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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.

Like with the release of the A1 II Sony is putting four years between the high end cameras so A1 users who passed on the A1 II will not be seeing an A1 III until their cameras are quite dated. That is not necessarily a bad thing many folks are still using DSLR's like D850 and EOS 5D. Having used Sony A1 and Sony A1 II extensively I can assure you that the II is an upgrade over the I for U/W users, the question is will that difference be enough to make you want to switch. Sony A7R V users will be in the same spot of deciding if the extra AF and shutter speeds along with a verity of other improvements outweighs the cost of a new body, housing and spare batteries.

Sony is the top contender in the U/W space with four great contenders the A1 I/II, A7R V/VI, A7C II/R and the often overlooked A7 V an excellent camera at 33MP.

We put this up yesterday. Neither of us have tried the camera - but we were online when the Sony announcement video came out - and were going to discuss it between ourselves - so recorded an episode about it.