Who’s buying the Sony a1MK2?

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Are you buying the Sony a1MK2

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Whiskeyman said:
Still, cameras that were released five years ago are generally capable of producing images just as good as when it was introduced. In my opinion, as humble as it is, the big difference has been in the transition from DSLR to Mirrorless cameras, at least for most photographers.
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I can't speak for most photographers but for myself mirrorless by itself wasn't a big deal, but the features made possible by the switch to mirrorless have made a big difference, for example:

exposure and/or histogram preview or zebras in the viewfinder help reduce exposure errors

eye AF with tracking all over the image area for those critters that don't want to keep their face in a focus zone

silent electronic shutter doesn't startle my subjects

fast readout eliminating distorted flapping wings

faster frame rates that allow me to choose the wing position that best suits the composition and to avoid the nictitating mebrane covering the eye

lighter weight allowing me to carry the camera farther into the field

Agreed, a five-year-old camera will make the same photographs now as when it was introduced. That's the problem! The newer features enable photographs in conditions that were challenging or impossible with an older camera.
 
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Doug Herr said:
I can't speak for most photographers but for myself mirrorless by itself wasn't a big deal, but the features made possible by the switch to mirrorless have made a big difference, for example:

exposure and/or histogram preview or zebras in the viewfinder help reduce exposure errors

eye AF with tracking all over the image area for those critters that don't want to keep their face in a focus zone

silent electronic shutter doesn't startle my subjects

fast readout eliminating distorted flapping wings

faster frame rates that allow me to choose the wing position that best suits the composition and to avoid the nictitating mebrane covering the eye

lighter weight allowing me to carry the camera farther into the field

Agreed, a five-year-old camera will make the same photographs now as when it was introduced. That's the problem! The newer features enable photographs in conditions that were challenging or impossible with an older camera.
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Well Mirrorless is the only reason we have all these great benefits so it kind of is the reason it’s made such a big difference.
 
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DavidT said:
Well Mirrorless is the only reason we have all these great benefits so it kind of is the reason it’s made such a big difference.
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I think the flipside of the coin is, this is a good thing and a bad thing. It’s a good thing for the consumer, but I foresee it being a bad thing in the future for the camera manufacturers. The reason I say that is, the mirrorless bodies are so good now that lots of folks are willing to hold onto them twice or three times as long as they used to in the past. I think this is the reason Camera sales are continuing to dwindle because any camera sold in today’s current market could easily be kept 5-8 years if a person wanted to with no problems at all. This is one of the reasons I have said in the past, I think adding paid additions through firmware might be something these camera companies have to look into to keep revenue coming in. That’s just my two cents but that definitely seems like that’s the way it’s playing out now in today’s Camera market. I don’t really foresee any huge waiting issue getting a camera body in the future unless there’s some sort of supply chain issue like there was a few years ago.
 
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sh1209 said:
I think the flipside of the coin is, this is a good thing and a bad thing. It’s a good thing for the consumer, but I foresee it being a bad thing in the future for the camera manufacturers. The reason I say that is, the mirrorless bodies are so good now that lots of folks are willing to hold onto them twice or three times as long as they used to in the past. I think this is the reason Camera sales are continuing to dwindle because any camera sold in today’s current market could easily be kept 5-8 years if a person wanted to with no problems at all. This is one of the reasons I have said in the past, I think adding paid additions through firmware might be something these camera companies have to look into to keep revenue coming in. That’s just my two cents but that definitely seems like that’s the way it’s playing out now in today’s Camera market. I don’t really foresee any huge waiting issue getting a camera body in the future unless there’s some sort of supply chain issue like there was a few years ago.
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So, what you're saying is that I should tell my wife I HAVE to buy a Sony A1 II for the very future of the camera industry? Thanks for the suggestion! :ROFLMAO:
 
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sh1209 said:
I think the flipside of the coin is, this is a good thing and a bad thing. It’s a good thing for the consumer, but I foresee it being a bad thing in the future for the camera manufacturers. The reason I say that is, the mirrorless bodies are so good now that lots of folks are willing to hold onto them twice or three times as long as they used to in the past. I think this is the reason Camera sales are continuing to dwindle because any camera sold in today’s current market could easily be kept 5-8 years if a person wanted to with no problems at all. This is one of the reasons I have said in the past, I think adding paid additions through firmware might be something these camera companies have to look into to keep revenue coming in. That’s just my two cents but that definitely seems like that’s the way it’s playing out now in today’s Camera market. I don’t really foresee any huge waiting issue getting a camera body in the future unless there’s some sort of supply chain issue like there was a few years ago.
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I’d agree with you. They almost advanced to quickly.
 
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