Alpha 7 V

The set is a mix of shots from the Sony A7IV and A7V, mostly using the 35mm 1.4 lens. The first shot was actually the last one I took on my new A7V the shutter gave out right after that. Luckily, it’s under warranty!

The A7V looks extremely overpriced for anyone not already heavily entrenched in the Sony system. You can buy a used/refurb Z8 for a similar price (less, actually, if you go used), and from a feature/performance standpoint, the Z8 directly competes with the A1II which at the moment costs $3,500 USD m

For wildlife, the best (almost) no caveat systems would be OM System or Sony. Some of the most important features for me would be a stacked sensor with decent buffer, pre-capture, and blackout free shooting (which is essential for birds in flight). Canon freezes up when the buffer is full, Nikon lac

The Sony a7IV is a pretty old camera, released in 2021. The Z6iii is a much newer camera, released in 2024. The A7iv has an extremely slow sensor, with a readout time of 1/15s. So its eShutter will have extremely bad rolling shutter problems. Relatedly, its maximum burst rate is 10fps. In contrast,