30fps in Compressed RAW in which is the Format I have used in A9II and it really helped have a higher chance to get that moment. Especially when shooting Birds in flight or other high paced action. I took the a1 with me in Yellowstone which was great. the biggest test though had to be when I went to the Masai Mara in Kenya. There I really pushed the limits on the a1 shooting in ISO levels that I normally don't shoot in and came out with great results. There were even moments where I would use my Dad's a9II with a shorter lens to shoot up close moments and found that the a1 catches animals' eyes more often and accurately than the a9II since the a1 has the newer Eye-Tracking tech. the a1 may be an Expensive Camera, but I find it's worth every penny.
How is the bird eye af? Does it work well?
@@bluecheese20401 It's hit and miss. I've had the A1 for three weeks now, and I've probably taken 10k bird photos so far. It's really good if you can fill a decent portion of the frame, but I quite often end up using the stick to override focus just as I did on my A7iii. So there are some hugely diminishing returns on the money you spend. But it depends what you're going to photograph. Great for sports. Great for birds if you have a hide. BIF works very well, but eye af isn't really a factor then. I only have the 200-600 though, and I imagine the 400 or 600 primes would be even better. The speed and resolution is the big selling point for birds.
@@bluecheese20401 yes it works. Not 100% like when an bald eagle went by me at close range 30 feet and I had to pan fast 180 degrees at 250mm setting but that was the only time it lagged.
@@BR34K I can tell you with the 600 F4 the A1 is insane! It's like magic...I have the 100-400 and 200-600 but it's a different game if you combine the A1 with the 600 F4.
Thanks for that comment that’s exactly what I was looking for 👍🏻 I work with the R4 right now and it struggle big time to aquire focus on birds with the sony G 200-600mm 5.6-6.3.
Not only the camera I like about Sony, I love it’s 50 1.2, the new 70-200 and third party lens support like the tamron 35-150.
I shoot sports with Nikon bodies. The Nikon 200M f2.0 is a great lens for sports. I’d probably switch to the Sony A-1 if Sony had a comparable lens for sports, but I am thinking that there really isn’t a comparable lens.
I love that Sony put all these specs in a small body and doesn’t force the user to go to a big, heavy body. The A1 clocks in at 737g, the Canon R3 a little over 800 and the Z9 over 1100g! Not to mention how much more space I have in my camera bag with the A1.
The Z9 Af is the worst. I own a Z9 and the AF Is stinky. Jared tells me how bad and he knows everything
This is a beast of a camera. Kudos to Sony. I can't wait to get my Z9 since I'm a Nikon shooter. I love that each manufacturer is pushing the other.
This is my favorite format of your videos. I love the chill vibe in that area.
About the variable shutter in the Z9. Nikon-Ricci said that the Z9 is doing the same thing as the R3, just in the background.
But damn it, has it already been a year since the A1 launched? Time flies
I've never seen someone explain the best way to use variable shutter! THANK YOU Jared!
Thanks for this super useful free guide, always go to your channel for facts and stats. Thinking of getting this for my first big upgrade. Thanks again.
Great review Jared! You are able to condense a topic & get to specifics that really matter to your viewers. Great content & informative. I liked your comparisons to Canon & Nikon camera models.
great video! was testing out this camera last week
so nice!!!
A1 owner here. My way of looking at it, is., The A1 doesn’t get in the way of the shooting experience. Which leaves me to concentrate on my composition and focussing on my intent. Which is all I could ask for.
How do you deal with the price of the cards? The expense for backup cards is a major deterrent to me.
@@busyrand I used SD V90, til recently. Got the Sony CEfexpress when they went on sale.
V90 were very usable for me. I didn’t run into any buffer issues, My burst shoots are usually 1 to 2 seconds @ 30fps.
@@busyrand @fsi22 exactly why i sold my a7iii and bought a1 instead of a7siii, and right now v90 cards are plentiful for me.. will buy cf exp a when there is a huge sale or rate comes down
I feel the same. It's a great camera.
The file sizes are too big for the way I work so I'm sticking with the A9. I do hope when a A9iii comes out that its not too high in MP or they do something about their file sizes, more in line with canon. For me the ability to use flash in silent shutter would be very welcome in any new A9.
V1.3 firmware fixed that for the a1
Thanks for the review :)
BTW - Any reason to shoot uncompressed raw instead of lossless compressed raw ?
