If you shoot Canon, then maybe the R3, or the as-yet-unannounced camera they have hinted at. and how it replaced both a D850 and a D5, and I got the feeling he is enjoying it (almost) as much as I’m enjoying the A1. What’s better than an A1? Er, two A1s and an unlimited lens budget? OK, what is as good? If you are a Nikon shooter, the Z9 is the obvious choice – a Z9 shooter was telling me about his. Importantly, I would never recommend that someone start with an A1 as their first camera, because it is just too complicated. Someone who has used a number of cameras, and knows what they want, and really wants it! Someone who will learn about their camera, and go to the trouble to set it up “just right”. I’d characterise the A1 as a brilliant camera for the keen enthusiast. You can use any lens you like, but sooner or later you’ll want to have at least one really good lens. There are A1 shooters who are using no Sony lenses at all. One of the joys of the Sony E mount is the large number of lenses which you can use, in both native E mount, and via adapters. I’ve posted images shot with the Voigtländer APO Lanthar 50mm f/2, for example, which is a fine lens, and not expensive, and it works very well on the A1. I even ended up buying a new photo processing computer, so I could process more images in less time.ĭo you need Sony GM lenses with an A1? No. If you are going to use the A1 to its best, you are going to want some really good lenses, and possibly some new memory cards (which are currently rather expensive), and you may well need to buy more disk space (I did). An important warning: do not buy an A1 if it means you are spending every cent on the body. I have tried to show you some of what an A1 can do (and carefully hidden almost all of my mistakes!), so you can get a feeling of why you might want one. There are quite a few cameras out there, and many people don’t need (or want) what an A1 can do. Please don’t think that I’m telling you that you must go and get one. Makes me determined to be more careful the next time, and watch the focus while I’m shooting.ĭoes everyone need an A1? No. At least I know who’s at fault – the A1 is just doing what I told it to do. Fortunately, the A1 isn’t that dangerous, but it has let me mess up on an epic level and on more images than ever before! There’s nothing quite as mortifying as getting home and having to look at 100 images, all mis-focused because I locked focus on a tree branch. To use a car metaphor: if you are wanting a car to visit the supermarket and get to work, you do not want a high-end sports car – the sports car is for someone who wants to enjoy the experience, and who will be paying attention to each detail of the driving experience stop paying attention and you’ll wrap the sports car around a tree – it is relying on you to control it. Of all the cameras I’ve owned, this one most feels like it is intended for people who do NOT want to “just point the camera at it and click”. Sharp, beautifully focussed, images, in rapid sequence, with the A1 adjusting the focus in between every image. If you pay attention, the A1 will reward you with images.
Get the A1 if you enjoy the process of taking the photograph and all the way through the final image.
The A1 is not a simple camera to use, because it gives you so much control over its abilities. It’s enormous fun, but you have to work for it. One year, and one hundred and one thousand images later, I’m still having fun, but I have to qualify it. I’ve said it before: the A1 is the most fun I’ve had with a camera.
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