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Ciao Peter, thank you for your content. I'm going to Sweden, Abisko, for Northern lights. I have two lenses in mind: sony FE 14 1.8 and sony FE 24 1.4, the first for wider angle and the second for lower ISO. Well... any comments? Thank you!

I’d be interested to hear your thoughts on the Insta360 X4 camera, does a great job of taking 360 pictures in good focus from close to far away, (the crop/blur can be added in post then?) I’m still learning to make the best of this camera hence why I’d like to hear your thoughts.

you so damn right about the NR, caped at 1/30 sek. they dont think to the end and thahts why Im switching from sony full frame to fuji

Fabulous information. I've been shooting for about 45 years now but still love a good informative video. Your explanations are so clear and concise and they help to demystify our craft. We can never stop learning and your photographs are an inspiration. Congratulations mate. Well done.

Thanks for the great and detailed video. I shoot wildlife and once my A7M3 broke, I went for a used A9M1 loved it - but another good deal on a like new used A7RM5 came around and I since then I am completely content with the camera. From focus to picture quality - it's a beast. Sure - it could be faster, but for now - I couldn't be happier.

Bit of a snooze-fest.

Been waiting for this! Thanks for the vid. I’ll be keeping my R5

How do you know exactly focal distance your images were shot at? Does it show in the viewfinder or display? Absolutely stunning images. Love your work.🤌🤌

Well said. I agree!

I suspect the noise/high ISO performance would essentially be identical, assuming you corrected for noise in post as you normally would. The A7rV will have more noise, yes, but will also have more detail. If you adjust the luminance the way you normally would to achieve acceptable noise levels, you’d likely get exactly the same noise as the A1 and maybe still a little more detail.

Very disappointed with Sony… I was ready to sell my 7RV for the a1 ii…. Instead I’ll keep my RV till the RVI I supposed

You got me excited about the raw stacking for a short moment.. still waiting for update with longer then 30sec shutter speed

Watching this 3 years later and you are at 234K subscribers- keep up the good work

is there enything that makes sense, other than used cameras? I don't see it, specially not with mirrowless.

Loving my A7RV and I cancelled the A1II pre-order after watching Gerald Undone's video and also when I saw the price. Here in Norway it costs a kidney.

Sony A1II is an underwhelming update, and it still suffers from viewfinder capping. Why would you want a Full HD viewfinder if it goes back to 480p once the camera has to do something else? I would still choose a used A1 over the A7RV. Noise levels are pretty darn bad on R series. I'm happy with the A7IV, but it would have been perfect if they swapped the mode dial to the left and placed a small specs screen. It saves a lot of battery, even if people say these top right screens are outdated. Words that you only would say if you haven't been in the photography business/serious hobby past 4 years which 90 percent of people owning these kinds of cameras ain't. If I was Sony Alpha CEO i would tell A1 owners to ship their cameras for firmware update and a screen revamp for a small sum.

The 7RV is hands-down the best camera I‘ve ever got my hands on. Coming from an A7II, I was really surprised HOW MUCH better it actually is.

I’m going for the a7r5 . I don’t shoot sports and I’d chose the A9iii if I was gonna spend 6k

Now, this is what I call a very informative review, you are talking features that are meaningful to make a decision earlier, other your tubers, are just reiterating the obvious without too much meat . Well done !!!, I really enjoy your videos and your enthusiasm for landscape photography, this is what I want to do when I retire.......BTW. that is your favorite lens now for landscape ?, at one point you were using the Tamron 28-200???

What makes you think cotton wool draped over rocks resembles a waterfall ?

For me my SONY A7RIII and SONY A7RV are enough

As a studio camera & professional it would be great. But out in the field as a casual user & hiker I'll keep my humble apsc.

The first two weeks of Oct 2024 my wife and I were up in Yellowknife specifically to hunt and photograph Aurora. It was an epic trip!

I have owned the A1, sold it looking to buy the A1II in the future(now) . But Nah., the A7RV is all I need so i cancelled the pre-order of the A1II. Over half of the specs are firmware updates the A1 should have had.. Sony fanboi since 2010, but skipping this one.

Not a sports or action guy, so the A7RV is my next camera. Soon as the RVI comes out and the used market is flooded. Until then, my A7IV is enough.

Where is a focus magnifier stabilization mode? That would be great for manual focusing without tripod.