Good review Jared, but I have to say that I manage more than well with the Sony A7RIII and the Sony A9 as I only shoot pictures, and I see no reason at all to replace them in the next few years, because for wildlife and sports photography I use the Sony A9 and for the rest my Sony A7RIII does it excellently, so I would rather spend money on GM glass the next few years if I get the need for it.
Greeting from Denmark
I am still using the A7rii. Reason being most of what I shoot doesnt reqiure very fast af speed. I just spend my money on lenses the past 6 years. ^^
Same two camera I have.
I'm wondering if I should pause until the new Sony a1 is unveiled or should I just get this one? Also, I really don't need 8K (4K 60 is plenty) but the 30 FPS and the great combination of video and photo has me really excited for this one, any suggestions? should I stick with this, wait, or look at another camera that is greatly comparable?
Thanks for not making feel like I made a mistake! Love´your channel 5 years later!
great video and review JP
Jared, as always, super informative, I have a question about write speeds. I have an A1, and shoot with a CFE-A in Slot1 for my raw images and a U3, V90 SD card in Slot2 to back up JPEGs.
Is it slowing down my camera or the write speed on my raws by backing up the JPEGS in Slot2?
I shoot sports and wildlife often at 30fps.
Curious how you seem to be looking through the viewfinder while recording the the display from an external monitor.
Jerad would it be possible for you to put out one of your old school menu, options, and custom button videos for the A1?
Good video!
Just curious, Jared. Why do you use an R5 for you videos instead of the A1?
Probably $$$ or Steven said so. 😉
The camera is hands down AWESOME!
Hey brother what would you recommend for someone doing both photography and video in terms of a single camera and lens(es) if budget/cost was unlimited?
So far I am thinking either Sony Alpha 1 (A1), Sony A7IV, or A7SIII .
Ignore prices, I looking to buy once/cry once on most versatile camera & lens(es) setup.
very inspiring narration, thank you Jared
Woooww. That jet photo at 12:52 looks absolutely stunning.
I feel another reason to stick with Sony, Jared, is that native Sony 12-24. That seems like such an incredible lens and better and easier than adapting the much older 11-24 canon
Yep Sony has me by the balls due to that lens. Nothing else remotely like it.
shoot mainly wildlife. drive around with the A1/100-400GM/2x. sitting next to that in the passenger seat is an a7r4/12-24G for that landscape shot. both delivering everything i ask for.
Hey Jared, would be great to hear your thoughts on image quality between the Fujifilm gfx 50sii compared to Sony a7 IV for example. As an outdoor portrait photographer though. Anyhow, thank you for all the great vids!
He doesn't know how to use a Fuji.
For video, should I get the A1 or wait for the A7s IV?
Is it possible to connect an external shoe mounted monitor to a Sony camera and still get an image through the EVF and monitor when shooting photos? I have an A1 and a A7R IV. I just want the external monitor for reviewing photos and for swiveling so when I take low portrait mode images I don't always have to get on the ground to frame the shot. The cameras go dark when you connect the HDMI cable and power up the external monitor. Any input would be appreciated, thanks!
How does it compare high iso to the A9II ? I same as you have the A9II and A7r4 and am considering a switch
But one question, is the screen as horrible as the one in the Sony a7III (in terms of color and resolution) or is it the improved one from the Sony a7iv and a7s III?
Great review. My favorite camera. 🔥🔥🔥🔥📸
I'm curious if it's worth "upgrading" from a7iv to a1...
or a1ii
It also can shoot 4.3k 4:2:2 ProRes RAW video with an external recorder like a ninja V
Hey Jared I have a major question to ask you... I shoot on the R3, and the c70 for video... I am looking for a small camera to pair with the R3 for weddings,.
I have gone through all of them... and already owned the R5 before, sold for the R3. And I think The a1 would be a great sister camera to the R3.
What do you think?
💯 Larry 💯 That gets my thumbs up for your best photo shoot video of 2021. 💯 Larry 💯
Hi, could you please help me decide. If I shoot mostly video but sometimes I want to do a little bit of photography, would it be better to have one SONY A7s3 and one SONY A7R4? Or would it be better to just have SONY A1?
Hi I don't know if your question was answered but from what I've heard the a7siii is an amazing video camera. So are the rest. As for photography it depends on what you're shooting. If it's birds and animals the af on the a1 is the best by far. Or if you need hi fps. The a7riv is amazing. Great autofocus and higher megapixels. But for the a1 and a7riv you do need very good fast aperture glass so your photos are noisy. But again it depends on what your shooting. Lots of good 3rd party glass with great apertures and af. If you don't need hi megapixel then the a7siii would be your best choice.
