Canon officially announced the new A7IV competitor: The R6II
The full spec comparison is available on that BHphoto page.
Here is Chris take on the new Canon (with final A7IV comparison thoughts):
Competition news: Fuji X-T5 now officially listed on Amazon for $1,699
You can now check out images and specs on Amazon (Click here). Sony sadly has nothing to compete against it. The A6600 is the closes match, but it lacks the nice controls, bigger body, 40MP sensor and some other cool features the X-T5 has.
Once more I scream into the void that we need a new A7000:
Competition news: Canon EOS R6II and Fuji X-T5 will be announced within hours (here are images and specs)
On November 2 we will get two new cameras:
- Canon R6II (images and specs on Mirrorlessrumors)
- Fuji X-T5 (images and specs on Fujirumors)
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
You preordered the A7rV? Well, you can now download the official Help Guide!
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:
New Sony Q2 financial report: They sold more cameras than expected and raised the forecast
Sony published the full Q2 financial report and there is good news within the camera business: They sold more cameras than expected and they also raised the forecast:
Dpreview: “the a7R V represents a surprisingly large advance over its predecessor, despite continuing to use the same 60MP sensor”
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.