Sony A1II A1 Mark ii

[CrankinSteve]

Anyone shooting with the A1 Mark ii camera? What are you thoughts on it? I am thinking about it especially when using my FE400-800 and other long lens activities such as my with my frequent birding or wildlife outings. I have a A7cii right now and I am looking for no blackout and a better viewfinder as well as some other speed improvements. I would keep the a7cii for other uses with my other lenses for its compact size and weight as well as more general use, especially for travel and photos while cycling, etc. Anyway, starting to consider the camera body upgrade now that I have all of the lenses and other accessories. It is a significant investment, but now that I have been at this for a while I am seeing things more clearly when it comes to the benefits with various pieces of equipment.

 

[AlphaWorld]

The A1 II is a top class camera, but it’s priced to match. I enjoy using it, but there are options.

The A9 III is another top class camera, same EVF, half the pixel count, and blazingly fast. Not a heap fewer pixels than the A7CII that you have, and works really well with the 400-800 - you get extraordinary AF even while zooming. As a global shutter camera it has advantages over everything else if you are shooting indoors, especially under LED lighting. Well worth considering.

The A7RVI touts no-blackout while shooting, and a lot more, but it still shows rolling shutter in e-shutter, and you don’t get no-blackout in mech shutter. I have preordered one, but I don’t expect to use it for bird-in-flight. If your wildlife shooting is more like lions, buffalo, and camels, the A7RVI could be a really good choice

The A7V is a real option, too. It is using a brand new sensor that is a serious step up from the one in your A7CII. But it may not be enough of a step - that’s your call…