My dream camera. Can't wait to hopefully get it one day
Amazing.When I worked at National Geographic in the Lab in the early days of Digital, it took us 18 minutes to Drum Scan a trans to 100 mb size. Now one is getting a 150mb file in fractions of a second.
How about bright monitoring and dual step ISO (600 and 12800) for those dark places and nights. Day shooters always forget to say.
This is hands down the best camera channel
What should be fixed (not improoved) in the A1mark2 ?
Wasn't there an absurdity issue regarding choice of resolution in viewfinder or of the monitor - since les good than applied already on another body ? I dont remember !
Regarding improvement; I would like a monitor that moves 4 ways (like fuji or z9). Not sure if I'm convincable about the of-axis pivoting of the A74, but for portraits I really miss the vertical tilt option on my R3)
Either a1 II should have an active cooling fan or FX3 II should have 8k 60 fps internal.
Hey Jared. Should I wait for Tamron to finally re-release the 35-150 2.8 for Sony or just get the Sigma 28-70 2.8 for Sony? Been waiting a long time. What say ye?
Did you wait for the re-release? It is a sweet lens.
My favorite feature of the A1 is that the button layout is similar to the a9 series so it’s easy to shoot with both in a dual body setup
Just switched from A7r IV to A1. Drastic difference in performance, and that's impressive because the IV is an incredible camera.
What are your 2 big difference between a7riv and a1 besides auto focus and frame per sec?
@@thanyawong I’m sure speed and file size
I’m wondering if the technology in this camera is worth the price?
Why did Nikon dumb down the bracketing options on the Z9?
Only 3 or 5 frames now... no choice to start with over or under exposed, either....
Hi Jared, I noticed that my A1 drains the battery even when is turn off, as much as a 20% overnight...Do you have a clue why is this happening?
Best Regards
Gio
Hi Jared how to change the color to sky blue (mine is gray)if u look at that sky blue box flashing when u push the shutter @(-4:15),.. well somehow mine was just thin grey box instead and i have spent 20mins and start pulling my hair cause i dont see anywhere in the menu to change that cause i think it is usefull and a bit more satisfying to see and confirm u took the pic specially in silent mode
Can anyone tell me how i dont think he edit the video (change the color)
What is the IQ comparison (especially lowlight) between the A1 and A7R4?
IQ is about $3k difference
Hey Jared,
Nice review.
Also I'm not going to buy an A1 any time soon due to cost, but it would be nice to see a comparison with the 7RIV so I can feel better about not upgrading,
Could you offer your go to downloadable setting files for differt shooting parameter for both cameras?
Regards,
Sergio in San Diego
I have the a7r4 - I think that and the a1 have slightly different typical use cases. What is your primary use for the camera?
@@youreperfectstudio4789 I use my camera for lots of things, portraits, landscapes, etc., but my passion is bird photography. My dream setup is an A1 and a Sony FE 600mm f/4 GM shooting 30 fps, I'm pretty sure Mark Smith would agree with me. I still love my a7RIV tho, the ability to crop a 61MP shot is always amazing because I often can get 2 to 4 different views from the same shot, and for the most part, all I need but if and when I go pro the A1 will have to be in my bag, but that will be while unless Sony gives me one.
I give a thumbs up for saying straight out that you basically don't give a shit what name is on the camera as long as it delivers. I'm also not sad that you, Jared, sold all your Nikon glasses and cameras. By the way, I could definitely have used a few lenses, but I live in Germany and if your shirts don't make it across the pond, then neither do the lenses. What amazes me the most is that you use Canon for filming and Sony for snapping. Greetings from a small town in Germany from a fan who has met you before at Photokina in Cologne.
I am a automotive & motorsports photographer and an really confused between this and the r3 . I am already a Sony user but the bike and helmet and car tracking got me more hooked more than anything. Which one would you personally go for ? Would also love to see test footage of both on racetracks
No need to change systems and lose $$$
great motogp photographers with their photos printed in big posters calendars magazines exhibitions etc like gigi soldano are still using a nikon d4s with no advanced featuers
@@livejames9374 true that but sometimes the sony autofocus disappoints when capturing something super fast and want a little motion blur as well honestly
@@iamwhatiam6281 there are people who use manual focus as well but I have to really rely on the autofocus while shooting fast superbikes & supercars around fast corners and what not so yeah
@@upshiftmediaprod.9611 if you take a look at his photos are just out of this world. you can improve your skills..doesn’t matter how much you are earning…if you hold the same camera for 4/5 years instead of change it every year with the latests model, you save 25000$ at least 😀
I think many people with a tendency to buy into Nikon strait (because, for) with the Z9 would be well advised (yes there is stubborn reticence) to consider Sony A74 instead. A many would be MUCH better of on many fronts I could imagine. But there are not any YT influences helping at that jet.
