Did Sony A7rV put a halt to the Megapixel race? And why I am buying it…

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.

The new A7rV also underlines an important “philosophical” decision from Sony: They ain’t going after the Megapixel race!

If you do consider the new camera is going to be their “resolution flagship” model for the next three years it really means they don’t care if Canon or Nikon will make 90 or 100MP FF cameras in the next couple of years. And it’s likely the A1 successor will also stick to a similar 50MP resolution. This camera isn’t meant to beat the A7rV in terms of resolution.

On a private note, I am going to buy it! I do own the A7rIV and question was, if the A7rV is worth the upgrade considering it uses the same 61MP sensor. There are three new features on the A7rV that convinced me to pull the trigger:

• 8 stops IBIS (this will increase the sharpness of my images)
• 9,4 milion dot EVF (I don’t use the lCD, EVF is all that matters for me)
• Faster WiFi (the transfer of big images is super slow on the A7rIV)

So yes, in a very practical sense the A7rV is worth the upgrade. The only reason to NOT upgrade would be if I knew the A1II would come soon. But it isn’t coming in early 2023…from what I know two FF camera models will be launched before the A1II…