Quote Originally Posted by neuroanatomist View Post
Ergonomics are very personal. Some like small and light, others more surface area to grip. The camera will be in my hands for hours, and comfort is not a nit-pick. Would you buy an uncomfortable office chair you planned to sit in for hours a day? Personally, I wouldn’t.

Comparing cameras can be a fun exercise, and there’s nothing wrong with that. At the high end, I’m not sure there is practical value in such an exercise for most users. Changing systems is not a simple matter for most people sufficiently far along to be using or considering top-level bodies. It’s more the province of ‘specibaters’ like the people who peruse the auto magazine comparisons of Ferrari vs. Lamborghini models but are Camry drivers. I’m sure there are people at the top level who do switch, but I doubt it’s a significant number.
So while I agree statement 100%, we are not talking about an uncomfortable camera with the A1. Not my preference either. But we are also not talking about the difference of a 5D IV vs a 1Dx III class of camera where it's only giving up a small resolution difference in comparison. We are talking about slightly over double the resolution in a camera that squashes the competition in pretty much every conceivable way. And while the glass department is probably not significantly better hard to argue it is at a disadvantage either.

Now, I'm not telling anyone what to buy. My rational is the R3 better deliver something the A1 cannot otherwise it pretty much limits it's market to the Canon fanboys really. If you gonna switch, Sony has that market cornered. SOOOO many people are switching because both Canon and Nikon are switching ecosystems. So LOTS and LOTS of people are switching to Sony because they are just so competitive and if you are not brand loyal it makes a lot of sense for a lot of people.

I am a bit of a Canon fan boy I admit, I just can't switch very easily and I am a creature of habit. I'm just so used to Canon. But if they make a 30mp R1 (I doubt it), I MIGHT just switch to the Fuji medium format system and rock the house with 100mp and insane IQ or maybe the A1, or both. Because at that point Canon pretty much has made it's point across they do not want to support the higher resolution shooters who want a professional body. I just don't want to wait another 10 years for them to release a 50mp pro body. But being a Canon shooter since 2007???? Something like that, it's just hard to switch in my mind. We shall see.

But, I still can't ignore the overall products Sony makes. They are pretty good.