Just for info, the need of shooting uncompressed is kind of not needed you can shoot lossless compressed on the A1 in full 14bits. Now at 30 fps also many reviewers assume we fall back to the 12bits compressed format sony has been using up to this point. (just check the exif data) but the A1 stays in 14 bits (also in the manual. Now why does sony now put 14bits in the exif data and not 12bits is simple it uses a new lossycompressed mode that turns out to be 13bits. Af far as i know nobody has yet tested the new A1 edge cases with compressed raw '13bits' vs the '12bits' one of say the A7R4 or R3 and that should be done. Recap A1 always shoots 14bits but in compressed mode (only enforced at 30fps) the compression seems to be resulting in 13bits images. What Jared is asking for is that you can set the mode pre speed (or per dial setting since they have that menu anyway) makes perfect sense and i hope sony will do that. I will also try todo a 'old' compressed 12bits review vs the new 14/13bits compressed mode in the known edge cases if i can find some time.
I have the A1 as well, but I’ve only been using the camera for 3 months
Brother what kind of Cannon zoom lens do you use in sports photography
You have the best video comparision of all youtube
Gfx 100s or Sony A1 is better?
Now when the alpha r7 V is out would you switch to it or still stay with the alpha 1?
Same here…
Z9 for me. Staying in the Nikon metaverse. It is expensive enough to go Z without having to replace all my f mount glass at once. Did you use a pro filter in this video? So professorial and leisurely paced.
I don't know why you would change systems at this point given how much you like the A1 unless you needed the pro build of the other two for some reason. That can make a significant difference for landscape and wildlife photographers who shoot in difficult conditions. It will be interesting to see which cameras are used at the winter Olympics. Canon R3 #1 I would think.
most of the people who got their Z9 said their F mount lens working seemlessly or better compared to their previous D850 pr other DSLR.
He would not change, because he likes the fact that the A1 is more expensive.
@@davecrissinger8967 😂😂
Z9 for me. I have been a Nikon shooter for 12+ years and am very happy with their products, especially the glass. Sure other manufacturers may have some better performing features, BUT, we have been getting perfect results with cameras such as the D850, for several years and the differences between the A1, the R3 and the Z9 are too insignificant to warrant jumping brands every time one leapfrogs the other - that is just a crazy policy.
The specs are good. I wonder about the 30fps or is it more in the low 20's.? The memory isn't a selling point to me, and especially the a6000 flipping screen.
But that's just my opinion, maybe I'm being too picky.?
Specs, specs and more specs. Look at all the stuff my new camera can do even though I don't need it to. If I drive a limo to a wedding, do I need one that can go 200mph? Lately there seems to be way too much emphasis on tech over composition and the art of photography. Having lost out to smartphones I guess this is how camera manufacturers and those promoting, them are trying to survive. Your videos about actual photography were so much more enjoyable.
If the specs you’re talking about are thinks like 4K, 120p or 8K then yes, I do need it to do that. Anything less hurts my retinas. I think 8K is the limit of what I desire but I won’t be happy until 60p happens and if they’re going that far they might as well go to 120p. Maybe in 2023.
@@derrickrr5516 What a clown!
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So is the guide any good? Will i be entered on random raffle?
No store in Australia seems to realise the A1 exists... I can't see it in stock anywhere and even if I did it's unobtainium
Love the review AND the shirt 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Loved this review, it was very relaxing to watch and super informative 👏🏽
I have searched for video and this appeared. Good.
Am curious to see what will the next A1 Firmware update bring .
A little more vinegar in it.
I hope Sony could enable small RAW
A1 is a nice camera, it sorta comes close to those sweet pentax files but not quite yet....
Is there going to be a newer rival for the A1?
Still have a Sony A9ii and it’s more than enough for photography and oddly enough I get more compliments off the video off my Sony A9ii than I do from the Sony FX3. Maybe it has something to do with the stacked sensors.
yeah i'm thinking the next Sony "vid-centric" camera will most definitely have a stacked sensor!
when will you publish the real world review of A1 & R3?
Looks like an amazing camera, I'm sticking with canon personally(i just love the glass) and hope that the A1 really pushes canon to crank the R1 to the max.