Hi Mads, as always a great video but I hope my thoughts below give a wider perspective. A thought to Sony; I am an A1 owner who suffers from GAS, can afford to up grade and would normally do exactly that but this is my thought process. Trade in my A1 for a new one, likely cost $4.5K, or keep my A1 and buy the Nikon Z8 and potentially migrate to N-Raw, ProRes Raw, 8K 60 fps and great photos with the ability to capture events when not present. Add to that continuous Firmware updates that keep the camera competitive. Sony, users should not even be thinking this after this release. So, my decision is as follows, I will either buy the Z8 or wait for Nikon's next release knowing it will compete but be more cost effective with better video features and photo functionality.

I think I'll stick with my Sony A7R4... 😅

When I have blue skies, they just turn out to be white and over composed.

nice to gear your thoughts Mads and will be interesting to see the uptake given the price and also will availability be an issue as seen recently with Nikon, Canon and Fuji

13:48 Stunning image!

As a professional product photographer I have to say I've owned sony for many years I'm really impressed they are the best mirrorless camera company on the market right now they play ball themselves sony is admirable

Sony used to be regarded as a camera brand that releases new cameras with revolutionary features and hardware. Often, their releases pull far ahead of their competition, which makes their market share grow. But with this release of the A1ii, I am truly disappointed, the software features could be easily incorporated into the original A1 with a few simple software updates while the hardware upgrades isn't something to write home about. The A1ii looks to be a rushed job that Sony is trying to put out into the market with consumers, including professionals, left feeling that Sony is "milking the cow".

I have the a7r5 and it's philosophy fits in with the kind of composition photography & videography that I do. The extra resolution gives me more cropping & compositional possibilities. The extra speed would be useful if one were photographing complex fast speed kinetics. It is interesting to see how Sony is able to get more out of its sensors in the 2nd edition. It happened with the shift from a7r4 to 5 with several very useful increments. And it is repeated with the A1mk 2

It is lame that you can only shot 1/30th sec max on the composite raw lol. Which reminds me another complaint I have with the Sony cameras. It's great Sony finally implemented focus bracketing shoot and bulb timer that's allow you to shoot more than 30 sec. It all sounds great until I wanted to do a focus bracketing shoot with, say, 120 sec each exposure for nightscape. You can't combine these 2 features together! You can only shoot 30 sec max for focus bracketing. Why?! Nikon had this feature 5 years ago and I've been enjoying it. Why Sony still haven't fixed this bug yet lol. It should be just few line of code changes. Sony please read this lol

Sony had a meteoric rise due to their marketing efforts to make "gee-whiz" features seem important. Their cameras are (mostly) small and uncomfortable to use. Flash sync at shutter speeds that will hardly ever be used. The list goes on. The point is that now Sony is running out of "gee-whiz" features and has lost the Chinese-sponsored bashing of Canon and Nikon.

Kunne du ikke lave en video over Sonys redigeringen software ??? 😊

Great to watch this review, even though I've just bought Sony A7 IV camera recently as my first mirrorless camera 🙂

Four landscape photography I would not Use anything under forty mega pixels ... cropping more scenes is useless with 24 mps ... The pre caption might be useful for wave photography.But generally speaking, I can see when the wave is going to break.I can't think of anything elsewhere.It's useful for landscape photography. I really wouldn't recommend this camera for landscape photography to be honest. It wouldn't replace my gfx one hundred s ii

Thank you so much for this thoughtful review of the Sony a1 Mark II. I think the Mark II will inspire the purchase of the original a1 at its newly reduced price. Current a1 owners won’t be flooding the market with their used version.

It’s the biggest dud release since the A9ii. Big disappointment!

At least the Z50 mark ii is an affordable cop out and a reasonable stocking stuffer. Sony has no excuse.

Precapture for waves!

Not a Sony shooter but I like hearing your point of view!

Thank you for sharing this video! You got some amazing shots! The Aurora was amazing that day too on the other side of the Atlantic. I got some amazing shots as well in Northern Wisconsin that night. I had never seen so many Red colors! The red colors were even visible to the naked eye! It was an awe inspiring experience. We also saw the "flickering" or dancing of the Aurora's as well; it almost looks like looking at a giant camp fire in the sky!

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I’ll stick with my A7RV Thanks 😊😊😊 Great vid Mads 👏👏👏👍

Here in the UK for most of the year we have boring grey skies.

Sony A1.02 😂 Dead Before Arrival!