R5? R6? Anyone?

[Jonathan Huyer]

I was wondering the same thing....perhaps so but I have not read anything from Sony users about that being an issue.

I think in many cases 12 fps will be adequate but I am very interested to see what the electronic shutter can do for flight images....it perhaps could vary with subject distance as well as the lens and/or use of teleconverters in terms of slowing focus acquisition so the frame rate then suffers too.

Only theorizing of course .... hope to find out all these things for myself soon

I was also surprised at the low light performance.

For sure, 12 fps is adequate, but this will always be your peak speed and in reality you're almost never going to get this. It's sort of like salary versus take-home pay... there are always deductions. Lens aperture, ISO, shutter speed, and focusing requirements all impact the actual frame rate you'll see in real use. I note they were seeing between 5-8 fps depending on what lens they were using. I would not be surprised with the 8 fps rate in real-life use, but 5 fps is just way too much of a hit and I hope that is just an anomaly here.

[Busted Knuckles]

For sure, 12 fps is adequate, but this will always be your peak speed and in reality you're almost never going to get this. It's sort of like salary versus take-home pay... there are always deductions. Lens aperture, ISO, shutter speed, and focusing requirements all impact the actual frame rate you'll see in real use. I note they were seeing between 5-8 fps depending on what lens they were using. I would not be surprised with the 8 fps rate in real-life use, but 5 fps is just way too much of a hit and I hope that is just an anomaly here.

Brant can tell you of the time I rented a Sony APC that was either 11 or 12 fps mirrorless and the 1dx was along too. The difference was pretty astounding on the sound levels. We both busted out laughing when the 1dx fired off and he couldn't here me w/ the Sony.

[Jonathan Huyer]

Brant can tell you of the time I rented a Sony APC that was either 11 or 12 fps mirrorless and the 1dx was along too. The difference was pretty astounding on the sound levels. We both busted out laughing when the 1dx fired off and he couldn't here me w/ the Sony.

Ha ha yes the 1DX is the Harley Davidson of cameras... it's not exactly known for its stealth . That said, I've never spooked an animal because of the shutter noise.