The camera is only one part of the whole picture. Canon has more variety of high quality glass. Nikon also has a nice selection. All these bodies will be obsolete in three years but the glass will still remain.
@@ThreeCeeProductions Exactly, I am just in love with the canon RF 1.2s and the 28-70 F2. Plus my already very nice collection of EF glass.
@@SeddersShots sony is missing those f1.2 and f2.0 glass. I love my A1, but I would love those lenses.
@@Grr8jon I’m sure they’ll bring them out at some point, can’t imagine they’ll just let canon have something so many people want from their camera, especially at a professional level, exclusively
@@ThreeCeeProductions definitely. I think that’s the point many people miss. But also the R5 already is the competition to Sonys A1 and it actually beats it in many aspects + plus the insane price difference. Sony is said to have the most lenses available but that’s actually only partly true. Because those lenses are mostly third parties in the mid range.
They still miss the high quality stuff and it took them now 10-20 years to bring out a basic 50 f1.2. One day more will come, I am sure. But it will take a lot of time for them to catch up with just the basic lenses, if their current hardware even allows it.
On the other side Canon is pushing out all the premium L lenses + unique ones and are now starting to bring out those crazy VR lenses. I don’t think Sony has a chance to keep up in this regards. And for professionals, the ecosystem especially lenses are a primary factory when considering brands. I personally couldn’t imagine having no access to such gems like the 28-70 f2 or the 70-200 f2.8 and all those f1.2 lenses.
Jared thank you (honestly thank you) for you awesome video. Respectfully, can you mention in a video exactly why the Nikon Z9 Af isn’t as good as Sony or Canons, I get that it’s a contender now and “vastly improved”, but perhaps your reasons why it’s not as good, or just doesn’t stack up. I’ve got a Zed 9 coming and this would be so helpful to me and us Nikon shooters waiting
I think you are splitting hairs when it comes to focusing ability of R3 Z9 and A1. You will be delighted with your Z9
@@nickwilliams6716 no doubt. Just wanted to know his reasons.
Love my R5. In the past I always found reasons to keep upgrading but the R5 is all the camera I currently need and honestly I think it would be my camera for years to come. That Sony is sweet though.
The best for the money
What about nikons horrible AF.... Jared how bad is the Z9?
Great video, crazy how the A1 is still ahead of the competition even though it released a year earlier.
So, some obvious improvements for a future firmware update:
- HI+ should automatically override the raw to compressed, and when you turn the dial back to Hi/Med/Lo, then it should revert to the previous setting, presumably lossless compressed.
- automatic flicker frequency detection => choose the closest shutter speed, like the Canon R3
Picked up the your Lightroom Super Pack. Cool.
Is there any issue if I use one cf express and one sd card? Does the cf express speed drop to sd EVEN IF I choose to store the memory in the cf express?
Sorry if you never got the info on this but I know that if your second slot card is not the exact same as your first slot then yes the quality drops to the level of the lesser card
@@GreatBogey cool, thank you so much... I guess I will just have to pay up for one more cf express card sometime later...
@@anvaypatel7906 b&h has a 2 pack $100 off right now . But I would wait for November for black Friday and then you should get a much more reasonable deal but also check multiple places and keep them in your shopping cart and turn notifications on to save money
Hi Guys, I have a A1 and have noticed a movement inside my camera when i turn it on and off. Does anyone else have this going on with their camera?
It’s the IBIS disengaging so your sensor ends up floating
@@stepheneckert4006 Thanks, my a9 is the same way but I feel the a1 is a lot more noticeable. Just wanted to check
Can you please do a menu setup, coming from Nikon I find the A1 menu system overwhelming.
Check mark galer videos
@@jaegerschtulmann thank you, I will!
Holy Smokes... Completely lost me on how expensive the cards are. That's crazy. The camera is definitely impressive though. I hadn't followed Sony much because the last time I looked they still had limited glass options. The one I saw at the time was sharp as a scalpel though. With these new style cameras I expected the price of the classic Canon 5d Mark cameras to be much lower.
Is the write speed good enough for pros on CFexpress type A compared to type B?
Yes
Yes.
A7r4 or A74 for stills?
