For those considering the Sony A7R5

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It just goes to prove that most that are dissing this camera is pretty much BS! I've not seen anything including swallows that I've been hindered shooting in any way. I've had the A1 bodies for 1.5 years and to me for my use, the RV is a better all around camera hands down. This is the reason I am selling one of the A1 bodies, which isn't a easy decision but this camera IMO is outstanding.
 
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sh1209 said:
It just goes to prove that most that are dissing this camera is pretty much BS! I've not seen anything including swallows that I've been hindered shooting in any way. I've had the A1 bodies for 1.5 years and to me for my use, the RV is a better all around camera hands down. This is the reason I am selling one of the A1 bodies, which isn't a easy decision but this camera IMO is outstanding.
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Yes, even swallows were doable yesterday....


April 30, 2023-2.jpg by Bird/Wildlife Photos, on Flickr
April 30, 2023.jpg by Bird/Wildlife Photos, on Flickr
 
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This thread has given me pause for thought: I'm wondering if this one camera (plus 200-600) would be a good replacement for my current gear, made up of the following:

Nikon D500
Nikon D810
Nikon 200-500

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Doomrider74 said:
This thread has given me pause for thought: I'm wondering if this one camera (plus 200-600) would be a good replacement for my current gear, made up of the following:

Nikon D500
Nikon D810
Nikon 200-500

:unsure:
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One thing I’ll add is the 200-600 is a great lens. I have the 600 prime as well and the 200-600 in good light is very hard to beat. From what I’ve used it on the A7RV it’s quick to focus and extremely accurate.
 
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sh1209 said:
One thing I’ll add is the 200-600 is a great lens. I have the 600 prime as well and the 200-600 in good light is very hard to beat. From what I’ve used it on the A7RV it’s quick to focus and extremely accurate.
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What about in not so good light? The one reservation I have about that lens is the 6.3 max aperture. I live in the PNW and shoot at 5.6 85% of the time with my 200-500, especially in the fall/winter/spring months.
 
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Doomrider74 said:
This thread has given me pause for thought: I'm wondering if this one camera (plus 200-600) would be a good replacement for my current gear, made up of the following:

Nikon D500
Nikon D810
Nikon 200-500

:unsure:
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What about in not so good light? The one reservation I have about that lens is the 6.3 max aperture. I live in the PNW and shoot at 5.6 85% of the time with my 200-500, especially in the fall/winter/spring months.
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I use both Nikon F Mount (two D850's with four lenses) and Sony for the 200-600 lens, so perhaps I am qualified to respond? My Sony body is A7iv but I did rent (and like) the A7rV. If I do sell my Nikon gear I would get an A7rV.

In an effort to get back to one system, I ordered a Nikon 200-500 (the one you use) and did test shots on a tripod at same settings compared to Sony 200-600. At every focal length and aperture the Sony lens was much sharper. I sent the Nikon lens back. My brother had a 200-500 for a while and sold it because it just was not sharp enough. If you sell your current setup for the Sony you will be very happy with the image quality. The Sony lens is similar weight to your lens (actually a few ounces lighter) and just a bit longer than your lens when it's zoomed back to the shortest position (becuase the Sony is an internal zoom).

The biggest issue (and there are threads on this) is going from an optical viewfinder to an electronic viewfinder. It's an adjustment. My experience is that in soft light or low light the electronic viewfinder is as good or maybe better, but in bright sunlight the optical viewfinder of my D850 is better. I live in southern Arizona, so I have lots of sunlight, but where you live you do not so it shouldn't be an issue. I have also had opportunity to test a Canon R5 and a Nikon Z7ii and here are my thoughts. The Canon viewfinder was way too contrasty and I found it unuseable. The Nikon viewfinder was even better than the (very decent) Sony viewfinder and is the best of the bunch. I assume the upcoming Z8 will be even better still, so it might be worth waiting for the May 10 announcement to see if they announce the Nikon 200-600 at the same time. However, the Sony is so perfect it will be almost impossible to beat.
 
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Doomrider74 said:
What about in not so good light? The one reservation I have about that lens is the 6.3 max aperture. I live in the PNW and shoot at 5.6 85% of the time with my 200-500, especially in the fall/winter/spring months.
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A simple answer is that the noise performance of the A7R5 is more than 1/3rd of a stop better than that of the D500 or D810. And the AF of the A7R5 in low light outshines both those bodies. So you’d be no worse and possibly a bit better for noise, and a lot better for AF (and sharpness, the Sony zoom is significantly better).
 
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Doomrider74 said:
What about in not so good light? The one reservation I have about that lens is the 6.3 max aperture. I live in the PNW and shoot at 5.6 85% of the time with my 200-500, especially in the fall/winter/spring months.
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I just mean you'll obviously be pushing your ISO higher than an f/4 prime for example. Even at 6400 ISO with the 200-600 on the A1 the images are very useable. For me personally, I like keeping the iso under 3200 on the RV because it doesn't handle the noise quiet as well as the A1 due to resolution and sensor technology. To me on a sunny day center lens images on the 600GM and 200-600 are nearly indistinguishable. The autofocus on the RV is second to none and autofocus in video is amazing but these are my opinions. As FB said, this body/sensor will not do so well with noise as your current bodies but we thankfully have great noise reduction programs available to us. The Rv doesn't use a AA filter so Mac, portraits, landscape etc the image quality is amazing to me. Also I really like to articulating screen especially for macro and video. You can't go wrong with the 200-600 imo and this very lens is why I left Nikon after 20 years of ownership.
 
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