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Absolutely, yes the AF is VERY quick to lock-on, and, yes, accurate as well, which surprised me after my A7R IV. I use the A7R V for most of my macro work and general photography and have never been disappointed. When I want absolute speed and a Continuous High setting cranking out at 20fps or higher, such as when shooting BIF, hat's what the A1 is for. Each camera has found her own niche here. I tend to use single-shot on the A7R V and Continuous High on the A1, and this works out well for me. That said, I have used the A7R V for shooting wild birds in the water and again the images have been nailed in terms of focus. That eye-focus thing is just amazing and makes a huge difference when shooting wildlife!It's very nice, the screen is great, and it's potential using stacking is interesting X, but I couldn't test that. AF is definitely a mile better too, though I couldn't test it on BIF.
If I have enough money left after I have cashed in part of a pension to pay for our solar installation, it will be in my hands by the end of the year (unless Sony release something more amazing, which is unlikely).
@Clix Pix . Do you think the AF is as quick to lock on as the A1, and is it more accurate than the RiV? Ta
I have not tried out the focus-stacking thing, although a lot of people who shoot macro, closeups or tabletop scenes with various camera brands tend to use that much of the time, as is evident by the images they share. I still prefer to have a bit of nice softness/bokeh, whatever, to showcase the primary subject that I have shot with my macro lens.