A1 owner since last summer, and I absolutely adore it. I was coming from a Sony A7SII, sold it in 2018 anticipating the A7SIII, but when the A7SIII didn't quite have what I wanted, I waited. Delayed gratification. Then the A1 was announced and it ticked all of my boxes for photos and video. It just doesn't get in the way, no matter what I'm shooting. I don't have to compromise at all. Looking forward to what Sony does with the A1 Mark II but I don't expect any big changes until the Mark III. By then I may be in a position to upgrade...after I pay off this A1 personal loan. haha
Since you mentioned the loan for this camera, I'm curious, what do you do for a living?
@@varunkamal91 I work for a Bible translation ministry where I create and manage the creation of Bible and other publications.
@@nazukeoya Oh I assumed you did photography or videography professionally.
I remember when i moved up from my a73 i was tossed on the a7r4 and a92 wished I knew the a1 was coming i would have saved up.
anyone know what shoes Jared is wearing?
Great Sony Add !
In this video you said you wouldn't be surprised if Sony came out with the a1 ii at the end of 2022 or sometime in 2023. Here we are now almost 2024 and still no word! I'm waiting on the mark ii!
Nice review. I want an A1 but 6500 is too hard for me to justify as I don’t to this professionally
The video has some glitches after the 5 min mark. Awesome review! Thanks
I'm surprised you haven't dumped the R5 for the A1 for video yet. I guess the Canon money truck is a big one
Hi thank you for your information as Someone who has the opportunity to review everything that comes out your review has a lot of choices for the customer the only downside to the a1 is the price I have been saving to purchase one but with all the wanted options cf cards , several g master lens and the price of gas now days the overall price is more like 10K on the low side but I still want one after watching lots of review and the big price tag it’s #1 and first choices. A2 S coming in a few years
Thank you Sony for pushing cameras forward to newer and better options as cell phone cameras continue to improve the cost of R&D is high there is still a market for better cameras at a cost
JoP
The next A1 needs to remove the dials for the frame rate and auto-focus modes and also change the main settings dial to match that on the A7m4. I hate the fact that I cannot just switch from memory 1 to 2 and have the frame rate speed change with it all the other settings. If people really feel the need for the switch then they need to let us be able to override it through the menu system.
I hope that any future ones will still be without the battery grip. I do not find that there are many days in which I need a 2nd battery and the few in which I do, I don't have any issues with replacing the one quickly. I would much rather not have that extra weight with the option of adding it later than to only always have that extra weight.
I'm pretty sure you can change frame rate with memory settings. Look up Mark Galer's video on it. I haven't used the memory settings at all myself, but I think he showed that you can do it.
@@BR34K You can define what the Shooting Rate speeds are but you cannot select the shooting rate through the menu system. So you can say that you want Low = 10fps, Med = 15 and High = 20 but you cannot say in memory 1 I want a shooting rate of Low and memory 2 a rate of High+. For the A7 lines you can set the shooting rate per memory setting because you lack that dial control.
Im still happy with my canon 7d mk2 and 5ds-r as my main camera bodies but im still looking at the great competition coming along 😊
I recently revisited this review and wondered how you view your recent switch to the Canon R3 and what you think it does better? I own the A1 but have an EOS R5 and did buy a Z9 to compare to. I struggle with the R3 only being 24 Mpixels. That is why I gave the Z9 a try. I do use a battery grip on my A1 so I like that but also like the ability to pack a bag with two A1 and just one battery grip if I need to. So I’m trying out the competition but looking to get additional info so thank you for sharing your thoughts. By the way I like your weekly podcast with Steven. Thank you.
Why do you struggle with 24. I have no issues
@@froknowsphoto I struggle with 24 Mpixels because I want more for BIF and cropping and I can afford to get higher resolution and not a 600mm f/4 if I don’t go with an R3. Is it wrong to think about it that way? With either Sony 50 Mpixels or Nikon 45.7 Mpixels I think I get that.
What’s BIF? Yes I think 24 is plenty. I also don’t rely on cropping.
@@froknowsphoto Birds In Flight
Sorry there was no rocket launch on Saturday.
Kinda surprised the a1 hasn’t come down in price since launch. Competition has ramped up since then.
I feel like they don't need to. I don't think they're worried about 30 fps jpegs or 24mp 30 fps pics. They have the edge for now...even if it's just a slight edge.
@@Grr8jon it has nothing to do with edge, because they don't have edge in some. it has more to do with wait and see what happens. if the A1 sales started to trickles down, then they might reconsider lowering the price
Here in Australia it was 10k on release, currently mid 8k but I have seen it just under 8k.
BH has the Prograde 160 Type A Twin Pack on sale for $520.
Thanks… I thought only Sony made Type A cards.
I thought so too, thanks!