Started by OneMoreLens, 12 May 2026. 16 replies, 408 views
Gear in this topic: Sony A7R V, Sony A7R VI, FE 100-400mm f/4.5 GM OSS
So it's real. 66.8MP fully stacked sensor, 30fps, about $4,499 body, and they've done a 100-400 f/4.5 GM alongside it which is constant aperture, so I assume it costs a kidney.
I'm sat here with an R V that I'm genuinely happy with and I've already looked up what MPB would give me for it, which is not a good sign. honestly the stacked sensor is the bit that gets me, the R V is great right up until something moves. Who's in?
Fully stacked at 66.8MP is a big deal for people who do studio and events both. I'd still take the A1 II for anything fast, but this makes the R V plus A1 kit that half my peers run look a bit odd. $4,499 is less than I expected.
You already know you're buying it.
lol rude. accurate, but rude
Is anyone actually filling 67MP files, or is it a number to put on the box? Hand on heart, the last time I printed bigger than A3 was 2019. And that was from a 24MP file and it looked fine on the wall from where people actually stand.
tomthurlow said:Is anyone actually filling 67MP files
Yes, those of us who print. I'll happily take more pixels on a landscape that's going to hang at 40 inches, although I'd still choose a bigger sensor for that, as you'd expect from me. For screens it's irrelevant, I agree.
The thing people forget is that resolution isn't only about size. A print from a high-resolution file at A2 holds up when someone walks right up to it, and they always do. The fine detail in a dry-stone wall or bracken on a hillside above Llyn y Fan Fach either survives that or it doesn't. Whether you need that is another matter.
OneMoreLens said:the R V is great right up until something moves
That's it exactly. The interesting part is the readout. Fully stacked at this resolution means electronic shutter without worrying about bent golf clubs and wheels. For me the A7 V is enough, but for someone who shoots landscape and wildlife both, this is the one body.
The question for astro and landscape is dynamic range at base ISO. Stacked designs have usually given up a little there compared with the best conventional sensors. If the A7R VI holds up, it's a strong landscape body. If not, the R V is still the better choice for static work. I'll wait for measurements.
rjhowell said:I'll wait for measurements.
you and Tom are the voices in my head and I'm ignoring you both. it's not about need. it's never been about need lol
OneMoreLens said:Who's in?
Not me. Want to know what 67MP does to the 50 GM wide open. Pixel peepers are going to have a field day. My guess is it's fine. The GM primes were designed for this.
OneMoreLens said:which is constant aperture, so I assume it costs a kidney
Probably two. Alright, credit where it's due. That's a heck of a spec sheet. Welcome to the stacked party, R shooters ;)
The 100-400 f/4.5 interests me more than the body, FWIW... a constant f/4.5 is a real lens for birds in the early light.
gwyn_ap said:I'll happily take more pixels
Your computer might not. 66.8MP files on a laptop with 16 gig of ram... my MacBook just shed a tear. I already have to close Chrome to edit the a6700 files lol
gwyn_ap said:For screens it's irrelevant, I agree.
For portraits and fashion I'd go the other way. 33MP is plenty for a cover and I'd rather have smaller files and faster retouching. The people buying this already know why they need it. I don't, and my laptop would agree. Retouching a 33MP skin file is slow enough.
Update for nobody: went into the shop on Saturday and held one. Did not buy it. Very proud of myself. Going to wait for the first price drop, or at least till the summer. it's very nice in the hand btw, the grip is better than the R V, which is not what I needed to find out
Till the summer. Right.
Rented one for a two-day corporate job last week, headshots on the first day and a conference on the second, so a fair test of both ends.
Files are big, roughly twice my A1 II raws. Lightroom on my laptop was fine with them, but import and building previews took noticeably longer, so if you're on an older machine budget for that too. Headshot AF felt like the A1 II, eye detection stayed put through glasses and hair falling across faces. At the conference I left it on electronic shutter all day under the venue lighting and didn't see banding in anything I delivered. One battery swap per day.
What I didn't expect was how much I liked the crop room on the conference day. I could shoot a bit wider and pull a tight headshot out of a group frame without it falling apart, which saved me a lens change more than once. Not buying yet, but it's on the list for next year.
Right, update. I didn't buy the R VI. I bought the Tamron 70-180 G2 instead, which is about a quarter of the price, so by my maths I've saved over £3,000. Don't check my maths.
honestly it's a lovely lens. used it at a friend's wedding on Saturday as a guest (very much off duty, sat at the back) and it's sharp wide open at 180, focuses fast enough on the R V for people walking down an aisle, and it's light enough that I didn't want to leave it in the car after an hour. Not as nice as the 70-200 GM II, I've borrowed one, but it's about half the weight and well under half the price, so I'm not complaining. That's me done buying lenses for the year. I mean it this time. The 85 GM II and this cover everything I shoot now, and if I'm honest the R V will see me through another few years. The R VI can be a 2028 problem