It is f/2

did you use back button autofocus?

Camera that should have been a firmware update. So much greed from Sony. Shame on them..

Thanks a lot for another great and thorough review. Just a quick question: what brand is you bag? I definitely like it very much..

Dream lens...24-85mm F2 LoL 😂

Too bad it doesn’t have computational photography, smart features and iOS or Android 😕

Ergonomics. Canon and Nikon are unbeatable.

Greetings 🙏🙏 any idea when z80/90 shall be coming ???

great video! At the intro, I initially thought you introduced yourself as “christacles”. I listened to it again and heard “Chris Niccolls”. All good.

I’ll admit that when this went live I was really excited to watch this video, but I wasn’t able to because of life circumstances. However, now that I’ve finally been able to watch it, this tour’s even better than I’d hoped! Thanks Jordan for all your hard work putting together an engaging video with an approach and style that you both generally don’t work in - and for working with Nikon to get access to the headquarters and museum in the first place. It’s definitely a bucket list location!

I really love your bag. May I ask you what brand it is?

Olympus XA as an alternative? That is a 45 year old camera, you are lucky if the electronics still work but no one knows when it will stop

The only problem is for roughly $300 more you can get the S5 mark 2 also with the lense kit.

$6,500 for a camera body (non-Leica)? I’m happy not to be in the target market. Not sure who is or how many could be.

@1:35 a shot at 35mm..... Where is Chris Niccolls and what did you do to him?

8:39 why is there like a white mask around his hand when he's making lots of gestures?

I just realized they didn't have the Global Shutter like what the A9III has. Why? Is there anything wrong or some potential/seen issues with the A9III with the Global Shutter for them to not let their flagship camera-A1II-have a Global Shutter?

Hello - At 6:59 - Can you please say for which lens other than the 400 prime you faced such issue where the Mechanical shutter mode cannot be selected as a Shutter type? Is it something intermittently happening or a problem with the firmware? Planning to buy this camera, hence a feedback would be very helpful.

A used Pentax for photographers. A phone for those other people.

Nice lens, but as a macro photographer with bracketed macro flashes attached on the camera, I don't really understand the lack of the classic 50-60mm macro lenses out there. For Nikon mirrorless the only AF option is the non-S line 50mm macro (which I own and love by the way) and not much more. Sure, you can find older ones like the brilliant AF-S 60mm or some manual ones from other brands. But I can't just stop thinking that the shorter macro focal lengths are really needed to help the work of at least a bunch of macro photographers. And I'm sure it's not just me

nah not really its why its almost half price now

i thought my screen had some random dust dots

Does it say AI on the box? I mean that would make it a completely new camera, right? .... right? But honestly, the A1 was ahead of it's time and effectively did everything. This version II does not. It is not as fast as the A9III and worse in video than the A7sIII (other than 8K). It's a compromise now. And I don't think people want to buy a compromise flagship.

Terrible they couldn't do 24-70 instead

Sigma 28-105mm f/2.8 ist besser und deutlich günstiger😉

This is what Canon R1 to R3 is like. An upgrade, but not by much. More like side grade or higher trim level for the same car. This is not A1ii, it's A1B. Or in Apple language, A1 Pro. I guess we need to wait another 4 years to see the real A1ii.

how much faster is a9III with focusing vs a1II with AI which is running at 120 cycles per sec vs my current camera a7rV which i use for sport i think is 20 cycles per sec?

Wow this covers so much more than any other video I have seen. Can't wait to own one!

50mm f1 for 1800 before tax is crazy. It's has no reason to even show the samples of non f1.0. If I shoot f2, why not buying a much more affordable sony auto focus lens which essentially delivers the same high quality image but even more compact and has auto foucus.

Yes!

That onion ring at 4:07 could be a big turn off for a lot of the enthusiast who could afford this lens.

Buy an Iphone and you will take better pictures.

I bought a 20mm for my D810. I think I’ve used it once in the last 7 years. Won’t be getting a 20mm next time. 24 is the better wide landscape lens for general use. When I get a Z8 I will start off with the 24-120. Then maybe the 400 f4 and the 1.4 Teleconverter.

Is this Lexar ssd work with iPhones only, or able use it with an android phone?

My iPhone 16 Pro Max is way better.

I have the A1, A7RV, and the A7 IV. This is not worth any upgrade. If anything, this is created for those who easily follow the newest gear. IMHO, the A7RV is a WAY better value than this, and let's be honest, Most will buy this camera just to post to social media and have their images compressed to all hell. My A7 IV (The fun Shooter) especially with the latest upgrade is the one I use the most for majority recreational shooting, while the other two are for prints and paid clients. Now if they upgraded this to include the same global shutter that the a9 iii had, then it would be worth it, but just for the flip screen and the focus bracketing while keeping the same sensor as the previous A1, Definitely a pass. 6500 can set you up with a fantastic shooting camera, 2 good lenses, and some accessories over a single body that I'm pretty sure will be out shined in a year or so when another cheaper line comes out that includes features that this Won't have, given Sony's Track Record...

I feel disappointed about the video features. I would expect internal raw (like Canon A1 or Nikon Z9 / Z8). And open gate. Sony used to be the master of hybrid cameras. I think they're getting behind the competition.

Another channel taking bribes and kickbacks from KEH. Imagine that.

What I am hearing is exactly why I sold all my Sony gear and moved to Nikon. Most of the shooting mode and menu upgrades could have been delivered to the A1 via firmware updates. But Sony wants you to pay 6K for them.

Way to fast. Slow down.

As someone who shoots professional sports 90% of the time and also creates content for KZbin I like the improvements and the ability to accomplish both with one camera body.

Love that you went in front of the unicorn gundam to say unicorn twice 😏

FE28-70 F2 GM = USD 2898 4 FE prime lenses = USD 2042

Great video - would love just a few more example shots in the Daytime segment / looking at subject rendering & Loca under sunlight etc - otherwise excellent! what lav mic were you guys using? sounded great btw!

Good review, and you point out some downsides. But I have a question: The Nikon Z cameras have iin-body image stabilization. Wouldn't that suffice even if the lens does not?

I hope Jordan and Drake rank the Sony A1II against its competition, for example, which camera is #1, #2, #3, etc.

Arent you the ones who was saying that Panasonic S9 is the best camera? And now you here, glorifying this huge chunk of glass! Why dont just admit at this point, that you gonna eat whatever you have been fed by camera brand of the day 😅

Video looks nice and super crisp. What color adjustments do u use?

I think it could be good idea make a shorter trinity of f2.0 lenses, or maybe a quartet: - 10-20mm f2 (or 15-35mm f2) - 20-50mm f2 (or 35-100mm f2) - 50-100mm f2 - 100-200mm f2.8 (or 100-300mm f2.8) Some kind of holy quartet at mostly f2 constant except for the longer zoom. But a 100-200 f2 could be doable, the size would be a problem.

I will stick to my 20-70 f4 for a fraction of $