Mirrorless cameras. On paper, some of them seem perfect. They’re quick and powerful with lightweight bodies, but their main drawback has been equally light lens catalogs.
Having a variety of prime, telephoto, macro, sport and the like, all with distinctive shooting characteristics is what give lenses their charm.However, Sony just took Nikon’s spot as number two in the full-frame camera industry — Canon holds pole position. Currently, only 24 full-frame E-mount lenses exist[1] compared to the dozens that Canon has in each category. Still, it’s inching forward.
The Sony Alpha A9 is the first new mirrorless camera since taking their new perch. Is it really a show of maturation of the format, worth paying the premium and jumping on board? I think so.
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How the Sony A9 is different than other mirrorless cameras
If you want to know what makes the A9 different compared to other mirrorless cameras, but maybe even more importantly the other, cheaper Sony Alpha cameras, then this is your section.
Five things really stand out about the A9: its no-blackout 20fps shutter, the 693 autofocus points, its port versatility and its 5-axis, 4K video stabilization. The A9 is an absolute beast, in both raw tech and styling.
Or as (only) I like to put it: looking through the A9 is very much like looking through the scope of a rifle.
The 20fps shutter speed and lack of blackout in the electronic viewfinder is the ultimate iteration of WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get). Not having blackout means your view of the scene is never interrupted by the shutter in the continuous shooting modes.
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