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Sony a7R VI Review: The High-Resolution Camera to Rule Th...

Sony's lead in the high-res camera segment has widened significantly.

https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7r-vi-review

It will be interesting to see the actual "real-world" underwater performance differences between this new model and the a7rV. As an example, the advances in the a1II over the original a1 were solid, but did not impact the underwater experience.

One promising update appears to be a better heat management design for in-camera video recording. This would be a win for both video and hybrid photogs.

I look forward to the actual usage comparisons once they make it to the ocean.

Battery life might be another big win here...

My daughter shoots with the A7RV - battery life is "challenging" at times. We're also hoping for a similar increase in AF speed as we saw from the A7RIV ->A7RV. If so, then paired with the (somewhat) new 100mm macro lens we might have a winning combination for blackwater dives.

In Lembeh at the moment, and the Nikon D850 with the 60mm lens (the combination my son is shooting with) is still unbeatable for blackwater. There are lots of workable solutions, but this is combination is both fast and error free.

First night I shot the Z8 with the older 60mm lens (and the Nikon FTZ). Tomorrow I'm going to shoot the Z105 lens with the MFO-3. Hoping to get a feel for which combination is better specifically for blackwater shooting with the Z8.