Competition news: Canon EOS R6II and Fuji X-T5 will be announced within hours (here are images and specs)

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On November 2 we will get two new cameras:

There will be also new lenses:

  • Canon 135mm f/1.8 L lens:
  • Nikon NIKKOR Z 600mm f/4 lens
  • XF30mmF2.8 Macro

R6II key specs:

  • 24mp Full-frame CMOS Sensor
  • Dual Pixel RAW / RAW burst
  • Dual Pixel CMOS AF
  • In-body stabilization
  • Digital Tele-Converter
  • 12fps Mechanical
  • Hybrid Auto
  • 4K 30p (No Crop)
  • 4K 60p (Cropped. The EOS R6 is a 1.1x crop)
  • Canon Log 3/HDR PQ
  • Cloud RAW processing
  • RF/RF-S Lenses
  • SD/SDHC dual card slot

Fuji X-T5 key specs:

  • 40MP APS-C sensor
  • up to 7 stops image stabilization
  • 3.69 million dot EVF
  • 6.2k 30p
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You preordered the A7rV? Well, you can now download the official Help Guide!

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Sony A7rV Preorders:
In US at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FocusCamera, BeachCamera, Buydig.
In EU at Fotokoch, Amazon EU, FotoErhardt, Calumet DE, WexUK. ParkCameras UK.
In Australia at CameraPro, Camerahouse, Sony.

Not that it really means anything, but the Sony A7rV is now the best selling mirrorless camera on Amazon (ranking here). More important is the following news: The full Sony A7rV help guide is now online on this page: helpguide.sony.net/ilc/2230/v1/en/index.html. Here is the PDF:

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Dpreview: “the a7R V represents a surprisingly large advance over its predecessor, despite continuing to use the same 60MP sensor”

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Sony A7rV Preorders:
In US at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FocusCamera, BeachCamera, Buydig.
In EU at Fotokoch, Amazon EU, FotoErhardt, Calumet DE, WexUK. ParkCameras UK.
In Australia at CameraPro, Camerahouse, Sony.

Dpreview made a quick A7rIV vs A7rV comparison and concluded:

Overall, the a7R V represents a surprisingly large advance over its predecessor, despite continuing to use the same 60MP sensor. It’s still the highest-megapixel full-frame chip around, and one proven to produce excellent image quality. That could mean that plenty of people will be happy to stick with the a7R IV, or even aim their upgrade path at a IV(A) if Sony follows its usual pattern of keeping the old model on at a lower price.

We won’t be able to advise on the wisdom of such a choice until we’ve had time to push the a7R V’s AF system a little further. But even if you only shoot stills there are some appreciable advantages here over the a7R IV (and IVA):

  • More advanced (though also more complex) subject recognition AF
  • Much improved menus
  • Downsampled Raw options for smaller file sizes
  • Improved image stabilization
  • Dual tilt/fully-articulating rear LCD mount
  • Significantly upgraded viewfinder
  • Motion correction for pixel-shift mode
  • Focus Bracketing
  • Option to use faster CFexpress A cards for faster buffer clearance/responsiveness
  • More sophisticated 2×2 MIMO Wi-Fi and USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) connections for faster tethering and transfer

Whether you’ll benefit from some or all of these improvements will depend on your own priorities and the type of photography you do, but as a layer of polish atop an already capable camera, these improvements definitely add up.

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